NRCAN — National Energy Systems Modelling

Eligibility for this grant is extended to a variety of legal entities and organizations including Indigenous groups.

• Legal entities validly incorporated or registered in Canada, including both for-profit and non-profit organizations.
• Community groups organized within Canada.
• Canadian academic institutions from across the nation.
• Provincial, territorial, regional, and municipal governments including their departments and agencies.
• Indigenous entities including Indigenous communities or governments, Tribal Councils or similar entities, and national or regional Indigenous councils or tribal organizations.
• Organizations majority owned and controlled by Indigenous people, whether for-profit or non-profit.

Who is eligible?

Eligible Canadian recipients include legal entities such as for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, community groups, Canadian academic institutions, as well as provincial, territorial, regional, and municipal governments and their departments and agencies where applicable. Indigenous communities or governments, tribal councils, national or regional Indigenous councils, tribal organizations, and Indigenous majority-owned and controlled for-profit or not-for-profit organizations are also eligible. The term 'Indigenous' includes Inuit, Métis, First Nation, Status Indian, and non-Status Indian individuals or any combination thereof.

Eligible expenses

The grant covers specific expenses directly related to the implementation and success of the project.

• Salaries and benefits for employees on the payroll of the Recipient for the actual time spent by the employees on the project.
• Training and workshops.
• Professional, scientific, technical and contracting services.
• Travel expenditures, including meals and accommodation, based on National Joint Council Rates, adjusted to reflect costs in Northern and remote areas.
• Capital expenditures such as the purchase, installation, testing and commissioning of qualifying equipment, materials and products, including diagnostic, testing tools and instruments, and original equipment manufacturer equipment warranty (including extended warranties where appropriate to mitigate risk and lack of capacity).
• Other expenses including laboratory and field supplies, printing services, data collection services, facility costs, construction insurance, accreditation, license fees and permits, honoraria, training, and field testing services.
• Overhead expenditures directly related to the project and limited to a maximum of 15% of eligible expenditures, including administrative and corporate support, routine laboratory maintenance, office operating expenses, and further distribution of funding.
• GST, PST or HST, net of any tax rebate to which the Recipient is entitled.

Eligible geographic areas

This grant is open to eligible Canadian recipients with a focus on benefiting projects within Canada. Projects must have significant tangible benefits to Canada, with preference given to those taking place in the country.

• Canada

The evaluation and selection of projects under the National Energy Systems Modelling Call for Proposals involve assessing the strength and relevance of the project in relation to the call’s specific objectives, focusing on its potential to innovate in Canada's energy system modelling.

• Strength and clarity of the research question(s) and their potential to address gaps in current modelling.
• Robustness of the modelling approach, including the quality of quantitative analysis and its capability to simulate technological innovations.
• Potential impact on Canada's national climate objectives through emissions reduction and support for net-zero targets.
• Accessibility and transparency of project data, including plans for making output data and models publicly available.
• Integration of inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA) principles within the project framework.
• Quality and strength of partnerships, including contributions from partners and collaborations with federal laboratories.
• Alignment of the project with federal priorities, such as regional balance and socio-economic considerations.