GrantTrail

Impact Assessment Agency of Canada · Grant program

Research Program

To promote and disseminate new and innovative research that furthers the practice of federal IA, including regional/strategic assessments.

Total value
$2.7M
Agreements
60
Aug 2020 to Mar 2026
Median agreement
$50K
Typical range
$14K–$70K
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 Impact Assessment Agency of Canada’s website.

Who got it

Organizations with the most funding under this program.

Plus 19 agreements ($489K) 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
202011$394K
202112$311K
20228$529K
20239$529K
20242$147K
202513$670K
20265$105K

By province

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
Ontario26$1M
British Columbia12$619K
Alberta7$388K
Nova Scotia6$322K
Quebec3$172K
Saskatchewan3$89K
Newfoundland and Labrador1$52K
Outside Canada or not stated2$18K

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Not stated by the department51$2.4M
Indigenous recipients2$135K
Not-for-profit organizations and charities1$61K
Academia6$54K

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Mar 2026Harvard (Elynor (Elsie) Sunderland)$13,000
Mar 2026Harvard (Elynor (Elsie) Sunderland)$5,000
Feb 2026Saint Mary’s University$13,000
Feb 2026University of Regina$13,000
Jan 2026Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute$61,061
Dec 2025First Nations Major Projects Coalition$70,000
Nov 2025First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)$65,000
Nov 2025Saint Mary’s University$5,000
Oct 2025University of Regina$5,000
Sep 2025University of Guelph, College of Social and Applied Human Science$42,000
Sep 2025Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women$42,936
Feb 2025St. Lawrence River Institute$70,000
Feb 2025Ermineskin Cree Nation$70,000
Feb 2025Ventus Development Services Inc. (Celesa Horvath)$33,000
Aug 2024Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women$75,000
Mar 2024University of Toronto, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences$71,974
Dec 2023Keepers of the Circle (operated by Temiskaming Native Women’s Support Group)$46,437
Dec 2023Two Worlds Consulting$71,982
Nov 2023University of Saskatchewan$71,263
Oct 2023Carleton University$72,000
Sep 2023Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women$74,113
Sep 2023Keepers of the Circle (operated by Temiskaming Native Women’s Support Group)$71,159
Jun 2023University of Waterloo$32,400
Jun 2023University of Guelph$30,000
Nov 2022West Coast Environmental Law Research Foundation$75,000