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Thanks to an injection of government funding, 5,000 new internships mean opportunities for students and pivots for companies during COVID-19 Following the federal government’s investment of $40M to create 5,000 new internships, Mitacs is pleased to report that all of the work-integrated learning opportunities stipulated in the agreement have been generated. The purpose of the […]

Reporter Tyler Orton hosts John Hepburn is the CEO and scientific director of Mitacs, a non-profit dedicated to solving business challenges across Canada. He joins BIV Today to discuss a new initiative pairing up business students with companies hit hard by the pandemic. Watch here…  

By Christy Somos Getting Indigenous students into the corporate world and “bridging the gap” between academia and businesses is paramount, says Candice Loring of non-profit organization Mitacs. Read more…

Montréal, QC — The Fonds de recherche du Québec — Société et culture (FRQSC) and Mitacs are joining forces to advance bilateral research exchange by deploying the Accelerate program, which will support research internships in five areas: social sciences and humanities, education, management, arts, and literature. Up to 65 grants of $15,000 will be offered to […]

By Nathan Caddell After graduating from UBC Okanagan with a bachelor’s degree in business management and a minor in psychology, Candice Loring spent some time working in finance in West Kelowna before she went back to school. Well, kinda. Loring switched career paths to work out of her alma mater, in business development for national research […]

By Matthew Halliday It’s no wonder that Canadian industry is keen to find its way onto the country’s university campuses. For decades, Canada’s postsecondary institutions have accounted for a rapidly growing share of the country’s R&D activity – roughly 41 percent of the national total in 2019, according to Statistics Canada, worth nearly $15 billion. Read […]

By Sarita Patel A local West Kelowna woman is out to change the narrative of Indigenous research in Canada. Candice Loring, 36, a member of the Gitwangak band from the Gitxsan nation, is the first Indigenous person to be hired by Mitacs — a national innovation organization that fosters growth by solving business challenges with research solutions […]

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TORONTO, Jan. 18, 2021/CNW/ – Scotiabank today announced the launch of the Scotiabank Economic Resilience Research Fund in collaboration with Mitacs, a Canadian not-for-profit organization that operates research and training programs in partnership with academia, private industry and government. Over the next three years, the Scotiabank Economic Resilience Research Fund will aim to increase the […]

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By Jonathan Guignard The Mackenzie Art Gallery in Regina has announced John G. Hampton as its executive director and CEO, the first Indigenous person to fill that role in a public art gallery in Canada. Read more…