In September 2017, the Coastal Environmental Baseline Program was launched as part of the national Oceans Protection Plan. The Program provides $50.8 million over five years to collect biological and oceanographic data to characterize the current state of six key coastal ecosystems in Canada.
Day: November 4, 2020
The chair of Britain’s coronavirus vaccine task force says data evaluating the efficacy and safety of its two most advanced candidates should be available in early December.
Thanks to Government of Canada financial support, the Université de Sherbrooke will be able to acquire and install technology equipment at Granby-based CITÉ and in its Faculty of Engineering.
As part of the Government of Canada’s commitment to working with communities to support sea ice monitoring that will improve travel safety on ice, an investment of $417,000.00, through the Climate Change Preparedness in the North Program, supports two projects that aim to address these challenges using leading-edge SmartICE technology.
Today, the Honourable Daniel Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs and the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard announced a total investment of $671,751 in SmartICE technology to improve travel safety on ice in communities within Inuit Nunangat and continue important work on gathering real-time data on ice conditions.