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Federal Budget 2009 Builds on Previous Investments Federal Budget 2009 was released January 27, 2009. LifeSciences BC and other industry stakeholders have communicated extensively with the federal government on the implementation of new measures to assist companies to endure the current economic climate in the short-term, while continuing to consider the long-term growth of the industry and the role of knowledge-based industries in the economic future of the country... read more Provincial Budget 2009 Builds Upon British Columbia’s Strong Foundation The provincial government has reiterated their commitment and is building on their track record of strong support to the high-tech and research communities. Since 2001, BC has pursued its vision to establish the province as one of the top ten high-tech centres in the world... read more NSERC and the Federal Budget NSERC is pleased to see continuing investments in the Canadian Science, Technology and Innovation system. The significant investments in our universities and colleges through a $2 billion infrastructure fund, as well as additional funding to the Canada Foundation for Innovation, will help maintain a healthy academic research infrastructure in our country... read more AURP Canada Applauds Federal Budget January 27, 2009 OTTAWA, ONT – Dale Gann, President of the Association of University Research Parks in Canada, today said: “We applaud the attention given infrastructure in the budget, believing that the intent is to define infrastructure in the broadest sense of the word. We refer to knowledge-based infrastructure as an investment with proven return." Read more B.C. plan requiring people to switch to cheaper drugs costs more, study says VANCOUVER, B.C. — British Columbia's drug coverage plan has cost the province more money than it was supposed to save while worsening patients' health because of a policy that forces them to take cheaper medication for conditions such as acid reflux, says a new study. Dr. James Gray, a gastroenterologist who co-authored the study, said Thursday the plan that came into effect in 2003 is a failed experiment that put unrealized cost savings ahead of patients' quality of life. But Health Minister George Abbott disputed the study, saying its methodology is flawed and that other research suggests the government's policy is a success... read more Canada's (un)competitiveness BRUCE P. BRANDHORST Chair, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University February 20, 2009 Globe and Mail Burnaby, B.C. -- Finance Minister Jim Flaherty in his letter to the editor (Conservative Research Funding - Feb. 18) fails to mention a critical fact: The operating budgets for the three federal granting councils are being slashed by $150-million over the next three years (after three years of Conservative funding increases, mostly targeted, that barely kept up with inflation). While it is true that there are significant one-time-only investments in science and technology, none are of a sort required to sustain the continuing operations of the only federal agencies that support basic research in Canada... read more New Requirement for Manufacturers of Electrical Medical Devices from the Province of Ontario The Electrical Safety Authority has issued a list of Frequently Asked Questions for manufacturers. Beginning April 1, 2009, ESA has mandated that all manufacturers who currently sell electrical products in Ontario, Canada, or are planning to sell, must be registered with ESA. Read more |
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