Press Releases | CANARIE

Government of Canada invests $137M in CANARIE to renew its mandate for 2020-2024

“Canada produces some of the world’s best science and research” [Ottawa, ON] CANARIE, a vital component of Canada’s digital research infrastructure (DRI) ecosystem supporting research, education and innovation, today announced a Government of Canada investment of $137M to support its activities from 2020 – 2024. Announced in the penultimate year of CANARIE’s current mandate (2015-2020), […]

Date: August 7, 2019

CANARIE Issues Call to Strengthen Cybersecurity in Canada’s Research and Education Community

Up to 160 participating organizations will benefit from strengthened cybersecurity skills [Ottawa, ON] CANARIE, a vital component of Canada’s digital research infrastructure (DRI) ecosystem supporting research, education and innovation, today announced a Call for Participation that will invest in Canadian universities, colleges, and research institutions that participate in the Joint Security Project (JSP). Initially piloted […]

Date: July 30, 2019

CANARIE Launches Open Call for Applications for its Board of Directors

CANARIE is seeking two candidates for its Board of Directors [Ottawa, ON] CANARIE, a vital component of Canada’s digital infrastructure supporting research, education and innovation, today launched an open call for applications for volunteer positions on CANARIE’s Board of Directors. Serving on the CANARIE Board is an opportunity to direct the evolution of a component […]

Date: June 10, 2019

Partners in National Research and Education Network (NREN) complete first collaborative procurement initiative to strengthen cybersecurity for Canada’s NREN

Collaboration is the key to managing and responding to cybersecurity threats [Ottawa, ON] CANARIE today announced the successful conclusion of the first procurement for a national Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) infrastructure. The SIEM initiative involves a collaboration of 13 provincial, territorial and federal partners of Canada’s National Research and Education Network (NREN). The […]

Date: February 26, 2019

CANARIE Awards up to $3.2M in Funding to 9 Research Teams to Develop Research Data Management Software Tools

Funded software tools aim to strengthen Canada’s capacity to manage research data [Ottawa, ON] CANARIE, a vital component of Canada’s digital infrastructure supporting research, education and innovation, today announced nine successful recipients of its Research Data Management (RDM) funding call, announced in May 2018. This new funding will enable research teams to develop software components […]

Date: November 27, 2018

CANARIE Awards $4.4M to 20 Research Teams to Develop Advanced Software to Improve Vaccines, Monitor Climate Change, and More

Canada’s research community collaborates to increase the re-use of software tools to accelerate discovery [Ottawa, ON] CANARIE, a vital component of Canada’s digital infrastructure supporting research, education and innovation, today announced 20 successful recipients of its Research Software funding call, announced in late 2017. This funding will enable research teams in applied sciences and the […]

Date: October 15, 2018

CANARIE Announces Board Changes

Two new Board members were elected at the CANARIE Annual General Meeting [Ottawa, ON] CANARIE, a vital component of Canada’s digital research infrastructure supporting research, education and innovation, today announced changes to its 2018-19 Board of Directors. Ralph Chapman and Lucie Laplante are departing the CANARIE Board. Ms. Laplante also served as Secretary – Treasurer, […]

Date: October 11, 2018

CANARIE National Summit to Investigate the Implications of an Automation Nation

Speakers to discuss artificial intelligence and its impact on research, business, and government [Ottawa, ON] CANARIE, a vital component of Canada’s digital infrastructure supporting research, education and innovation, today announced the final program for its National Summit, being held in Ottawa on October 2 and 3, 2018. The Summit will highlight the transformative effects of […]

Date: September 27, 2018

CANARIE Releases Results of Community Consultation on Research Data Management

The community consultation identified gaps and opportunities for software development in eight areas [Ottawa, ON] CANARIE, a vital component of Canada’s digital infrastructure supporting research, education and innovation, today released the results of a community consultation on gaps and opportunities in Canada’s research data management ecosystem. The results of the community consultation, conducted earlier this […]

Date: July 17, 2018

Investments in Canada’s National Research and Education Network (NREN) extend and strengthen essential infrastructure for research

Greater capacity to support wide-ranging, data-rich collaborative research [Ottawa, ON] CANARIE, a vital component of Canada’s digital infrastructure supporting research, education and innovation, today announced the completion of a range of projects that extend the reach, and increase the capacity and reliability, of Canada’s National Research and Education Network (NREN). These projects, funded jointly by […]

Date: June 13, 2018