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The Short Report: October 28, 2026

Research Money
October 28, 2026

The federal government has unleashed a massive wave of funding for research and industrial innovation, led by an $813 million investment in Canadian researchers and a historic $8.7 billion boost for Ontario's steel, auto, and critical mineral sectors. This strategic push to modernize Canada's industrial base aims to secure national sovereignty and economic competitiveness through advanced technology and targeted infrastructure support.

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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Alibaba, Alterna Savings and Credit Union Limited, Aluminerie Alouette, Andreessen Horowitz, Anges Québec, Anthropic, Apple, Arctic Gateway Group, Ascent Capital Partners, ATB Financial, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Avenue Growth Partners, Bank of Montreal, BDC Capital, Beem Credit Union, BioWare, BlackBerry Limited, Bluesky Equities, Bombardier, Bonnefield Financial Inc., Business Future Pathways, Canada Border Services Agency, Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canadian Armed Forces, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Canadian Space Agency, Canadian Startup Capital Association, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Celesta Capital, CentrePort Canada Inc., Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Clio, Colossal Biosciences, Conconi Growth Partners, Concrete Transition Capital, Conseil de l'innovation du Quebec, CQDM, CSG, Cura Climate, Dayforce Inc., Defence, Security and Resilience Bank, Department of Finance Canada, Department of National Defence, DP World, DropGenie, Electronic Arts, Employment and Social Development Canada, Ericsson Canada, EverWind Fuels, Evovest, Farm Credit Canada, Feld Ventures, Financial Consumer Agency of Canada, Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, Fine Choice Foods Ltd., Food Banks Canada, Fraser Institute, Frontier Growth, Further, Garage Capital, Government of New Brunswick, Graphite Ventures, Hive, House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, IDC, Imagine Canada, Informed Perspectives, Innovation Federal Credit Union, Inverted Ventures, Kepler Communications, Launch Canada, Lethbridge Polytechnic, Library and Archives Canada, Light House, Lion Electric, MAK Acquisition, Maritime Launch Services, MaRS Discovery District, Mass General Brigham, McMaster University, Mecka AI, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, Meta, Mila-Quebec AI Institute, MinterEllison, Mitacs, Montreal Economic Institute, Multilateral Defence Mechanism, Naehas Inc., National Bank of Canada, National Research Council, Natural Resources Canada, Navigate 360, Neo Financial Inc., New Brunswick Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, New Brunswick Southern Railway, Nordic Capital, NordSpace, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, North Vector Dynamics, Nuveen Real Estate, One9, Ontario Energy Association, PaceZero Capital Partners, Panda Hub, PataBid, Power Sustainable Lios Inc., Prairies Economic Development Canada, Preservica, Proton, Public Sector Pension Investment Board, PwC Canada, Queen's University, RANOVUS, Raven Indigenous Capital Partners, RBC, Real Ventures, Red Deer Polytechnic, ResolvMD, Ribbon AI Inc., Rio Tinto, Ripple Ventures, Roche, Royal Canadian Air Force, Rozvelt, SAIL Initiative, Saint John Port Authority, Schulich School of Engineering, Second Harvest, Sequoia Capital, ServiceNow, Shopify Ventures, SickKids, Signal, Skeleton Key, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, SpaceX, Sprout Fund, Statistics Canada, Stem Cell Network, Symx.ai, Tangerine Bank, TD, Tech Horizons, The Ottawa Hospital, ThinkOn Inc., Toronto Metropolitan University, Transport Canada, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Tri-agency Institutional Programs Secretariat, U15 Canada, United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organization, UniUni, Université de Montréal, Universite du Quebec – Ecole de technologie superieure, Universities Canada, University of Alberta, University of British Columbia, University of Calgary, University of Ottawa, University of Saskatchewan, Vancouver City Savings Credit Union, Venn Innovation Inc., ventureLAB, Warhound, Welbi, Western University, Whop, Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory, Xona Space Systems Canada Inc, Yokohama Off-Highway Tires, Zafin Labs Americas Inc., and Zymeworks Inc.
People:
Adam Chambers, Andy Burnham, Anne Nguyen, Ben Lamm, Bernard Thébaud, Brian Day, Carlyle Coutinho, Darryl White, Dave McKay, Devin Singh, Donald Trump, Doug Ford, Doug Robertson, Elon Musk, Evan Solomon, Franco Terrazzano, François Carrier, François-Philippe Champagne, Genevieve Sherman, Gil Yaron, Gillian Earle, Grace Lee Reynolds, Hamid Arabzadeh, Heath MacDonald, Hugh Chow, Jacob Biamonte, Jake Okechukwu Effoduh, Jennifer Reynolds, Jeremy Hansen, Jesse Wiebe, Joël Arseneau, Keir Starmer, Kerry Black, Laurent Ferreira, Marie‑Karlynn Laflamme, Marjorie Michel, Mark Carney, Mark Daymond, Marshall Ross, Martina Pillarova, Matthew Tinari, Mélanie Joly, Michael McCormick, Michael Rowell, Michel Kelly-Gagnon, Mikhail Parakhin, Mitch Bouchard, Nicolas Marceau, Palmer Luckey, Patricia McDougall, Patrick Gill, Patrick Onyekweli, Patsy Anderson, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, Research Money, Robert Asselin, Rodney Ceccato, Ryan Allen, Ryan St. Germaine, Sep Assadian, Stephen Baldwin, Steven MacKinnon, Susan Tighe, Tara June Misra, Tyler Reid, Wes Hall, and Yanick Labrie
Topics:
artificial intelligence, critical minerals, data centres, defence industrial strategy, digital sovereignty, food security, healthcare innovation, modern entrepreneur, quantum computing, regulatory competitiveness, research funding, semiconductors, sovereign space capabilities, and sustainable finance

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