Toronto, ON — Mitacs has signed a new partnership to provide funding for international research internships for students at the University of Toronto. Up to 200 students and postdoctoral fellows from the University can participate in research exchanges through a three-year agreement with Mitacs, a not-for-profit organization that fosters growth and innovation in Canada. The […]

Vancouver, BC — How can Canadian universities prepare students for the rapidly changing economy of the future? A new report by Mitacs seeks to better understand how universities are answering this question by encouraging the development of entrepreneurial skills among students across all disciplines. Based on discussions with universities, incubators, and policy organizations, Entrepreneurs on […]

Vancouver, BC – Mitacs and Providence Health Care, with support from the St. Paul’s Foundation, are partnering to foster innovation in research and technology for the benefit of health care in BC in support of the Cascadia Innovation Corridor. Through the three-year agreement, postsecondary researchers will be invited to address pressing health care challenges brought […]

Vancouver, BC — The University of British Columbia and the University of Washington are partnering with Mitacs on the Incubator Internship Pilot, a unique start-up exchange program in support of the Cascadia Innovation Corridor. The program will foster stronger networks and ecosystem access for start-ups in the region by leveraging the common and complementary strengths […]

Vancouver, BC —Mitacs is welcoming three new members to its board of directors this fall. With diverse experience in business from across Canada and a long-standing tradition of community service, Kelly Lendsay, Bruce MacDougall, and Doug Mitchell bring valuable insight and experience to the Mitacs board.   Mitacs’s board of directors oversees the organization’s mandate […]

Montreal, QC—Mitacs, a national not-for-profit research and training organization, and Concordia University announce a new partnership that will provide funding for international research internships for senior undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows. Through the Mitacs Globalink program, 50 students at Concordia University can participate in 12- to 24-week research projects, jointly supervised by faculty at […]

Vancouver, BC – Mitacs announced its year-end highlights today for the period ending March 31, 2018. Last year, the organization delivered almost 8,000 internships to help reach its goal of 10,000 work-integrated placements by 2020–21. Of those, Mitacs supported 6,740[1] research internships with industry in Canada and 1,159 international research collaborations, representing $123.5 million[2] in […]

Vancouver, BC – Mitacs welcomes nominations for the 8th annual Mitacs Awards, a series of honours that recognize outstanding students, fellows, and professors who have participated in Mitacs programs. Past winners were recognized for their outstanding contributions, such as research to stop cancer from spreading, help elite athletes overcome sleep disturbances, and improve efficiency of […]

Lincoln, ON—Putting research in the hands of those who use it to create and innovate leads to increased competitiveness, economic growth and job creation. That’s why the Government of Canada continues to support the country’s researchers whose discoveries inspire entrepreneurs and innovators in the agriculture, health and commercial sectors. Today, the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister […]

Vancouver, BC—Mitacs and the Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES) signed an agreement this week to provide research internship opportunities for graduate students in Canada and Brazil through CAPES’s Program for Institutional Internationalization (CAPES-PrInt) and Mitacs’s international research program. The initiative promotes Canada and Brazil as destinations for research opportunities, […]

Vancouver, BC — The school year may be coming to a close, but a group of grade 10 and 11 Vancouver students who are participating in a one-of-a-kind pilot project are already thinking about the changes they can make to nip mental illness in the bud once school resumes in the fall. The project, called […]

Burnaby, BC—Students throughout the province are benefiting from a provincial investment of $10 million in internship programs that connect budding researchers with industry partners to solve real-world problems. “Research internship programs are giving our students and researchers the skills, knowledge and experience they need to advance our knowledge-based economy and build the best B.C.,” said […]