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The fund officially ended on March 31, 2008. As of 2010, all but one of its targeted projects have been completed. [2] The Fund was established by the Canada Fund for Africa Act in 2002 to fulfill Canada's obligations under the New Africa Initiative created be the Organization of African Unity. [3]
They are located in Canada’s key economic regions of southern Ontario and western Canada. In 2009/2010, the association's nine members engaged over 4,500 students in applied research activities, undertook more than 350 research projects with industry partners and developed some 125 prototypes for various clients. [12]
This list of Canadian universities by endowment groups the universities in Canada according to their endowments. As of the end of the 2023/2024 fiscal year, the total value of endowments at Canadian universities was over $23 billion.
CCAfrica is a non-profit organization dedicated to Africa's economic development. The organization has over 150 members representing every sector of the economy: education, engineering, infrastructure, natural resources, energy, finance, legal, consulting, communications, information technology, manufacture, agri-food, environment, sustainable development, and health.
NSERC has Research Partnerships Programs to help foster collaborations between university researchers, colleges and other sectors (including government and industry) to develop new knowledge and expertise, transfer it to Canadian-based organizations and meet the objectives of the Government of Canada’s Science & Technology Strategy on innovation.
As of 2024, CICan has 134 members across Canada, comprising 676 locations in total—134 main campuses and 542 satellite campuses. [1]As the national voice of Canada's public colleges and institutes, CICan's membership is exclusive to Canadian publicly funded post-secondary institutions classified as colleges, institutes, CEGEPs, polytechnics, university colleges, or universities with a ...
During this period, Canada grew to become the 3rd largest foreign donor in Africa, with numerous humanitarian development projects spanning many countries. The majority of these projects were administered by the Canadian International Development Agency , with funding provided by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade .
A key project, FLOE (Flexible Learning for Open Education), is currently one of the IDRC's biggest initiatives. It has received substantial funding from the Hewlett Foundation and the European Commission. FLOE takes advantage of the fact that the centre has a set of curricula that is openly licensed and can be repurposed and re-used to make ...