The Short Report – November 2, 2022: National Women’s Health Research Initiative launched; Ted Rogers Centre for Health Research receives $90 million; VC funding declines across Canadian ecosystems; Gairdner Award winners feted; and more
Organization: Council of Canadian Innovators
Searching for superior SR&ED
The SR&ED on-line application form does not remember you from last year. For the Council of Canadian Innovators, that is among the least of the improvements this program needs.
New advanced research agency high on federal innovation minister’s lengthy to do list
Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne is facing a very busy year, with a mandate letter from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that includes more than 30 assigned tasks. They include establishing a new advanced research projects agency, launching a Canadian critical minerals strategy and a national quantum strategy and creating a global centre of excellence for eliminating methane gas emissions.
The Short Report – Nov. 3, 2021: NREN bolsters internet security with MANRS, a new green tech hub, an open science partnership, and more
Five Ontario post-secondary institutions establish a hub to advance climate action solutions, a global initiative bolsters internet routing, the Tanenbaum Open Science Institute (TOSI) at The Neuro announces a new partnership, and more.
Senate group calls for new era of ‘cooperative federalism’ to guide post-pandemic recovery
Establishing a multi-stakeholder Prosperity Council and setting ambitious performance targets are key to overcoming Canada’s decades long productivity and competitiveness problems, says new report.
Six-week program launches to educate corporate directors on digital economy
A new program launched by the Council of Canadian Innovators will train corporate directors on governance issues faced by fast-growing technology companies.
Court ruling on aerospace R&D tax credit case affects entire tech sector
A Tax Court of Canada ruling that reduced a Montreal aerospace company’s federal Scientific Research and Experimental Development tax credits impacts the entire tech sector and further complicates a government incentive program already rife with problems and in need of reform, say innovation advocates.
The Short Report – Aug. 25, 2021: $100M to study safer railways, planning Canada’s first Mental Health Innovation Incubator, SSHRC Anti-Black Racism committee, and more…
FEDERAL ELECTION More than 200 Canadian tech and business executives are asking more of their peers to sign an open letter calling on federal political leaders to outline how Canada can achieve “prosperous, secure, equitable and sustainable” growth in a post-pandemic economy. Released Aug. 24, the letter stresses the need for Canada to adopt Canadian-made…
Conservative Party’s plan to create DARPA-like research agency gets support of business groups
Some prominent business groups are welcoming a Conservative innovation policy calling for a new Canadian advanced research agency modelled after the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Program Agency (DARPA).
The Short Report – August 11, 2021: A feasibility study to export blue hydrogen from Alberta to Asia, tech to reduce pesticide use, and more
Petronas Energy and Itochu Corporation consider exporting blue hydrogen from Alberta, a UWaterloo engineering team gets backing to secure Canada’s critical energy infrastructure, FedNor grows up, and more.
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