Employment and Social Development Canada · Grant program
SERP - Domestic - Grant
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
- $1.2M
- Agreements
- 16
- Oct 2020 to Mar 2026
- Median agreement
- $51K
- Typical range
- $35K–$118K
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | $47K |
| 2021 | 4 | $250K |
| 2022 | 1 | $50K |
| 2024 | 4 | $188K |
| 2025 | 2 | $239K |
| 2026 | 4 | $395K |
By province
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 9 | $730K |
| Academia | 4 | $239K |
| Government | 2 | $153K |
| For-profit organizations | 1 | $47K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Université de Montréal | Innovations in Labour LawGrant | $102,054 |
| Mar 2026 | Observatoire québécois des inégalités | Les personnes à la limite de la pauvreté : un angle mort des politiques publiques et socialesGrant | $118,382 |
| Mar 2026 | Table of Impact Investment Practitioners | State of Social Finance in Canada: Evidence for Inclusive Capital, Policy, and PracticeGrant | $139,217 |
| Feb 2026 | McMaster University | CRDCN Research-Policy Nexus 2026Grant | $35,496 |
| Mar 2025 | RDÉE Canada | Favoriser une plus grande insertion professionnelle des immigrants francophonesGrant | $117,500 |
| Feb 2025 | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health | A Study of Subsidized Housing Experiences as they Relate to the Climate CrisisGrant | $121,660 |
| Oct 2024 | The Governing Council of the University of Toronto | 2024 Munk School International Institute on Social PolicyGrant | $51,383 |
| Mar 2024 | Corporation de l'École des Hautes Études commerciales de Montréal | Grant | $31,750 |
| Feb 2024 | Canadian Evaluation Society/Société canadienne d’évaluation | Grant | $5,000 |
| Feb 2024 | HelpAge Canada | Grant | $100,000 |
| Oct 2022 | The Governing Council of the University of Toronto | 2022 Munk School-Queen’s International Institute on Social PolicyGrant | $50,000 |
| Mar 2021 | Centre For The Study Of Living Standards | The Productivity-Wage Relationship in CanadaGrant | $25,000 |
| Mar 2021 | The First Nations Information Governance Centre | First Nations Family Models of Care in Early Childhood: Examining First Nations Child and FamilyGrant | $150,000 |
| Feb 2021 | Institute for Work & Health | Special Virtual Session on COVID-19 and OSHGrant | $50,000 |
| Jan 2021 | Public Policy Forum Forum des politiques publiques | Grant | $25,000 |
| Oct 2020 | Queen's University at Kingston | Queen's 2020 International Institute on Social Policy: Building Back BetterGrant | $46,500 |