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
Organization: Polar Knowledge Canada
Researchers finally get busy in the Arctic
The latest federal budget puts Canada’s arctic research station on a solid footing for the next few years, as a number of major initiatives are being prepared.
The Short Report – May 18, 2022: Genome Canada’s climate-smart agriculture & food systems initiative, funding for critical minerals value chain development, CINUK’s Arctic climate research projects, and more
A genomics initiative supports climate change adaptation in Canada’s agriculture and food systems; Ottawa invests in critical mineral value chains; new projects selected for CINUK’s Arctic climate research program, and more.
The Short Report – June 16, 2021: Major science bill passes US Senate, Canada’s tri-agencies launch research data management policy, and more
A massive science bill in the US could double the National Science Foundation’s budget over the next five years; Canada’s federal funding agencies prioritize research data management with a new policy, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada launches a new $165.7-million clean tech program, and more.
The Short Report – May 12, 2021: Canada invests $80 million in cyber security, a Canadian-German clean tech collaboration, the third Arctic ministerial, and more
Ottawa invests $80 million to position Canada as a cyber security leader, German and Canadian institutes partner on material acceleration centre, the third Arctic Science Ministerial promotes Arctic science collaboration and Indigenous research priorities, and more.
The Short Report – Nov. 18th, 2020: New stem cell bioproduction facility; new fund for female businesses, and more…
Vivek Goel will be UWaterloo’s seventh president and vice-chancellor; aerial drone technology gets a major boost in funding.
The Short Report – Nov. 11th, 2020: IRAP receives $155M for COVID-impacted firms; U of Calgary’s biosafety lab to reopen; and more…
A new pilot program matches researchers with priorities of the City of Toronto as part of the COVID-19 response effort and Polar Knowledge Canada has a new president.
Canada creates single Arctic research hub
The federal government has merged the mandates and functions of the Canadian Polar Commission and the Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS) into a new organization. Polar Knowledge Canada will be headquartered at CHARS when it opens in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, in 2017. The June 1 announcement coincided with the coming into force of The…