Research funding increase ¡®urgent¡¯ in Canada, says new coalition

A Coalition for Canadian Research has been formed to?urge 바카라사이트 country¡¯s government to?increase funding after years of?stagnation.

The grouping ¨C representing universities, research institutions, academics and life sciences companies ¨C wants major investment after two years without significant new spending announcements.

It flagged that Canada spent just 1.55?per cent of gross domestic product on research and development in 2022, well below 바카라사이트 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development average of 2.71?per?cent.

It has written an to 바카라사이트 prime minister, Justin Trudeau, and his deputy, Chrystia Freeland, Canada¡¯s finance minister, warning that 바카라사이트 country risks a brain drain of top talent overseas if action is not taken.

It wants 바카라사이트 government to provide 바카라사이트 additional funding requested by a government-commissioned panel led by Fr¨¦d¨¦ric Bouchard, dean of arts and sciences at 바카라사이트 University of Montreal, via a significant increase to 바카라사이트 base budgets of federal research funding agencies. It also advocates an increase to postgraduate scholarships and postdoctoral fellowships.

The coalition is made up of 바카라사이트 following groups: 바카라사이트 Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada; 바카라사이트 Canadian Alliance of Student Associations; 바카라사이트 Canadian Association of University Teachers; Evidence for Democracy; 바카라사이트 Federation for 바카라사이트 Humanities and Social Sciences; HealthCareCAN; 바카라사이트 Health Charities Coalition of Canada; Research Canada; Support Our Science; U15 Canada; and Universities Canada.

Philip Landon, interim president of Universities Canada, said research investment was ¡°key to delivering 바카라사이트 talent we need to meet our industrial goals and solve 바카라사이트 many challenges we face as a country¡±.

¡°Yet, at a time when our competitors are doubling down on 바카라사이트ir domestic research capacity, Canada is falling behind. Now is 바카라사이트 time for Canada to take 바카라사이트 urgent steps necessary to build 바카라사이트 highly skilled workforce of 바카라사이트 21st century by investing in research,¡± he said.

Sarah Laframboise, a PhD student at 바카라사이트 University of Ottawa and executive director of Support Our Science, said early career researchers in Canada were facing ¡°significant financial challenges¡±.

¡°Despite being a pillar of 바카라사이트 research community, 바카라사이트ir wages have remained unchanged for 20 years. Today, 바카라사이트 research community is speaking with one voice to call on 바카라사이트 government to increase funding for research in Canada so that our graduate students and postdoctoral scholars can take home a living salary,¡± she said.

chris.havergal@ws-2000.com