Grants and Contributions

Project funding in support of the Indigenous Courtwork Program 2020/2021 will provide much needed support for Indigenous Courtworkers to carry out their duties.

Project activities include: (1) establishing cohorts with population groups with distinct SRHR needs in selected rural and urban areas; (2) estimating SRH-related disease burden, risk factors and outcomes in different populations with distinct SRH needs; (3) understanding COVID-19-related susceptibility, role in transmission dynamics and clinical outcomes in different populations with distinct SRH needs and vulnerability; (4) assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the behaviour, practice and health of different populations with SRH distinct needs; (5) setting up invention and innovation hubs through selective inventions and innovations designed, developed and tested for promoting prevention and protection and for improving treatment; (6) conducting research prioritisation exercise for promoting prevention and protection and for improving treatment; (7) establishing a health facility network of selective public and private facilities providing SRHR services; (8) assessing the service availability, accessibility, readiness and quality of essential SRHR services in selective public and private facilities; (9) tracking the trend and pattern of SRHR service utilisation and case-mix in selective public and private facilities; and (10) creating SRH interest group, developing short course on SRHR programs and research.

Emergency aid project for Central African refugees in Libenge Territory, Sud-Ubangi province, DRC

The Project will apply data-driven discovery to support efforts that will enhance the production of Canadian protein crops. The Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) will apply Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) methods to mine genomics datasets generated at the National Research Council (NRC). The collaboration, at the intersection of AI and the biology of plant proteins, will extract meaningful biological information patterns and produce valuable information for future research and application in diverse agricultural fields. Specifically, the Project’s primary objective is to develop models that predict molecular phenotypes--including transcript abundance and protein abundance-directly from DNA sequences. The unique interdisciplinary nature of the Project will lay the foundation for training high-quality professionals (at multiple levels of education) while integrating burgeoning fields of applied and basic science.

The goal of the Project is to develop lasers and transmitters suitable for next generation optical satellite communications. Emphasis will be put on developing sources that can mitigate limitations of current telecom-based technology. Examples include developing sources in the mid-IR (3-5 m, 8-12 m), to minimize weather condition sensitivity. Two approaches will be explored to efficiently generate the mid-IR light. The first approach is based on 1550 nm to mid-IR wavelength conversion in nonlinear crystals, while the second one is based on the direct emission of mid-IR light from perovskite materials.

To support the participation of Indigenous communities in consultations on Departmental Crown conduct (i.e., authorizations and permits) under the Fisheries Act and Species at Risk Act.

To support the participation of Indigenous communities in consultations on Departmental Crown conduct (i.e., authorizations and permits) under the Fisheries Act and Species at Risk Act.

The overall goal of this project is to advance the clinical development of Poly-ICLC (Hiltonol®), a broad-spectrum antiviral drug candidate, as an innovative solution to strengthen medical preparedness against viral threats.

This contribution supports fuel purchase and transport for a polar bear survey that will be led by the Government of Nunavut. This survey will make it possible to estimate the current polar bear population size and composition in the Lancaster Sound subpopulation, which overlaps Qausuittuq National Park, Sirmilik National Park, and Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area.

The purpose of this contribution is to provide funding for the construction of a new police detachment in Kawawachikamach as the existing detachment shows visible signs of disrepair and no longer meets current health and safety standards.