Canada Recruits Dozens of Foreign Scientists, Researchers, Poaching Many From U.S.
The first tranche includes 48 researchers from U.S. universities, as Ottawa says the program will help train the next generation of research leaders.
- On Thursday, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly and Health Minister Marjorie Michel announced 64 new Eddie Goldenberg Research Chairs, with the scholars receiving $504 million in federal funding over eight years.
- Mounting U.S. federal funding cuts and tightening immigration policies under the Trump administration have spurred what experts call a 'brain drain' of talent, prompting scientists to seek opportunities abroad.
- Of the 64 recruited experts, 48 are leaving elite U.S. institutions like Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, while 16 hail from 12 other countries.
- Other nations are aggressively competing for this displaced talent, with the European Union launching a $583 million initiative and the U.K. investing roughly $70 million over five years.
- Canada aims to leverage this influx to bolster biotechnology and artificial intelligence sectors, with Normand Labrie, chair of the Canada Research Coordinating Committee, saying the researchers will help "cement Canada's place as a world leader.
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Canada has awarded 64 global scholars with C$504 million (US$362 million) in funding to relocate their work to Canadian universities and advance projects in areas such as health and artificial intelligence. Some 48 of the researchers were poached from the US, including from elite institutions such as Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The other 16 researchers are coming from 12 other countries, including the UK, Ge…
Canada poaches 64 global scholars in bid to bolster domestic talent pipeline
Canada has convinced 64 international academics, mostly from the United States, to bring their work to Canadian universities through its new talent-attraction program. The news: Industry minister Mélanie Joly announced the first round of academics coming to Canada as part of the $1.7-billion Global Impact+ Research Talent Initiative on Thursday. The program will give these 64 experts—who operate in areas like health, the environment, and AI—$50…
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