Research and science collaboration in the Government of Canada. Stories, people, funding, educational resources, evidence-based decision making, research facilities and more.
Science and research stories
Collaborating to combat superbugs: the GRDI AMR-One Health Project
February 4, 2026
Is playing a game of “Spot the Difference” the key to outsmarting weeds?
January 22, 2026
Radon mitigation standards: Protecting Canadians from an invisible danger
January 9, 2026
Traps, trees, and teamwork: How plant health surveillance protects Canada’s green spaces
September 15, 2025
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Salmon Soaring at Parks Canada
Parks Canada is on a mission to revitalize salmon populations, in collaboration with Indigenous communities and partners in Atlantic Canada, British Columbia, and the Yukon.
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Federal science and research
Office of the Chief Science Advisor
Dr. Mona Nemer is Canada’s Chief Science Advisor. Priorities include making government science available, ensuring government scientists can speak freely and promoting evidence-based decision making.
Federal Open Science Repository of Canada
Access the federal repository of scientific articles and publications from participating science-based departments and agencies.
Laboratories Canada is a whole-of-government 25-year strategy designed to further strengthen collaboration across federal science institutions, and with academia, international partners and Canadians.
Collaborative research and funding
Interagency research funding
Learn about collaboration between Canada’s research funding agencies and access information on funding programs for your research.
Safeguarding your research
Guidance, information and tools to help Canadian researchers protect their research and intellectual property.
Research for a better Canada
Discover how federal research funding drives innovation.
Other collaborative research programs
- Canadian Safety and Security Program
- CONCEPTS (Canadian Operational Network of Coupled Environmental PredicTion Systems)
- Interdepartmental Indigenous Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (I-STEM) Cluster
- Northern Contaminants Program
- Oceans Research in Canada Alliance (ORCA)
- Open Science
- Science Misinformation
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Citizen Science Portal
Find out about science projects and experiments in your community that you can get involved in.
Educational Resources
Find science activities, lesson plans, videos and more to help children and teens learn about science and technology.
Careers in Science
Learn about science-based career opportunities in the federal government for students and science professionals.
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Follow the first Canadian around the Moon
Artemis II: Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen makes history as the first Canadian around the Moon.
Defence research at the NRC
Accelerating innovation and developing leading-edge technologies for civilian and military use.
Horizon Europe
Access funding and international collaboration opportunities through Horizon Europe, the world's largest research and innovation funding program.