Digital Citizen Research Program - Digital Citizen Contribution Program

• Financial assistance of up to $380,000 per approved project.
• All funds received must be spent by July 31, 2026.

• The applicant must be a national, provincial, territorial, municipal, Indigenous, community, or professional organization, association, or society with a not-for-profit mandate to represent its membership or community.
• Not-for-profit organizations, including non-governmental organizations, umbrella organizations, non-profit corporations, community groups, regulatory bodies, or associations serving the private sector, are eligible.
• Universities, educational institutions, and individual researchers acting in a personal capacity are eligible.
• Research institutions with an established record in relevant fields, undertaking work within a Canadian context, are eligible.
• For-profit Canadian and Canadian-owned institutions are eligible if the proposed activities are non-commercial and align with the objectives of the Digital Citizen Initiative.

Who is eligible?

• Not-for-profit organizations and associations
• Professional, community, or Indigenous organizations
• Universities and educational institutions
• Research institutions with relevant experience
• Canadian-owned for-profit institutions conducting non-commercial research or programming

Who is not eligible

• Federal institutions, including any department, branch, office, board, agency, commission, corporation or other entity that receives an annual appropriation from Parliament.

Eligible expenses

• Salary and benefits of staff assigned to the project.
• Costs related to research, including data collection and analysis.
• Purchase or development of tools (such as software) necessary for the project.
• Consultants' or external experts' fees for specific project activities.
• Production costs of resources or educational materials related to misinformation and digital citizenship.

Eligible geographic areas

• Organizations and individuals operating within Canada.

• Successful applicants can receive up to $380,000 per approved project in this funding round.
• Projects must start between August 22, 2025, and November 1, 2025; all funds must be expended by July 31, 2026.
• Applicants may join a distribution list to be notified when new calls for proposals are launched.
• Information about previously funded projects can be found on the Open Government Proactive Disclosure page.