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Science Minister Goodyear Says National Research Council will be Transformed to Respond to Private Sector Demand

Science Minister Gary Goodyear commented on the progress of the federal government thus far on R&D spending.  Canada continues to lag behind other industrialized nationals in terms of innovation, and the Jenkins Report released earlier this year provided recommendations on … Continue reading

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Changes to R&D- Two Step Forwards and One Back

John Lester of the School of Public Policy recently released a report which analyzed the changes to Canada’s innovation polices as per the 2012 federal budget. The budget makes some sensible changes to the SR&ED program, but Lester argues that … Continue reading

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SR&ED Versus NRC-IRAP

The 2011 Jenkins Report suggested that federal funding be rebalanced to support more direct forms of funding (like the National Research Council’s Industrial Research Assistance Program, or NRC-IRAP), rather than indirect forms of funding (like the Scientific Research and Experimental … Continue reading

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