Emily Carr University of Art + Design: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Vancouver, BC · grants and contributions register · Vancouver Centre

Emily Carr University of Art + Design: federal grants and contributions: 29 agreements; $4.1M value; 3 departments; 5 programs.

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29agreements
$4.1Mvalue
3departments
5programs

Largest agreements

Canada Research Chairs$500Kvalue2020start2025end

The Canada Research Chairs Program (CRCP) aims to enable Canadian universities to foster research excellence and to enhance their role in the global, knowledge-based economy as world-class centres of research excellence; to provide targeted resources to help attract and retain a cadre of world class researchers to reinforce academic research excellence in Canadian universities; and to support internationally competitive research and research capacity that generates social, economic and cultural benefits for Canada.

College and Community Innovation Program$360Kvalue2022start2025end

The College and Community Innovation Program (CCI) Program aims to increase innovation at the community and/or regional level by enabling Canadian colleges to increase their capacity to work with local companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It supports applied research and collaborations that facilitate commercialization, as well as technology transfer, adaptation and adoption of new technologies.

Design for Startups$270Kvalue2024start2026end

Support IRAP Pacific portfolio SMEs that need expertise in applied design research by collaborating with design students from Emily Carr University. These students will work directly with the SMEs to develop and implement customized design solutions onsite, improving their products and boosting revenue growth.

Design for Startups$270Kvalue2026start2028end

Support IRAP Pacific portfolio SMEs that need expertise in applied design research by collaborating with design students from Emily Carr University. These students will work directly with the SMEs to develop and implement customized design solutions onsite, improving their products and supporting product launches, market execution, and business growth.

Research Support Funds$205Kvalue2021start2022end

The Research Support Fund (RSF) helps universities, colleges and their affiliated research hospitals and institutes sustain and maintain a research environment which will enable them to make optimal use of the federal investment in academic research provided through the three federal granting agencies.

Design for Startups$200Kvalue2022start2024end

The Design for Startups Program will assist SMEs that lack expertise in Applied Design Research and typically have no Designers on their staff or teams, by assigning Emily Carr University Design-students to develop and implement onsite applied solutions to SME Design-driven gaps-and-needs in order to improve production, commercialization, and accelerate SME revenue growth.

Research Support Funds$195Kvalue2022start2023end

The Research Support Fund (RSF) helps universities, colleges and their affiliated research hospitals and institutes sustain and maintain a research environment which will enable them to make optimal use of the federal investment in academic research provided through the three federal granting agencies.

Research Support Funds$190Kvalue2023start2024end

The Research Support Fund (RSF) helps universities, colleges and their affiliated research hospitals and institutes sustain and maintain a research environment which will enable them to make optimal use of the federal investment in academic research provided through the three federal granting agencies.

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Research Support Funds$164Kvalue2024start2025end

The Research Support Fund (RSF) helps universities, colleges and their affiliated research hospitals and institutes sustain and maintain a research environment which will enable them to make optimal use of the federal investment in academic research provided through the three federal granting agencies.

Agreement$155Kvalue2012start–end
Research Support Funds$150Kvalue2025start2026end

The Research Support Fund (RSF) helps universities, colleges and their affiliated research hospitals and institutes sustain and maintain a research environment which will enable them to make optimal use of the federal investment in academic research provided through the three federal granting agencies.

Agreement$140Kvalue2016start–end
Agreement$130Kvalue2013start–end
SSHRC Institutional Grants$121Kvalue2018start2021end

SSHRC Institutional Grants are intended to help Canadian postsecondary institutions strengthen research excellence in the social sciences and humanities.To help eligible Canadian postsecondary institutions fund, through their own merit review processes, small-scale research and research-related activities in the social science and humanities.

Targeted Advisory Services for SMEs in Emerging Technology Markets$120Kvalue2019start2020end

ECU will help SMEs take advantage of new opportunities afforded by technologies in the media, manufacturing and creative entrepreneurship, and will offer targeted services to specific SMEs who are integrating new technologies and techniques into their product offering.

Material and Digital Design Services for Cross-Sector Innovation$115Kvalue2018start2019end

The main objectives of the project are to reach out to SMEs in multiple sectors including Health, City Planning, Gaming and Manufacturing, and assist them to bridge gaps in their ability to integrate new technologies (e.g. AR/VR/MR, additive manufacturing). This will be achieved by providing direct assistance, advice and consultation.

Agreement$100Kvalue2012start–end
Agreement$100Kvalue2014start–end
Design for Green Industry$100Kvalue2021start2022end

The Design for Green Industry Program will assist SMEs in the circular-and-green sector by assigning creative Emily Carr Design-students with Faculty and Staff supervision, in a personalized coaching environment to develop and implement applied solutions to SME Design-driven gaps-and-needs in order to improve production, commercialization, and accelerate SME revenue growth.

Agreement$90.0Kvalue2015start–end
Agreement$90.0Kvalue2016start–end
Agreement$90.0Kvalue2017start–end
Agreement$80.0Kvalue2011start–end
Canada Research Chairs Equity, Diversity and Inclusion stipend$50.0Kvalue2020start2021end

The Canada Research Chairs Program Equity, Diversity and Inclusion stipend supports the Programs’ current EDI measures which aim to help achieve its objective of attracting and retaining a diverse cadre of world-class researchers to reinforce academic research and training excellence in Canadian postsecondary institutions.

Canada Research Chairs Equity, Diversity and Inclusion stipend$50.0Kvalue2022start2023end

The Canada Research Chairs Program Equity, Diversity and Inclusion stipend supports the Programs’ current EDI measures which aim to help achieve its objective of attracting and retaining a diverse cadre of world-class researchers to reinforce academic research and training excellence in Canadian postsecondary institutions.

Engage Grants for colleges$24.9Kvalue2019start2020end

Engage Grants (EGP) are designed to give innovative companies that operate from a Canadian base access to the unique knowledge, expertise and capabilities available at Canadian universities and colleges. These grants are intended to foster the development of new research partnerships by supporting short-term research and development projects aimed at addressing a company-specific problem; that is, a problem related to the company’s core competencies or activities. The simplified application and decision processes enable university and college researchers to quickly undertake new research colla

Connection Grants$21.4Kvalue2020start2022end

The Connection Grants support events and outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. These events and activities represent opportunities to exchange knowledge and to engage on research issues of value to those participating.

Connection Grants$18.9Kvalue2023start2023end

The Connection Grants support events and outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. These events and activities represent opportunities to exchange knowledge and to engage on research issues of value to those participating.

Engage Plus Grants for colleges$12.5Kvalue2019start2020end

The Engage Plus Grants for colleges allow to further developments from an ongoing or recently completed Engage Grant project for an additional six months of related research activity.

Departments

National Research Council Canada15agreements$2.0Mvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada12agreements$2.0Mvalue3programs
  • Insight research
  • Research Support Fund
  • Research Partnerships

All grants from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada2agreements$37.4Kvalue1programs

Years

20261agreements$270Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
20251agreements$150Kvalue1programs
  • Research Support Fund
20242agreements$434Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations
  • Research Support Fund
20232agreements$208Kvalue2programs
  • Research Support Fund
  • Research Partnerships
20224agreements$805Kvalue4programs
  • Research Partnerships
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations
  • Research Support Fund
  • Insight research
20212agreements$305Kvalue2programs
  • Insight research
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations
20203agreements$571Kvalue2programs
  • Insight research
  • Research Partnerships
20193agreements$157Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations
  • Research Partnerships
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20182agreements$236Kvalue2programs
  • Insight research
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations
20171agreements$90.0Kvalue0programs
    20162agreements$230Kvalue0programs
      20151agreements$90.0Kvalue0programs
        20141agreements$100Kvalue0programs
          20131agreements$130Kvalue0programs
            20122agreements$255Kvalue0programs
              20111agreements$80.0Kvalue0programs

                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.