Entrepreneurial skills key to navigating economy: report

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 […]

We live in an era when policy-makers find themselves focusing intently on a handful of foundational problems in our economy: What will the jobs of the future look like? What skills are needed? And how does Canada compete in the digital world? Across Canada, university and college campuses have been offering up compelling answers to […]

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 […]

Fatimat Almentina Ramos Shidi travelled from Prince George to France to discover answers to some complex questions. A recent Master of Science – Biochemistry graduate from the University of Northern British Columbia, Shidi pursued the opportunity to study abroad due to the Mitacs Globalink Research Award. She is the first UNBC student to receive this […]

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 […]

Our biggest trading relationship is under a cloud. Our economic competitiveness is being questioned. Even our ability to ship resources to the world is being challenged anew. Small wonder Canadians feel anxious about their economic well-being, even as our economy shows growth. In the face of such volatility, it’s time to focus on something we […]

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 […]

We recently visited a lab at the University of British Columbia’s Food, Nutrition and Health building and found researchers hard at work on a home test kit to help detect food poisoning in your kitchen. They’ve developed a small cube made of natural fiber material that contains antibodies to react with salmonella. “It’s a very […]

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 […]

At Hydrogen in Motion, we partner with Mitacs, a not-for-profit organization that supports internships for students from any discipline. Our internships allow us to support our innovation needs and access highly skilled, motivated workers — through post-secondary institutions here in B.C. A recent discussion paper from the Government of Canada calls for input into the changing nature […]