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For over 25 years, Mitacs has helped grow the economy and develop the workforce of tomorrow, connecting industry with academia and global partners to solve real-world challenges. We support business–academic research collaboration through internships, co-funded with businesses, for undergraduate to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
As a national innovation connector, Mitacs takes a talent-first approach to strengthen innovation capacity and drive global competitiveness. We serve as an essential research–commercialization bridge, accelerating market entry and growth for new products and services.
This is a critical time for Canada to think big and take bold action. Mitacs is ready to help build a strong and resilient Canadian economy, powered by ideas, talent and innovation.
Mitacs is funded by the Government of Canada, the Government of Alberta, the Government of British Columbia, Research Manitoba, the Government of New Brunswick, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Government of Nova Scotia, the Government of Ontario, Innovation PEI, the Government of Quebec, the Government of Saskatchewan, and the Government of Yukon.
Mitacs’ beginnings date back to 1998, when Canada’s Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) program created the first iteration of Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS) internships, focused on mathematical sciences and related disciplines. By 2003, the internship program was launched and $1 million in industry funding was secured. Mitacs began to grow beyond mathematics.
In 2006, BC invested $10 million to expand Mitacs’ Accelerate program, followed by major support from Ontario and the federal government. Mitacs opened to all disciplines starting in 2007. By 2010, Mitacs was delivering over 1,300 internships annually and had restructured to support national delivery. In 2011, the organization became fully independent and phased out the acronym from its origins as an NCE initiative, becoming known as simply “Mitacs.”
Mitacs continued to scale programs and deepen partnerships over the years. In 2015, Mitacs was formally named the federal delivery vehicle for R&D internships by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), marking a major milestone in its national role. Federal budget support continued to increase, reinforcing Mitacs’ role in national innovation policy. By 2025, Mitacs had invested over $1.42 billion in Canadian innovation since 2018, supported more than 46,000 interns, and partnered with over 11,000 organizations.
Amid rapid technological and geopolitical change, Mitacs is helping build a resilient Canadian economy powered by ideas, talent, and innovation. As a trusted partner, it drives collaboration, deploys skilled talent, and strengthens Canada’s innovation capacity to deliver national impact.
The name “Mitacs” is part of our proud history. In our early days, Mitacs was known as the Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS NCE). The acronym referred to our original mandate to connect mathematics researchers to industry and professional development opportunities.
When we became an independent, national, not-for-profit organization in 2011, the acronym was phased out to reflect our expanded scope and vision.
We now simply go by Mitacs.
Mitacs’ programs help organizations drive innovation with access to highly skilled professionals from post-secondary institutions across Canada. At the same time, our programs foster the workforce of tomorrow by creating hands-on learning opportunities for students and postdoctoral fellows.
Accelerate facilitates opportunities for businesses and not-for-profit organizations across Canada to participate in applied research projects in collaboration with academic institutions while providing post-secondary students and postdoctoral fellows with high-quality internship opportunities.
Business Strategy Internship (BSI) is an innovation-based internship that helps organizations innovate across various aspects of their business, including products, services, processes, marketing, business strategies, and IP management, while also providing the intern with experiential learning.
Globalink engages foreign and domestic talent in two-way international research experiences to build international links and highlight Canada as a research destination of choice.
Indigenous Pathways is a subset of Mitacs programming that supports Indigenous innovation in Canada by connecting Indigenous businesses and not-for-profit organizations and/or Indigenous interns with key resources and funding.
Mitacs Training provides workshops, courses, and events to help student participants develop their professional skills and expand their networks.
Mitacs programs are jointly supported by the federal and provincial governments and agencies, industry, and post-secondary institutions within Canada, as well as governments and universities overseas.
We’re committed to maintaining accountability, pursuing excellence in financial management, achieving our mission, and ensuring research integrity. See Mitacs’ Stewardship policy for more information.
Mitacs has primary offices in Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal, with representatives in all other Canadian provinces.
Ziona Eyob
Senior Communications & Public Affairs Specialist
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