US EditionCanadian universities aim to attract top global scholars with funding boost
Canada's $1.7 billion initiative aims to recruit over 1,000 top researchers globally, addressing brain drain and leveraging U.S. funding cuts to boost innovation.
- On Dec 9, Ottawa launched a C$1.7 billion recruitment initiative in the federal budget to attract top international researchers, prompting universities to increase recruitment efforts.
- With political pressure on U.S. universities, Canada is seizing an opening as MIT warned last month of a $300 million shortfall, citing federal tax impacts.
- The package speeds visa processing to 14 days for PhD applicants and their families, the University of Toronto opened 100 new postdoctoral positions, and Dr Sara Seager will join from MIT.
- McMaster University and the University of Alberta welcomed the funding and hope to expand recruitment, while the University of British Columbia expects to amplify its 100 global hires amid limited moves this year.
- The plan carves out targeted immigration pathways including a fast-track for current and former U.S. H-1B visa holders, while a November report found highly-educated immigrants leave nearly twice as fast.
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Canada has announced a plan to attract a thousand international researchers from various sectors to Canada in a context of strong competition.
Ottawa wants to take advantage of the competition created by the reduction in scientific funding in the United States.
Montreal chosen as launch site for $1.7B federal push to attract top global researchers
The federal government is rolling out a $1.7-billion initiative aimed at attracting more than 1,000 top researchers from around the world to Canada over the next decade. Industry Minister Mélanie Joly and Health Minister Marjorie Michel announced the Canada Global Impact+ Research Talent Initiative on Tuesday, calling it one of the largest and fastest recruitment […]
"Canada is the most beautiful and safest country in the world. To all researchers around the world considering moving, we should be your first choice," says Joly.
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