Corporate law firm aims to fill a gap in Canada’s growing space tech industry; Mitacs recognizes innovation, leadership and commercialization at Ottawa awards ceremony; Environment and Climate Change Canada earmarks $1.6 billion in Canada’s first national climate adaptation strategy; a new model for the National Model Codes development system, and more.
Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada
The Short Report – November 23, 2022: $1.2 billion for Oceans Protection Plan projects; Ontario’s AI sector growing; Attabotics raises US$71 million; feds failing on cybersecurity risks; and more
The Short Report – November 23, 2022: $1.2 billion for Oceans Protection Plan projects; Ontario’s AI sector growing; Attabotics raises US$71 million; feds failing on cybersecurity risks; and more
The Short Report – November 16, 2022: $43M for Canada’s first lunar rover; Alberta gets advanced diagnostics centre; Vancouver has highest tech job growth; Oceans Protection Plan reports; and more
The Short Report – November 16, 2022: $43M for Canada’s first lunar rover; Alberta gets advanced diagnostics centre; Vancouver has highest tech job growth; Oceans Protection Plan reports; and more
Investment and innovation on the menu for Canada’s plant-based food industry
Sales have slumped but investment and innovation continue in Canada’s plant-based food industry – backed by strong federal support — according to speakers at the first international Plant Forward conference.
The Short Report – October 26, 2022: NSERC prizes; Canada’s role in NASA’s climate science satellite mission; an EU-Canada quantum project, and more.
François-Philippe Champagne announces this year’s NSERC Prize winners; Canada’s contribution to the NASA-led climate science satellite mission; establishing an intercontinental network for quantum communication, and more.
Ottawa pays it forward to extend biosphere protection
Innovative conservation policy calls for much more than just keeping real estate away from developers, as Ottawa’s Enhanced Nature Legacy program illustrates.
The Short Report – September 28, 2022: UBC’s FORWARD research initiative, boosting biomanufacturing, Brassard’s Breakthrough Prize, and more.
UBC makes a $3-billion pledge to drive solutions and discoveries; upskilling Canada’s cell and gene therapy manufacturing capacity, Dr. Gilles Brassard wins prestigious US Breakthrough Award, and more.
The Short Report – September 14th, 2022: York U. leads global team on infectious diseases; new fellows elected to the RSC; fintech funding falls in 2022, and more.
A Global South Network headed by York University to tackle infectious diseases; the Royal Society of Canada elects new fellows and members, KPMG reports substantial drop in Canada’s fintech sector, and more.
Feds need to coordinate Arctic waste management to protect polar bears, researchers say
The federal government needs to take control of Arctic waste management to protect polar bears impacted by faster-melting sea ice due to climate change and feeding on garbage, say researchers.
GHGSat seeks methane from space to help Canada tackle global warming
Montreal-based GHGSat’s fleet of satellites is tracking industrial methane leaks on Earth to help Canada reduce greenhouse gas emissions and tackle global warming.