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Mitacs, USask and U of R to support Indigenous and northern communities with new digital technologies in fight against COVID-19

Saskatoon, SK — Two projects led by faculty of the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy (JSGS) — based at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) and University of Regina (U of R) campuses — have been awarded $400,000 from Mitacs, a national not-for-profit innovation organization. The projects will introduce Indigenous and northern communities to […]

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Message from the CEO and Scientific Director

At Mitacs, one of our core values is integrity. We pride ourselves on operating in an ethical, honest, and transparent manner. We strive to do what is right, not what is easy. It is easy to state that we stand in solidarity with those protesting the senseless killings of Black people at the hands of […]

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Northern Ontario Business: Lakehead researchers teaming with high-tech firm on medical scheduling software

A collaboration between Lakehead University and a high-tech company has netted the Thunder Bay post-secondary institution some funding for a research internship. Salimur Choudhury, an assistant professor in computer science at Lakehead, has been working with Mesh Scheduling Inc. on the software for an automated staff scheduler in the health-care industry. Read more…

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The Fonds de recherche du Québec and Mitacs partner to train next generation of researchers and support Quebec’s economic recovery

Montréal, QC — May 25, 2020 — The Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) and Mitacs are joining forces on the Research Training Award program for university students. These training opportunities will help undergraduate and graduate students gain research skills through hands-on internships and contribute to a sustainable recovery of the Quebec economy. The awards will […]

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Techcouver: Innovate BC Partners With Mitacs To Drive COVID-19 Business Solutions

The partnership support comes in the form of 100 Mitacs internships for COVID-19-specific projects, funded by a $375,000 investment from Innovate BC. The funding infusion from Innovate BC coupled with Mitacs’s leveraged funds offsets the standard company-partner contribution towards the intern’s stipend and increases access to research during this pandemic. This funding will be distributed […]

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Innovate BC-Mitacs partnership drives business solutions for COVID-19

Vancouver, BC — In order to fast-track solutions to COVID-19 and mitigate its adverse economic impacts, Mitacs and Innovate BC are partnering to support business in the province of British Columbia. Innovate BC is investing $375,000 towards 100 Mitacs internships for COVID-19-specific projects. The funding infusion from Innovate BC coupled with Mitacs’s leveraged funds offsets […]

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Business Strategy Internships connect business students with small businesses during COVID-19

Vancouver, BC — Mitacs has launched a new summer program, the Mitacs Business Strategy Internship, to stimulate Canada’s economic recovery in the COVID-19 era; the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business (UBC Sauder) is the first academic partner. Mitacs’s Business Strategy Internship intends to bolster Canada’s economic recovery by supporting businesses that need […]

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Mitacs and Kids Brain Health Network partner to support children with disabilities during COVID-19

Vancouver, BC — In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and with the goal of promoting an inclusive response for those with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families, a new partnership between Mitacs and Kids Brain Health Network provides leveraged funding to support interns working on challenges specific to this vulnerable population. The Mitacs–Kids Brain Health collaboration […]

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Artificial intelligence: Quebec supports the creation of 500 internship units to drive collaboration and innovation

Montréal, QC, May 5, 2020 — A two-million-dollar investment will be used to address the high demand in companies for a workforce qualified in artificial intelligence (AI), enabling them to increase their innovation capacity through the integration of student interns. This endeavour has been made possible by an agreement between Mitacs — a not-for-profit organization […]

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Suncor, Western University, and Mitacs partner to quickly develop better COVID-19 testing

London, ON and Calgary, AB — Mitacs is helping businesses fast-track solutions to combat COVID-19, and Suncor is the first industry partner to take advantage of the expedited approval process from application to completion. Building on an existing relationship with Mitacs, Suncor has provided additional funding, equipment, and expertise in hopes of developing a fast […]

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ENCQOR 5G and Mitacs join forces to support Quebec SMEs and 5G innovation to tackle COVID-19 pandemic challenges

Montréal, QC, May 1, 2020 — ENCQOR 5G and Mitacs are pleased to announce they have joined forces to support Quebec small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and 5G innovation to address the new challenges posed by the COVID-19 crisis. Through this new Mitacs-ENCQOR agreement, additional funding is available for Quebec SME businesses and post-secondary partnership […]

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