Artificial intelligence and international scientists are some of the big winners in the country’s spending plan this year. The contents of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first federal budget, released on 4 November, came as a relief to many researchers in Canada – because a large cut to the country’s three main research-funding councils failed to […]
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Canada’s new budget aims to lure U.S. researchers to relocate
Spending plan also calls for smaller research spending cut than feared. Canada has joined a growing list of countries looking to take advantage of the turmoil in the U.S. scientific community and lure high-level researchers to its universities. The government’s 2025 budget, released yesterday, includes CA$1.7 billion ($1.2 billion) for a suite of measures aimed […]
Canada plans a 15% budget cut. Scientists are alarmed
Cuts could erase promised boost, researchers fear. Researchers in Canada are pushing back against a 15% budget cut that Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to impose on most government departments. They argue that reducing spending on scientific research would go against Carney’s own emphasis on investing in the country’s future. Read more in Science.
Canada’s new science budget gets lukewarm reception from researchers
The relatively modest research investments outlined in Canada’s new federal budget could make it difficult for the nation to recruit and retain scientific talent, Canadian science advocates fear. Read more in Science.
Canadian science wins billions in new budget
Researchers pleased with unfettered funding for granting councils. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s administration released its 2018 budget on 27 February and scientists couldn’t be happier. It includes almost Can$4 billion (US$3.1 billion) in new funding for science over the next five years, a significant portion of which will go to the country’s three granting […]