the objective of the ontario centre for workforce innovation (ocwi) research and innovation fund is to support research, evaluation and innovation projects to improve opportunities for people to obtain, retain, or advance in terms of employment, become more productive participants in the labour force and improve well-being.

the ocwi will fund research, evaluation and innovation projects that align with these priorities and that will produce or improve knowledge, practice, and impact in the training and employment sector.

this is the first in a series of call for proposals to be issued by the ocwi over the next year. this particular phase focuses on research on a particular issue or evaluation of a program/service delivery approach in ontario which has the potential for impact. in accordance with ocwi criteria and guidelines, research may include synthesis projects, inquiry projects, evaluation and impact projects.

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organizations that want to help seniors make a difference in the lives of others and in their communities are eligible to receive federal grants and contributions funding. projects must be led or inspired by seniors and address one or more of the following five program objectives:

• promoting volunteerism among seniors and other generations;
• engaging seniors in the community through the mentoring of others;
• expanding awareness of elder abuse, including financial abuse;
• supporting the social participation and inclusion of seniors; and
• providing capital assistance for new and existing community projects and/or programs for seniors.

eligibility

scope

research award recipients undertake a one-year paid program of research focused on at least one developing country. they also receive hands-on experience in research management from an international perspective. 

the energy innovation program (eip) expects to receive funding of up to $50 million over 2 years to support development of cleaner oil and gas technologies, in order to help develop canada’s hydrocarbon resources in more sustainable ways.  accelerating clean technology development is a key component of the government of canada’s approach to promoting sustainable economic growth and to supporting canada’s transition towards a low-carbon economy. 

objective:

the objective of this call for proposals is to demonstrate and test pre-commercial technologies which will result in reduced greenhouse gases (ghg) emissions from the oil and gas sector.  examples of technologies could include, but are not limited to the following:

• next generation oil sands extraction (e.g., low-temperature solvent-based extraction) that could reduce ghg emissions from in-situ or mining operations, while at the same time reducing water use and significantly lowering production costs;
• advanced emissions detection, monitoring and mitigation systems (e.g. sensors, vented gas capture) that could result in reduced methane and other emissions leakages from upstream oil and natural gas production (including tight oil and shale gas) and processing; 
• alternative low-carbon heat or power technologies (e.g., molten carbonate fuel cells, cogeneration, biomass to energy) that would reduce the ghg intensity of in-situ steam generation, or provide energy to the electricity grid;
• alternative and/or energy efficient steam generation (e.g., direct contact steam generation systems, boiler blowdown reduction technologies, rifle tubes) that have the potential to reduce ghg emissions and water use in unconventional oil and gas operations;
• heat and/or water recovery from flue gas (e.g., from steam-assisted gravity drainage schemes) piloting in oil sands operations;
• energy efficient technologies (e.g. low-grade heat recovery) applicable to upstream oil and gas operations;
• cleaner technologies for liquified natural gas production; and
• advanced technology solutions and/or infrastructure for carbon dioxide conversion into valuable, useful materials.

although this call for proposals targets technology demonstrations, front-end engineering design (feed) studies leading to demonstration projects could also be considered for funding.

the heart and stroke foundation (hsf) is pleased to announce the launch of the emerging research leaders initiative (erli). this multi-partnered initiative led by hsf includes organizational partners from non-profit, government, industry, and emerging / existing networks. partners include the new brunswick health research foundation, pfizer canada inc., fonds de recherche du québec – santé (frqs), the canadian stroke prevention intervention network (c-spin) the canadian venous thromboembolism clinical trials and outcomes research network (canvector), the cardiac arrhythmia network of canada (canet), the canadian cardiovascular society (ccs), and the canadian institutes of health research (cihr).

the emerging research leaders initiative (erli) is an establishment grant program for researchers at the transition stage from post-doctoral fellow to early professional career stage in the areas of cardiovascular and/or cerebrovascular research.

this initiative aims to support successful early career launch of new investigators. through this initiative, partners will provide establishment grant funds that will create a set of conditions conducive to the successful career launch of emerging research leaders in the cardiovascular and/or cerebrovascular health research domains.

establishment grants are intended to assist new investigators in establishing independent health research programs and achieving the research productivity necessary to obtain major funding from national and other external granting agencies.