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University of Manitoba

The issue

Investing in research improves our productivity and helps to address future challenges

University graduates possess the critical thinking, analytical and creative skills that will provide solutions to the challenges facing Canada in the coming decades, as a result of an aging population. By 2030, the number of Canadians over the age of 65 will have doubled, while the proportion of Canadians in the workforce (aged 25 to 64) is only projected to grow by eight percent. Baby boomers will create greater demand for professionals with a variety of expertise, including medical, legal, and financial and social services. Canada’s economic growth will rely on proportionately fewer people generating more innovative products and services to meet demand.

Support for researchers and students during their careers, and the research enterprise as a whole, is necessary to develop these highly qualified individuals. Research and innovation are well understood as key assets for success in the increasingly competitive new global economy, enabling Canada to respond to the crises of today and to build the reservoir of knowledge and skills to face the unknown in the future. Coordinated support for researchers, and the research environment between all levels of government, and across disciplines complement the university learning environment and promote the dissemination of new information to the private sector.

This new knowledge in turn leads to:

What we are saying

2010/08/26	AUCC welcomes government investment in research infrastructure Ottawa.
2010/08/12	Canada’s universities: Contributing to a better future (pdf) Our pre-budget submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance
2010/07/06	Government invests and strengthens universities’ capacity to attract and retain talent.
2010/05/17	New Initiative Attracts Global Leaders in Research.
2010/05/05	Notes for a Presentation to The Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology (pdf)
2010/03/04	Budget investments in university research a “strategic choice,” says AUCC.
2010/02/22	Research and innovation: vital to Canada's new economy. Op-ed by Heather Munroe-Blum, principal of McGill University, published in The Hill Times.
2010/02/17	Building a Competitive Advantage for Canada. Op-ed published in the Embassy newspaper.
2009/11/25	Building a competitive advantage for Canada (pdf)
2009/08/14	Universities Matter: How Canada’s universities contribute to economic recovery and long-term prosperity (pdf)
2009/05	Funding the Institutional Costs of Research: An International Perspective (pdf)
2009/02/23	AUCC presentation to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance regarding the budget implementation bill (pdf)
2008/10/21	Momentum: The 2008 report on university research and knowledge mobilization - a primer (pdf)
2008/05/01	Notes for a presentation to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology (pdf) Presentation on a science and technology strategy
2008/04/18	AUCC submission to House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology (pdf) Brief on the implementation of the science & technology strategy.
2008/02/26	Federal budget announces important investments in developing and attracting talent
2008/02/26	The key to meeting Canada's crucial skills challenge Op-ed by AUCC and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce published in the Globe and Mail
2008/02/25	Funding the full costs of university research is critical to Canada's global competitiveness AUCC op-ed published in Research Money

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