On September 20, the Honourable聽Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced the launch of the CubeSats Initiative in Canada for STEM (CUBICS), a new opportunity for post-secondary professors and students to engage in a real space mission. CUBICS challenges teams to develop projects that help advance scientific knowledge in areas such as climate…
Following months of information gathering and consultations with a broad range of stakeholders, we are pleased to share with you our new strategic plan,聽NSERC 2030: Discovery, innovation, inclusion.聽The plan lays out an ambitious vision for Canadian research excellence and the potential of natural sciences and engineering to benefit the well-being of humanity and of our…
On August 15, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, announced further support from the Government of Canada to create more than 450聽internship opportunities for recent graduates through the Science Horizons Youth Internship Program in partnership with environmental science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) employers across Canada. Interns bring creativity, new…
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University Affairs 2022 Sept-Oct FEATURES Access denied The application process for international study permits is putting French-language universities at a disadvantage Innovation intervention After four years, the federal government’s billion-dollar superclusters are finding their feet, but they need more time. The business of sustainability In response to demand from students and industry alike, business schools…
NSERC invites applications for initiatives that promote the natural sciences and engineering (NSE) to Canada’s young people, particularly to under-represented and disadvantaged groups in NSE careers, including girls and Indigenous peoples. The application deadline is September 15, 2022. The maximum allowable request is $200,000/year for 3 years, and only one application may be submitted per…
Nous sommes heureux de vous faire part du lancement du concours de Projets de recherche en 茅quipe en milieu coll茅gial. Les r猫gles du concours se trouvent ici聽:聽Projets de recherche en 茅quipe en milieu coll茅gial (PEC) – Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec – FRQ (gouv.qc.ca) Les chercheurs et chercheuses de coll猫ge auront l鈥檕pportunit茅 de d茅poser un…
聽Le scientifique en chef du Qu茅bec, R茅mi Quirion, les directrices scientifiques des Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec (FRQ), Janice Bailey du FRQNT, Carole Jabet du FRQS et Louise Poissant du FRQSC, et toutes les 茅quipes impliqu茅es sont fiers de lancer aujourd鈥檋ui la programmation 2023-2024 des FRQ.Prenez connaissance de la nouvelle programmation聽:Calendrier des concours 2023-2024Tous les…
La direction scientifique du Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec 鈥� Nature et technologies (FRQNT) souhaite informer la communaut茅 que le programme de recherche coll茅giale est en moratoire pour le concours 2023-2024.Inchang茅 depuis sa cr茅ation en 2015, le programme de recherche coll茅giale n茅cessite une r茅vision afin de mieux correspondre aux besoins et attentes des chercheuses et…
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Colleges and institutes to help newcomers better integrate into Canadian workplaces
September 7th, 2022Moving to Canada can provide many opportunities, but also comes with unique challenges for newcomers looking for meaningful employment. To better support newcomers, Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) launched聽Skills Enhancement for Newcomers, a two-year national initiative that will help newcomers develop the soft skills unique to Canadian workplaces, enhancing their employment profiles. The project is…