GrantTrail

Global Affairs Canada · Grant program

Grants and Contributions in Aid of Academic Relations

The program supports international education by using learning, scholarship, research, academic relations cooperation and dialogue to improve awareness of Canada’s international policies and priorities and facilitate Canada’s economic prosperity.

Total value
$23.6M
Agreements
514
Jan 2021 to Jun 2026
Median agreement
$17K
Typical range
$7,000–$61K
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
Vancouver Community College4$2.3M
University of Alberta2$746K
Lakehead University6$679K
Université Laval6$612K
University of Saskatchewan5$552K
University of Manitoba6$504K
University of Regina6$470K
The Governors of the University of Alberta4$463K
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières6$448K
The University of British Columbia3$447K
École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)4$431K
York University6$410K
University of Victoria5$400K
Memorial University of Newfoundland5$390K
Nova Scotia Community College3$385K
University of Calgary3$382K
Simon Fraser University5$343K
Concordia University5$339K
Queen's University3$334K
Dalhousie University5$331K
Université de Sherbrooke4$321K
University of Guelph4$320K
Carleton University6$308K
Université du Québec à Montréal5$304K
College of the Rockies4$277K
Concordia University of Edmonton4$268K
Université de Moncton4$266K
Toronto Metropolitan University5$264K
Western University4$256K
Kwantlen Polytechnic University6$251K
The Governing Council of the University of Toronto5$243K
Institut national de la recherche scientifique4$241K
Brock University5$234K
Saint Mary’s University4$233K
University of Prince Edward Island4$229K
Université de Montréal5$227K
The Centennial College of Applied Arts and Technology3$221K
Cégep de Jonquière3$214K
McGill University3$203K
McMaster University6$202K
Brandon University6$197K
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi5$185K
University of Toronto1$183K
Mount Royal University6$183K
University of Waterloo5$183K
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue5$176K
Université du Québec à Rimouski4$172K
Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)1$160K
Vancouver Island University3$156K
The University of Western Ontario2$150K

Plus 120 agreements ($1.3M) 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
20211$2.3M
2023101$7.2M
2024150$6.6M
2025179$6.6M
202683$927K

By province

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
Ontario162$6.3M
Quebec100$5.1M
British Columbia70$5M
Alberta47$2.6M
Saskatchewan15$1M
Nova Scotia26$964K
Outside Canada or not stated59$788K
Manitoba14$731K
New Brunswick11$452K
Newfoundland and Labrador6$397K
Prince Edward Island4$229K

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Academia395$20M
Not-for-profit organizations and charities3$2.4M
Individuals and sole proprietorships115$1M
International (non-government)1$137K

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Jun 2026Royal Roads University$7,000
Jun 2026Ontario College of Art and Design University$13,998
Jun 2026Office of Global Engagement, The University of British Columbia$32,748
Jun 2026McMaster University$13,984
Jun 2026NorQuest College$7,000
Jun 2026University of Saskatchewan$7,000
Jun 2026University of Guelph$6,975
Jun 2026Mount Saint Vincent University$13,697
Jun 2026Kwantlen Polytechnic University$7,000
May 2026University of Prince Edward Island$7,000
May 2026Lakehead University$14,000
May 2026Collège d’enseignement général et professionnel de Saint-Jérôme$7,000
May 2026University of Ottawa$20,179
May 2026University of Manitoba$7,000
May 2026Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue$6,998
May 2026Trent University$7,000
May 2026University of Victoria$14,000
May 2026Thompson Rivers University$13,733
May 2026Saint Mary’s University$6,900
May 2026The Governors of the University of Alberta$28,000
May 2026York University$13,213
May 2026University of Regina$14,000
May 2026Université Laval$19,940
May 2026Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières$13,937
May 2026Université du Québec à Chicoutimi$5,000