Employment and Social Development Canada · Contribution program
SERP - Domestic - Cont
The Strategic Engagement and Research Program (SERP) supports research and events that advance the Department’s mission of promoting a highly skilled, inclusive, and efficient labour force and developing policies and programs that promote the social and economic development of Canadians..
- Total value
- $13.2M
- Agreements
- 7
- Sep 2021 to Mar 2024
- Median agreement
- $657K
- Typical range
- $425K–$2.2M
- 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 Employment and Social Development Canada’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | $3.5M |
| 2023 | 4 | $9M |
| 2024 | 2 | $769K |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 4 | $12.1M |
| Nova Scotia | 1 | $657K |
| Quebec | 2 | $512K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Government | 2 | $10.8M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 3 | $1.6M |
| Academia | 1 | $450K |
| For-profit organizations | 1 | $400K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2024 | Engage Nova Scotia Civic Engagement Society | Nova Scotia Quality of Life 2024 SurveyContribution | $657,171 |
| Mar 2024 | Observatoire québécois des inégalités | Portrait et évolution des classes moyennes au Canada (1976-2021)Contribution | $111,744 |
| Apr 2023 | Corporation of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CCMEC) | Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2025Contribution | $7,300,000 |
| Mar 2023 | Mental Health Commission of Canada | PHS Auditor Qualification Program Development and Piloting of Audit ProgramContribution | $823,004 |
| Mar 2023 | The Governing Council of the University of Toronto | Speaking Up: Canadians hopes, perceptions, experiences and deliberations about workplace voiceContribution | $450,000 |
| Mar 2023 | Brasseurs Numeriques Inc. | Building a Nonprofit Data RoadmapContribution | $400,000 |
| Sep 2021 | Corporation of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CCMEC) | Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022Contribution | $3,507,793 |