Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund

Backgrounder

The Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund (SIF) is a $2-billion initiative designed to modernize research and commercialization facilities at Canadian universities, colleges and polytechnics.

Through the program, the Government of Canada is partnering with the provinces and territories to fund projects that:

  • improve the scale or quality of facilities for research and innovation, including spaces for the commercialization of research;
  • improve the scale or quality of facilities for specialized training at colleges focused on industry needs; and/or
  • improve the environmental sustainability of research and innovation-related facilities at universities and colleges.

SIF supports up to 50 percent of a project’s eligible costs. The remaining funding comes from other partners, such as provincial and territorial governments, and the institutions themselves.

These historic investments will promote economic activity across Canada and help provide the skills and training needed to secure high-value, well-paying middle-class jobs. They will result in state-of-the-art facilities to not only train the next generation of highly skilled workers and entrepreneurs but also serve as hubs of discovery and collaboration. They will nurture the development of innovations that help Canadian companies compete and grow internationally.

SIF also supports the Government of Canada’s climate change objectives by investing in the design and upgrade of energy-efficient buildings.

Investments in the province of Quebec and in the Québec region

In total, universities and colleges throughout Quebec will receive nearly $1.1 billion from the Government of Canada, the provincial government, the institutions themselves and private donors. Federal funding will be allocated through the Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund, which will enhance and modernize research facilities on Canadian campuses and improve the environmental sustainability of these facilities.

The Government of Canada is investing $43.46 million in thirteen projects in the Québec region: two at Cégep Limoilou, two at Cégep de Sainte-Foy and nine at Université Laval.

For information about specific projects, please contact the appropriate institution.

Projects and funding
PROJECT SIF Funding Provincial Funding
Cégep Limoilou—Energy-efficiency project involving the installation of heat recovery equipment in the heating and cooling systems   $808,676 $2,660,324
Cégep Limoilou—Centre of expertise in building information modelling   $190,386 $697,714
Cégep de Sainte-Foy—Upgrade of facilities in J wing $959,150 $1,044,150
Cégep de Sainte-Foy—Upgrade of specialized training facilities in G wing $1,139,652 $1,515,193
Université Laval—Prismes, infrastructure for answering new innovation challenges among businesses $5,037,133 $5,732,867
Université Laval—Centre for collecting, processing and validating data $7,978,000 $12,163,000
Université Laval—Phase 3 of renovations to bring the Alexandre-Vachon pavilion up to standards  $13,367,000 $18,503,000
Université Laval—Renovation of the animal facility in the Services pavilion $422,081 $506,335
Université Laval—Geothermal project for heat storage in the Alexandre-Vachon pavilion $214,072 $371,928
Université Laval—Infrastructure for integrated and translational research in lifestyle-related chronic diseases $6,430,665 $4,369,335
Université Laval—CEPSY, centre of excellence in psychotherapies for mental health issues $2,225,044 $1,524,885
Université Laval—NEURODEV-PSY, integration of fundamental and clinical research in neurodevelopment and mental health $2,336,391 $1,603,962
Université Laval—Personalized parent-child neuromedecine $2,352,447 $1,621,538
TOTAL $43,460,697 $52,314,231

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2018-04-04