In its first decade (1997–2007), the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has allocated
over $3.65 billion dollars to research, primarily to infrastructure projects, ‘‘which consists
of the state-of-the-art equipment, buildings, laboratories, and databases required to conduct
research’’ (CFI n.d.a). Funded projects are expected to be of high quality and need, contribute
to ‘‘strengthening the capacity for innovation,’’ and provide benefits to Canada. In
this way, the CFI is directly linked to the national Innovation Strategy, as the research it
funds is ‘‘creating the necessary conditions for sustainable, long-term economic growth,
including the creation of spin-off ventures and the commercialization of discoveries, and
supporting improvements to society, quality of life, health, the environment, and public
policy’