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2015 REPORT ON RESULTS An analysis of investments in research infrastructure
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2015 REPORT ON RESULTS An analysis of investments in research infrastructure
Canada Foundation for Innovation | Fondation canadienne pour l’innovation
ABOUT THE CANADA FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATION Created by the Government of Canada in 1997, the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) strives to build our nation’s capacity to undertake world-class research and technology development to benefit Canadians. The CFI’s expected results are to enhance the capacity of institutions to:
attract and retain the world’s top research talent; train the next generation of researchers; enable researchers to undertake world-class research and technology development that
lead to social, economic and environmental benefits for Canada; and support private-sector innovation and commercialization.
Since its creation, the CFI has committed more than $6.6 billion in support of 9,111 projects at 145 research institutions in 70 municipalities across Canada (as of July 2015). For more information about the CFI, please visit http://www.innovation.ca. THE REPORT ON RESULTS The purpose of the Report on Results is to provide a summary of the outputs and outcomes achieved through CFI-funded infrastructure as they relate to the overall objectives of the CFI, based on information provided through annual Project Progress Reports (PPRs). The PPR is an online questionnaire which is completed by the project leader and submitted by the host institution. Institutions are required to submit a PPR for each funded project by June 30 each year, for up to five years after the infrastructure becomes operational. The data collected pertains only to the past year (CFI fiscal year April 1 to March 31). Data is self-reported, and not independently verified. For information on the composition of the 2015 PPR sample, see the Appendix.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Figure 1. Researcher retention .................................................................................................................... 1
Figure 2. Researcher attraction ................................................................................................................... 2
Figure 3. International talent ........................................................................................................................ 3
Figure 4. Trainees using infrastructure ........................................................................................................ 4
Figure 5. Quality of training environment ..................................................................................................... 5
Figure 6. HQP employment .......................................................................................................................... 6
Figure 7. Operation & maintenance ............................................................................................................. 7
Figure 8. Infrastructure quality & useful life .................................................................................................. 8
Figure 9. Infrastructure use .......................................................................................................................... 9
Figure 10. Sharing research results ............................................................................................................ 10
Figure 11. Research collaborations ............................................................................................................ 11
Figure 12. Research agreements ............................................................................................................... 12
Figure 13. From research to innovation ...................................................................................................... 13
Figure 14. New jobs .................................................................................................................................... 14
Figure 15. A range of benefits ..................................................................................................................... 15
Figure 16. Areas of impact and user groups ............................................................................................... 16
Figure 17. Challenges ................................................................................................................................. 17
Appendix. Composition of the 2015 Project Progress Report sample ........................................................ 18
FIGURE 1
2015 Report on Results 1
Researcher retention
93% of project leaders reported that CFI-funded infrastructure was important in their decision to stay at their institution. This
demonstrates that infrastructure played a key role in the retention of some of Canada’s best researchers.
Importance of infrastructure in decision to stay at institution
68%
25%
7%
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Attracting and retaining world-class researchers Attracting and retaining world-class researchers Attracting and retaining world-class researchers
2015 Report on Results 2
FIGURE 2
Researcher attraction
Among the 451 project leaders who submitted a report for the first time, 49% (219) reported that they were newly recruited to the institution. 98% of them stated that the availability of CFI-infrastructure was an important factor in their decision to join the institution.
Importance of infrastructure in decision to join the institution
Attracting and retaining world-class researchers
83%
15%
2%
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Very important Somewhat important Not at all important
No
. of
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ject
lead
ers
Among newly recruited project leaders, 91% came from universities, colleges, or research hospitals.
FIGURE 3
2015 Report on Results 3
International talent
Among 219 project leaders newly recruited to the institution,
about half came from outside Canada with 58% of these international recruits coming from the United States. Of those
from outside Canada, half were foreign citizens, suggesting CFI-funded infrastructure contributed to attracting international talent.
Attracting and retaining world-class researchers Attracting and retaining world-class researchers
Newly recruited project leaders
Foreign countries 108 (49%)
Canada 111 (51%)
Foreign 56 (52%)
Canadian 52 (48%)
Citizenship
2015 Report on Results 4
FIGURE 4
Trainees using infrastructure
97% of project leaders reported that CFI-funded infrastructure was a key resource for the next generation of research leaders.
Types of trainees using infrastructure 26,508 post-doctoral fellows (PDFs) and higher education students had the opportunity to expand their research skills using CFI-funded infrastructure. Of those, 56% used the infrastructure for the first time.
50% of project leaders reported a total of 2,599 technical personnel who were trained for the first time last year on the use and maintenance of the infrastructure.
Developing highly qualified personnel
FIGURE 5
2015 Report on Results 5
Quality of training environment
92% of project leaders credited their infrastructure with having a high or very high impact on the quality of the
training environment.
Impact on training
70%
22%
6%
1% 1%0
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Very high High Medium Low Very low
No
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Developing highly qualified personnel
2015 Report on Results 6
FIGURE 6
HQP employment Highly qualified personnel (HQP) who have trained on CFI-funded infrastructure support economic growth in Canada.
Employment in Canada by sector
1,936 post-doctoral fellows (PDFs) and graduate students using the infrastructure last year completed their training and moved into the workforce. Among them, a large proportion (77%) stayed in Canada, while the remaining 23% were reported as working abroad.
521
136 127
201
10267
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149
48
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Private University/college/
research hospital
Public/non-profit
No
. of
trai
nee
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PDFs
PhDs
Masters
Developing highly qualified personnel Developing highly qualified personnel
Total: 862 (58%)
Total: 387 (26%)
Total: 242 (16%)
FIGURE 7
2015 Report on Results 7
Operation & maintenance
87% of project leaders reported that they had both
adequate financial and human resources for the operation and maintenance (O & M) of the infrastructure.
Sources of funds for O & M
Use of diverse funding sources, including research contracts and user fees, contributes to the sustainability of the infrastructure.
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CFI (IOF) Institutionalfunds
Federalgov't
Provincialgov't
Foreigngov't
Municipalgov't
User/service
fees
Researchcontracts
Consulting
No
. of
pro
ject
s Grants or awards
Revenues
Capacity for world-class research
2015 Report on Results 8
FIGURE 8
Infrastructure quality & useful life
The quality of CFI-funded infrastructure was highly rated overall, with 87% of highly specialized research equipment reported as state-of-the-art.
Infrastructure quality and remaining years of useful life
1346
467 535246 97
209
581 533344
161
0 3 18 10 13
0%
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Highly specializedresearch
equipment
Non-specialized/standard research
equipment
Computinghardware or
software
Research space Building(s)
% o
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Capacity for world-class research Capacity for world-class research
FIGURE 9
2015 Report on Results 9
Infrastructure use
The majority of project leaders reported full utilization of
infrastructure. 84% of project leaders (1,514) reported at least one researcher at their institution using the
infrastructure to advance their research while 61% of project leaders (1,090) reported at least one user from
outside their institution.
Types of infrastructure users
A recent analysis of PPR data over the past five fiscal years also demonstrated a consistent annual trend of full utilization (75%) of the CFI-funded infrastructure (CFI report: Usage of CFI-funded Infrastructure, 2015).
Outside institution
20,087 users Inside institution 9,027 users
Local users 5,270
Provincial users 2,241
National users 2,784
International users 9,792
Capacity for world-class research
2015 Report on Results 10
FIGURE 10
Sharing research results As expected in an academic setting, conferences, symposiums and workshop presentations were the most frequently reported type of research output, closely followed by peer-reviewed publications.
Dissemination by area of application
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87% 85%
35%
6% 13% 11%
0%
50%
100%Engineering (279 projects)
98% 84%36% 39%
28%38%
0%
50%
100%
Presentations Peer-reviewedpublications
Research ortechnical reports
Books Reference ortraining
tools/materials
Internetpublishing
Social sciences and humanities (116 projects)
96% 90%
13% 13% 9% 8%
0%
50%
100%Health (799 projects)
94% 89%
40%
8% 12% 13%
0%
50%
100%Environment (179 projects)
93% 88%
26%14% 9% 14%
0%
50%
100%Science (307 projects)
Capacity for world-class research
FIGURE 11
2015 Report on Results 11
Research collaborations
Researchers have made use of infrastructure to enable
external research collaborations that resulted in traditional academic activities and outputs such as funding applications
and publications.
Types of external research collaborations
70% of project leaders reported at least one type of collaboration with individuals from outside their institution. Of those, 25% of project leaders reported all four types, suggesting CFI-funded infrastructure enables broad and varied collaboration.
6,165 collaborations
6,697 collaborations
2,082 collaborations 1,816
collaborations
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Conferencepresentations
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Productive networks and collaborations
2015 Report on Results 12
FIGURE 12
Research agreements
CFI-funded infrastructure facilitated new formal collaborative research agreements in 34% of projects, for a total of 2,380 agreements.
Agreements by type
210 consultancies
(9%)
895 research contracts
(38%)
1275 collaborative research
agreements (53%)
Productive networks and collaborations
FIGURE 13
2015 Report on Results 13
From research to innovation
CFI-funded infrastructure has contributed to the development of
new technologies and the creation of new companies.
211 project leaders reported at least one of the above four types of innovation outcomes.
Economic growth and job creation
165provisional patents
82 patents granted
49 spin-off
companies
56 projects reported
licensing agreements
2015 Report on Results 14
FIGURE 14
New jobs
29% of project leaders reported one or more jobs created due to the CFI-funded infrastructure.
Jobs created
Just under three-quarters (73%) of all jobs created were within the host institutions. Just under two-thirds of the 414 jobs created outside the institution were in the private sector.
262jobs
104jobs
27jobs 21
jobs
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Non-profit
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Outside ofinstitution
414 jobs
Withininstitution
1,104 jobs
Economic growth and job creation
FIGURE 15
2015 Report on Results 15
A range of benefits
45% of project leaders reported at least one type of benefit,
highlighting the role of CFI-funded infrastructure in enabling research that produces outcomes for Canadians.
Types of benefits reported
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New/revisedprocess, model or
plan
Public education,cultural enrichment
New/improvedproduct or service
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program
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ject
s
Benefits for Canadians
Non-invasive bone tumour treatment in children
Robots that assist the elderly
2015 Report on Results 16
FIGURE 16
Professional or industrial associations and practitioners were reported as the primary beneficiaries of CFI-enabled research outcomes.
Areas of impact and user groups
Areas of impact Education/training, economic and public health were the most frequently reported areas of impact.
User groups
Benefits for Canadians
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Education/training Economic Public health Environmental Cultural Social Political, legal orethical
Organizational/humancapital
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and practitioners
Private-sectorenterprise/
industry
Federal, prov.and municipal gov't
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ben
efit
s
FIGURE 17
2015 Report on Results 17
Challenges
The most frequently mentioned challenge by project leaders
was funding/support for research operating costs.
Significant factors limiting research
Although issues related to highly qualified personnel (HQP) and the acquisition and updating of equipment were also identified as important challenges, 32% of project leaders reported that they had no significant limiting factors in conducting their research.
0%
10%
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40%
Funding/support for
directcosts ofresearch
Recruitment/retention of
HQP
Updating andupgrading ofequipment/
space-relatedissues
Acquiringequipment and
becoming operational
Funding/support for
O & M ofinfrastructure
Administrationof CFI funds
None
% o
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roje
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APPENDIX
2015 Report on Results 18
Composition of the 2015 Project Progress Report sample
* Innovation Fund (IF) type: IF 1999-2005; Leading Edge Fund 2006/2009/2012; and New Initiatives Fund 2006/2009/2012. John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) type: Leaders Opportunity Fund (LOF)–$1M to $2M; LOF–Canada Research Chair; LOF–NSERC; LOF–SSHRC;
JELF–Funding for research infrastructure; JELF–Canada Excellence Research Chair, JELF–NSERC and Canada Research Chairs Infrastructure Fund. Other programs: Research Hospital Fund (RHF)–Large Scale Institutional Endeavors; and RHF–Regional/National Clinical Research Initiatives.
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