Details on transfer payment programs

Name of the transfer payment program or funding agreement: Transfer Payments to Support the Advancement of Northern Science and Technology

Timeframe of the transfer payment program

• Start date: June 2015
• End date: Ongoing
• Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2015-16

Funding Details

• Name of program terms and conditions: Grants and Contributions to Support the Advancement of Northern Science and Technology
• Type of transfer payment: Grant and contribution
• Type of appropriation: Estimates

Purpose and objectives

• Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program: The purpose of this Transfer Payment Program is to provide an integrated suite of grants and contributions that support Canadian Arctic science and technology for Polar Knowledge Canada. The contribution programs support project proposals that will help address specific aspects of Polar Knowledge Canada’s mandate, while the grant programs support student researchers, recognize significant achievement, and coordinate northern scientific university-related activities.

  The provision of support to the advancement of Northern science and technology is essential to deliver on Polar Knowledge Canada’s mandated themes and the objective of Article 23 of the Nunavut Agreement “to increase Inuit participation in government employment in the Nunavut Settlement Area to a representative level. It is recognized that the achievement of this objective will require initiatives by Inuit and by Government.” To this end, Polar Knowledge Canada regularly uses multi-stakeholder review committees to engage Indigenous Peoples/groups and Northerners on the review of funding proposals.

Recipients

General targeted recipient groups:

• For-profit organizations
• Not-for-profit organizations and charities
• Academia and public institutions
• Indigenous recipients
• Governments
• International (non-government)
• Individual or sole proprietorships

Departmental Results Framework

Link to departmental results:

• Canada's polar science and technology research is advanced and made publicly available
• Canada fosters knowledge exchange and the inclusion of Indigenous and Northern perspective in polar science
• The next generation of Canadian polar researchers is developed
• The Canadian High Arctic Research Station fulfills the research needs of the domestic and international research communities

Link to the department’s Program Inventory: Science and Technology

Expected results: The Program aims to anchor a strong research presence in Canada’s Arctic. It focuses on science, monitoring, and technology development and transfer. By partnering with key stakeholders and through its internal science and technology capacity, Polar Knowledge Canada will acquire the wide range of information needed to pursue effective solutions to polar issues, policy and program development, and advance Canada’s position as a leading Arctic and Antarctic nation. This Program will create an environment in which Indigenous knowledge, local knowledge and science will inform Polar Knowledge Canada’s work to address challenges in the Arctic. 

Evaluation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: No evaluation date currently planned

Financial information (dollars)

Name of the transfer payment program or funding agreement: Transfer Payments to Support Research and Activities Relating to the Polar Regions

Timeframe of the transfer payment program

• Start date: June 2015
• End date: Ongoing
• Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2015-16

Funding Details

• Name of program terms and conditions: Grants to individuals, Organizations, Associations and Institutions to Support Research and Activities Relating to the Polar Regions
• Type of transfer payment: Grant
• Type of appropriation: Estimates

Purpose and objectives

• Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program: The program aims to strengthen awareness and understanding of Arctic and Antarctic research, increase coordination and collaboration among the polar research community, and strengthen the next generation of polar researchers and highly qualified personnel, especially northern youth.

Recipients

General targeted recipient groups:

• Students who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada currently enrolled in a graduate program at a recognized Canadian university
• Northern-based not-for-profit organizations and institutions
• Territorial governments
• Universities and colleges
• Individuals contributing to advancing knowledge of the polar and circumpolar regions

Departmental Results Framework

Link to departmental results:

• Canada's polar science and technology research is advanced and made publicly available
• Canada fosters knowledge exchange and the inclusion of Indigenous and Northern perspective in polar science
• The next generation of Canadian polar researchers is developed
• The Canadian High Arctic Research Station fulfills the research needs of the domestic and international research communities

Link to the department’s Program Inventory: Knowledge Management and Engagement

Expected results: The Program aims to anchor a strong research presence in Canada’s Arctic. It focuses on science, monitoring, and technology development and transfer. By partnering with key stakeholders and through its internal science and technology capacity, Polar Knowledge Canada will acquire the wide range of information needed to pursue effective solutions to polar issues, policy and program development, and advance Canada’s position as a leading Arctic nation. This Program will create an environment in which Indigenous knowledge, local knowledge, and science will inform Polar Knowledge Canada’s work to address challenges in the Arctic.

Evaluation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: No evaluation date currently planned

Financial information (dollars)