Canada’s place in the world of biotechnology research and application is in jeopardy

Government of Canada funded scholarships and fellowships are the primary sources of income for many biotechnology researchers. To stem the brain-drain, Canada must significantly increase the value and number of graduate student scholarships and post-doctoral fellowships and to index them to the cost of living.

The values of Canada graduate scholarship masters and postgraduate scholarship doctoral have not changed since 2003, and Canada’s postdoctoral fellowships stipend has not changed since 2015, writes NDP MP Richard Cannings.Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

BY NDP MP RICHARD CANNINGS

September 11, 2023

Humans have been using biotechnology for millennia—the making of cheese, wine, and beer are only a few examples—but recent developments point to a dramatic increase in its applications.

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