The Alberta government is committing $100 million over five years to attract more AI companies to invest in the province.
Topic: Government Funding
Halifax-based marine research network launches federally supported crowdfunding model for science
Canada’s first-ever scientific project co-funded by crowdfunding and a federally supported research granting group aims to help a First Nations community in British Columbia harvest shellfish again and safeguard a natural ecosystem.
Alberta invests $70M in 11 industrial projects to reduce emissions
The funding from the province’s Climate Leadership Plan is being provided through Emissions Reduction Alberta’s Industrial Efficiency Challenge.
University of Calgary innovation hub receives $8.5M from city’s investment fund
A new Life Sciences Innovation Hub at the University of Calgary has received $8.5 million to support specialized programming for entrepreneurs and companies.
Ottawa invests $6M in Mississauga-based cleantech firm Imtex Membranes
Mississauga-based Imtex Membranes receives $6 million from Ottawa to scale up and demonstrate its gas-separating technology for petrochemical operations.
CANARIE awards $3.2M to nine research teams
Nine research teams across Canada receive CANARIE funding to develop research data management tools.
Drones help drive diversification of Alberta’s economy
Calgary and Alberta are leading the country in developing and deploying drones, as a strategy to diversify the province’s economy, but the industry says more federal support is needed.
Ottawa invests $2.5 million in AI supercomputing hub at University of Alberta
The University of Alberta will create an AI supercomputing hub, with a $2.5-million investment from Western Economic Diversification.
Innovation advocates argue for makeover to Canada’s R&D tax credit program
As Department of Finance Canada conducts an internal review of the SR&ED program, innovation advocates and business consultants say Canada’s largest funding program for incenting R&D by the private sector is “broken” and needs a major overhaul.
NSERC’s Discovery Grants Program gives a boost to early-career researchers
Earlier this month, NSERC announced more than $558 million in awards for nearly 4,300 researchers and students, the largest investment in research from the agency this year and a $44 million increase over 2017. R$ spoke to Pierre Charest, Vice-President, Research Grants and Scholarships Directorate, about how the new funding was spent and what to expect in the years ahead.
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