The Government of Canada announced that it will invest in over $160 million in research funding for the social sciences and humanities. Kirsty Duncan, Federal Minister of Science announced Friday in a press release that the investment will support roughly “1,150 social sciences and humanities research projects to build knowledge and foster collaboration in a wide range of disciplines.” The funding will be awarded through SSHRC Partnership Grants, Partnership Development Grants, Insight Grants and Insight Development Grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). “The investment in these research initiatives will help examine a diversity of issues that touch the everyday lives of Canadians, including employment, an aging population and immigration.”

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