Submission to Canada’s Fundamental Science Review – September 2016

SUMMARY
The CCR is pleased to provide its input into Canada’s Fundamental Science Review being overseen by Minister Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science. Canada’s capacity to build knowledge, innovate, compete internationally, and in turn, thrive economically, socially, and culturally, is dependent on numerous factors that include but are not limited to:

• Canada’s investment in fundamental research through the granting councils;
•  the ways in which research is funded, reviewed, and awarded;
•  availability of support for students and early-career scientists; and
•  availability of stable funding to support knowledge infrastructure and a broad spectrum of research carried out in various environments.

Many members of the CCR will be making separate submissions on behalf of their respective associations that will speak to many of the issues included in this submission, as well as to issues specific to the research conducted by the members of their given associations. The CCR’s recommendations reflect the following three broad categories that cross-cut the views of all of the CCR’s members:

1.  Increase Funding for Fundamental Research and Researchers
2.  Ensure Long-term and Stable Funding for Knowledge Infrastructure
3.  Support a National Science Policy Agenda and a Science Culture in Canada

Click here for the full Submission: ccr_sciencereviewsubmission_final_30sept2016