CSPC - Canadian Science Policy Centre

SMP 2026 Bilingual – Deadline Extended – June 5

Upcoming panels May 28, June 4, 11, 17 2026

Save the Date for CSPC 2026!

CSPC 2026 will be held from November 25th to 27th at the Fairmont Château Laurier in Ottawa.

Canada’s Largest Science and Innovation Policy Hub

The Canadian Science Policy Centre is a non-profit, non-partisan, and non-advocate organization. It serves as an inclusive Connection Hub, Knowledge Mobilizer, and Talent Incubator to bridge the systematic gaps in the Canadian Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) ecosystem.

Connection Hub

To facilitate cross-sectoral, cross-regional, and multidisciplinary connection

Knowledge Mobilizer

To enhance STI policy interface

Talent Incubator

To train a new generation of multidisciplinary STI policy professionals

CSPC Programs

CSPC 2026 Conference

The 18th annual Canadian Science and Innovation Policy Conference will be held on November 25-27, 2026 at the Fairmont Château Laurier, Ottawa.

Science Meets Parliament

Science Meets Parliament strengthens systematic connections between science and parliamentarians at the federal and provincial levels.

Virtual Events

CSPC’s virtual events present discussions on emerging topics of STI policy.

Awards

CSPC recognizes individuals who exceptionally contribute to the fields of science and innovation policy. These awards include: Lifetime Achievement Award, Trailblazer Awards, and Youth Award.

Editorials

CSPC publishes original opinion pieces on a wide range of science, innovation, policy and societal issues.

Canadian Forum on Social Innovation

The 4th edition of the Canadian Forum on Social Innovation will take place on June 1-2, 2026, followed by the Canadian Forum on Social Innovation Symposium on June 3, 2026, at the University of Calgary.

Canadian Science Policy Magazine

The annual magazine presents the thoughts of the greatest minds, both established and emerging in the Canadian science and innovation policy landscape through the Canadian Science Policy Magazine.

National Conversation on Canada’s Innovation Strategy

The Innovation Strategy Project aims to generate national discussions, led by the private sector, on Canada’s long term strategy.

Podcast

The Science Policy Podcast Series features expert insights on topics shaping Canada’s science and innovation landscape. To listen to our podcast, click here.

Volunteer Program

Over 1500 graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and early career professionals from various disciplines across Canada have served on CSPC volunteer committees, gaining valuable experience while helping to build and impact the science policy community.

Workshops

CSPC offers a wide range of workshops in Science Policy, Innovation Policy, Science Communication, Science Diplomacy, Science and entrepreneurship.

European Union-Canada Scientific Collaboration in Horizon

CSPC’s partnership with the European Union, through its Delegation to Canada, brings together European and Canadian leaders in research, innovation, and policy for transatlantic scientific collaboration.

Cercle Francophone

In collaboration with the Fonds de Recherche du Québec (FRQ), the Cercle Francophone fosters collaboration between CSPC and Francophone communities, promoting French-language participation in science and innovation policy.

Canada’s Sustainable Future – Creating a Digital Action Plan

CSPC’s partnership with Future Earth and Sustainability in the Digital Age partnered to carry out a national, online dialogue series to gather ideas on digital action for sustainability targets.

Survey of Parliamentarians

CSPC’s survey of 26 Parliamentarians reports findings on access, use and exchange of scientific knowledge in Parliament post-pandemic.

CSPC 2025 Conference

CSPC 2025 Proceedings

Awards Ceremony 2025

Want to know more? Read their contributions and proposals and see past winners here:

Awards Page

Congratulations to the CSPC 2025 Science Policy Award Winners:

Lifetime Achievement Award Winner:

Dr. Rémi Quirion

Trailblazer Award (Policy for Science) Winner:

Dr. Shohini Ghose

Trailblazer Award (Science for Policy) Winner:

Dr. Judy Illes

Trailblazer Award (Innovation Policy) Winner:

Dr. Sandra Lapointe

Trailblazer Award (Science & Society) Winner:

Dr. Eugenia Addy

Science Policy Youth Award Winner:

Dr. Burhan Hussein

Publications + Media

GET INVOLVED!

Become a Partner

CSPC is Canada’s most comprehensive, multi-sectoral, and multidisciplinary forum for emerging issues of science, technology and innovation policy. Let us Bring your Brand, Message, and Ideas to the Biggest Science and Innovation Policy Forum in Canada. CSPC’s Partnership Program provides an exciting array of possibilities for public, private and not-for-profit sector stakeholders to showcase their importance in Canada’s science, technology, and innovation policy ecosystem.

Learn More About Becoming a Partner

SMP Sponsorship

Science Meets Parliament is a transformative program designed to foster stronger connections between the science and policy communities.

The program provides unique opportunities for Early Career Researchers to engage with policymakers, gain a deeper understanding of the policymaking process, and contribute to evidence-informed decisions.

Learn More About SMP Sponsorship

Become a Volunteer

Are you passionate about the intersection of science and policy? Join our vibrant community of volunteers and help shape science policy in Canada! Contribute your passion and skills, collaborate with like-minded individuals, unleash your potential and make a meaningful impact on key initiatives!

Learn More About Becoming a Volunteer

Become a CSPC Program Member

Program Members are organizations that benefit from and shape CSPC’s mission, programs, and activities throughout the year.

Learn More About Becoming a Member

CSPC is pleased to present its Strategic Plan for the period 2025-2030.

Imagining Canada’s Future: Connecting Science, Innovation and Policy for Greater Prosperity.

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Get in Touch!

Your questions and comments are always welcome.

Save the Date for CSPC 2026!

Canada’s Largest Science and Innovation Policy Hub

Connection Hub

Knowledge Mobilizer

Talent Incubator

CSPC Programs

CSPC 2026 Conference

Science Meets Parliament

Virtual Events

Awards

Editorials

Canadian Forum on Social Innovation

Canadian Science Policy Magazine

National Conversation on Canada’s Innovation Strategy

Podcast

Volunteer Program

Workshops

European Union-Canada Scientific Collaboration in Horizon

Cercle Francophone

Canada’s Sustainable Future – Creating a Digital Action Plan

Survey of Parliamentarians

CSPC 2025 Conference

Want to know more? Read their contributions and proposals and see past winners here:

Lifetime Achievement Award Winner:

Trailblazer Award (Policy for Science) Winner:

Trailblazer Award (Science for Policy) Winner:

Trailblazer Award (Innovation Policy) Winner:

Trailblazer Award (Science & Society) Winner:

Science Policy Youth Award Winner:

Publications + Media

Integration of Canada’s strengths to Build – Partner – Buy: The key to innovation capacity

Canada’s Defence R&D Capabilities are Built: Unlocking their full potential through expertise and coordination

Buying Canadian matters more in the age of AI

Canada’s Defence Strategy Has no Shortage of Ambition—Now it Must Demonstrate its Credibility Through Implementation

Distributed Defence: Lessons from Professional Regulation (and Luhmann)

From blood innovation to biodefence: Next-generation health solutions for soldiers and civilians

Reliable short-term capability will deliver long-term defence strength

Defence as Innovation Policy: Why Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy is an Opportunity to give Canada’s Innovation System what it Lacks

Canada’s next defence frontier: Health emergency readiness as a sovereignty imperative

Science as Sovereignty Infrastructure in Canada’s Arctic

From Campus to Capability: How Regional Excellence Can Power Canada’s Defence Future

Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy and the Canada Strategy for Nature: Separate worlds or intimately linked and mutually dependent in defence of the nation?

The asymmetric imperative: Why Canada must pivot its defence strategy

Stratégie industrielle de défense : une occasion à saisir pour transformer le continuum canadien de recherche et d’innovation

From Strategy to Sovereignty: Leveraging the Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS) to Fuel Canada’s Research and Innovation Ecosystem

From Capacity to Readiness: Designing Industrial Strategy for Canada’s Defence and Health Security

Communicating Our Ambitions, Marketing Our Solutions: The Overlooked Strategic Imperatives for Responding to Canada’s New Defence Industrial Strategy

Defence Innovation as Industrial Strategy: Aligning Canada’s Innovation Ecosystem for Technological Sovereignty

Defending Innovation Against Lock-Out

The Defense Industrial Policy and Public Choice: Defending our Defense from Rent-Seeking

From Procurement Body to Industrial Architect: What Canada’s New Defence Investment Agency Can Learn from South Korea

Canada is regulating research without saying so

Vaccine Sovereignty as a Pillar of Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy

Le vrai défi de la stratégie industrielle de défense du Canada : convertir les capacités duales en puissance industrielle

Investing in Canadian Talent: The Long Game

Intellectual property in engineering biology: A new paradigm

Politicization of science in Canada: What’s happening and what can we do about it?

Where Are All the Scientists in Parliament?

AI and digital innovation needs science too

Food, Status, and the Recessionary Aesthetic: A Political Analysis of Culinary Consumption in Crisis

Beyond Tariffs: Dementia Is Everyone’s Problem

From Bench to Bedside to Policy: Advancing Responsible AI in Canadian Healthcare

Science Belongs to the Public: How Canada’s National Pollutant Release Inventory is Putting Pollution Data in the Hands of the Public

Oral Health and Viral Hepatitis: A Missing Link in Canadian Policy

Building Pandemic Resilience Through Chemical Vapour Air Sanitizers

Open Science as a Catalyst for Canada’s Innovation Strategy

From Users to Builders: Empowering Canada’s Youth Innovators in the Age of AI

Inclusive Science Fuels Innovation, Economic Growth, and Scientific Security

Celebrating Quebec’s –and the globe’s– chief scientist

Canada’s innovation ambitions hinge on a resource we’re running short on: talent

Climate Action and Community Health Program Integration: Empowering Local Actors for Health Security and Community Resilience

Canada’s Arctic: The Role and Responsibility of Natural Resources

L’Arctique canadien : le rôle et la responsabilité des ressources naturelles

Electric Thinking and the Coming Cognitive Inflation

Beyond Dual Use: Rethinking Defence, Security and Innovation, in the 21st-Century

Leveraging Defence spending to strengthen Canada’s R&D

How Defence Spending Can Strengthen Critical Infrastructure

System Integration and Dual Technologies: A Stronger Role for Knowledge Institutions

Deterrence to Discovery: Rethinking Defence Spending in Canada

Biofoundries as a Pillar of Canada’s Defence and Bioeconomy