Skills Development Minister McNaughton visits small business leading R&D with emerging local talent in support of the future of innovation in the province Toronto, ON — The world’s first end-to-end Textile ComputingTM company, Myant, welcomed Ontario Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development Monte McNaughton to its manufacturing facility in Etobicoke to showcase their R&D […]

As COVID-19 brings unprecedented challenges, special funding drives R&D Vancouver, BC — Canada’s more than 1.2 million small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) contribute substantially to our country’s economic growth, innovation, and job creation. Defined as companies with fewer than 500 employees, 99.8 percent of Canada’s employers are SMEs. Generating approximately 54.9 percent of Canada’s GDP […]

Mitacs and Mental Health Research Canada offer internships to improve mental health services Toronto, ON — Mitacs and Mental Health Research Canada (MHRC) are partnering to support the development of the next generation of mental health researchers. The collaboration will provide funding for master’s students from eligible institutions across Canada to engage in innovative and […]

Research innovations can come more quickly thanks to support for college highly qualified personnel Vancouver, BC — Mitacs is partnering with Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) through the Tri-Agency College and Community Innovation (CCI) program to expedite applied, research-based solutions that leverage the highly qualified personnel (HQP) — students and/or postdoctoral […]

Since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020, children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families have faced unprecedented challenges in accessing supports from a home base. Navigating this new normal has called for new ways of delivering services and supports. To fast-track solutions, Mitacs and Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN) […]

Mitacs and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) pair graduate students to Canadian companies Vancouver, BC — Representatives of India and Canada expanded their existing partnership today that extends student mobility and enhances research collaborations between academia and industry. The new agreement between All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Mitacs enables 30 […]

Mitacs and SFU’s Invention to Innovation (i2I) helps graduate researchers across Canada develop an entrepreneurial mindset and become champions of innovation Vancouver, BC — Mitacs and the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University (SFU Beedie) have renewed a partnership to offer the Invention to Innovation (i2I) program for graduate students. Over seven months, […]

Memorandums of understanding support research collaboration and mobility Vancouver, BC — Canadian and Colombian higher education organizations signed two important agreements today which will improve student mobility and heighten research collaboration between the two countries. Higher education and research partnerships are a critical part of the Canada-Colombia bilateral relationship. The agreement between Universities Canada and […]

COVID-19 economic recovery depends upon innovation and small businesses Vancouver, BC — Mitacs recognizes five up-and-coming researchers-turned-entrepreneurs for their groundbreaking innovations that are helping to propel Canada’s economy forward — and ultimately, improve the lives of Canadians — amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Mitacs Entrepreneur Awards celebrate start-up companies founded by outstanding former Mitacs interns, […]

Funding helps Canadian small businesses provide solutions for this population Toronto, ON — AGE-WELL and Mitacs are pleased to announce the recipients of their COVID-19 co-funded awards. The partnership supports technology-based approaches that mitigate challenges faced by older adults and/or their caregivers in the context of COVID-19. The funding will help Canadian small- and medium-sized […]

Awards recognize importance of research and development in driving Canadian innovation Vancouver, BC — Today, Mitacs opens the call for nominations for the 10th annual Mitacs Awards. These prestigious awards honour and recognize outstanding students, fellows, and professors who have participated in Mitacs programs. Previous winners have been recognized for outstanding contributions that solve important challenges […]

Montréal, QC — A new award program will give CEGEP and college students the opportunity to undertake paid research internships with post-secondary institutions in Quebec. Created by the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT) with the support of Mitacs, the College-level Research Internship Award will offer $5,000 to students participating in […]