[2/2] "There are risks in the unknown, but we have to stay there and pursue it, [...] it's where research comes, where we are researching, trying to find the innovation, the new that is good and better." Daniel Fadelle (OEDD) @innovation.ca
"During the pandemic, a lot of youth innovation was taking place, especially in the Black community. And I got to meet with some of the youth doing work across the country with limited resources."
[1/2] "The unknown is where innovation is found; it's where most of us live as academics, researchers, and entrepreneurs."
[1/2] "Education doesn't translate to high income, job security, wealth creation or generating wealth. What it translates to is a circle of poverty because you're the last to get hired and first to get let go."
[2/2] "With Dylott, we needed to interrupt the reality that was happening for Black young people." Candies Kotchapaw (OEDD) @innovation.ca
"As youth were creating, there was a need to move forward and understand what some of these problems were asking us to do on a more global scale." - Vibya Natana (OEDD) @innovation.ca
[2/2]"For my mission to pursue misinformation and disinformation, it’s serendipitous that AI came into the public conversation during my PhD." - Julia Jeonghyun Parke, Statistics Canada
[1/2] "There was a fear and precarity going into the PhD. When I got the @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca funding, I felt seen and trusted with a great opportunity."
đź“Ż The Federation is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2026 Canada Prizes.
Selected by the Academic Council, this year’s titles bring rigorous HSS research to wider public understanding.
Join us in congratulating this year’s Canada Prizes winners 👉️ buff.ly/5j06feq
