2018–19 Departmental Plan: Disclosure of Transfer Payment Programs Under $5 Million

General Information
Name of transfer payment program

Industrial Research Chairs for Colleges (voted)
End date

Ongoing
Type of transfer payment

Grant
Type of appropriation

Appropriated annually through the Estimates
Link to department's Program Inventory

Research in Priority Areas
Main objective

Industrial Research Chairs for Colleges (IRCC) Grants support applied research leaders and their development of business-focused applied research programs at colleges. It is expected that the establishment of applied research leaders will enable the realization of the following objectives:

  • Increased delivery of innovative applied research solutions to local companies at the community and/or regional level.
  • Enhanced teaching and curricula.
  • Increased participation of faculty and other college staff in applied research activities.
  • Increased opportunities for students to gain industrial problem-solving experience.
  • Increased knowledge and technology transfer between colleges and companies, with the objective of increasing the productivity and competitiveness of local companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Planned spending in 2018–19

$200,000
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2012–13
Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation

2018–19
General targeted recipient groups

Industry-Related – Persons (Researchers) – Non-profit organizations (colleges)
General Information
Name of transfer payment program

Business-Led Networks of Centres of Excellence (voted)
End date

Ongoing
Type of transfer payment

Grant
Type of appropriation

Appropriated annually through the Estimates
Link to department's Program Inventory

Research in Priority Areas
Main objective

The Business Led Networks of Centres of Excellence are designed to be large-scale collaborative research networks that bring a wide range of research expertise to bear on specific challenges identified by an industrial sector.
Planned spending in 2018–19

$1,737,000
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2015–16
Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation

2020–21
General targeted recipient groups

Industry-Related – Non-profit organizations
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