Backgrounder
March 1, 2010
Ontario Research Fund
Research Excellence Program
Through the Ontario Research Fund–Research Excellence program, Ontario is investing almost $69.5 million to support 21 projects and more than 214 researchers in seven cities.
Ontario’s Innovation Agenda
Support for leading-edge science is part of Ontario’s Innovation Agenda, the province’s $3.2-billion strategy to make innovation a driving force of the province’s economy. The Agenda focuses on key areas – including the life sciences, digital media and green energy – where Ontario already is, or is poised to become a global leader, and builds on our greatest strength – the talent and ingenuity of our people – to ensure ours will be one of the winning economies of the 21st century.
Support from the Ontario Research Fund–Research Excellence program
Part of Ontario’s Innovation Agenda, the Ontario Research Fund is key to the province’s plan to move world-class research from the lab to the global marketplace. The Research Excellence program helps develop Ontario’s research talent while ensuring Ontario researchers have the operating funding they need to undertake their world-leading projects.
