Halifax, Nova Scotia
Throughout Canada, universities spur innovation, support scientific discoveries and train tomorrow's researchers and workers. To ensure Canada remains at the forefront of research, innovation and wealth generation, the Government of Canada is investing in the success of the country's researchers.
Today, Parliamentary Secretary Andy Fillmore and the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, highlighted an investment of more than $154 million in Dalhousie University through the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF). This funding is part of a $1.4 billion investment in support of 11 large-scale research initiatives, which was announced by the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, on April 28. This investment will allow researchers at Canadian universities to capitalize on the strengths of their research areas and attract capital and world-class talent.
At Dalhousie University, researchers working on the Transforming Climate Action: Addressing the Missing Ocean initiative seek to better understand how oceans respond to the evolving climate crisis. They will develop new approaches to mitigate climate change and improve justice and equity in the relationship between oceans, climate and people. The Transforming Climate Action initiative-and all CFREF initiatives-will foster community, provincial, national and international partnerships across the academic, private and not-for-profit sectors to deliver research leading to important social and economic benefits for Canadians.
By supporting initiatives focused on, among other things, cutting carbon emissions in our communities; treating and preventing brain and heart diseases; and making discoveries through responsible artificial intelligence use, robotics and advanced computing, CFREF is helping Canadian researchers pioneer global insights and strengthen Canada's social and technological innovation ecosystems.
