Cost of living crisis is increasing need for university research supports, says NDP science critic

Canada’s investment in research and development in 2020 amounted to about 1.8 per cent of its GDP—less than the 2.7 per cent average for OECD countries.

On Aug. 29, Employment Minister Randy Boissonault announced investments of more than $960-million through grants, scholarships, and programs, towards more than 4,700 researchers and research projects across Canada.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

September 27, 2023

Canada's affordability crisis is making it more difficult for graduates and post-doctoral scholars in the country to keep a roof over their heads, exacerbating the years-long problem of stagnating investments in research, say science policy advocates, and the NDP's science a...

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