Eric Fournier

Federal AI Adoption capability for ISED as a federal department Joint health data proposal together with research hospitals Pan-Canadian AI Compute Environment (PAICE) program progress and AI compute Bill C-27: Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA) consultation

Engagement with Government of Canada representatives related to funding opportunities as per the Defence Industrial Strategy. Advocacy for industry?government?post secondary collaboration that strengthens Canada’s defence ecosystem while advancing workforce readiness in Alberta; positioning the institution as a training and applied research partner supporting defence related manufacturing, allied health, advanced skills, and technology development. Promoting policies, programs and regulatory initiatives that strengthen apprenticeship programs and pathways. Seeking funding for apprenticeship training and workforce development initiatives. Promoting policies and programs that support pathways for international students, including program of study and post graduate work permit eligibilities. Seeking funding to support the development of Indigenous Community-led Atlases Project (GIS database development) and associated capacity building with additional communities Seeking funding to facilitate development of clean energy resources, particularly those that are being developed using waste/byproduct streams Seeking funding to assess the prevalence of microplastics is fresh water bodies, and their impact on aquatic health Seeking funding to develop technologies in partnership with Indigenous communities that will assist in remote monitoring of wildfires, GHG emissions, and other airborne industrial contaminants Seeking funding to develop wildlife monitoring and related capacity building programs with Indigenous communities Seeking funding to support additional Indigenous communities to begin Indigenous Community-led Environmental Monitoring programs (Soil and Water Sampling and Analysis) Seeking funding to develop technologies and share best practices in sustainable mining including tailings management, water management, resource exploration and resource exploitation. Seeking funding to develop technology solutions for various environmental research including but not limited to reforesting industrial disturbances; restoration methods to reclaim mineral features of post-reclamation soil; operational testing of seed products; expanding and consolidating NAIT's applied research capacity for the benefit of companies developing technologies to transform waste materials. Seeking funding to develop productivity and competitiveness in Alberta's food industry, which includes primary producers, ingredient manufacturers, food and beverage processors, service organizations, and equipment manufacturers. Seeking funding to develop low cost methods to treat saline water and develop value added products from the brine vs requiring deep well injection for brine rejects. Seeking funding to fund research in using and expanding metaBUS tools for locating and synthesizing research findings.

Advocacy for investment in the Canadian energy sector. Advocacy to advance international collaboration to support sustainable development. Advocacy to support funding for higher education programs and research initiatives in the health sciences. Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in key areas through long-term support for major research facilities and initiatives. Advocacy related to policies that impact international students. Advocacy to represent university interests in the allocation of land. International collaboration to support the reputation of Canadian universities abroad. Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas, including artificial intelligence and defence, to support world-class research and the attraction and retention of top talent, including, but not limited to, specific calls for proposals. Regulations related to visitor visas to support international engagement. Support in principle for high-speed rail along the Québec–Toronto corridor and advocacy for the inclusion of a stop in Kingston. Advocacy to secure support in the budget for post-secondary education, research, innovation, and science. Advocacy to increase support for university research, including research funding and granting programs administered by the tri-agencies (SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR) and other departments and agencies. Advocacy to enhance support for university research mobilization and commercialization. Timeliness of decisions regarding Temporary Residence Visas in the recruiting of international faculty. Student assistance and financial support for higher education, sources of funding to be determined. Science and Technology Policy - Operating funding for major scientific installations and equipment from the Canada Foundation for Innovation. Regulations related to the provision of immigration advice (under section 91 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act) Military and Veteran's Health - seeking support for the national research program of the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health through Veterans Affairs Canada and the Department of National Defence. Maintenance and growth in funding for investigator-driven grants from tricouncils. Indirect Costs of Research Program - increase in support to levels of international peers, source of funding to be determined. Funding for infrastructure to support advanced research and teaching Funding for health sciences initiatives - Obtain federal funding to extend the value chain of cancer clinical trails in Canada. Sources of funding to be determined. FedDev Ontario Applied Research and Commercialization (ARC) initiative to support applied research and commercialization for SME-University partnerships