The Canadian government launched the Global Impact+ Research Talent Initiative in December 2025 designed to entice international researchers to come to Canada.
The initiative, which the government says will "invest up to $1.7 billion over 12 years to attract and support more than 1,000 leading international and expatriate researchers," is a significant investment.
This is especially important amid declining cross-country budgets for post-secondary education and research.
But our work shows there are important challenges with recruiting and retaining internationally trained researchers.
