Changes to government policy could enable small and medium-sized businesses to offer meaningful workplace inclusion programs for people often excluded from the labour force such as youth with autism, to help address Canada’s labour shortages, Ling Huang, co-founder and CEO of Edmonton-based Technology North, says in an op-ed.
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Innovation expenditures dominate federal Budget with observers hoping discovery science will be addressed in future years
The Liberals latest federal Budget takes aim at Canada’s perennial innovation problem with billions in new funding, including a new $15-billion Canada Growth Fund.
The Short Report – April 6, 2022: Ontario Greens issue supply chain strategy for EVs, federal funding for climate and pandemic research, a review of Canada’s Remote Sensing Space Systems Act, and more
Green Party of Ontario releases EV strategy two months ahead of provincial election, research gets a boost through the New Frontiers in Research Fund, a review of Canada’s Remote Sensing Space Systems Act is completed, and more.
The Short Report – Feb. 23, 2022: Funding for farmers to mitigate climate change, USask’s cystic fibrosis study, a boost for postpandemic recovery research, and more.
Ottawa launches special call for postpandemic research using UN model; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada supports farmers to mitigate climate change impacts; a five-year cystic fibrosis study at USask uses a One Health research approach, and more.
Mid-career skills training will be key to addressing Canada’s labour challenges
Businesses and polytechnics need to collaborate in providing more learning-integrated work opportunities for the mid-career workforce, to help address Canada’s critical skills and labour challenges, Sarah Watts-Rynard, CEO of Polytechnics Canada, says in an op-ed.
The Short Report – Jan. 26, 2022: Public health research capacity expanded, massive free science database launched, funding for spinal cord injury research, and more
Public health research capacity expanded, massive free science database launched, funding for spinal cord injury research, and more.
More interdisciplinary training in science, engineering and business could boost innovation
Providing more interdisciplinary academic programs and training in science, engineering and business to students in post-secondary institutions could break disciplinary silos and boost Canada’s lagging innovation, says Dr. Alexandre Navarre, PhD, associate researcher at École de technologie supérieure in Montreal and past director of technology transfer units at McGill University and Western University.
Canada lacks the data to make sound policy decisions on digital economy: Conference Board of Canada report
Canada lacks the data on cross-border trade in digital products and services needed to make sound government policy and business investment for the nation’s digital economy, according to a new Conference Board of Canada (CBoC) report by by Swapna Nair, senior economist who leads the Global Commerce Centre at the CBoC.
The Short Report – Sept. 15, 2021: COVID-19’s financial impact on universities, boosting biotherapeutics manufacturing, and more
A new biomanufacturing partnership will boost Canada’s manufacturing capacity, projecting pandemic-induced revenue loss for Canada’s universities, IPIC makes pre-budget recommendations, and more.
The Short Report – Sept. 1, 2021: Liberals release their campaign platform, feedback sought on new CFI fund, industrial R&D on par with 2019, and more
FEDERAL ELECTION The Liberal Party of Canada released its full platform on Wednesday, including a number of promises on research and innovation. The party’s proposals include a permanent Council of Economic Advisors, reforms to the Scientific Research and Experimental Development Program to “reduce red tape,” an additional 1,000 Canada Research Chairs, a $75-million fund to help colleges and…
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