Actions and Commitments: Call to Action # 65

Exploring Stakeholder: "Government of Canada"

Updates on this page: 3
 

December 7, 2023


Algoma U receives major funding boost for new Indigenous cultural centre

‘Makwa Waakaa’igan will be the first of its kind in the world — a state-of-the-art facility focused on truth-telling, relationship building, respect and healing’ NationTalk: SooToday Staff – Funding from the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund has been earmarked for Algoma University. The university has been awarded $5 million for Makwa Waakaa’igan, a future centre of cultural excellence, Truth...

April 17, 2023


New funding to support Indigenous students in heart and brain science

NationTalk: The awards will support outstanding post-graduate students at institutions across Canada As part of our commitment to advancing along the journey of Truth and Reconciliation, Brain Canada, Heart & Stroke, and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (CIHR-ICRH) are launching a new funding program for Indigenous post-graduate students...

November 2, 2022


Government of Canada and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami announce new research network to address health priorities of Inuit in Canada

NationTalk: There are approximately 70,000 Inuit in Canada living in 51 communities spread across the Inuit homeland known as Inuit Nunangat. For Inuit, health is intrinsically linked to wildlife, the environment, culture, and other social determinants of health. Inuit are best positioned to define research priorities and carry out research activities that address the needs...