# Canadian Foundation for Innovation  Our mandate is to increase the capability of Canada's universities, colleges, research hospitals and non-profit research organizations to carry out high quality research by investing in research infrastructure. For more information [visit the Canadian Foundation for Innovation website ](https://www.innovation.ca/) **Focus Areas and Topics** [[Economic Development]], [[Trade and Manufacturing]], [[Health]], [[Children and Youth]], [[Artificial Intelligence]], [[Innovation]] **Projects and Programs** The Innovation Found https://www.innovation.ca/apply-manage-awards/funding-opportunities/innovation-fund, provides continued investments in infrastructure, across the full spectrum of research, from the most fundamental to applied through to technology development. **Grantees and Partners** Some of the known grantees are : [[University of Waterloo]], [[Toronto Metropolitan University]], [[University of Ottawa]], [[The University of British Columbia]], [[McGill University]], [[University of Saskatchewan]], [[University of Ontario Institute of Technology]], [[Bishop's University]], [[Polytechnique Montréal]], [[Carleton University]], [[Université Laval]], [[University of New Brunswick]], [[Saint Mary's University]], [[University of Calgary]], [[University of Alberta]], [[McMaster University]], [[Polytechnique Montréal The University of Western Ontario]], [[Wilfrid Laurier University]], [[Université de Sherbrooke]], [[Simon Fraser University]] For more information about the Grantees and Partners, please visit [Canadian Foundation for Innovation](https://www.innovation.ca/) **People and Careers** Visit the LinkedIn page to find out more about the [people](Review) working at Canadian Foundation for Innovation and the [career opportunities]() currently available. They also have a dedicated [career center](https://www.innovation.ca/careers) **Languages** [[English]], [[French]] **Classification and Geography** Canadian Foundation for Innovation is classified as a [[Funder]] and has headquarters located in Ottawa, Canada. We are still collecting information about the geographic scope of their work. <iframe width="640" height="480" style="border:0" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed/v1/search?q=Canadian+Foundation+for+Innovation+Ottawa,+Canada&zoom=6&key=AIzaSyARt3Dr0fdqIk6h-e8oTQe84Ln2J3u5HaI"></iframe> >[!info]+ Contact Information and Public Communications Channels *Website* https://www.innovation.ca/ *Twitter / X* https://www.twitter.com/innovationca *LinkedIN* https://www.linkedin.com/company/canada-foundation-for-innovation *YouTube* https://www.youtube.com/user/InnovationCanada *Contact E-mail* [email protected] --- Exported from the Datasphere Observatory Database : 24 April 2025 For more information about the data collection and review processes, please see the Datasphere Atlas [[Methodology]]. If you would like to share information with us to help update this profile, please make a [suggestion](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdldzt15HVYekbX1ZyDi-oLiDxozFL-wiAPPmEs3S4IlCRXpQ/viewform) or [[contact our research team]]. The Datasphere Atlas and Observatory are projects of The Datasphere Initiative