Budget 2024 offers promising pledges for science, but falls short in a few ways

The bulk of the budget’s $1.8-billion planned for core research grants won’t flow for several years—making it very contingent on election outcomes.

Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne. The budget’s investment in science and research comes in the wake of a concerted advocacy effort, write Sarah Laframboise and Farah Qaiser.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SARAH LAFRAMBOISE, FARAH QAISER

April 25, 2024

After three years of scattered investments, Budget 2024 offers some important wins for the Canadian science and research community, including the first increase in the value of graduate student scholarships...

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