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Science and Technology

Updated on April 26, 2015

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Science and Technology (S&T) includes the fields of natural sciences, social sciences, health sciences, humanities, and engineering. Areas of technology include information and communication technology, biotechnology, nanotechnology, medical, agri-food, environmental, manufacturing, transport, construction, and chemical technologies. Strength in S&T is necessary for Canada to compete in an increasingly knowledge-based global economy for the following reasons:
  • It attracts high-skilled labour and investment
  • It results in a highly trained and skilled labour force, able to work in the knowledge economy
  • It serves as an effective tool for job creation and economic growth
  • It results in innovative goods and services that Canadian entrepreneurs can then exploit in global markets, contributing to Canada’s economic growth
S&T policy usually targets Research and Development (R&D) investment, patent policy, a friendly environment for tech start-ups, support for research at post-secondary institutions, and commercialization of new technology. Canada benefits from successful universities, engineering schools, teaching hospitals, and technical institutes. Canada produces science that is recognized globally, and also leads in R&D funding through tax incentives. However, Canadian firms face limited financing for commercialization of new products. The Conference Board of Canada ranks Canada 13th among its 16 peer countries on innovation. For more on the state of S&T in Canada, review The Conference Board of Canada analysis.
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  • Created the Canada First Research Excellence Fund in 2014 to disburse $1.5 billion over seven years to post-secondary institutions conducting research in the fields of natural resources and energy, information and communications technology (ICTs), environment and agriculture, health and life sciences, and advanced manufacturing (1, 2)

  • Committed $10.9 million per year from existing sources to support programs that encourage youth to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. (3)

  • Committed $222 million over five years, starting in 2015-2016, to support Canada's national laboratory for particle and nuclear physics (4)

  • Committed $100 million over five years to support the Automotive Supplier Innovation Program (5)

  • Committed $30 million over four years to support R&D in the satellite communications sector (6)

  • Pledged $1.33 billion to support the Canada Foundation for Innovation to support research infrastructure at universities, colleges, and research hospitals (7)

  • Promises to develop an open science initiative to facilitate access to publications resulting from federally-funded research (8)

  • Working with partners to develop a digital research infrastructure strategy (9)


  • Will introduce an Innovation Tax Credit worth $40 million to support research and development, boost innovation, and pay for the cost of machinery and equipment in the manufacturing sector. (10, 11)

  • Pledges to end all fossil fuel subsidies and transfer those funds to renewable and clean technologies (32, 33)

  • Pledges $40 million over four years in the Canadian Space Agency’s Space Technology Development Program to help companies commercialize new technology (13)

  • Pledges to champion aerospace innovators and lead trade delegations promoting the Canadian aerospace industry globally (14)

  • Will create a four-year fund, worth $160 million, to encourage small-and-medium sized aerospace industries to adopt new technology and increase production (15)


  • Will make significant investments in innovative technologies, sciences, and data collection to create jobs (16)

  • Pledges to invest $200 million dollars annually to create sector-specific strategies and to support innovation in clean technologies in the forestry, fisheries, mining, energy, and agricultural sectors (18)

  • Promises to work with provinces, territories, universities, and colleges to support emerging clean technology companies to conduct research, commercialize new products, and train workers (19)

  • Pledges to work with provinces and territories to make Canada a competitive tax jurisdiction for investment in research and development and manufacturing of clean technologies (20)

  • Will consolidate government science for easy access to the public (21)

  • Will create a Chief Science Officer to ensure government scientists can speak freely and that government science is easily accessible to the public (23)


  • Will invest in undergraduate research fellowships to support innovation and encourage youth to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (24)

  • Will emphasize funding for environmental innovation and design (25)

  • Pledges to create funding for emerging technologies (26)

  • Will prioritize the federal government’s scientific capacity in Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans, Parks Canada, and Health Canada (27)

  • Will restore the Ocean Contaminants & Marine Toxicology Program, renew and increase capacity in the Canadian Coastguard, and reverse cuts to climate adaptation programs (28)

  • Pledges to create the position of Chief Scientific Advisor, independent of political control (29)

  • Will ensure that government scientists can freely publish their research and speak to the media without being affected by bureaucracy (30)

  • Will create an independent National Academy of Sciences to provide lawmakers direct access to science (31)

  • Will initiate a review of closure of federal science libraries (32)

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References

  1. Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper website
  2. CBC News
  3. Industry Canada
  4. Industry Canada
  5. Government of Canada
  6. Government of Canada
  7. Government of Canada
  8. Industry Canada
  9. Industry Canada
  10. CBC News
  11. NDP website
  12. CBC News
  13. Global News
  14. Global News
  15. The Globe and Mail
  16. Liberal website
  17. Liberal website
  18. Liberal website
  19. Liberal website
  20. Liberal website
  21. Liberal website
  22. Liberal website
  23. Green Party website
  24. Green Party website
  25. Green Party website
  26. Green Party website
  27. Green Party website
  28. Green Party website
  29. Green Party website
  30. Green Party website
  31. Green Party website
  32. NDP website
  33. Macleans
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