{"id":533762,"date":"2026-03-13T13:27:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T13:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/533762\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T13:27:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T13:27:06","slug":"ottawa-to-announce-550-million-in-funding-for-canadian-research-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/533762\/","title":{"rendered":"Ottawa to announce $550-million in funding for Canadian research projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a style=\"display:block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/resizer\/v2\/NOWVBNKUFFBEJHC56FJO52YB6M.jpg?auth=5929363ee2180a231d208584cb5be1fae1aa806aae5fc79ab403443d373c0926&amp;width=600&amp;height=400&amp;quality=80&amp;smart=true\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-photo-viewer-index=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"figcap-text\">Industry Minister M\u00e9lanie Joly speaks to reporters on Parliament Hill on Thursday.Spencer Colby\/The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Ottawa is expected to announce $552-million in funding for academic research projects this morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">The federal government is set to name the projects getting funding through the Canadian Foundation for Innovation at an event at the University of Sherbrooke.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">The money, distributed through the Innovation Fund, is being put toward dozens of research projects in life sciences, engineering and other fields at higher education institutions across Canada.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Funding competitions through the program are typically held every two years and are meant to help researchers acquire equipment, tools and labs for their studies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">One such project granted funding would give University of British Columbia researchers new tools related to quantum technology.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Another is for new underwater drones at Dalhousie University for monitoring marine life \u2013 research that has practical applications in conservation, fisheries management and infrastructure development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Open this photo in gallery: Industry Minister M\u00e9lanie Joly speaks to reporters on Parliament Hill on Thursday.Spencer 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