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
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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
Canada lacks critical data needed to mitigate extreme weather events, says Council of Canadian Academies report
Canada lacks critical data and the coordinated system needed to prepare for and mitigate extreme weather disasters, including reducing or avoiding costly damages, according to a Council of Canadian Academies report prepared for Public Safety Canada.
The Short Report – Aug. 18, 2021: Conservatives release innovation plan, pre-election funding awards, a new phase of an aging study, and more
The Conservative Party of Canada releases its innovation plan, more than 330 university research projects receive $77 million through the Canada Foundation for Innovation, the federal government pours $61.5 million into the next phase of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, and more.
New federal Arctic policy framework faces huge challenges in implementation
The federal government’s new Arctic policy framework faces huge challenges, amid growing calls for “nation-building” action in the North.
Infrastructure Canada distributes $4.5 million for green innovation in 109 municipalities
François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and Vicki-May Hamm, President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), have announced $4.5 million to implement green solutions in 109 communities across Canada. Projects include things like piloting a biomass boiler in Moncton, New Brunswick, and developing climate change adaptation plans in Beloeil, Quebec. The investment will…