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Up-Front Multi-Year Funding (Notes 1 and 2)

Industry Canada is responsible for administering funding agreements with the following foundations.

Science and Technology, Knowledge, and Innovation are Effective Drivers of a Strong Canadian Economy

Note 1: Only funding agreements to recipients that are still in effect and relate to up-front multi-year funding of greater that $5 million in total.

Note 2: Funding already reported in the Transfer Payment Program Tables is not repeated here.

Strategic Outcome 2:
Advancements in Science and Technology, Knowledge, and Innovation Strengthen the Canadian Economy


Program Activity: Science, Technology and Innovation Capacity

Name of Recipient: Canada Foundation for Innovation

Start Date: April 25, 1998

End Date: December 31, 2017

Description: The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) is a non-profit corporation funded by the Government of Canada to support investments in research infrastructure. The CFI’s mandate is to strengthen the capacity of Canadian universities, colleges, research hospitals and non-profit research institutions to carry out world-class research and technology development that benefit Canadians.

Summary of Annual Plans:

In 2012–13, the CFI will continue to work towards its overall objectives:

  • Enable universities, colleges, research hospitals and not-for-profit research organizations to maintain research infrastructure;
  • Support strategic investments in current and new infrastructure that promotes leading-edge research;
  • Foster partnerships between universities, colleges and business researchers that encourage private sector innovation; and
  • Ensure that a number of large world-class research facilities in Canada maintain their capacity to support leading-edge research, by providing support for their ongoing operations.
($ millions)
Total Funding Prior Years’ Funding Planned Funding  2012–13 Planned Funding 2013–14 Planned Funding 2014–15
4,990.0 4,263.0 249.0 167.0 117.0

Recipient's website: www.innovation.ca


Program Activity: Science, Technology and Innovation Capacity

Name of Recipient: Canada School of Energy and Environment

Start Date: March 7, 2008

End Date: March 31, 2014

Description: The Canada School of Energy and Environment (CSEE) is a virtual centre that builds on capacity within the University of Calgary, the University of Alberta and the University of Lethbridge. The goal of the CSEE is to become the global leader in integrated research and policy on energy and environmental issues.

Summary of Annual Plans:

In 2012–13, the CSEE will continue to work towards its overall objectives:

  • create opportunities for national and international collaborations on policy issues;
  • provide advice to industry, academia and government;
  • coordinate research and academic programming;
  • facilitate technology transfer and commercialization; and
  • facilitate the exchange of research findings and information and promote collaboration among the international community.
($ millions)
Total Funding Prior Years’ Funding* Planned Funding 2012–13 Planned Funding 2013–14 Planned Funding 2014–15
15.0 15.0

Recipient’s website: www.canadaschoolofenergy.com

*$15 million was paid upfront in 2007–08.


Program Activity: Science, Technology and Innovation Capacity

Name of Recipient: Council of Canadian Academies

Start Date: July 2005

End Date: March 2015

Description: The Council of Canadian Academies (CCA) is an arm’s-length, not-for-profit organization that was established to assess the state of scientific knowledge underpinning key public policy issues. Its founding members are the Royal Society of Canada, the Canadian Academy of Engineering and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. The Government of Canada provided CCA with a $30 million one-time conditional grant in July 2005 from Budget 2005, which entitles the government to up to five assessments per year. All CCA assessments are undertaken by independent panels of qualified experts from Canada and abroad. Each assessment takes 18 months to two years to complete.

These assessments will not contain specific policy recommendations. Rather, they will report on the relevant science—identifying both what is known (or at least strongly supported by the existing evidence) and where there are gaps in our knowledge. Such findings will be relevant for policy decisions in cases where scientific factors play a significant role.

Summary of Annual Plans:

In Fiscal Year 2012–13, the CCA will complete four assessments: Science Performance and Research Funding, Women in University Research, the Sustainable Management of Water in the Agricultural Landscapes of Canada, and the State of Science and Technology in Canada. In addition to these assessments to be completed, the CCA will continue to work on five ongoing assessments within their funding agreement with the Government of Canada. 
($ millions)
Total Funding* Prior Years’ Funding* Planned Funding 2012–13 Planned Funding 2013–14 Planned Funding 2014–15
30.0 30.0

Recipient's website: www.scienceadvice.ca

*$30 million was paid upfront in 2005–06.


Program Activity: Science, Technology and Innovation Capacity

Name of Recipient: Genome Canada

Start Date: March 27, 2000

End Date: March 31, 2015

Description: Genome Canada is a non-profit corporation that funds genomics and proteomics research and supports six regional genome centres across Canada. Through its activities, Genome Canada has enabled important research to be undertaken in key areas such as agriculture, the environment, fisheries, forestry, health and new technology development. Genome Canada also promotes greater awareness of ethical, environmental, economic, legal and social issues related to genomics (GE3LS).

Summary of Annual Plans:

In 2012–13, Genome Canada will continue to work towards its overall objectives:

  • Develop and establish a coordinated strategy for genomics research, enabling Canada to become a world leader in areas such as health, agriculture, the environment, forestry and fisheries.
  • Provide leading-edge technology to researchers in all genomics-related fields through the six regional genome centres across Canada.
  • Support large-scale projects of strategic importance to Canada by bringing together industry, government, universities, research hospitals and the public.
  • Assume leadership in ethical, environmental, economic, legal, social and other issues related to genomics research (GE3LS).
  • Communicate the relative risks, rewards and successes of genomics to the Canadian public.
  • Encourage investment in the field of genomics research.
($ millions)
Total Funding* Prior Years’ Funding Planned Funding  2012–13 Planned Funding 2013–14 Planned Funding 2014–15
980.0 822.4 74.6 45.2 19.2

* Budget 2011 announced an additional $65 million for Genome Canada to launch a new competition in the area of human health, and sustain the operating costs of Genome Canada and Genome Centres until 2013–14.

Recipient's website: www.genomecanada.ca/


Program Activity: Science, Technology and Innovation Capacity

Name of Recipient: Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation

Start Date: March 31, 2002

End Date: Ongoing

Description: The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundationsupports research and disseminates research findings in the following humanities and social sciences focused on four areas: human rights and dignity; responsible citizenship; Canada in the world; and people and their natural environment.

Using a peer review process, the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundationoffers three types of awards: scholarships awarded to doctoral candidates, fellowships awarded to established researchers at Canadian universities and mentorships awarded to seasoned professionals who counsel the scholars. The Foundation also administers the Public Interaction Program, which communicates the work of the Foundation through conferences, lectures and symposia.

Summary of Annual Plans:

In 2012–13, the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundationintends to award up to 15 Scholarships, 10 Mentorships, and 5 Fellowships. In addition, under its Public Interaction Program, the Foundation will hold an annual conference and other knowledge dissemination events including lectures and symposia.

($ millions)
Total Funding Prior Years’ Funding Planned Funding 2012–13 Planned Funding 2013–14 Planned Funding 2014–15
125.0 125.0 –* –* –*

Recipient’s website: www.trudeaufoundation.ca

*The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundationwas given a $125-million endowment from the Government of Canada in 2002. The Foundation uses the interest on the endowment to support its activities in perpetuity.