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Supplementary Data on Budget 2012 Implementation
| Program Activity ($ thousands) | 2012-13 | 2013-14 and ongoing |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 Promote Science and Engineering | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 Support Students and Fellows | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 Attract and Retain Faculty Unused funds in the Canada Research Chairs program resulting from Chairs being temporarily vacant were cut. The impact of the reduction will be on the Research Tools and Instruments program where these funds had been used in the past. |
7,500 | 15,000 |
| 2.1 Fund Basic Research | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 Support for Research Equipment and Major Resources The budget for the Major Resources Support program was decreased. |
1,850 | 3,700 |
| 3.1 Fund Research in Strategic Areas | 0 | 0 |
| 3.2 Funding University-Industry-Government Partnerships The number of future new Networks of Centres of Excellence will be reduced in upcoming competitions. |
3,305 | 6,610 |
| 3.3 Support Commercialisation | 0 | 0 |
| 4.1 Internal Services NSERC reduced its internal operating budget through reducing positions and achieving efficiencies. |
2,345 | 4,690 |
| Total | 15,000 | 30,000 |
| Program Activity ($ thousands) | 2012-13 | 2013-14 and ongoing |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 Promote Science and Engineering | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 Support Students and Fellows | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 Attract and Retain Faculty | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 Fund Basic Research | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 Support for Research Equipment and Major Resources | 0 | 0 |
| 3.1 Fund Research in Strategic Areas | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| 3.2 Funding University-Industry-Government Partnerships | 10,747 | 10,803 |
| 3.3 Support Commercialisation | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 4.1 Internal Services | 1,253 | 1,197 |
| Total | 15,000 | 15,000 |
The Government of Canada reinvested $15 million this year in support of the Strategy for Partnerships and Innovation, making the net impact on NSERC’s overall budget neutral for 2012–13. It also announced $12 million per year in ongoing funding to make the Business-Led Networks of Centres of Excellence (BL-NCE) program permanent.