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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 ...
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC; French: Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada, CRSH), often colloquially pronounced 'shirk' (/ ʃ ɜːr k /), is a Canadian federal research-funding agency that promotes and supports post-secondary research and training in the humanities and social sciences. [2]
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 CFI was created by the Government of Canada through the Budget Implementation Act 1997, Bill C-93, [2] to "help build and sustain a research landscape in Canada that will attract and retain the world's top talent, train the next generation of researchers, support private-sector innovation and create high-quality jobs that strengthen Canada's position in today's knowledge economy".
Expenditures by Canadian universities on scientific research and development accounted for about 40% of all spending on scientific research and development in Canada in 2006. Research in the natural and social sciences in Canada, with a few important exceptions, is almost exclusively funded by the Canadian taxpayer and is distributed to ...
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]
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.
The National Science Library (NSL), formerly known as the Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information or CISTI, began in 1917 as the library of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC). NRC is the Government of Canada's premier research and technology organization (RTO), working with clients and partners to provide innovation ...