I think there are a number of different mechanisms to consider, here.
First of all, Canada enjoys its tri-council based approach to research funding. It would be straightforward to adopt a tri-council based initiative that facilitates the expansion and use of citizen science programs for public outreach in order to inspire Canadians and contribute to policy insights. I think that's one mechanism.
Another mechanism takes, perhaps, more of an Ottawa insider's view, in that the public service has extraordinary internal capacity but does not routinely rely on external sources, such as citizen science—with some important exceptions. I think there are mechanisms, both federally and provincially, that we could encourage the public services of these governments to adopt, which would facilitate their engagement with the broader knowledge-based community around the use and deployment of citizen science programs for various purposes.