Canadian Light Source

The Canadian Light Source (CLS) (French: Centre canadien de rayonnement synchrotron - CCRS) is Canada's national synchrotron light source facility, located at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The CLS has a third-generation 2.9 GeV storage ring, and the building covers an area about the size of a football field. In 2004, the Canadian scientific community launched a campaign to establish a synchrotron radiation facility in Canada, which opened in 2004. Since its opening, it has expanded its beamlines and facilities in two phases, with official visitors including Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.