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1. Strategic connections: Mitacs advisors find and match your company with top-tier researchers and talent to successfully deliver your innovation projects.

2. Expert guidance: Our dedicated team of expert advisors work with your team to chart your unique innovation roadmap.

3. Financial Support: By contributing towards the cost of talent, we assist in funding, developing, and de-risking your innovative ideas.

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What We Do

We help your organization innovate better and faster.

How We Help

1. Strategic connections: Mitacs advisors find and match your company with top-tier researchers and talent to successfully deliver your innovation projects.

2. Expert guidance: Our dedicated team of expert advisors work with your team to chart your unique innovation roadmap.

3. Financial Support: By contributing towards the cost of talent, we assist in funding, developing, and de-risking your innovative ideas.

Our Impact

Organizations participating in Mitacs programs gain access to world-class research teams, talented individuals, and funding. Mitacs is the driving force behind a wealth of innovation projects across all sectors in Canada.

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June 13, 2024 News Release

Mitacs Releases First Progress Report on Inclusive Innovation Action Plan

One year in, Mitacs’s three-year Inclusive Innovation Action Plan is contributing to sustainable change in equity, diversity, inclusion, and reconciliation in Canada Vancouver, BC — Mitacs is pleased to publish the first annual report on the progress of the 2023–26 Inclusive Innovation Action Plan (IIAP). The document reveals that the organization has made considerable progress […]

June 5, 2024 News Release

Unilever Partners with Mitacs to Accelerate AI Innovation

The partnership will help build talent pipeline Toronto, ON — Unilever’s Horizon3 Labs announced a new partnership with Mitacs this week to continue investing in Mitacs academic partnerships and talent in Canada. With a combined total investment of up to CAD $8M from both organizations, the program is designed to fund 100 researchers at various […]

May 27, 2024 News Release

Government of Canada Invests in Mitacs to Support Cutting-Edge Research and the Next Generation of Scientists

Québec, Quebec — Following the official announcement by the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, Mitacs is thrilled to confirm its continued support through the Strategic Science Fund (SSF). The announcement, made in Québec City, highlights the Government of Canada’s commitment to investing in […]

Innovation Insights

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June 19, 2024

How are Indigenous Youth Addressing Canada’s Housing Crisis?

A collaboration between York Factory First Nation and the University of Manitoba, the Mitacs-funded Wikiwin project revolutionizes housing and education for Indigenous youth. It addresses the housing crisis and fosters sustainable development via community-led apprenticeships.