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Spending plan also calls for smaller research spending cut than feared
Canada has joined a growing list of countries looking to take advantage of the turmoil in the U.S. scientific community and lure high-level researchers to its universities. The government’s 2025 budget, released yesterday, includes CA$1.7 billion ($1.2 billion) for a suite of measures aimed at encouraging foreign scientists and graduate students to relocate.
The multiyear spending plan also calls for a 2% cut to the nation’s three major research funding councils. But that reduction is far smaller than the 15% cut researchers had feared was coming, and science advocacy groups generally welcomed the budget. It “demonstrates an encouraging commitment to nurturing the next generation of researchers, bolstering Canada’s talent pipeline, and driving economic productivity through innovation,” Evidence for Democracy, an advocacy group, said in a statement.
In his budget speech, finance minister François-Philippe Champagne touted the effort to recruit foreign talent. “Canada is the best place to live, and top talent from around the world want to come here because they see opportunities and possibilities to contribute to cutting-edge research,” he said. “We will make sure that the best and brightest continue to choose Canada to innovate, invent, and grow our industry.”
https://www.science.org/content/article/canada-s-new-budget-aims-lure-u-s-researchers-relocate
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Canada’s new budget aims to lure U.S. researchers to relocate