Grants and Contributions:

Title:

Arrangement between the European Space Agency and the Government of Canada concerning the participation by the Government of Canada in the European Earth Watch Programme

Agreement Number:

Agreement Value:

$637,242.00

Agreement Date:

Jan 1, 2020 - Jan 1, 2030

Description:

The European Earth Watch Programme is an optional program of the European Space Agency. The contribution has been awarded for the Arctic Weather Satellite Element of the Programme, which is aimed at the development of a prototype satellite for future constellation of weather satellites to monitor the polar regions, providing long-term datasets to improve weather forecasting, and contributing toward long-term datasets to study climate change in these vulnerable locations.

Organization:

Canadian Space Agency

Expected Results:

Opportunities to advance science and technologies (Canadian industrial return coefficient and increased readiness of scientific activities and technologies).

Canadian space sector competitiveness is increased (number of technologies or components developed by Canadian industry which have been space qualified and/or have acquired flight heritage through Canada's participation in ESA programs).

Location:

Paris, FR

Reference Number:

003-2019-2020-Q3-00005

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

International (non-government)

Additional Information:

The total value of the contribution is €0.4M (2019 economic conditions), with an estimated exchange rate of $1.50/€1 and estimated inflation rate of 2.0% per year.

The end date of the agreement corresponds to the end date of the Canada-ESA Cooperation Agreement currently in force.

This commitment was made in the context of the current agreement ending on 2030-01-01, but the payments could extend beyond this agreement.

Collaborators and partners: Several European countries.

Recipient's Operating Name:

European Space Agency

Recipient's Legal Name:

European Space Agency

Program:

Contributions under the Cooperation Agreement between the Government of Canada and the European Space Agency (ESA)

Program Purpose:

The main objectives of the Program are to:
- Foster innovation and competitiveness by exposing Canadian space organisations to ESA’s Programs and activities dedicated to developing space technologies, applications and hardware;
- Maintain or increase the capability of the domestic space sector to successfully contribute to Canadian space endeavours by providing access to ESA’s space flight opportunities in order to demonstrate and qualify Canadian space technologies and hardware;
- Facilitate access to European public space markets as well as global space public and private markets, when applicable; and
- Acquire and maintain awareness of the directions of European space policies and of the European space technological, scientific, programmatic and commercial environments to feed the CSA’s strategic planning process.

In addition, Canadian participation in ESA programmes may:
- Facilitate the participation of Canadian scientists in ESA missions; and
- Facilitate access to ESA’s data and/or infrastructure to academia and government departments/agencies.

Value in EUR:

400000.0