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
Traps, trees, and teamwork: How plant health surveillance protects Canada’s green spaces
September 15, 2025
Early detection for rapid protection – monitoring milk for avian influenza
September 2, 2025
Healthy vines make Canadian wines
August 20, 2025
Equipping Canada’s Health Professionals to Tackle Diseases that Infect Animals and People
August 8, 2025
Health Canada’s new nutrition symbol
July 2, 2025
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Technology with a human touch
From artificial muscles made with everyday materials to robotic skin with human-like sensitivity, Dr. John Madden brings together materials science, electronics and robotics to develop technologies that sense and move like living systems.
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Federal science and research
Federal Open Science Repository of Canada
Access the federal repository of scientific articles and publications from participating science-based departments and agencies.
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.
Directory of scientists and professionals
Access the consolidated directory of more than 1800 scientists and research professionals from 20 government institutions.
Learn about government research centres across the country and find out about opportunities to partner with and access these facilities for your research.
Laboratories Canada
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.
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
Get involved
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.
Features
2024–2025 Annual Report
Discover how the National Research Council of Canada is driving research and delivering results for a stronger Canada in its latest annual report.
The 2026 Prime Minister’s Awards
Every kid has that one amazing teacher or educator. Celebrate yours—nominate them for a Prime Minister’s Award today!
Horizon Europe
Access funding and international collaboration opportunities through Horizon Europe, the world's largest research and innovation funding program.