Thank you for your note, related information, and interest in joining my group for Ph.D. studies.
Unfortunately, due to severe cuts in my research funding, and also overly heavy commitments to current students and projects, I am not recruiting any new graduate students (M.Eng. or Ph.D.), research assistants, or postdocs, with or without financial support. This difficult situation is expected to continue for at least the next 3-6 years.
Thus, despite your academic and professional achievements, I am obliged to reply negatively to your e-mail. I am sorry, but this is my final answer.
At the moment, I am also not directly aware of any colleagues who are actively looking to recruit graduate students with your background. Again, I am sorry.
I wish you success in your other efforts to undertake graduate studies in Canada or elsewhere.