Ottawa, Ontario
Throughout Canada, universities spur innovation, support scientific discoveries and train tomorrow's researchers and workers. To ensure Canada remains at the forefront of research, innovation and wealth generation, the Government of Canada is investing in the success of the country's researchers.
Today, the Honourable Mona Fortier, President of the Treasury Board, highlighted an investment of more than $109 million in the University of Ottawa through the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF). This funding is part of a $1.4 billion investment in support of 11 large-scale research initiatives, which was announced by the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, on April 28. This investment will allow researchers at Canadian universities to capitalize on the strengths of their research areas and attract capital and world-class talent.
The Brain-Heart Interconnectome initiative at the University of Ottawa is the first dedicated interdisciplinary research program to study, prevent and treat brain-heart disorders. It will deliver tools for earlier diagnosis, new medical treatments, and new non-pharmaceutical interventions that will help prevent these disorders. The Brain-Heart Interconnectome initiative-and all CFREF initiatives-will foster community, provincial, national and international partnerships across the academic, private and not-for-profit sectors to deliver research leading to important social and economic benefits for Canadians.
By supporting initiatives focused on, among other things, treating and preventing brain and heart diseases, cutting carbon emissions in our communities, and making discoveries through responsible artificial intelligence use, robotics and advanced computing, CFREF is helping Canadian researchers pioneer global insights and strengthen Canada's social and technological innovation ecosystems.
