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Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada · Contribution program

Contributions Program

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s (OPC) Contributions Program funds independent privacy research and related knowledge translation initiatives.

Total value
$4.5M
Agreements
92
Apr 2017 to Jun 2026
Median agreement
$50K
Typical range
$47K–$50K
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 Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s website.

Who got it

Organizations with the most funding under this program.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
MediaSmarts3$194K
Vancouver Island University2$167K
York University3$144K
University of Toronto3$133K
Toronto Metropolitan University2$127K
University of Ottawa2$124K
Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Concordia University2$108K
University of Ontario Institute of Technology3$104K
MediaSmarts / HabiloMédias2$100K
Concordia University2$100K
Canadian Standards Association (CSA Group) / Association canadienne de normalisation (Groupe CSA)2$100K
Digital Moment1$98K
Université du Québec à Montréal1$90K
Université d'Ottawa1$90K
University of Windsor1$80K
Université de Sherbrooke1$80K
Institute for Information Systems Engineering (CIISE), Concordia University / Institut d’ingénierie des systèmes d’information de l’Université Concordia2$76K
BC Society of Transition Houses1$60K
Western University1$60K
University of Waterloo1$59K
Dalhousie University1$59K
The Canadian Shield Institute for Public Policy1$54K
York University / Université York2$53K
Department of English, York University1$50K
First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC) / Centre de gouvernance de l’information des Premières Nations (CGIPN)1$50K
Association des juristes d’expression française de l’Ontario (AJEFO)1$50K
Association ISOC Québec1$50K
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ontario Tech University1$50K
Department of Electrical, Computer and Software Engineering, Ontario Tech University1$50K
Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University1$50K
Pinnguaq Association1$50K
The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University1$50K
Queen's University1$50K
University of Calgary1$50K
Centre de documentation sur l'éducation des adultes et la condition féminine1$50K
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health1$50K
Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC), University of Ottawa1$50K
The Governors of the University of Alberta1$50K
Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)1$50K
The University of Western Ontario1$50K
Women's College Hospital1$50K
Faculty of Philosophy, Université Laval / Faculté de philosophie, Université Laval1$50K
Université Laval1$50K
University of Regina1$49K
Surveillance Studies Centre, Queen's University / Surveillance Studies Centre, Université Queen’s1$49K
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Research Institute / Institut de recherche du Centre hospitalier pour enfants de l’est de l’Ontario (CHEO)1$49K
The Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)1$49K
University of Waterloo (2)1$49K
Concordia University / Université Concordia1$49K
University of Ottawa (CIPPIC)1$49K

Plus 10 agreements ($449K) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

YearAgreementsTotal
201711$497K
20185$255K
201915$500K
202011$500K
202110$471K
202210$450K
20237$315K
20247$500K
20257$500K
20269$508K

By province

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
Ontario47$2.2M
Quebec22$1.1M
Outside Canada or not stated12$579K
British Columbia5$279K
Alberta2$100K
Nova Scotia1$59K
Nunavut1$50K
Newfoundland and Labrador1$50K
Saskatchewan1$49K

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Not stated by the department66$3M
Academia15$875K
Not-for-profit organizations and charities11$604K

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Jun 2026Digital Moment$97,500
May 2026Western University$59,825
May 2026York University$44,275
May 2026University of Ottawa (CIPPIC)$48,703
May 2026The Canadian Shield Institute for Public Policy$54,172
May 2026Fédération Québécoise de Sports Électroniques (FQSE)$16,155
May 2026Dalhousie University$58,650
May 2026University of Toronto$33,934
Apr 2026MediaSmarts$94,481
Aug 2025Centre for Addiction and Mental Health$49,988
Jul 2025Vancouver Island University$80,000
Jul 2025Toronto Metropolitan University$77,295
Jul 2025Automobile Protection Association$43,005
Jul 2025Université de Sherbrooke$80,000
Jun 2025Université d'Ottawa$89,700
Jun 2025University of Windsor$80,012
Aug 2024Toronto Metropolitan University$49,640
Jul 2024University of Ottawa$83,680
Jun 2024Université du Québec à Montréal$89,906
Jun 2024Vancouver Island University$86,602
Jun 2024Concordia University$50,000
Jun 2024University of Waterloo$58,708
Jun 2023The University of Western Ontario$49,717
Jun 2023University of Ottawa (2)$47,370
Jun 2023Law Commission of Ontario$39,600