Author: Kyria Sztainbok

How are Canada’s political parties promising to support research and innovation?

Published on September 8, 2021

Research Money is tracking the parties’ pledges on research and innovation for the upcoming federal election. The Green Party was the latest party to release its platform, which includes promises to increase funding for the granting councils, create a $1-billion Green Venture Capital Fund and establish a new innovation agency.

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How a team of researchers developed technologies to help revitalize Indigenous languages

Published on September 1, 2021

Budget 2017 funded language revitalization technologies for over 25 Indigenous languages. Researchers have used the funding to develop unique tools for teaching Indigenous languages that diverge greatly from the structure of English and French — but they are now preparing to release the software as open-source if funding for the project ends in 2022.

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By the Numbers: Research projects across Canada receive a $635 million boost

Published on July 7, 2021

The Government of Canada has directed $635 million of funding to research projects through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the Canadian Research Chair (CRC) programs.

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Future Skills Centre to invest $25.9M in promising skills training projects

Published on June 9, 2021

The Future Skills Centre, an applied research centre that tests and evaluates innovative approaches to skills development, has announced a $25.9 million investment into 10 projects dedicated to providing skills development and employment opportunities to marginalized communities.

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