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The Short Report: August 19, 2026

Research Money
August 19, 2026

Ottawa provides $24 million for cannabis and brain health research consortium; Alberta touts rules for data centres; Ontario government launches Data Centre Playbook; federal government organizations "heavily dependent" on U.S.. companies for AI; Canada's new food strategy overlooks ag advisors; antisemitism on campus "persistent and proliferating;" Quebec needs to strengthen innovation ecosystem; fire and water risks at data centres; and more.

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Organizations:
AbCellera Biologics Inc., ABS Canada Inc., adMare BioInnovations, Advent International, AGF Management Limited, Alibaba Cloud Services, Amazon, Angus Reid Institute, Anthropic, Apollo, Arc Institute, Arctic Council, Association for Canadian Studies & Metropolis Institute, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Bank of Montreal, BC Partners, Bell Textron, Blackberry Ltd., BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield Asset Management, Build Canada Homes, Business Development Bank of Canada, C.D. Howe Institute, Calian Group Ltd., Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Canada School of Public Service, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster, Canadian Alliance for Life Sciences Training and Skills Development, Canadian Armed Forces, Canadian Cannabis and Brain Health Consortium, Canadian Climate Institute, Canadian Food Innovation Network, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Canadian Intellectual Property Office, Canadian Media Producers Association, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission, Canadian SHIELD Institute, Canadian Space Agency, Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association, Carleton University, Celerity Craft Inc., Centre for International Governance Innovation, City of Port Coquitlam, Convictional, Council of Canadian Innovators, Databricks, Defence Research and Development Canada, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Digital Realty, Directors Guild of Canada, Disney, EarthDaily Analytics Corp., École de technologie supérieure, Edmonton Unlimited, Eldridge Capital Management, Électricité de France, Emend Vision Fund, Employment and Social Development Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., Femtum, FINN, FINTOP, Fisent Technologies, Fonds de solidarite FTQ, Fortress Investment Group, Francisco Partners, Frostbite, FT Ventures, Garage Capital, Gates Foundation, GHGSat, Global Affairs Canada, Goldman Sachs, Google, Google Deepmind, Government of Ontario, Greenland Energy Company, Halifax Regional Municipality, HarbourVest Partners, Harmony Acquisitions Corp., Helcim, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Highland Europe, Hines, House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, HPP Tolling Facility Canada, Index Ventures, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Innovative Finishing Solutions, Innovative Solutions Canada, Intact Private Capital, Island Capital Partners, KETOS, KKR, Lululemon Athletica Inc., Maple Advanced Robotics, MaRS Discovery District, Mastercard Inc., Meta, Microsoft, Milken Institute, Miru, Moltex Energy, Moneris Solutions Corp., Motion Picture Association, Mubadala, National Bank of Canada, National Fire Protection Association, National Research Council Canada, Native Touch, Netflix, Nordic Council of Ministers, Nuclea Energy, Nuclear Waste Management Organization, Nuclearelectrica, Nuvei, NVIDIA, O’Leary Digital Limited, Ocean Master Foods International, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, OpenAI, Palitronica, Polar Asset Management Partners Inc., Polytechnique Montreal, Portage, Quantum Technology Corp, Queen’s University, Raytheon UK, RBC, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Royal Bank of Canada, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Runway Growth, Science Timmins, SevenVentures, SOI Foundation, Stampede Drilling Inc., Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights, Stanford University, Statistics Canada, StepChange Capital, Stewart McKelvey, Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation, Surface Science Western, TD Bank Group, TetraGen Robotics, Three Kings Capital, TMX Group, Transformer Lab, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, UK Ministry of Defence, University of Alberta, University of Calgary, University of Lethbridge, University of Toronto, University of Washington, University of Waterloo, Unpopular Ventures, Urthecast Corp., Vimy Pharmaceuticals Inc., Visa Inc., Waterloo Climate Institute, West Island Black Community Association, Wordsmith AI, World Intellectual Property Organization, Writers Guild of Canada, Xanadu, Y Combinator, and York University
People:
Alis Asaria, Aroon Sequeira, Ashif Mawji, Ataharul Chowdhury, Blair Ryan, Brian Gallant, Camilla Languille, Colin Deacon, Colleen MacDonald, Cyrus Madon, Danielle Smith, Dave McKay, David Steinbach, Dipto Das, Don Braid, Donald Trump, Doug Ford, Emmanuel Macron, Evan Siddall, Evan Solomon, Ganesh Hegde, Greg Lemaich, Gregor Robertson, Harry Culham, Heather Delage, Heidi O’Neill, Jack Jedwab, Jack Neumark, Jacob Glick, James Noël, Jesse Roman, Jessie McDonald, Jim Richardson, John McKenzie, John Philpott, John Toomey, Jose DiBella, Judy Goldring, Khondokar Humayun Kabir, Lee Kaiser, Marc Miller, Maria Luís Albuquerque, Marjorie Michel, Mark Carney, Mark Mulroney, Marta Morgan, Matthew J. Carlyle, Matthew Monteyne, Maura Gillison, Maxime Pesant, Michael Brune, Michael Clory, Nadia Shaikh-Naeem, Naheed Nenshi, Naomi Librach, Nic Beique, Parminder K. Johal, Paul Holley, Paul MacKinnon, Péter Magyar, Phil McGraw, Philip Fayer, Philippe Baptiste, Prem Watsa, Rachel Acheson, Ranju Das, Raymond Chun, Research Money, Rick Hillier, Roger Kirkness, Roman Dubczak, Ron Keefe, Sarah Burch, Shayna Rosenbaum, Simon Glauser, Stephanie Gillis-Paulgaard, Steve Verheul, Tim Rice, Tony Minella, Tony Salomone, Vass Bendar, Wab Kinew, Will Harris, and Yasmine Al-Hussein
Topics:
artificial intelligence, brain health, cannabis research, climate resilience, Cybersecurity, data centres, data sovereignty, Digital infrastructure, Federal procurement, food security, innovation ecosystem, nuclear waste, and quantum computing

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