Making inroads for college researchers amidst Canada’s university-dominated research and innovation landscape often feels like climbing uphill in mud. This feeling persisted long before the pandemic and has only been amplified since. But, like climbing uphill in mud, it’s an invigorating adventure. The work of our researchers is too often overlooked and undervalued, and it’s long overdue that we start talking more about it.

While the federal government invests more than $3 billion in research at post-secondary institutions each year, less than three per cent is dedicated to college research. That little bit goes a very long way, and more would go even farther. As Polytechnics Canada demonstrates in its 2021 Pre-Budget Submission, we can leverage our research capacity to help small and medium businesses re-tool and re-imagine the future – and help Canada build back better.

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