Minister Champagne on the Power of Research Partnerships in Canada
How research partnerships between academia and industry fuel innovation, economic growth, and global competitiveness in Canada.
Why are research partnerships between post-secondary institutions and industry important for Canada’s economic and social development?
Research partnerships are not just important, they’re imperative for ensuring we, as Canadians, stay adaptable. By pairing researchers and students with businesses looking to stay ahead in a constantly changing world, we are ensuring that Canadian research meets the evolving needs of industry while exposing students to real-world experiences that make them job-ready. Through these partnerships, we are making sure that talent drives innovation and innovation drives economic growth, giving industries the advantage to stay ahead of real-world problems.
We’re proud to support these partnerships with programs such as NSERC’s Lab to Market grants and Alliance grants, the College and Community Innovation program, and Mitacs’ partnership programs.
Are there specific industries or sectors where Canada sees the greatest potential for growth through research partnerships?
Canada is a global leader in quantum technologies with its innovative and growing quantum sector, and to make sure that we’re capitalizing on the economic potential, we launched a National Quantum Strategy, which invests in partnerships between academia, the private and public sectors, and international players.
The same goes for the Canadian Genomics Strategy which we announced in February 2025. Genomics, like AI and quantum, is key to economic and societal transformation — advancing personalized medicine, sustainable agriculture, and bio-based industries. Partnerships between researchers and industry are at the core of its work in strengthening research excellence in genomics towards commercialization and adoption.
What steps is the government taking to ensure funding for research remains competitive with other leading countries?
We’ve always said that ours is a Government that believes in science.
And since 2016, we have invested over $22 billion in the advancement of science and research. Recently, we increased university scholarships and fellowships in both value and quantity, bringing award values up to competitive levels with countries like Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. We’re committed to research excellence and the numbers speak for themselves — Canada ranks 2nd in the G7 for higher education research development expenditure as a proportion of GDP.
What are the government’s strategic priorities for research collaborations, and how do these align with Canada’s long-term goals in innovation?
Vice-President of Research, University of Saskatchewan
IResearch partnerships are not just important, they’re imperative for ensuring we, as Canadians, stay adaptable.
Canada is home to some of the best and most ambitious researchers in the world, and our Government is committed to connecting them with the resources needed to solve global challenges. For example, last year, we signed an agreement with the European Union allowing Canada’s enhanced participation in Horizon Europe, the world's largest collaborative research and innovation program. This opens a door to Canadian researchers to access new levels of funding and lead on international research initiatives, particularly when it comes to climate change.
In the Prairies, This Top Institute Takes Ingenuity to the Next Level
Backed by a rich legacy of research and innovation, the University of Saskatchewan is paving the way for the next generation.
ndustries must grow and evolve to match the ever-changing demands of society — but that’s easier said than done. Advancements in technology and infrastructure take time, effort, and creative thinking. Listed amongst Canada’s top research schools, the University of Saskatchewan is a resource hub where people can push the boundaries of innovation.
“University of Saskatchewan has established itself as a global leader across numerous research areas, and our staff, students, and faculty continue to lead the drive into the future of Canadian research as well,” says the school’s Vice-President of Research, Baljit Singh.
The university features world-class research centres including the Canadian Light Source (CLS), the Super Dual Auroral
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Radar Network, the Global Water Futures Observatories, and the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization. The latter is currently constructing one of only two containment Level 4 labs in the entire country, where scientists can develop high-level solutions for countless diseases. Plus, the CLS facility houses Canada’s only synchrotron— a cutting-edge scientific infrastructure that helps researchers solve some of the world’s biggest problems.
Building a better tomorrow Overall, the University of Saskatchewan’s research centres have produced astounding results — including new vaccines, sustainable energy solutions, and advancements in infrastructure. The university’s researchers are making major impacts across scientific
fields, including impressive agricultural and bioresource initiatives. Set in the middle of the prairies, these projects focus on discovering new crops, using satellite technology and machine learning to map farm fields, water resources, predict spatial viability, and so much more. Through the work of the Global Institute for Food Security and Global Institute for Water Security, the University of Saskatchewan is advancing innovative solutions for the production of globally sustainable food.
“Funding Canadian research leads to advances in science and technology that benefits everyone, from here at home in Saskatchewan, to nationally and to those living around the world,” Singh adds.
To learn more about the university’s research and innovation efforts, visit usask.ca
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François-Philippe Champagne Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry of Canada
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Carleton University Is Advancing Health Tech Research to Improve Lives
Through key partnerships, Carleton is accelerating research in areas including accessibility and aging in place to help Canadians live better — and longer.
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as well as older adults and their families.
Canada has an aging, diverse, and growing population with complex needs. Researchers at Carleton University believe that finding solutions to meet these needs and help Canadians live long, healthy lives require new ways of thinking and doing.
Through vital partnerships with industry, government, and international groups, Carleton is advancing global research and providing students with job-ready learning opportunities. Through these partnerships, Carleton helps fill research gaps for other organizations while the institution benefits from resources, funding, industry feedback, and real-world experience for students.
These partnerships are generating many exciting programs and projects, including the Carleton University AGE-WELL SAM3 National Innovation Hub. In collaboration with the Bruyère Health Research Institute and AGE-WELL, the university is developing smart home solutions to help older adults age in place safely and with dignity.
Collaboration with industry, academic partners, and community members
SAM3 stands for Sensors and Analytics for Monitoring Mobility and Memory. The program’s research and innovation projects focus on using technology to help seniors maintain a healthy and independent lifestyle. These solutions are created along with industry, clinical, and academic partners,
The proposed solution involves a system of sensors to assess various aspects of the daily lives of older adults. The solution uses sensors as simple as motion sensors and as complex as video cameras. The data are analyzed using artificial intelligence to assess health and well-being in real time. Assessments can include vital signs, sleep quality, cooking a meal, and driving behaviours. Older adults, their care partners, and clinicians can use this information to support safe and healthy aging in place.
Enhancing research possibilities
Dr. Rafik Goubran, Vice-President (Research and International) at Carleton University, says that programs like this, and the innovations they will create, will lead to real change.
“Carleton University is seeing continued growth in partnerships and funding in critical areas for improving the lives of Canadians,” he says. “Our innovative partnerships in health technology — including accessibility, aging in place, and nursing simulations — are training future generations while enhancing research and development capabilities for partners across various sectors.”
At the university’s Abilities Living Laboratory, Carleton faculty, students, and community collaborators design, prototype, and test solutions that enhance mobility for people with disabilities and support full inclusion in public and cultural life. Patients, health care professionals, and other researchers visit the lab to help researchers refine their work.
One piece of equipment at the lab is a three-foot-tall rehabilitation robot made by Carleton spin-off company GaitTron -
QUIET INNOVATION: St. Clair College's Novel Blueprint for Change
St. Clair College’s innovative approach creates lasting change by transforming realworld challenges into practical solutions through student and community collaboration.
Dr. Karamjeet K. Dhillon, Director of Research & Innovation, St. Clair College
In an era where innovation is often flashy and fleeting, there is a growing need for meaningful, community-driven solutions to real-world challenges. At one Ontario institution, innovation flows from an organic, deeply rooted vision that continuously adapts to its community’s evolving needs.
That school is St. Clair College. Here, a quieter, more profound approach is embraced, and innovation is about integrating ideas into the fabric of the community to create lasting, meaningful change.
Innovation: a living process powered by community Innovation is too often synonymous with technology or disruptive trends rather than practical solutions to real-world problems. At St. Clair College, innovation isn’t a static achievement — it’s an ongoing, living process. The college’s vision aligns with the communities it serves, fostering a symbiotic relationship that propels research, education, and engagement. Creativity thrives in this dynamic environment as students, faculty, and community members transform ideas into impactful realities.
Rather than chasing trends, the college seeks to align innovation with purpose. True progress emerges from collaboration and mutual understanding. Students aren’t passive recipients of knowledge, but active participants in a broader ecosystem that drives change. Each step forward in research and innovation is fuelled by a collective commitment to service, impact, and relevance.
Knowledge growth centre
St. Clair College’s commitment to innovation is anchored in the idea of the body as a knowledge incubator. Creativity is a dynamic discovery that evolves through continuous interaction between the body/mind and environment. This perpetual motility is an active encoding of knowledge. An entrepreneurial spirit that moves from transient to tangible – a distilled response to lived experiences. Whether it’s through sports, robotics, arts, or culin-
ics. It can mirror the movements of a patient recovering from a stroke and its sensors record the electrical activity of their muscles. This information is then fed into an AI model, which helps the robot learn about the patient’s motion patterns, evaluate their progress, and train the machine to better support their recovery.
Training students for today’s workforce
Carleton is also preparing students for today’s workforce. Its new nursing program, in partnership with Ottawa’s Queensway Carleton Hospital, will open in September 2025. Students will learn using simulations with manikins that speak, bleed, sweat, and cry. The program is designed to send graduates into the workforce swiftly to help address nursing shortages and includes early and frequent clinical placements, starting in the first semester of the first year. This will help students connect classroom learning to real-world clinical work with patients. Through innovative collaboration, cutting-edge research, and hands-on learning, Carleton University is helping to shape the future of health technology. As the university continues to innovate, its work will help improve lives and prepare the next generation of professionals to tackle pressing health challenges.
ary craft, creativity flows from these movements, producing new ways of thinking and problemsolving.
This idea is embodied in the college’s innovation framework. As students and faculty explore, create, and collaborate, they engage in a continuous cycle of learning and discovery. Creativity isn’t only a product but a process that’s shaped by experiences and constantly evolving. Every project and breakthrough at the college is part of an ongoing dialogue between the body, the environment, and the community.
Students as architects of change
We’re eager to develop partnerships in this field because they are so mutually beneficial to our students, providing them with ‘real world’ experiences and, often, post-graduation employment opportunities. Collegeinclusive research and innovation is a ‘win/win’ scenario for everyone.
Michael Silvaggi, President, St. Clair College
Students are the focus at St. Clair College. The Research & Innovation department drives student impact by providing students, through our collaborative and innovative industry partnerships, with opportunities for real world experiences to meet workforce demands.
Marc Jones, Senior Vice President, Finance, Administration and CFO, St.
A common problem in academia is the disconnection between learning and real-world application. At St. Clair College, students are given the opportunity to shape their futures by engaging in projects that directly impact their communities. They don’t wait for the world to change — they’re already actively participating in that change. Through hands-on learning, mentorship, and collaboration with community partners, they’re empowered to solve problems in real time.
In this context, the body serves as the foundation for creative action. Students don’t simply consume information — they create with it, transforming knowledge into action. The college nurtures students who think critically, act compassionately, and innovate effectively. Through their efforts, they help weave the fabric of community transformation, one innovative solution at a time.
Legacy through quiet impact True innovation isn’t about visibility, but about effecting lasting change. Whether improving healthcare access for underserved populations or closing STEM educational gaps, St. Clair College’s innovations are measured by the lives they touch. The ripples of innovation extend far beyond the campus, creating a legacy of positive transformation.
Innovation at St. Clair College isn’t about being seen; it’s about being felt — through the lives we change.
Dr. Karamjeet K. Dhillon, Director of Research & Innovation, St. Clair College
In the Research & Innovation department, we forge connections with industry and community partners to cultivate mutually beneficial relationships that drive impactful solutions. By supporting these partnerships, we empower students to engage in their career paths, fostering active contributions and shaping them into global citizens ready to meet both local and global challenges.
John Lopez, Manager, Research & Innovation, St. Clair College
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SAM3 Executive Director, Dr. Bruce Wallace (seated) with some of the research team (from left) Amir Laghai, Grace MacDonald, Mohsen Mozafari, Laura Ault, Julien LarivièreChartier, Phil Masson, Meg Schwellnus, Dr. Heidi Sveistrup, and Bahareh Chimehi
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Fueling Business Productivity Through Research and Talent
Tariffs and economic uncertainty highlight the need to advance made-in-Canada innovation through partnerships that bring business, research, and talent together.
Ken Donohue
For Canadian businesses to grow, scale, and compete globally, they need access to expertise and leading edge research,”
says Dr. Stephen Lucas, CEO of Mitacs, a leading innovation organization that brings together businesses and researchers in partnerships with highly skilled talent. “Research partnerships provide that bridge — helping industries develop new technologies, improve productivity, and drive long-term economic success.”
When we invest in talentfueled research partnerships,
we’re investing in Canada’s
economy.
Canada has a growing productivity problem that is impacting our economic competitiveness and standard of living.
According to the Centre for Canadian Innovation and Competitiveness, between 2002 and 2022, Canada’s labour productivity growth was 47 per cent lower than in the previous two decades. And our investment in research and development accounts for just 1.5 per cent of our GDP, well below that of comparable countries. To close this gap, productivity growth must come from technological advancements, process improvements, and workforce upskilling.
Transforming ideas into real-world solutions
For over 25 years, Mitacs has championed innovation, helping industry tap into the extraordinary talent and research that exists in Canadian post-secondary institutions and creating partnerships that can transform ideas into productivity gains. The results speak for themselves. Over the past six fiscal years, Mitacs has invested over $1.2 billion in collaborative research with government
and industry and supported 39,000+ interns who completed 81,000+ internships across 31,000+ innovation projects, thereby encouraging the growth of a skilled workforce. This investment is especially critical for smalland medium-sized businesses that don’t have easy access to research talent. In the past seven years alone, Mitacs has worked with more than 10,000 enterprise partners, 76 per cent of which were small businesses, across Canada. And the outcomes have been significant: according to a Statistics Canada report, on average, businesses that partner with Mitacs experience an 11 per cent boost in productivity, a 9 per cent increase in revenue, and a 16 per cent rise in sales over three years.
“When we invest in talent-fueled research partnerships, we’re investing in Canada’s economy,” says Dr. Lucas. “Across the country, busi nesses that invest in research and advanced skill talent and access leading edge knowledge through collaborative partnerships with universities and colleges are growing faster, creating high-quality jobs, and competing successfully in global markets. But the impact goes beyond research — 30 per cent of program participants are hired straight out of their Mitacs internship, and more than 80 per cent are in full-time employment within three years. By connecting talent with opportunity, we’re ensuring that innovation isn’t just happening in labs — it’s fueling real-world growth and positioning Canada as a global leader.”
While Mitacs has created a strong national network by partnering with 200 post-secondary institutions, it also helps researchers and business access global talent with partners in 25 countries. These partnerships foster invaluable bilateral opportunities for collaboration while also bringing talent and innovation to Canada. This ensures Canadian industries remain competitive, research institutions stay at the forefront of global advancements, and businesses gain access to the expertise needed to scale in high-growth sectors.
Driving business growth through research Canadian-based Larus Technologies is a good example of the partnership between academia and industry in action. Originally focused on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) solutions for aerospace and defence applications, Larus successfully expanded into the retail sector through collaborations with Mitacs, Scale AI, and Unilever Canada. These partner ships enabled Larus to adapt its dual-use AI technology for retail, Consumer Packaged Goods, and supply chain use cases including trade promotion optimization, demand forecasting, and shipment fulfillment, thus opening a new market vertical and driving business growth. As a result, the company has strengthened its position in the AI ecosystem, demonstrating how research partnerships can fuel diversification and economic impact.
“Access to top research talent, through Mitacs, helped us accelerate innovation, enhance our competitiveness, and scale in a way that wouldn’t have been possible otherwise,” says Dr. Rami Abielmona, CTO of Larus Technologies. “This partnership allowed us to grow our operations in Canada, hire skilled professionals, and develop made-in-Canada AI solutions that support our long-term success.”
Canada’s economic future will be shaped by how well we connect research, talent, and businesses, which means the need to invest in more partnerships like the one with Larus is critical. “In a rapidly changing world, the countries that lead in innovation will be those that build strong, strategic partner ships between their brightest minds and their biggest challenges,” says Dr. Lucas. “By fostering these collaborations, we can ensure that Canada’s economy becomes more productive, globally competitive, and resilient in an uncertain and challenging world.”
For over 25 years, Mitacs has been transforming ideas into impact through its unique formula — strategic partnerships between enterprises and research, talent, and financial support to drive innovation. As Canada’s leading innovation organization, Mitacs fuels productivity and growth in key sectors such as digital technology, AI, life sciences, energy, critical minerals, defence and cyber-security, advanced manufacturing, and agriculture and agri-food. The result? A stronger economy powered by home-grown talent.
OVER THE PAST SIX FISCAL YEARS, THE MITACS ECOSYSTEM HAS:
Invested more than $1.2 billion in R&D with government and industry support
Supported over 31,000 innovation projects
Worked with over 10,000 enterprises
Partnered with 200 post-secondary institutions across Canada
Supported over 81,000+ internships and 39,000+ interns
Learn how Mitacs can help bring innovation into reach at mitacs.ca
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Dr. Stephen Lucas CEO, Mitacs
Abielmona CTO, Larus Technologies
How Research and Innovation Can Solve the Productivity Crisis
Canadian businesses must boost productivity to drive growth, create higher-paying jobs, and curb inflation. One Toronto post-secondary institution proves innovation is key.
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In a recent annual ranking of Canada’s top 50 research colleges, Humber Polytechnic placed fifth and was the top research institution in the GTA.
“We’re setting the standard for innovation,” says Ann Marie Vaughan, President and CEO of Humber Polytechnic. “We bridge the gap between research and real-world application, ensuring that our discoveries go beyond the lab and translate into tangible solutions that drive productivity, economic growth, and social progress.”
Converting research into practical solutions
Vaughan adds that with Canada facing a productivity crisis, applied research is key to contributing to our country’s economic development. Humber has the proven expertise to bring academia, industry, and government together to tackle our most pressing challenges by promoting a culture of innovation and preparing the future workforce with relevant employability skills that employers need to help grow their businesses.
When it comes to technological innovation and development and turning that innovation into commercial success, Canada lags behind other countries.
Solving this requires more than just technology. At a Humber event last year, Robert Luke, CEO of eCampus Ontario, shared that innovation needs three things: technology, education and training, and research and development. According to Luke, Canada under-invests in all these areas.
Research with impact
Humber is doing its part by investing in a bold and unique approach to integrating industry with academia. Its five Centres of Innovation, focused on areas of proven strength and industry sector growth — technology, creative business, health and wellness, entrepreneurship, and social innovation — are helping businesses to identify and scale innovative solutions that are having a positive impact. The key is providing an experiential learning environment for students and equipping them with problem-solving skills to thrive in an evolving workforce, while collaborating with diverse organizations to help them succeed.
One example is Humber’s Centre for Innovation in Health and Wellness (CIHW), which was established three years ago and is having an impact by collaborating with industry to enhance the health and wellness of the community.
Economic and social value
“We’ve already launched four research projects with industry partners,” says Dr. Vanita Varma, Director of the Centre for Innovation in Health and Wellness. “In
collaboration with the industry partners, we want to understand and invest in the pressing health concerns of people in the GTA. We’re currently working on some cutting-edge research that has the promise to change the way we screen for prediabetes and significantly improve health outcomes.”
With almost four million Canadians living with diabetes, 90 per cent of which is the treatable type 2, the prevalence of diabetes, especially in the South Asian community, is a huge health concern. Countless Canadians are in the prediabetes stage, but many don’t even know it.
“As we were engaging students and having conversations about diabetes through innovative health innovation challenges, Klick Labs, a health tech company reached out to us to collaborate with them on a separate project that integrates voice technology in the identification of prediabetes,” says Varma. “Machine learning in acoustic analytics can identify biomarkers for predia betes in our voices. It’s fascinating to see this kind of digital health technology have such a profound impact.”
Investing in collaboration Varma adds that while the research is currently in the validation stage, there’s promise in the technology. Instead of someone going to a clinic if they think they’re at risk of diabetes, in the future they could potentially use an app on their phone, which could give them instructions to seek follow-up care and access to resources. The technology hopes to make health care equitable and accessible to many in the community.
We’re setting the standard for innovation. We bridge the gap between research and real-world application, ensuring that our discoveries go beyond the lab and translate into tangible solutions that drive productivity, economic growth, and social progress.
“We need to increase investment in and opportunities for collaborative research, because no single organization has answers to these complex problems,” says Varma. “When cross-sectoral partners work collaboratively on complex or so-called wicked problems, we can help scale potential solutions.”
Industry partners want to work with Humber because they see value in tapping into young minds to help solve complex problems. “We offer opportunities for industry partners to collaborate with faculty, students, and researchers to drive meaningful impact and create economic and social value,” says Vaughan. “We invite organizations to partner with us to solve their challenges and remove barriers to productivity and prosperity.”
This article was sponsored by Humber
THE INNOVATOR YOU KNEW WAS IN YOU
At Humber, innovation is in our DNA, and we’ve developed the expertise to bring your organization’s boldest ideas to life. As the #1 Research Institution in the GTA*, we invite you to collaborate with us to turn your wicked problems into game-changing solutions.
Ann Marie Vaughan President & CEO, Humber Polytechnic
Robert Luke CEO, eCampus Ontario
Dr. Vanita Varma Director, Centre for Innovation in Health & Wellness
How NorQuest College is Leading the Way in Community-Based Applied Research
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Innovation and research are critical to businesses and industries in Canada as they support the development of new products and services, help keep Canadian organizations competitive, and attract investment. Beyond this, innovation and research are vital to strengthening Canadian communities and creating positive social impact.
Amidst difficult times — with slow economic growth, rapidly evolving industries thanks to the rise of AI and other technologies, the growing threat of climate change, and other challenges — it has never been more important to invest in innovation and research, and to highlight the Canadian organizations leading the way.
Edmonton’s NorQuest College is one of these organizations. As one of Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges — having moved from 25th place in 2023 to 15th place in 2024 — NorQuest is an important player in applied research, focusing on the social side of research and driving business improvement. Its research activities and partnerships are making a big impact on local businesses and communities alike.
A unique interdisciplinary approach NorQuest College takes a unique approach to applied research, providing social innovation and research for business, industry, and community.
“At NorQuest, we’ve really built on our strengths by taking an interdisciplinary approach with a focus on community impact,” says Norma Schneider, Vice-President, Academic at NorQuest College.
“We ask ourselves how we can engage with policy and create solutions that are equitable and accessible. That approach, combined with how we involve our students in the research, has helped us find this niche for ourselves as a college
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that focuses on the social side of research, whereas a lot of other colleges and polytechnics focus on technology and science.”
The college’s research regularly involves students as hired research assistants, on work-integrated learning placements, or as students working on course-based applied research projects. “Our students don’t just observe research — they actively participate,” says Schneider. Involving students benefits their education and ensures that NorQuest’s research partners receive solutions to their challenges.
The power of partnerships NorQuest’s approach to research and innovation is client-focused to improve processes, implement new models of operations, evaluate existing services and supports, and help partners enter new sectors of business. In addition to business, industry, and not-for-profits, the college partners with all levels of government (municipal, provincial, federal, and Indigenous), universities, and different consortia.
Urbina, ELIXR Simulations’ CEO. “Applied research is key to helping us shape the future of experiential learning through new approaches like the integration of immersive technology.”
NorQuest and ELIXR partnered on a virtual reality soft skills project. “The project gives job seekers a safe space to practise interview skills and workplace interactions in a low-pressure, realistic setting,” says Urbina.
Our strategic partnerships aren’t just enhancing our work — they’re integral to it.
“Our strategic partnerships aren’t just enhancing our work — they’re integral to it,” says Schneider. “Research that makes a community impact, that delivers real-world solutions, can’t be done in isolation.”
“Partnerships help us ask the right questions,” adds Martin Boucher, Research Chair, Sustainability at NorQuest College. “Applied research isn’t about working in isolation — it’s about co-developing solutions with industry, government, and communities to ensure that the research is truly relevant.”
Transforming industries
One recent partnership was with ELIXR Simulations, a non-profit organization harnessing virtual and augmented reality (VR/ AR) technologies to transform education.
“NorQuest is a leader in applied research and workforce development, making them a natural partner for us,” says Andrea
Tackling real-world issues
NorQuest College’s Mobilize-funded Research Chairs — which include Boucher as well as JP Armstrong, Research Chair in Community-Based Research, and Brooke Leifso, Research Chair in Workplace
Accessibility and Inclusion — and other researchers at the institution are tackling some of today’s most pressing real-world issues. From helping communities diversify energy options and making workplaces more accessible to improving seniors' care and advancing eye care services, their work provides economic and social value by helping businesses innovate, supporting policy development, and providing students with hands-on research opportunities.
Recent projects with nation-wide impact include work by the Colbourne Institute for Inclusive Leadership, partnerships between NorQuest’s Faculty of Skills and Foundational Learning and settlement programs across Canada, international research with the University of Sussex, seniors’ care research initiatives across Alberta, and a completed project with Operation Eyesight India.
Every project has real-life impact. “A few years ago, we conducted the first-ever census of renewable energy cooperatives in Canada,” says Boucher. “That research directly led to national collaboration, bringing organizations together to build tangible solutions.”
Norma Schneider Vice-President, Academic, NorQuest College
Martin Boucher Research Chair, Sustainability, NorQuest College
Andrea Urbina CEO, ELIXR Simulations
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Dr. Martin Boucher speaks with attendees at NorQuest College’s Research and Innovation Showcase on February 28, 2025. File photo.