Industry committee  I would say that’s not the case at all. At any rate, researchers choose their areas, their research topics in co-operation with industry. That’s the way things work and I must admit that this is not a concern for me. There is a peer review process in place, which works very well

Industry committee  Absolutely. I would say that we are the best in the world. In addition, our administrative expenses are not high at all. They actually represent 6% of our total costs. As I mentioned earlier, about 95% of our funding goes to researchers.

Industry committee  Not yet. We are waiting for the budget.

Industry committee  We absolutely do. We're more than happy to do that. In meeting individually with MPs and deputy ministers and ministers, we have one standing offer among others. That offer is that if you are interested in research that's being done in Canada and funded in Canada through us, we a

Industry committee  Absolutely. We work very closely with NSERC. They are part of our portfolio within Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. We work very closely with CIHR. We share with NSERC a number of administrative services directly, including human resources, information servic

Industry committee  Thank you, sir.

Industry committee  Absolutely. In fact, through our collaborative research program, we have encouraged the participation of many companies. About 10% of partners come from this program. We have close to 300 active partners because of this program. Nearly 300 companies are active participants and co

Industry committee  Thank you for pointing that out, sir.

Industry committee  Sure, I'll clarify that. It's a great question, but I may answer this a little differently from the way you've asked it. I'll point out that we're saying that through our projects and through the projects we fund, we are able to bring another 80¢ to the table in addition to the d

Industry committee  Absolutely...the students and the training costs, the infrastructure and the equipment costs. When we talk about research and innovation, I always say we have to think about several legs of the stool that are involved. We provide one leg. There are several other components. Tha

Industry committee  Thank you very much for that kind introduction, Mr. Chairman. On behalf of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today with respect to our operations, goals, challenges, and some of our strategic priorities. Let m

Industry committee  No problem. I can repeat anything I said. I can repeat it 1,000 times if you like. Through SSHRC's Connection program, research knowledge is mobilized to inform Canadian and international research, debate, decisions and actions. This accounts for 10% of program expenditures. O

Industry committee  Totally, and it's another great point because it's not always about technology. When we think of disruptive innovation, I tend to think of the market, things that are disruptive in the market and turn things on their head. Not all those things go anywhere. I don't know how many o

Industry committee  If I might, one thing I want to point out is that these types of subjects are precisely the subject matter of much of the research in social science today. I would refer you to Professor David Wolfe, from the University of Toronto, who has done extensive work on clusters and hubs

Industry committee  Thanks, Mike. I think that's a great question. This program is absolutely unique, in my understanding of the types of programs that have been established worldwide. But what's interesting here—and I will relate it back to the conversation we've been having—is that it begins wit