Our three priority areas

Attracting the talent Canada needs to secure our future

  • Attract, train and retain talent
  • Establish a national ministerial roundtable on talent, skills and immigration strategy
  • Restore Canada’s brand

Turning ideas into solutions that grow Canada’s economy and secure our future

  • Launch a research talent strategy anchored in systemwide support
  • Follow through on Budget 2024 commitments
  • Engage research stakeholders to maximize impact
  • Expand infrastructure and industry-aligned research capacity

Campus infrastructure is nation building infrastructure

  • Expand support for student housing to ease local pressures
  • Open federal infrastructure programs to university-led projects

Understanding our priorities

Our country’s success is built on a promise to all Canadians: that a better life is within reach for anyone willing to work hard and contribute to their community. Now is the time for Canada’s new government to lead with purpose and urgency. That starts with bold investments in made-in-Canada research and talent.


A message from our President and CEO, Gabriel Miller

Securing Canada’s future: Building made-in-Canada talent, nation-building research & infrastructure


Universities Canada’s pre-budget submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance in advance of Budget 2025