The organization that funds partnerships between public researchers and the private sector has more applications than usual and less funding from the Ontario government than it needs, so it’s stopped saying yes to proposals from that province, a spokesperson told The Logic. (The Logic)

Talking point: Mitacs has a range of programs to provide money for things like internships, fellowships and commercialization efforts, funded by a combination of federal and provincial grants and contributions from other participants. Dismayed researchers tweeted word from their universities’ administrations about the pause. Mitacs’s CEO is meeting with Ontario officials this week. “We feel confident that the government is keen to work with us on a resolution,” the organization’s vice-president of communications Jacqueline Wallace wrote in an email.