Social Sciences and Humanities
Research Council of Canada
Conseil de recherches en
sciences humaines du Canada
Supporting Talent Development, Research and
Connections on The North
Ursula Gobel
Associate Vice President, Future Challenges
May 7, 2014
Kingston, ON
Arctic Security Conference
Social sciences and humanities research builds
knowledge about people in the past and present,
with a view toward creating a better future
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“As a mining company with operations in remote areas
of Northern Saskatchewan, we partner with academia
and aboriginal communities in order to create
engagement in our decision making and to facilitate
participation in our investments.. As such, we applaud
the work of SSHRC to support the industry, academic
and community partnerships.”
Dr. Grant E. Isaac, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice-President
CAMECO Corporation
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Through its programs and policies, SSHRC works to
develop talented leaders for all sectors of society,
help generate insights about people, ideas and
behaviour and build connections within and beyond
academia that will build a better future for Canada
and the world.
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SSHRC: Helping Build a Better Future for
Canada and the World
TALENT
INSIGHT
CONNECTION
Supporting students
and postdoctoral
fellows to develop
next generation
researchers and
leaders across
society
Supporting excellent
research to advance
knowledge and build
understanding about
people, communities
and societies
Supporting the
exchange of
knowledge to
maximize the
intellectual, cultural,
social and economic
impacts of social
sciences and
humanities research
PARTNERSHIPS - Within the academic community and between academia,
industry, government, not-for-profits and communities.
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SSHRC grants expenditures for 2012-2013
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NSERC
CIHR
SSHRC
CFI
21st century
approach
Tri-agency Programs Administered by SSHRC
Canada Research Chairs Program, created in 2000 to make Canada a location of choice
for top researchers in all research disciplines
$300M/annually
Indirect Costs Program in support of institutional capacity to enable research and
research-related activities in all research disciplines
$332M/annually
Canada Excellence Research Chairs Program, created in 2008 to attract and retain
the world’s top researchers in government S&T priority areas
$43M/annually
NEW! - Canada First Research Excellence Fund, announced in Budget 2014;
parameters for the implementation of the new Fund are currently in development
$1.5 billion in the next decade
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Budget 2014
− $7 million per year to support advanced research in
the social sciences and humanities
− Canada First Research Excellence Fund with $1.5
billion in funding over the next decade to help
Canadian post-secondary institutions excel globally in
research areas that create long-term economic
advantages for Canada.
− $10 million over two years, starting in 2014–15, for a
pilot initiative to connect the talent, facilities and
capabilities of Canada’s colleges and polytechnics
with the research needs of local community
organizations
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The North:
Investments in Research and Talent Development
Between 2007-08 and 2012-13:
$77.2 Million
723 Awards
918 Researchers
384 Fellowships and Scholarships
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Investments in training, research, partnership and
knowledge mobilization
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Noorjehan Johnson, Vanier Scholar, McGill University
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Marianne Douglas, University of Alberta
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determining how broadband-enabled service can best work for isolated and rural First Nations
communities, and how it affects politics, economic development and education.
Marianne Ignace, Simon Fraser University, in partnership with Yukon College
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With a Public Outreach Grant brought together parents, student teachers, communities and
northern government to meet, exchange knowledge and participate in research to better
education in the North, by Northerners.
Susan O’Donnell, University of New Brunswick
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leads a Partnership Development Grant entitled: Building economic and social prosperity:
connecting a Northern university vision through Dechinta Bush University
Fiona Walton, University of P.E.I.
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Her PhD work followed local knowledge about climate change from its sources in Northern
communities to international organizations including the Inuit Circumpolar Council.
leads a Partnership Grant that addresses the challenges of language loss and revitalization in
British Columbia and Yukon Territory. Project includes 24 academic and non-academic
partners including: community based First Nations organizations, elders, community language
practitioners, community linguists, language learners and educators comprising at least 11
languages.
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Investments in training, research, partnership
and knowledge mobilization
CANADA RESEARCH CHAIRS
−Michael Byers, CRC in Global Politics and International Law,
University of British Columbia
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issues of Arctic sovereignty, climate change, the law of the sea, and
Canadian foreign and defence policy
−Brenda Parlee, CRC in Social Responses to Ecological Change,
University of Alberta
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Social aspects and effects of resource development in the North, and
Aboriginal communities’ roles in resource management decision-making
−Ken Coates, CRC in Regional Innovation, University of Saskatchewan
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innovation-based investment, skills training and entrepreneurship working
with Aboriginal and business groups in northern and rural communities
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Collaboration and Partnership
Includes SSHRC’s partners:
−Canadian Polar Commission / NSTP Management
Committee
−ADM Committee on Arctic S&T
−Association Canadian Universities for Northern
Studies (ACUNS)
−Boreas (EUROCORE)
−NordForsk (Scandinavian network of research
support agencies)
−CIHR and NSERC
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Tri-Council Support: TCPS 2nd edition (2010)
All research involving Aboriginal Peoples must be
undertaken in accordance with the 2nd edition of the TriCouncil Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research
Involving Humans, Chapter 9: Research Involving the First
Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples of Canada.
“…serves as a framework for the ethical conduct of research
involving Aboriginal peoples….not intended to override or
replace ethical guidance offered by Aboriginal peoples
themselves. Its purpose is to ensure, to the extent possible, that
research involving Aboriginal peoples is premised on respectful
relationships. It also encourages collaboration and engagement
between researchers and participants.” [emphasis added]
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Aboriginal Research Integrated Strategy
− Continue to support research by and with First
Nations, Metis and Inuit Peoples
- Continue to recognize both traditional and
contemporary aboriginal epistemologies and
ways of knowing to scholarly endeavours
- Ensure appropriate support for talent and
recognition for aboriginal students and scholars
across all social sciences and humanities
disciplines;
Creation of the Aboriginal Advisory Circle …..
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Knowledge Synthesis: Labour Markets and Skills
Development
− Employment Skills in Northern
Canada
− Demographics of Canada’s
Future Workforce
− Crowdsourcing Métis Research
− Leveraging Mentoring
− Integrating International
Students
− Investing in Human Capital
− Transforming Humanities PhD
Programs
− Recruiting International
Workers
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− Integrating International Nurses
− Identifying Gaps With Skillshed
Analysis
− Developing Skills in Science
Class
− Supply and Demand of Skills
− Workplace Inclusion
− Digital Literacy at Work
− Sustaining the Family Business
− Training for the Traditional
Craft Trades
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Our Goal
Set out to identify future challenge areas for Canada in an
evolving global context and to which the social sciences and
humanities research community could contribute its knowledge,
talent and expertise.
The initiative builds upon SSHRC’s history in supporting
research in areas that would enhance Canada’s ability to
address future challenging issues: aging, digital technologies,
learning and education….
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What might the
implications of global
peak population be for
Canada?
How can emerging
technologies be leveraged
to benefit Canadians?
Sustainable,
Resilient
Communities
Governance &
Institutions
What knowledge will
Canada need to thrive in an
interconnected, evolving
global landscape?
Values,
Cultures,
Inclusion &
Diversity
IMAGINING CANADA’S FUTURE
What effects will the quest
for energy and natural
resources have on our
society and our position on
the world stage?
Canada
in a
Global
Context
Creativity,
Innovation &
Prosperity
What new ways of
learning, particularly in
higher education, will
Canadians need to thrive in
an evolving society and
labour market?
How are the experiences
and aspirations of
Aboriginal Peoples in
Canada essential
to building a successful
shared future?
Areas of capacity in social sciences and humanities
Northern research:
1. Well-being and social change
2. The co-management of institutions
3. The positive aspects of new empowering
relationships
4. Dialogues between differing knowledge systems
5. Including Aboriginal peoples in research
6. New communications technology and cultural
revitalization
7. Internationalization of research
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Areas in need of greater Northern research capacity :
1. Economic development
2. Research on the provincial norths
3. Difference between regions with historic
treaties and those with new comprehensive
treaties
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Moving Forward
− Assessing research capacity in each challenge
area
− Identifying opportunities for knowledge
mobilization
− Encouraging research proposals among funding
opportunities in Talent, Insight and Connection,
including partnerships
− Monitoring and Reporting; Identifying trends and
emerging issues
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