An expert panel will examine the impact of a decade of policies under the previous prime minister, Stephen Harper, aimed at converting university labs into tools for industrial development and commercialization.

Students viewed by government as welcome immigrants, but questions over capacity and provincial policies remain.

Canadian scientists are now allowed to speak out about their work — and the government policy that had restricted communications.

A crisis within Canada’s federal funding agency threatens to shut down labs and end careers.

Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott has a message for young scientists thinking about leaving Canada: Don’t go.

Nearly half of all young Canadian health researchers say they are seriously considering leaving the country because of lack of financial support, according to an informal survey that comes as the federal government is signalling more support for basic science and for young scientists.

Trudeau government plans big spending increases for science

New prime minister Justin Trudeau gives research a higher profile.

Hundreds of scientists around the world are asking Prime Minister Stephen Harper to end "burdensome restrictions on scientific communication and collaboration faced by Canadian government scientists."