Vancouver, BC –  The Government of Canada’s budget today announced an additional investment of $56.4 million over four years, starting in 2016–17, to support industrial research internships for graduate students through the Mitacs Accelerate program. The new funding will support an additional 6,000 internships over four years, effectively doubling the program by 2020. Mitacs Accelerate […]

Ottawa, ON— The Prime Minister of India, the Honourable Narendra Modi, identified education as one of the key areas of priority for bilateral engagement between Canada and India during his visit to Ottawa yesterday. During discussions with Prime Minister Stephen Harper, it was affirmed that cooperation in education should focus on greater student, faculty, and […]

Vancouver, BC — Mitacs is pleased to announce the launch of our longitudinal survey for Globalink Research Interns. This review will be the first to tackle long term impacts of Globalink Research Internships. This study builds on the success of previous surveys, including the Accelerate longitudinal intern survey and, more recently, the Accelerate longitudinal business partner […]

Vancouver, BC – Western Economic Diversification Canada – The Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, will welcome more than 500 participants to the 2nd Western Innovation Forum (WIF 2015) today in Vancouver, British Columbia. The two-day event is being hosted by Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) in collaboration with the Canadian Association of […]

Montreal,QC— Tunisia and Mitacs, a Canadian not-for-profit research and training organization, signed a collaboration agreement today to work together in promoting undergraduate and graduate research exchanges between the two countries through the Mitacs Globalink program. The agreement was signed by Tunisian Ambassador, His Excellency Dr. Riadh Essid, on behalf of the Tunisian Minister of Higher […]

Woodbridge, ON – The Honourable Ed Holder, Minister of State (Science and Technology), along with the Honourable Julian Fantino, Associate Minister of National Defence, today officially announced $18 million over four years to support the Mitacs Elevate program to help train the next generation of business managers and researchers. Mitacs Elevate provides recent PhD graduates with […]

Vancouver, BC – McGill Associate Professor Richard King was the recent recipient of two Grammys at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards. King’s work was recognized in two categories: Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, for Bass & Mandolin, and Best Engineered Album, Classical, for Adams, John: City Noir. King is currently collaborating with a Mitacs Accelerate intern on […]

Vancouver, BC – Mitacs Accelerate leads to increased business investments in R&D and innovation in Canada, determined a longitudinal survey released this week.  Mitacs Accelerate pairs graduate students from Canadian universities with businesses for research internships. Past industry partners overwhelmingly report Mitacs Accelerate met their corporate needs, with a vast majority of projects — 66 […]

Edmonton, AB – The Minister of Innovation and Advanced Education, the Honourable Don Scott, joined Mitacs CEO, Alejandro Adem along with students, university representatives, and business leaders for a roundtable in Edmonton on March 3. The discussion, hosted by Mitacs, examined the importance of connecting Alberta companies with universities for research internships and skills training in order […]

Vancouver, BC – UBC Computer Science adjunct professor Robert Bridson was the recent recipient of a Technical Achievement Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his work on several films including Gravity, The Avengers, The Hobbit, and Avatar. Bridson was recognized for his pioneering work in developing mathematical software that makes digital […]

Vancouver, BC – Eligible not-for-profit (NFP) organizations and Crown corporations can now receive funding to support research collaborations with universities. Qualifying organizations will be able to access high-quality research expertise in order to solve their business challenges. Today’s announcement expands the reach of Mitacs’ programs significantly. There are approximately 170,000 non-profit organizations in Canada, accounting […]

Vancouver, BC — Dr. Alejandro Adem began his position today as the new Chief Executive Officer and Scientific Director of Mitacs. Most recently, Dr. Adem was the Director of the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS). He will continue to hold his positions as professor and Canada Research Chair at the University of British Columbia (UBC). […]