Funding

"The purpose of the Future Fisher Program is to provide mentoring and financial support to new entrants into the Prince Edward Island lobster fishery to become knowledgeable on various aspects of the fishery and better positioned for success."

"The purpose of the Aquaculture Technology Program is to provide an incentive for private aquaculture operations to develop or adopt new techniques or technologies in order to expand production, reduce production costs or otherwise increase earnings through more efficient production, to assess new approved species or to improve the environmental acceptability of aquaculture."

"The purpose of the Aquaculture - Environmental Practices Program is to provide an incentive for private aquaculture operators, groups of operators, processors or industry organizations to adopt procedures, practices or equipment that enhance the overall environmental performance of aquaculture"

"""The primary objective of the program is to stimulate and support the undertaking of high quality, scientifically valid, short-term (normally 3 years or less) applied and/or developmental research that will yield economic benefits to the P.E.I. fish processing sector/aquaculture industry/commercial fisheries
industry."""

"The Aquaculture and Fisheries Research Initiative was established by the Government of Prince Edward Island to provide industry associations, private businesses, public institutions and/or individual fishers and aquaculturists with increased access to applied and developmental research to address priorities and opportunities in the industry"

"The program will offer financing to enhance the viability of new and existing businesses operated by qualified clients or to improve their access to other funding sources."

"We have revamped our Equity Fund Program for small to medium business owners and upcoming business owners."

"The Northern New Brunswick Economic Development and Innovation Fund will provide incremental assistance totaling $200 million over a four-year period from April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2015."

"The Miramichi Regional Economic Development and Innovation Fund will provide incremental assistance totaling $50 million over a four-year period from April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2015."

"The Aquaculture Collaborative Research and Development Program (ACRDP) is a Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) initiative to increase the level of collaborative research and development activity between the aquaculture industry and the department, and in some instances with other funding partners."

This committee makes recommendations to the Senate regarding the policies and regulations governing research. It allocates research funds for faculty after evaluating the merits of the research proposals received. In addition, it reviews requests for research grants in lieu of salary and makes recommendations to the President (via the Office of Human Resources).