The Distribution of Federal Government Funding Among Canada's Post-Secondary Institutions

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That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(i), the Standing Committee on Science and Research conduct a study on the balance of federal government funding among Canada's universities, and more specifically on the concentration of funding among U15 member universities in comparison with small and medium-sized universities; that the committee devote at least 12 hours to the study and that the committee report its findings to the House.

On Thursday, February 15, 2024, the Standing Committee on Science and Research adopted the following motion:

That, notwithstanding the motion adopted by the committee on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, in relation to the study on the distribution of federal government funding among Canada’s universities, the committee broaden the scope to include post-secondary institutions.