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The Canadian Foundation for Innovation and Research (CFIR) is a federal not-for-profit that funds full scholarships for entrepreneurial education, seed grants, and open-access research through its designated institution.

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The Canadian Foundation for Innovation and Research (CFIR), incorporated in February 2025 under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act, turns corporate sponsorship into entrepreneurial education. The Foundation funds full scholarships for the three programmes at its designated institution, the York Entrepreneurship Development Institute (YEDI) in Toronto, seed grants decided at YEDI’s Venture Fair, and applied research published open-access. CFIR holds the funding and the accountability; YEDI admits the people and educates them through the three programmes.