Government of Canada renews investment in CIFAR, funds AI initiative

In Budget 2017 the Government of Canada announced it will renew and enhance its funding for CIFAR, investing $35 million over the next five years in CIFAR's mission of enabling transformative knowledge by catalyzing global networks of the world's pre-eminent researchers. The government also announced that CIFAR will administer a $125 million Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy for research and talent. "I want to thank the Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains, and the government of Canada for this support," says CIFAR President and CEO Dr. Alan Bernstein. "This government understands the importance of investing in fundamental research, and they understand that the CIFAR model of bringing together some of the best minds to address important global questions benefits both Canada and the world. I'd especially like to thank the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Canada's Minister of Science, for her strong on-going support for CIFAR."