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Global Affairs Canada · Contribution program

Canadian International Arctic Fund

To increase the strength of the Arctic Council as the key forum for Arctic cooperation and advancing Canada’s leadership role in international Arctic affairs.

Total value
$15.9M
Agreements
30
May 2018 to Nov 2024
Median agreement
$175K
Typical range
$116K–$722K
the middle half of agreements

Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.

See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Global Affairs Canada’s website.

Who got it

Organizations with the most funding under this program.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada6$4.1M
Gwich'in Council International4$2.5M
Yukon College2$2.1M
Arctic Athabaskan Council Canada4$1.8M
Yukon Development Education Centre1$1.2M
Institute of the North1$1M
Arctic Frontiers As1$988K
UArctic Ry1$880K
Arctic Council Secretariat3$340K
Arctic 3602$323K
Arctic Youth Network2$274K
Students on Ice Foundation1$176K
Trent University1$108K
Research Grant and Contract ServiceMemorial University1$22K

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

$0$2.5M$5M2018201920202021202220232024
Show the numbers
YearAgreementsTotal
20186$700K
20194$647K
20206$691K
20212$4M
20225$4.5M
20234$1.7M
20243$3.6M

By province

AB: none hereBC: none hereMB: none hereNB: none hereNewfoundland and Labrador: $22K in 1 agreements, $0 per residentNS: none hereNorthwest Territories: $2.5M in 4 agreements, $54 per residentNU: none hereOntario: $4.5M in 9 agreements, $0 per residentPE: none hereQuebec: $450K in 3 agreements, $0 per residentSK: none hereYukon: $5.2M in 7 agreements, $103 per residentABBCMBNBNLNSNTNUONPEQCSKYT
$0–$0$0$54$103

Per resident: the total over the whole window divided by the population on 1 July 2026 (Statistics Canada, table 17-10-0009-01). Agreements are placed by the recipient’s address, so a national organization’s funding counts where its office is.

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
Yukon7$5.2M
Ontario9$4.5M
Outside Canada or not stated6$3.2M
Northwest Territories4$2.5M
Quebec3$450K
Newfoundland and Labrador1$22K

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Not-for-profit organizations and charities27$12.9M
Academia2$3M
For-profit organizations1$22K

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Nov 2024Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada$248,680
Mar 2024Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada$3,265,000
Mar 2024Trent University$108,000
Dec 2023Arctic 360$248,659
Sep 2023Students on Ice Foundation$176,400
Mar 2023Yukon Development Education Centre$1,220,129
Feb 2023Arctic 360$74,410
Dec 2022UArctic Ry$880,000
Oct 2022Arctic Athabaskan Council Canada$1,300,000
Sep 2022Arctic Youth Network$249,700
Aug 2022Arctic Frontiers As$988,451
May 2022Institute of the North$1,032,431
Sep 2021Gwich'in Council International$1,925,000
Mar 2021Yukon College$2,100,000
Sep 2020Arctic Youth Network$24,192
Jun 2020Gwich'in Council International$175,000
Jun 2020Arctic Athabaskan Council Canada$175,000
May 2020Arctic Council Secretariat$114,192
May 2020Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada$175,000
Mar 2020Yukon College$27,957
Aug 2019Gwich'in Council International$175,000
Jul 2019Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada$175,000
Jul 2019Arctic Athabaskan Council Canada$175,000
Mar 2019Arctic Council Secretariat$121,500
Jul 2018Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada$25,000