Laboratories Canada, in collaboration with TRIUMF and the Ocean Tracking Network, hosted a symposium on research infrastructure at the 2025 Canadian Science Policy Conference in Ottawa on November 19. Through three panels, the symposium explored how Canada can build a more coordinated, competitive, and resilient research infrastructure ecosystem, addressing Arctic challenges, the value of global large-scale facilities, and insights from European models. An interactive session capped the event with a focus on maximizing the impact of national infrastructures. Informed by these discussions, Laboratories Canada authored a report published by the Canadian Science Policy Centre, calling for action to better position Canada’s research infrastructures as catalysts for collaboration, innovation, science diplomacy, and national resilience amid global uncertainty.
You can read the report here.