Alberta Advanced Education and Technology
The Ministry of Advanced Education and Technology consolidates all government technology, research and science activities into one organization.

Advanced Education and Technology is responsible for a wide variety of research areas including technology commercialization, agriculture, life sciences and energy. It is responsible for coordinating research grant funding for various programs and works closely with the research community in Alberta, including all Alberta universities.

One of the of the Ministry's core businesses is to promote science, research and development. By providing strategic leadership managing and funding strategic investments and coordinating government initiatives for science and research in Alberta. This core business is primarily administered by the Alberta Science and Research Authority (ASRA), which advises government and makes strategic investments in the areas of research and development and science and technology.

The Ministry is also responsible for the creation, use and sharing of information technology and information management strategies for the government as an organization. Furthermore, the Ministry works to make Alberta a magnet for national and international investment in innovative science, research and technology. This is to ensure Alberta's innovative nature and scientific community stay strong.

Advanced Education and Technology staff work closely with advisory boards whose representatives come from the private sector and academia. This structure allows for increased integration and efficiency of government research and development expenditures, technology commercialization and development of knowledge industries.

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Alberta Research Council
Alberta Research Council Inc. (ARC) develops and commercializes technologies to give clients a competitive advantage. A Canadian leader in innovation, ARC provides solutions globally to the energy, life sciences, agriculture, environment, forestry and manufacturing sectors.

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Informatics Circle of Research Excellence
The Informatics Circle Of Research Excellence (iCORE) is part of the Government of Alberta's strategy to transform brain drain into brain gain by attracting world-class information and communications technology (ICT) researchers to the province. In this way, it is able to enhance the work of teams already here and will place Alberta in the major leagues of ICT. iCORE invests in people who are driven by solving fundamental and applied problems in information technology. In doing so, it creates a critical mass of research leaders focused on improving our future.

The mandate of iCORE is to attract and grow a critical mass of outstanding researchers in computer science, electrical and computer engineering, and other ICT-related disciplines to our province. ICORE invests in people - the highest caliber research scientists and leaders who work on fundamental and applied programs in information technology. It aims to fund several iCORE Chairs at Alberta universities, around which world-class research teams will be developed.

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Alberta Agricultural Research Institute
The Alberta Agricultural Research Institute (AARI) is the primary agency for funding, facilitating and coordinating strategic agricultural research for the province. AARI's mission is to enhance the economic contributions of a sustainable agriculture and food industry to Albertans through advanced research and improved technology. As part of this goal, AARI coordinates and supports agriculture and food research conducted by government, university and/or private sector organizations.

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Alberta Energy Research Institute
The Alberta Energy Research Institute (AERI) provides strategic direction to position Alberta for the future in energy development, and invests in research and technology to enhance the sustainable development of the province's abundant energy resources. AERI works with industry and other government ministries to promote innovations and advances that allow the energy sector to play a dominant role in the new economy through the development of value-added products and processes from hydrocarbons (conventional oil, oil sands, natural gas, coal bed methane and coal) and renewable energy sources. AERI promotes consortia and builds networks that integrate the knowledge, skills and investment potential of industry players, federal and provincial governments, research providers and universities.

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Alberta Forestry Research Institute
The developing research institute under the ASRA banner, the Alberta Forestry Research Institute (AFRI) will encourage and support private and public investment in the economic, environmental, ecological and community sustainability of Alberta's forestry sector. As this industry evolves to meet the needs and challenges of the 21st century, AFRI will provide valuable direction and set research priorities that ensure the highest quality of life for all Albertans.

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Alberta Ingenuity Fund
The Alberta Ingenuity Fund is the tradename of the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Science and Engineering research, established by the Government of Alberta in 2000, with an Act of Legislature that provided an endowment of $500 million. The Alberta Heritage Foundation is an independent body at arms-length from the Government, but accountable to it, reporting through the Minister of Alberta Advanced Education and Technology. The Foundation is governed by Board of trustees and managed by an executive, headed by a president/CEO.

The function of the Foundation is to nurture the discovery of new knowledge and encourage its applications to benefit Albertans.

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Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research
Established by the Government of Alberta in 1980, the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research supports biomedical and health research at Alberta universities, affiliated institutions, and other medical and technology-related institutions.

AHFMR supports more than 200 senior researchers recruited from Alberta and around the world, and approximately 350 researchers-in-training. Since 1980, AHFMR has supported more than 8500 positions, providing unprecedented opportunities for research careers.

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