Canada invests $1.3B in research, innovation

The Government of Canada has announced an investment of over $1.3B in funding to 9,700 researchers and numerous research projects across the country. The funding includes investments into a variety of programs, including $589M through the NSERC Discovery Research Program, $127M through the SSHRC 2024 Insight Grants, and $29.8M through the College and Community Innovation program. Administered by NSERC in partnership with CIHR and SSHRC, the funding includes $23.5M over five years for 17 Technology Access Centre grants to help colleges expand applied research and innovation services for local partners, as well as $6.3M to support equipment purchases and student training. “Today’s funding will advance genomics-driven agricultural innovation, accelerate health sector innovation and accessibility, and strengthen critical minerals research for sustainable mining, among many other areas,” said NSERC President Alejandro Adem.