Genome Canada, Genome Prairie Launch $50M National Resources Initiative – Bioscience Association Manitoba

Jun 8, 2026

Saskatoon, SK: Winnipeg, MB – June 1, 2026: Genome Canada, in partnership with Canada’s genomics enterprise, including Genome Prairie, today unveiled its latest large-scale mission-driven research initiative, the Natural Resources Initiative (NRI).

The NRI is a three-year, $50M investment, with $25M in Government of Canada support, to lay the foundations for a generational transformation of Canada’s resource systems and biodiversity management.

The NRI will be rolled out via three integrated activity streams: