Building a competitive advantage for Canada
Submission of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada to Finance Minister James Flaherty in advance of the Spring 2010 federal budget. Nov. 25, 2009
AUCC recommends that Budget 2010:
• Significantly increase investments in university research through the three federal research granting agencies. Increases of $400 million in each of the next two years should be followed by increases of $228 million, $249 million and $270 million in the subsequent three years, to greatly enhance Canada’s capacity to develop the creative and talented people, and the innovative new discoveries, products and services needed to drive productivity;
• Invest in an international student recruitment strategy at a level of $20 million per year for five years; and
• Expand university education opportunities for Aboriginal Canadians by increasing financial support to Aboriginal students, investing in university programs and services which support Aboriginal students and establishing a pilot project fund that will see universities partner with Aboriginal communities to help raise K-12 completion rates. For the first year of these efforts, $65 million in new funding is recommended, with increases of $55 million in each of the following four years.
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