Canadian college-industry research partnerships receive $45 million federal investment

Kirsty Duncan, the Minister of Science and Sport, has announced $45 million in investment for college-industry research partnerships through the College and Community Innovation (CCI) Program and the College and Community Social Innovation Fund (CCSIF). This investment reflects Budget 2018’s inclusion of $140 in additional funding for CCI over five years and $30 million a year ongoing after that. The funds will be channeled to 94 college-industry partnerships across Canada, in research areas ranging from advanced manufacturing to artificial intelligence. CCI and CCSIF are led by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) in collaboration with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), with further funding support for infrastructure provided by the Canada Foundation for Innovation.