Federal budget and research funding
Latest news: Action on Canada’s Fundamental Science Review
The release of the Science Review advisory panel’s recommendations to the Government of Canada in April 2017 (often referred to as the “Naylor report”) has created the most important opportunity in recent memory to reshape Canada’s research landscape. The Federation, together with partners across the higher education sector, is encouraging the federal government to act on the panel’s recommendations. See this list of useful resources.
Federal budget consultation submissions and budget analysis
Pre-budget submission 2018:
- Budget 2018 Consultations: Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance
- Seizing the opportunity of the Science Review: Key messages for the HSS community
Response to Federal Budget 2017:
- Media release: Budget 2017 focuses on skills, talent and innovation
- Briefing note for members of the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences
- Federation blog post
Pre-budget submission 2017:
- Budget 2017 Consultations: Submissions to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance
- Federation blog post
Response to Federal Budget 2016:
- Media release: Federation applauds largest annual increase in discovery research in 10 years
- Briefing note for members of the Federatin for the Humanities and Social Sciences
- Federation blog post
Canada's Fundamental Science Review
In June 2016, Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan launched an independent review of federal funding for fundamental science. In April 2017 the review’s advisory panel published their recommendations, after a nation-wide consultation process. The Federation helped to inform the panel’s recommendations and is encouraging the Government of Canada to act on its findings.
Federation welcomes the Science Review panel’s report
- Seizing the opportunity of the Science Review: Key messages for the HSS community (Aug 15, 2017)
- Briefing note for members – Investing in Canada: The report of the Advisory Panel on Federal Support for Fundamental Science (Apr 20, 2017)
- Federation media release: Fundamental Science Panel sets bold vision for Canadian research system (Apr 10, 2017)
Federation submission to the 2016 Science Review consultation
- Federation submission: Grasping the complexity of things: Building a federal research system to serve all Canadians (Sep 30, 2016)
Science Review media coverage and commentary
- Column by Michèle Lamont in Policy Options: Canada can fill the research gap
- Collection of articles compiled by Universities Canada
- Collection of articles compiled by the Canadian Science Policy Centre
Partner resources
- Universities Canada advocacy resources and key messages: A call to action
- Canadian Association of University Teachers advocacy: "Get Science Right”
- Evidence for Democracy letter-writing campaign: Rebuilding research for all Canadians
- Science and Policy Exchange campaign: #Students4theReport
- Twitter campaign: #supportthereport
- Official Science Review website: sciencereview.ca