Canada as a world innovation leader, goal of Fundamental Science Review

Ottawa, ON – Commissioned by the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, the expert panel on Canada’s Fundamental Science Review released a comprehensive report today, Investing in Canada’s Future: Strengthening the Foundations of Canadian Research. The review provides the Government of Canada with a comprehensive strategy for making long-term improvements to the country’s research ecosystem. […]

Vancouver, BC – International graduate students with concerns about their status will have opportunities to study at Canadian universities through Mitacs Globalink. Mitacs will provide up to 100 research awards to talented graduate students with uncertain status at their current location. Students may apply to do research under the supervision of Canadian universities for 12 […]

Ottawa, ON – Mitacs has partnered to support the fourth annual Startup Canada Awards in celebration of outstanding achievement in Canada’s entrepreneurship and innovation community. Individuals, businesses, and organizations are invited to apply for 17 Startup Canada Awards, including the Indigenous Entrepreneur Award, Innovation Award, and the High-Growth Award. In addition, a new award named […]

Ottawa, ON — March 22, 2017 — The Government of Canada announced $221 million in funding over five years to renew and expand Mitacs programs. This investment in Mitacs’ work-integrated learning programs will help deliver 10,000 internships per year to post-secondary students. The funding will deploy top talent from Canadian post-secondary institutions to businesses and […]

Vancouver, BC — Five exemplary researchers-turned-entrepreneurs will be honoured at the 2017 Mitacs Entrepreneur Awards and presented with a total of $25K to support their business ($5K per award). The awards recognize researchers whose work starting or building a business demonstrates exemplary leadership and innovation. A successful applicant will be selected to represent each of […]

Vancouver, BC— At the BC Tech Summit, the Government of British Columbia announced a $15 million investment over three years to support a total of 2,880 research internships for university students through Mitacs programs. Mitacs, a national, not-for-profit organization, connects companies and not-for-profit organizations with local experts in the academic community to address their research […]

Eric Bosco is chief business development officer at Mitacs, a national, not-for-profit organization that connects top-level research with private-sector needs. Canada’s commitment to spend $218-million over the next five years to lure foreign direct investments here is great news. Based on early reports, the Invest in Canada Hub announced by then Minister of International Trade, Chrystia […]

Vancouver, BC— Mitacs, a Canadian not-for-profit research and training organization, and the China Scholarship Council (CSC), have renewed a partnership agreement to support international research opportunities for undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows. Canadian universities will benefit from increased international connections and opportunities to recruit top international talent, enhancing global knowledge networks, and promoting […]

Sprinklers miss a lot. Sometimes extra water pools on the sidewalk, or a gust of wind splatters us with an unexpected wet surprise. What many see as a minor nuisance, Calgary inventor Cam Cote saw as a challenge. In a time when people are becoming increasingly aware of the value of clean water and its conservation, […]

Vancouver, BC — The Mitacs Indigenous Communities Engagement initiative is developing new models of collaborative research by combining traditional knowledge and Indigenous research methods with university-based research. This is being done through partnerships with Canada’s Indigenous peoples, and evaluating the models through a limited series of pilot projects.   The Indigenous Communities Engagement initiative recently […]

Brad Leitch from Two Hat Security discusses CEASE.ai – a new project to prevent child sexual abuse material from being published online. The project is in partnership with Simon Fraser University,  Université Laval, and the University of Manitoba through the Mitacs Accelerate program.  

Kelowna, BC – Online child sexual exploitation could soon become a thing of the past, thanks in part to a group of unlikely heroes: graduate students at Canadian universities, armed with big data. The offensive comes as part of a new partnership signed between BC-based start-up Two Hat Security and Mitacs, a national not-for-profit research […]