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CIFAR creates unexpected opportunities for intellectual exchange.

Ann Swidler
Fellow, Successful Societies

CIFAR Mission and Vision

Our vision:

To create knowledge that enriches human life, improves understanding of the world, and advances the research community in Canada.

Our mission:

To lead the world in framing and answering complex questions at the frontiers of understanding. We value knowledge for its own sake. Our research agenda is independent and unbounded by geography or academic discipline.

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