Why doing research in Canada?
ACCESS2CANADA video
Do your research in Canada: it pays off!
Why should you work together with Canadian colleagues?
- International cooperation is key to stay at the research top
- International cooperation is needed to tackle regional & global problems
- Canada and Europe have many common research priorities
- Canada offers excellent researchers and modern research infrastructures
- Canada offers Research, Technology Developement and Innovation (RTDI) progammes that are open to European participation
- Some RTDI programmes offer direct or indirect financial benefits to European researchers
A good example of a programme that offers financial benefits for European researchers is the Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) Tax Incentive Program.
Canadian research priorities
Environmental Science and Technologies: Water (health, energy and security); Cleaner production and use of hydrocarbon fuels
Natural Resources and Energy: Oil sands energy production; Arctic (resources production, climate change adaptation and monitoring); Biofuels fuel cells and nuclear energy
Health and Related Life Sciences and Technologies: Regenerative medicine; Neurosience; Health in an aging population; Biomedical engineering and medical technologies
Information and Communications Technologies: New media; Animation and games; Wireless networks and services; Broadband networks; Telecommunications equipment
(Source: Government of Canada, Mobilizing Science and Technology to Canada’s Advantage, Progress Report 2009, Ottawa)
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On 5 September 2011 opportunities for doing environmental research in Canada were promoted in Gdansk.
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On 9 June 2011 opportunities for doing health research in Canada were promoted in Brussels.
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Click here to download the A2C project brochure (PDF).
Download the OPPORTUNITY REPORT 2010 (PDF).
