Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council<\/a><\/p>\n Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada<\/a><\/p>\n Canadian Institutes of Health Research<\/a><\/p>\n Cision <\/p>\n
Minister Miller announces financial support to protect and promote French by supporting the creation and distribution of scientific information in French in all disciplines<\/p>\n
OTTAWA, ON, April 13, 2026 \/CNW\/ – To protect and promote Canada’s official languages, we need to support a more consistent approach to research in French. This will help train a new generation of Francophone researchers and scientists, and ensure that the issues facing Francophone communities have a central place in Canadian academia.<\/p>\n
The Government of Canada supports the vitality of Francophone communities as well as a more dynamic and inclusive scientific ecosystem.<\/p>\n
Today, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages, announced $1 million in funding for fiscal year 2025\u201326 to support French-language research in Canada. The investment was made through the Action Plan for Official Languages 2023\u20132028 initiative to support the creation and distribution of scientific information in French. It was divided among three federal agencies responsible for administering the funding: the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), which receives $400,000; the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), which receives $350,000; and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), which receives $250,000.<\/p>\n
These agencies are responsible for administering the funding, which aims to support research in French, training for the next generation of francophone scientists, and the production and distribution of research on the Francophonie and on issues of interest to Francophone communities across the country. As the federal funding agency for health research, CIHR will administer funding to support health research in French.<\/p>\n
SSHRC and NSERC will do the same in their respective areas of expertise: social sciences and humanities and natural sciences and engineering. For more information, please see the attached backgrounder document.<\/p>\n
This funding is part of the Action Plan for Official Languages 2023\u20132028, which provides $8.5 million over five years to support the creation and distribution of scientific information in French, including a targeted measure to support research in French.<\/p>\n
With this commitment, the Government of Canada is reaffirming its support for official languages and research excellence in Canada.<\/p>\n
Quotes<\/p>\n
“Investing in research in French means investing in ideas and points of view that enrich all of Canada. By directly supporting the next generation of Francophone scientists, we’re helping build more diverse academic and community environments, where language is not a barrier to innovation, but an engine for the creation, collaboration and sharing of essential knowledge.”<\/p>\n
\u2013\u00a0The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages<\/p>\n
Quick Facts<\/p>\n
The Action Plan for Official Languages 2023\u20132028: Protection-Promotion-Collaboration represents a total investment of $4.1\u00a0billion to protect and promote the country’s official languages. It is the largest official languages investment ever made by a Canadian government.<\/p>\n
SSHRC, NSERC and CIHR will be responsible for launching and managing their respective processes to select the research projects receiving funding.<\/p>\n
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Backgrounder: Government of Canada announces support for research in French<\/p>\n
The Government of Canada has announced $1 million in total funding for 2025\u201326 to support French-language research in Canada. The investment is made through the Action Plan for Official Languages 2023\u20132028’s initiative to support the creation and distribution of scientific information in French. It is divided among three federal agencies responsible for administering the funding: the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), which receives $400,000; the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), which receives $350,000; and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), which receives $250,000. These organizations are responsible for administering the funds.<\/p>\n
List of projects that have received support from Canadian Heritage<\/p>\n
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council<\/p>\n
Candidates<\/p>\n
Project names<\/p>\n
Institutions<\/p>\n
Roberta\u00a0Soares<\/p>\n
L’exp\u00e9rience des jeunes immigrants concernant leur inclusion au Canada apr\u00e8s un programme d’int\u00e9gration linguistique en fran\u00e7ais au Qu\u00e9bec et dans l’Ontario francophone<\/p>\n
University of Ottawa\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sylvain\u00a0St-Onge<\/p>\n
Voix minoritaires : Une sociographie statistique des communaut\u00e9s de langue officielle au Canada<\/p>\n
Universit\u00e9 de Moncton\u00a0<\/p>\n
Crispin\u00a0Enagogo<\/p>\n
Identification des freins \u00e0 l’expansion des petites et moyennes entreprises dans les espaces francophones et acadiens de la Nouvelle-\u00c9cosse<\/p>\n
Universit\u00e9 Sainte-Anne\u00a0<\/p>\n
L\u00e9onel\u00a0Philibert<\/p>\n
Analyse de l’exp\u00e9rience de travail, de sant\u00e9 et de bien-\u00eatre des Pr\u00e9pos\u00e9s aux Services de Soutien personnel Immigrants\u00a0francophonES\u00a0en Ontario (EPISSES)<\/p>\n
Universit\u00e9 de l’Ontario\u00a0fran\u00e7ais\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lena\u00a0H\u00fcbner<\/p>\n
R\u00e9sister au quotidien : quand la violence bas\u00e9e sur le genre et la race red\u00e9finit l’appropriation num\u00e9rique de l’actualit\u00e9 en milieu minoritaire francophone en Ontario\u00a0<\/p>\n
University of Ottawa\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mariette\u00a0Th\u00e9berge<\/p>\n
L’enseignement de l’\u00e9pist\u00e9mologie en \u00e9ducation aux cycles sup\u00e9rieurs en fran\u00e7ais au Canada<\/p>\n
University of Ottawa\u00a0<\/p>\n
Christopher\u00a0Gunter<\/p>\n
Les tiers-lieux culturels des communaut\u00e9s francophones minoritaires : la division du travail, la cr\u00e9ativit\u00e9 et les industries culturelles\u00a0<\/p>\n
Saint Paul University <\/p>\n
Virginie\u00a0Abat-Roy<\/p>\n
Diversit\u00e9 et insertion professionnelle en enseignement : regards crois\u00e9s sur les exp\u00e9riences et trajectoires des personnes \u00e9tudiantes et enseignantes en milieux francophones minoritaires au Canada\u00a0<\/p>\n
Universit\u00e9 de Moncton\u00a0<\/p>\n
Andr\u00e9\u00a0Villeneuve<\/p>\n
Optimisation du tutorat par les pairs en fran\u00e7ais au coll\u00e9gial : caract\u00e9ristiques des\u00a0tuteur\u00b7ices\u00a0efficaces et conditions de pairage favorables<\/p>\n
Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Trois-Rivi\u00e8res\u00a0<\/p>\n
H\u00e9l\u00e8ne\u00a0Boucher<\/p>\n
\u00c9tude des jeux musicaux de cours d’\u00e9cole en milieu francophone minoritaire au Canada\u00a0<\/p>\n
Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucie\u00a0Hotte<\/p>\n
La litt\u00e9rature franco-canadienne en revues (1968-2024)\u00a0<\/p>\n
University of Ottawa\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fran\u00e7ois-Olivier\u00a0Dorais<\/p>\n
Au c\u0153ur de la pratique et de l’identit\u00e9 disciplinaire en histoire.\u00a0L’Institut\u00a0d’histoire\u00a0de\u00a0l’Am\u00e9rique\u00a0fran\u00e7aise et\u00a0sa\u00a0revue (1947-2024)\u00a0<\/p>\n
Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Chicoutimi\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mireille\u00a0Tremblay<\/p>\n
La fragmentation du fran\u00e7ais laurentien : trois types de trajectoires\u00a0<\/p>\n
Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al\u00a0<\/p>\n
Shirin\u00a0Shahrokni<\/p>\n
Not a Single Story:\u00a0Impacts of Race, Gender and Geographical Provenance on the Employment Trajectories of Highly Skilled Francophone Immigrants in Ontario\u00a0<\/p>\n
York University\u00a0<\/p>\n
Linda\u00a0Beddouche<\/p>\n
(Re)penser les politiques linguistiques \u00e9ducatives en contexte plurilingue: une comparaison Colombie-Britannique et Polyn\u00e9sie fran\u00e7aise\u00a0<\/p>\n
Simon Fraser University<\/p>\n
Marc\u00a0Valade<\/p>\n
La capacit\u00e9 des Communaut\u00e9s francophones en situation minoritaire (CFSM) d’attirer et int\u00e9grer les personnes immigrantes d’expression fran\u00e7aise : Facteurs d’efficacit\u00e9 et cadre d’optimisation\u00a0<\/p>\n
Western University<\/p>\n
Marine\u00a0Bahl<\/p>\n
Projet de recherche sur le d\u00e9cloisonnement de l’identit\u00e9 dans la litt\u00e9rature franco-ontarienne\u00a0<\/p>\n
York University<\/p>\n
Catherine\u00a0Dubois<\/p>\n
Les usages professionnels des biblioth\u00e8ques scolaires par les personnes enseignant le fran\u00e7ais au primaire\u00a0<\/p>\n
Universit\u00e9 de Sherbrooke\u00a0<\/p>\n
Janick\u00a0Robidoux<\/p>\n
Les pratiques langagi\u00e8res de familles immigrantes apr\u00e8s l’adoption de la Loi 96 : Une \u00e9tude sociolinguistique \u00e0 Gatineau.\u00a0<\/p>\n
University of Ottawa\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hanna Harper<\/p>\n
“Perfectly Bilingual”:\u00a0Ideologies in Bilingual Identity Construction in Canada\u00a0<\/p>\n
Carleton University<\/p>\n
Claudia\u00a0Dumont<\/p>\n
Sortir de l’ombre : Une sociologie historique des femmes francophones en Alberta et des in\u00e9galit\u00e9s de genre au d\u00e9but du 20e si\u00e8cle\u00a0<\/p>\n
University of Alberta\u00a0<\/p>\n
Charlotte\u00a0Doucet<\/p>\n
Atlas linguistique de l’Est du Canada (1969-1980).\u00a0La linguistique au Qu\u00e9bec dans un contexte d’affirmation disciplinaire et politique\u00a0<\/p>\n
Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al\u00a0<\/p>\n
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada<\/p>\n
Candidates<\/p>\n
Project names<\/p>\n
Institutions<\/p>\n
Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric-Georges Fontaine<\/p>\n
Centre for Innovation and Research on Carbon Utilization in Industrial Technologies (CIRCUIT)<\/p>\n
Universit\u00e9 Laval\u00a0<\/p>\n
Christian\u00a0Messier<\/p>\n
Training the future leaders in urban forestry (Ufor)<\/p>\n
Universit\u00e9\u00a0du Qu\u00e9bec en Outaouais\u00a0<\/p>\n
Christian\u00a0Landry<\/p>\n
Canadian training program on the evolution of fungal pathogens:\u00a0EvoFunPath<\/p>\n
Universit\u00e9 Laval\u00a0<\/p>\n
Emilio\u00a0Alarcon<\/p>\n
INterdisciplinary\u00a0Training in BIOmedical TECHnologies (INTBIOTECH)<\/p>\n
University of Ottawa\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maia\u00a0Fraser<\/p>\n
Interdisciplinary\u00a0Math and Artificial Intelligence Program (INTER-MATH-AI)<\/p>\n
University of Ottawa\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jonathan\u00a0Gaudreault<\/p>\n
Training program for leadership in manufacturing systems science and engineering 4.0<\/p>\n
Universit\u00e9 Laval\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ghassan\u00a0Jabbour<\/p>\n
Training\u00a0in Quantum Materials Multiscale Assembly via Low-Cost, Low-Carbon Footprint Processes (CREATE-QuantM-MALL)<\/p>\n
University of Ottawa\u00a0<\/p>\n
Philippe\u00a0Sarret<\/p>\n
Cross-disciplinary Acuity Training Program in Intelligent and Responsible Drug Discovery<\/p>\n
Universit\u00e9 de Sherbrooke\u00a0<\/p>\n
Delphine\u00a0Bouilly<\/p>\n
Advanced Materials Academy (AMA)<\/p>\n
Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al\u00a0<\/p>\n
Damase\u00a0Khasa<\/p>\n
NSERC-CREATE Canadian Training Program on Nature-based Solutions for Ecosystem Restoration (NASER)<\/p>\n
Universit\u00e9 Laval\u00a0<\/p>\n
Carl-\u00c9ric\u00a0Aubin<\/p>\n
Boost-MedTech: Strengthening interdisciplinary, experiential and inclusive skills to better prepare tomorrow’s responsible medical technology innovators<\/p>\n
Polytechnique\u00a0Montr\u00e9al\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jean-Fran\u00e7ois\u00a0Couture<\/p>\n
BRIGHT CANADA:\u00a0Bringing Radiobiology Innovations to Grow the Highly Trained Workforce in Canada<\/p>\n
University of Ottawa\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nathalie\u00a0Tufenkji<\/p>\n
NSERC\u00a0CREATE for training on complex MIXtures of CHEMical contaminants – MIXCHEM<\/p>\n
McGill\u00a0University<\/p>\n
Canadian Institutes of Health Research<\/p>\n
Candidates<\/p>\n
Project names<\/p>\n
Institutions<\/p>\n
Mathieu B\u00e9langer<\/p>\n
The PARTAGE-D study: Improved practices through therapeutic appointments with supervised groups for dyslipidemia<\/p>\n
Universit\u00e9 de Sherbrooke<\/p>\n
Genevi\u00e8ve Belleville<\/p>\n
Treating post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from sexual assault of 2SLGBTQI+ people: Pilot study of a randomized controlled trial evaluating an adapted version of the RESILIENT online platform<\/p>\n
Universit\u00e9 Laval<\/p>\n
Segnon Emmanuel Sogbossi<\/p>\n
Effect of intensive bimanual therapy on proprioception and visuomotor control in children living with cerebral palsy<\/p>\n
Universit\u00e9 Laval\u00a0<\/p>\n
Associated Links<\/p>\n
Action Plan for Official Languages 2023\u20132028: Protection-Promotion-Collaboration<\/a><\/p>\n Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council<\/a><\/p>\n Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada<\/a><\/p>\n Canadian Institutes of Health Research<\/a><\/p>\n Cision <\/p>\n