OTTAWA,
ON, June 17, 2024 /CNW/ - Today, the
Honourable François-Philippe
Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and
the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, made the following
statement:
"In Budget 2024, the Government of Canada announced a number of actions to
modernize the federal research support system, with the aim of
bringing strategic vision and coordination to the system while
preserving those features that have led to Canada's strong record of research excellence.
By investing in science and research, the government is supporting
and empowering tomorrow's problem-solvers and making sure every
generation gets a fair chance to reach its full potential.
"Along with critical investments supporting research and
research talent, a commitment was made to create a new capstone
research funding organization to provide better coordination across
the federally funded research ecosystem.
"This new organization and structure will strengthen and
modernize federal support for Canada's world-class scientists and
researchers working on the most pressing challenges of today,
enabling groundbreaking discoveries in areas such as climate
change, health emergencies, artificial intelligence, and mental
health and well-being.
"The federal granting councils—the Natural Sciences and
Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Social Sciences and
Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), and the Canadian Institutes of
Health Research (CIHR)—will continue to exist within the new
organization, including CIHR's linkage with the Health Portfolio,
and will continue to do what they do best: supporting excellence in
disciplinary investigator-driven research.
"This plan to modernize Canada's federal research system builds on
extensive engagement carried out by the Advisory Panel on the
Federal Research Support System and is informed by the panel's
observation that more coordination is needed to maximize the impact
of federal research support. This is especially important to
advance internationally collaborative, multidisciplinary and
mission-driven research.
"As the next step in this modernization process, the Government
of Canada has asked the federal
granting councils to jointly undertake engagement with the research
community by July 2024. This further
engagement will help inform the Government of Canada's ongoing work to create the new
organization and structure. Further details on these efforts will
be provided in the 2024 Fall Economic Statement, as indicated in
Budget 2024."
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Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), and the Canadian Institutes of
Health Research (CIHR)
Quick facts
- Since 2016, the government has provided more than $16 billion to support science and research.
- In addition, Budget 2024 is providing $825 million over five years, and $199.8 million per year ongoing, to increase
support for master's and doctoral students and post-doctoral
fellows, as well as $1.8 billion over
five years, and $748.3 million per
year ongoing, to the federal granting councils to increase core
research grant funding and support Canadian researchers.
- Budget 2024 also includes investments in modern, high-quality
research facilities and infrastructure to help solve real-world
problems, create economic opportunities, and attract and train the
next generation of scientific talent.
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