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The Insight program [20] is to build knowledge and understanding about people, societies and the world by supporting research excellence in all subject areas eligible for funding from SSHRC. Research and training in the social sciences and humanities provide the foundation for a vibrant, healthy and prosperous society.
CIHR was created by an Act of Parliament on June 7, 2000, [6] bringing together existing government activities. CIHR's annual budget is approximately $1.2 billion. [7] [8]In 2021, Carrie Bourassa, the scientific director of CIHR's Indigenous health arm, was placed on immediate leave after the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) found no evidence to support her repeated claims of Indigenous ...
In 2006, total spending on scientific and industrial research in Canada amounted to C$28.067 billion or about 2 percent of GDP. In 2006, Canadian universities spent C$10.890 billion on research and development, representing about 40 percent of all R&D spending in Canada and about .66 percent of Canada's GDP.
Its member institutions undertake 80 per cent of all competitive university research in Canada, and represent a research enterprise valued at more than $5 billion annually. [1] Together, they contribute upwards of C$36 billion to the Canadian economy every year, and produce more than 70 per cent of all doctorates awarded in Canada. [1]
The National Research Council was established in 1916, [6] under the pressure of World War I, to advise the government on matters of science and industrial research.In 1932, laboratories were built on Sussex Drive in Ottawa and the Medical Research Committee was formed with Dr. Frederick Banting as the inaugural Chair.
Expenditures by federal and provincial organizations on scientific research and development accounted for about 10% of all such spending in Canada in 2006. These organizations are active in natural and social science research, engineering research, industrial research and medical research.
The CCGHR, a registered Canadian charity, governed by a volunteer Board of Directors, began in 2001 as an informal network and evolved through support from the Canadian International Development Agency, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and other foundations. [1] [2] [3]
In 2008 the RWTH Aachen University started the first international UROP program for students from the United States and Canada in Germany. The University of Sussex runs a similar scheme, across all of its departments, where undergraduates are funded for 6 weeks as Junior Research Associates. The California State University, Long Beach program ...