As Canada and the United States battle over tariffs, Canada has notched a victory for its scientific workforce. On 27 August, the government announced that Canadian universities had recruited 64 researchers from around the world as part of a campaign to attract foreign talent ' and that 48 of them were moving from the United States. The goal of the initiative is to 'pursue ambitious research in fields critical to Canada's prosperity, sovereignty, health and resilience', the announcement said. The incoming scientists will receive a total of 500 million Canadian dollars (about US$360 million) in funding for eight years as part of the Eddie Goldenberg Research Chairs of Canada and Canada Impact+ Emerging Leaders programme, the centrepiece of a broader effort to attract foreign talent launched in December. Canada is just one of a number of nations vying to attract foreign talent. Many spy an opportunity in particular to poach researchers from the United States as the administration of...
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