Grants and Contributions

Participation in the ITEA PO Days held in Estoril, Portugal, Sept 15-19, 2025.

The project consists of the 2026 Canada-Korea Forum convening senior Canadian and South Korean leaders in Seoul for a strategic dialogue on shared security challenges, with a strong emphasis on advancing Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy, defence procurement, interoperability, cyber cooperation, and disinformation.

Team Rubicon will mobilize in response to Newfoundland and Labrador's request for federal assistance regarding the wildfire situation, to provide humanitarian support and incident management in Newfoundland. The goal is to augment current Emergency Operations Centre staff and conduct Hasty Damage Assessments to support recovery planning within the municipality.

Participation in the ITEA PO Days held in Estoril, Portugal, Sept 15-19, 2025. Delegation led by the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) to establish relationships with key customers, end-users, and other international firms, which will help set the stage for potential Canadian projects in the upcoming Eureka ITEA Cluster call for proposals.

The province of Newfoundland and Labrador requested federal assistance in response to the wildfire situation. This request led to the deployment of Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada (SARVAC) responders under the Humanitarian Workforce (HWF) program. Their role was to support safety and travel management, evacuations, wellness checks, and security efforts in response to increasing capacity demands caused by high summer temperatures, overlapping displacement events, and a dynamic wildfire response situation.

Participation in the ITEA PO Days held in Estoril, Portugal, Sept 15-19, 2025. Delegation led by the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) to establish relationships with key customers, end-users, and other international firms, which will help set the stage for potential Canadian projects in the upcoming Eureka ITEA Cluster call for proposals.

Participation in the ITEA PO Days held in Estoril, Portugal, Sept 15-19, 2025. Delegation led
by the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC
IRAP) to establish relationships with key customers, end-users, and other international firms,
which will help set the stage for potential Canadian projects in the upcoming Eureka ITEA
Cluster call for proposals.

Participation in the ITEA PO Days held in Estoril, Portugal, Sept 15-19, 2025. Delegation led by the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) to establish relationships with key customers, end-users, and other international firms, which will help set the stage for potential Canadian projects in the upcoming Eureka ITEA Cluster call for proposals.

The Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada (SARVAC) will deploy sixteen responders per week over a period of four weeks to support evacuees and those displaced by the Manitoba wildfires, including Indigenous Peoples, in response to Manitoba's request for federal assistance. This deployment will assist with evacuations and shelter operations, the distribution of prepared meals, the provision of basic information, triaging and directions, and the delivery of peer mental wellness supports.

The World Customs Organization (WCO) is an independent intergovernmental body whose mission is to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of customs administrations. The WCO currently has 177 member governments. A member of the WCO, Canada has taken a key role in areas such as trade facilitation, revisions to the Harmonized System, capacity building, combating counterfeiting and the development and implementation of the Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (SAFE). Canada’s contribution to the WCO advances its interests internationally, particularly given the importance of international trade for the Canadian economy.