The University of British Columbia
Registration:
7
of
62
(2008-09-01
to
2008-10-01)
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Aboriginal Affairs, obtain contributions from Western Economic Diversification to support aboriginal research projects generated from within the communities, to provide financial support to aboriginal forestry students, to support an International Aboriginal forestry conference
- Health Canada funding for dental program for First Nations
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
- new funding to advance Canadian leadership in the priority areas identified in the Science and Technology Strategy to support world class research
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
- Science and Technology, secure and innovate Canada's isotope production
- continue and enhance funding direct costs of research-Genome Canada
- continue and enhance funding of CIDA and IRDC policies with respect to international development and research
- continue and enhance funding of the Canada Research Chairs Program
- continue and enhance funding of the federal granting agencies
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
- continue and enhance funding from Canadian Arts and Heritage Sustainability Program for museums
- continue and enhance funding from NRCAN with respect to research
- continue and enhance funding of the Canada Graduate Scholarship Program
- funding for Aboriginal post-secondary education
- funding for efficient student information systems to significantly reduce maintenance and upgrading costs
- funding for health science initiatives
- funding for international academic exchanges, study abroad, international student visits to Canada
- funding for internships, Fellowships and co-ops through the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SRED) tax credit program
- funding for pedagogical innovations to increase efficiency and the development of new tools
- funding to innovate and renovate libraries and equip as learning centres
- funding to supplement salaries paid by mentoring professionals, Bridge Training for immigrant international graduates
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program, Regulation
- continue and increase funding to maintain an internationally competitive Indirect Costs Program
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Budget bills in support of the federal role in post-secondary education, research and the science and technology framework
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
- policies affecting Access to Information
- policies affecting intellectual property and the commercialization thereof
- tax reform as it relates to philanthropic support of public post- secondary institutions
- the Lobbying Act with respect to post secondary institution exemption
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
- Bill C-60 An Act to Amend the Copyright Act with respect to intellectual property issues
- income tax provisions to provide financial assistance to students
Policies or Program
- continued support for Canadian nuclear medicine initiatives
Policies or Program, Regulation
- greater efficiencies and continued funding of the Canada Student Loan Program
- mobilizing science and technology to Canada's Advantage in support of the Science and Technology framework