Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

• Funding for internships, fellowships and student work-integrated learning
• Funding for research and campus infrastructure
• Secure funding for Major Science Infrastructure
• Seek funding and support for the institution’s teaching, and research and development enterprise in life sciences, basic and applied sciences, social sciences, humanities and fine arts
• Seek funding for international opportunities in student experience through academic exchanges, study abroad and international student visits to Canada
• Support for Corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic vaccine research and development.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

• Budget bills in support of the federal role in post-secondary education, research and the science and technology framework

Policies or Program

• Continue and increase funding to the Canada Foundation for Innovation in order to maintain an internationally competitive research and development infrastructure.
• Continue and increase funding to the Indirect Costs of Research Program in order to maintain an internationally competitive research and development infrastructure
• Continue and increase funding to the Tri-Agency (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC) in order to maintain an internationally competitive research and development infrastructure.
• Development of a national program for the provision of long-term operating funding for major science initiatives like the Canadian Light Source (CLS) and the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac)
• Facilitation of improved policies that impact international students and other highly qualified personnel
• Increase federal funding to the Canada Graduate Scholarship Program and other national initiatives in support of graduate students
• Policy development and research for big science initiatives including the Canadian Light Source (CLS) and the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac)
• Policy development and research funding for knowledge transfer and the commercialization of research
• Seek program development and support for Indigenous-led research
• Seeking greater efficiencies and continued funding of the Canada Student Loan Program
• Seeking program development for career opportunities for Indigenous post-secondary graduates
• Support for the development and implementation of the Canada Water Agency