Actua: federal grants and contributions: 21 agreements; $105M value; 8 departments; 12 programs.
Assay record ASY-CA-1YJ0BMX057 · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Actua: federal grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/actua/
Actua is a national organization, that supports, delivers and advocates for youth engagement in STEM programming to build their confidence and skills.
To deliver digital skills development and coding initiatives for youth and teachers to participate in the digital world
Deliver coding and digital skills training to students and teachers in every Canadian province and territory.
To deliver digital skills development and coding initiatives for youth and teachers to participate in the digital world
The objectives of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program (YESSP) are to help all youth navigate through the labour market and to successfully transition into sustained employment. These objectives are attained by supporting the needs of all youth, especially youth facing barriers to develop skills, knowledge and networks through education, skills development and meaningful work experiences.
Provides digital literacy and AI education to K-12 students and educators across Canada, with a focus on underrepresented youth.
Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan provides targeted support for youth, including underrepresented youth and youth facing barriers. This project will support the needs of youth, to develop skills, knowledge, and networks through education, skills development, and meaningful work experiences. These objectives will assist youth to navigate through the labour market and to successfully transition into sustained employment.
The objectives of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program (YESSP) are to help all youth navigate through the labour market and to successfully transition into sustained employment. These objectives are attained by supporting the needs of all youth, especially youth facing barriers to develop skills, knowledge and networks through education, skills development and meaningful work experiences.
The objective of the WIL Initiatives is to drive systemic change in the skills development system at the PSE level, to effectively align technical, foundational and “work-ready” skills of PSE students with the skills required by Canadian employers – demonstrated by an increase in incremental and sustainable WIL opportunities in sectors targeted by the program; and the continuation of collaborative and innovative partnerships. .
Expand STEM programming to engage 60-70,000 youth (ages 8-15) in 100 communities.
Promoting Health Research Career Opportunities to 100,000 Canadian Youth
Description (English)
Through this 14-month project, Actua will counteract the root barriers to gender equality in STEM. This will be achieved by gathering current data and information on the persistent barriers to gender equality in STEM; taking action to change gender norms and attitudes within STEM learning environments through teacher and instructor training; increasing action-based collaboration across the Actua network; and, advancing the national dialogue on gender equity in STEM.
Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)
Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)
This 48-month project will enable Actua to develop innovative on- and offline programming that empowers girls and young women to critically assess online interactions and threats in ways that reduce cyber-violence and promote positive digital and community citizenship. Approaches and content will be tested to ensure that they are appropriate to a range of ages and youth populations, particularly those that are economically and socially marginalized. The project will then develop a plan to scale-up learnings for inclusion in a variety of existing Actua programs and will share lessons with influ
Promoting Health Research Career Opportunities for 4,500 Northern Youth
The PromoScience Supplement for Science Literacy Weeks aims to promote space during Science Literacy Week 2018.
NSERC's PromoScience Program offers financial support for Science Odyssey which is Canada's largest celebration of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, featuring fun and inspiring experiences in museums, research centres, laboratories and classrooms from coast to coast. Powered by NSERC, Science Odyssey demonstrates how discoveries and innovations shape our daily lives and foster a strong science culture in Canada.
All grants from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
All grants from Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
All grants from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.