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1 SSHRC’s Mission To understand a rapidly changing world To innovate and compete To maintain our social fabric & quality of life Help build Canada’s ability: W h a t i s S S H R C s R o l e ?

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SSHRC’s MissionSSHRC’s Mission

To understand a rapidly changing world

To innovate and compete

To maintain our social fabric & quality of life

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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Trends

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Trends

Teamwork and networking

Problem-oriented interdisciplinary research

Partnerships with clients (communities, governments)

End of the age of entitlement

New mobilization around social indicators

Development of collective tools

Digitization: the equivalent for the social sciences and humanities of the discovery of DNASS

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Tri-Council ComparisonTri-Council Comparison

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53.5% 28.5% 18.0%

(18,000) (9,500) (6,000)

12% 56% 32%

Includes NCE Budget (phase II) and transfers from other departments

Statistics Canada changed the coverage for the survey. Figures exclude applied arts & not reported fields

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Areas of Research FundedAreas of Research Funded

HumanitiesHumanities

BusinessBusiness Social SciencesSocial Sciences

EducationEducation

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Canadian Heritage The poor and the working class

in literary versions of Canadian society identity

Political morality of nationalism in the multi-ethnic state

Studies in Canadian literary history: publishing and women writers

L’enseignement et la recherche en archivistique dans le monde : une étude comparative

Finance Tax-adjusted valuation of the

real option to annuitize wealth at retirement

Bank lendings to SMEs: gender, technology and the role of loan guarantees

L’économie politique de la Banque du Canada

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Agriculture and Agri-Food

Canada Customs & Revenue Agency Canadian Heritage

Citizenship and Immigration Elections Canada

Environment Fisheries and Oceans

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Health

Human Resources Development

Indian Affairs and Northern Development

Industry Intergovernmental Affairs Justice

National Defence Natural Resources

Public Works and Government Services

Solicitor General Transport Treasury Board

Veterans Affairs

Relevant toRelevant to

Government DepartmentsGovernment DepartmentsGovernment DepartmentsGovernment Departments

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Globalization

Industrial competitiveness

SME growth and success

Work/family conflicts

Youth crime

Court backlogs

Family violence

Environmental degradation

Measuring free-trade impact on jobs, regions, financial sectors, & the environment

Managing tech change in manufacturing

Entrepreneurship Research Alliance

Defining strategies to aid telecommuting

Pre-school and family intervention

Improved methods for caseload management

Centres on Family Violence

Computer-based decision aids for municipalities

What SSHRC DeliversWhat SSHRC Delivers

Innovations/Tools/SolutionsInnovations/Tools/SolutionsIssuesIssuesIssuesIssues

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Access to higher education

University drop-outs

Spiralling health care costs

Genetic research

Aging society

Defining Canadian identity

Integration of immigrants

Canadian cultural development

Virtual university

Improving guidance services to promote adjustment

Social determinants of health

Guidelines for ethical practices inhuman genetics

“Bridge” jobs to retain skills of elderly

Historical Atlas of Canada

Metropolis project

Musical Heritage Series

Innovations/Tools/SolutionsInnovations/Tools/SolutionsIssuesIssuesIssuesIssues

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Core Granting ProgramsCore Granting Programs

Research Base

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Training

Communications & Institutional

• Research Grants• Major Collaborative Research Initiatives (MCRIs)

• Strategic Themes• Joint Initiatives• Research Development Initiatives (RDIs)

• Doctoral Fellowships• Postdoctoral Fellowships

• SSHRC Institutional Grants (SIGs)• Research & Transfer Journals• Conferences & Congresses• Aid to Small Universities (ASU)

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SSHRC’s Base Budget (2000-2001) = $133.7M

SSHRC’s Base Budget (2000-2001) = $133.7M

Research Base35.6%

Communications &Institutional Grants

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Training24%

Strategic Grants13.8%

Operational7.8%

CIHR4.8%

NCE5.6%

Excludes Research Chairs

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Community-University ResearchAlliances (CURAs)

Community-University ResearchAlliances (CURAs)

Community-focused & voluntary organisations, public or private

Involved in intervention, action, program delivery and policy development

Examples of partners:

• The Law Society of British Columbia

• Mi’Kmaq Fish & Wildlife Commission

• Fonds de solidarité de la FTQ

• Nunavut Arctic College

• Notre Dame Child & Family Institute

• Federation of Canadian Municipalities

• United Way

• McCord Museum (lead organization with university partners)

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SOME CURA PROJECT TOPICSSOME CURA PROJECT TOPICS

Adversarial approaches or alternative dispute resolution mechanisms (ADR)? What do actual cases show work best?

What practical steps can communities take to enhance the

daily lives of school-age children with special needs? **

How can Mi’Kmaq & non-native groups collaborate in managing marine ecosystems & resource harvesting?

Are there new ways we can use museum-based resources to

enrich the teaching of Canadian history in our schools? **

How ready are Ontario’s urban & regional municipalities (re: expertise & infrastructure) to adapt to climatic change?

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Our Community in CrisisOur Community in Crisis

Researchers: Explosion of creative energywithin community

SSHRC: Struggling to meet demand

Universities: Picking up the pieces

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SSHRC's Crisis ISSHRC's Crisis I

Exploding demand• Enormous popularity of most innovative programs:

CURA, RDI, targeted Themes, MCRI. (Realsuccess rates at 10 to 20%)

• SSHRC participation rates will increase 15 to 50%over next 5 years

• New incentives (No SSHRC, no tenure)

• New faculty (5000 renewal over next 5 yearson 18,000 total)

• Radical change in SS&H research culture

• SSHRC cannot meet demand for Joint Initiatives: migration, federalism, sustainable forests, social statistics

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SSHRC's Crisis IISSHRC's Crisis II

Band-Aid funding measures inadequate

• Average grant size $20,000 • New Money ($10M): SSHRC still lost ground in 1999-00

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SSHRC's Crisis IIISSHRC's Crisis III

Dramatic gaps in student financial support: $20 millionrequired for SSHRC to be at parity with NSERC(U of T statistics on Ph.D. student support)

– Humanities $9,000– Physical Sciences $15, 400– Social Sciences $11,600– Life Sciences $14,600– Education $5,000

Disparity in student support through grants

– Humanities 2.4% – Physical Science 29.9%– Social Science 3.1% – Life Sciences 35.4%

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What We Must DoWhat We Must Do

Bring SSHRC student support to parity with NSERC's

Aim at supporting 50% of competitive research grants applicants

More support for new forms of research: CURA, MCRI, RDC

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INE ObjectivesINE Objectives

Foster excellent research—especially innovative and multidisciplinary

Deepen understanding of the New Economy Expand/develop research partnerships

involving public, private and not-for-profit sectors

Inform decision-making in public and private sectors

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Leadership in the new economy requires an understanding of the opportunities it offers, its educational requirements, the management skills required to seize those opportunities and how to make lifelong learning a reality. To keep Canada at the forefront of research into the knowledge economy, a targeted research initiative will be developed, to be managed by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and funded with a special allocation of $100 million over five years.

The INEThe INE

Paul Martin Economic Statement and Budget Update

October 18, 2000

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4 Major Research Areas4 Major Research Areas

New EconomyResearch IssuesNew Economy

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EducationEducation LifelongLearningLifelongLearning

ManagementManagement

Issues: both distinct and interwoven

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To deliver—by/before March 2006—significant research outcomes through:

Our Commitment Our Commitment

Focusing research agendas (identifying deliverables)

Drawing new/more research attention to areas of need

Building on research strengths (with forward looking

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Making It Happen Making It Happen

Design Committee to oversee programdevelopment

Dedicated Staff Development Team

Design Process

Open, Web-based consultation

Sectoral research consultations Design Committee meetings, recommendations to

SSHRC Board

INE Program Launch

In PlaceIn Place

In PlaceIn Place

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SSHRC INE Development Team SSHRC INE Development Team

Administrative Coordinator/Coordonnatrice administrative Sarah Tait ([email protected])………………………………… (613) 995-0557

New Economy Issues/Enjeux de la nouvelle économie Jocelyn Charron ([email protected])…………………… (613) 992-5127 David Moorman ([email protected])…………………… (613) 943-5090

Education/Éducation Hélène Régnier ([email protected])……………………… (613) 992-5148

Lifelong Learning/Apprentissage continu Sylvie Paquette ([email protected])…………………….. (613) 992-3146

Management/Gestion Nina Stipich ([email protected])……………………………… (613) 992-5911

Communications/Communications Pamela Wiggin ([email protected])………………………. (613) 995-6898

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