The government also announced a five-year, $200-million budget increase for the three granting councils: the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), the Medical Research Council and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
Pourtant, il a fallu encore plusieurs années avant que le robinet du financement de la recherche coule à flots. Encore une fois, c’est le programme des RCE qui a ouvert la marche.