Focus: Exploring Canada’s approach to grand challenges; strengthening Canada’s resilience

  • Science, knowledge and innovation for Arctic resilience, sovereignty and security
  • Mitigating risks and developing adaptive strategies (e.g., pandemics, climate change, wildfires, floods)
  • Innovating for Canada’s 21st century healthcare system and healthcare policies
  • Capitalizing on Canada’s natural resources including: energy, agri-food, critical minerals, water:
  • AI, quantum computing, and cybersecurity as tools for national security
  • Energy transition and security in a geopolitical context
  • Balancing the ethics and benefits of emerging technologies