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Northern Scientific Training Program

The primary goal of the Northern Scientific Training Program (NSTP) is to support Canadian universities in their efforts to encourage students to develop an interest in northern research and, in so doing, enable them to acquire a concrete experience of scientific research in the North.

Total value
$4.8M
Agreements
207
Jun 2020 to Apr 2026
Median agreement
$16K
Typical range
$7,175–$35K
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 Polar Knowledge Canada’s website.

Who got it

Organizations with the most funding under this program.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Wilfrid Laurier University8$450K
McGill University6$305K
Queen's University6$291K
Université Laval4$235K
University of Waterloo5$216K
University of Ottawa6$215K
Carleton University7$211K
University of Alberta6$188K
Université du Québec à Rimouski4$188K
University of Toronto7$181K
The University of British Columbia6$177K
Laval University2$159K
McMaster University6$141K
University of Quebec at Rimouski2$131K
University of Victoria7$121K
University of Guelph6$116K
Trent University5$106K
University of Calgary6$98K
York University6$87K
Dalhousie University4$86K
Université de Montréal3$77K
University of Lethbridge6$76K
Memorial University of Newfoundland6$62K
Université du Québec à Montréal3$61K
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières4$60K
University of Windsor7$58K
University of Quebec in Montreal2$58K
University of Saskatchewan5$55K
University of Manitoba4$47K
University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières2$45K
Western University4$41K
Simon Fraser University4$41K
University of Northern British Columbia4$37K
Institut national de la recherche scientifique3$36K
National Institute of Scientific Research2$35K
Laurentian University3$34K
Montreal University2$31K
Université de Sherbrooke4$31K
Brock University4$30K
University of New Brunswick4$27K
University of Sherbrooke2$25K
University of Moncton3$23K
Université Sherbrooke1$22K
Memorial University1$19K
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi3$19K
Western Univeristy1$12K
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue1$9,700
University of Winnipeg3$6,900
University of Quebec in Chicoutimi1$6,800
Brandon University1$4,100

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

YearAgreementsTotal
202036$882K
20214$87K
202233$920K
202461$1M
202540$958K
202633$950K

By province

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
Ontario81$2.2M
Quebec54$1.5M
British Columbia22$379K
Alberta18$363K
Nova Scotia4$86K
Newfoundland and Labrador7$81K
Saskatchewan6$58K
Manitoba8$58K
New Brunswick7$50K

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Academia207$4.8M

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Apr 2026York University$24,216
Apr 2026Wilfrid Laurier University$43,432
Apr 2026University of Windsor$24,818
Apr 2026University of Waterloo$34,125
Apr 2026University of Victoria$24,818
Apr 2026University of Toronto$24,818
Apr 2026University of Saskatchewan$12,409
Apr 2026University of Ottawa$45,932
Apr 2026University of Northern British Columbia$15,512
Apr 2026University of New Brunswick$6,205
Apr 2026University of Lethbridge$18,614
Apr 2026University of Guelph$24,818
Apr 2026University of Calgary$24,818
Apr 2026The University of British Columbia$58,944
Apr 2026University of Alberta$24,818
Apr 2026Université Sherbrooke$21,716
Apr 2026Université Laval$86,865
Apr 2026Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières$27,921
Apr 2026Université du Québec à Rimouski$52,739
Apr 2026Université du Québec à Chicoutimi$9,307
Apr 2026Université de Montréal$30,421
Apr 2026Trent University$12,409
Apr 2026Thompson Rivers University$3,102
Apr 2026Simon Fraser University$6,205
Apr 2026Queen's University$83,762