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Ottawa launches strategy to facilitate increased pension fund investment in Canadian companies and overhauls SR&ED tax credit program, better data needed to measure effectiveness of equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives in post-secondary research system, major changes required to federal research funding system to make it more equitable for smaller institutions, universities’ research income and colleges’ sponsored research increase, and more.

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Building new data centres in Canada is a huge economic opportunity but power and emissions concerns need to be addressed, Alberta government launches new AI data centres strategy, costs and impacts of federal Industrial and Technological Benefits Policy on defence procurements unknown, federal COVID-19 loans to businesses poorly managed and lacking oversight, federal government launches new foreign policy for Canada’s Arctic, and more.

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Canada needs to invest in a strong defence industrial base, Canada’s military is not equipped to defend the Arctic, supporters of Innovative Solutions Canada call on Ottawa to rescind funding cuts, Canada lags in innovation despite spending $8.7 billion on innovation-support programs, Alberta aims to stop Ottawa’s oil and gas emissions cap and oppose the federal environmental impact assessment law, and more.

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Ontario government invests $92 million in research projects, Canada needs a national strategy for innovation, incorporating Indigenous knowledge in research and policy development, post-secondary schools grapple with fallout federal changes on international students, most Canadians could see energy savings as Canada drives to net-zero emissions by 2025, and more.

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$636 million in federal research funding, Ottawa should end all federal research collaborations on sensitive research with China, R&D spending in higher education ticks up, Canadian manufacturing sales fell in September, federal business and innovation growth programs are helping Canadian exporters, Ontario universities project big budget deficits due to federal changes for international students, and more.

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Natural Resources Canada lacks sufficient oversight of Critical Minerals Strategy, Ottawa orders TikTok Technology Canada to cease operations, re-skilling workers crucial for energy transition, federal government not moving fast enough to meet 2030 emissions-reduction target, Canada needs to strengthen carbon markets to protect industrial competitiveness, and more.

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Canada’s manufacturing productivity “middling at best,” What “productivity crisis? Canada's doing fine, says economist, more complex cyber threats facing the country, Canada needs to continue educating top-tier AI talent, feds issue draft regulations for oil and gas emissions cap, and more.

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Canadian businesses grappling with looming shortage of workers and technology disruption, Canadian organizations investing more in technology, fewer businesses hit by cyber-attacks but recovery costs rising, digital skills “very important" but nearly half of nonprofits are just starting to develop these skills, thousands of international students miss fall semester at Ontario colleges, and more.

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Tri-Council funding agencies weigh in on new capstone research funding organization, Ottawa must rethink its innovation strategies in next budget, Canada needs to strengthen the use of science during emergencies, Canadian business sales of technology far surpass money spent buying tech from else-where, Quebec government proposes legislation to reduce international students, and more.