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Title:

820255

Agreement Number:

820255

Agreement Value:

$429,199.00

Agreement Date:

Oct 1, 2025 - Mar 31, 2027

Description:

Over-indebted Consumers in Canada: Mapping and Assessing Contributors, Consequences, and Coping Strategies Among Low-Income Households Before, During, and After COVID-19

Organization:

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Expected Results:

Expected Immediate outcomes are: - Strengthened consumer's role in the marketplace; - Consumer interest represented in the decision-making process; - Improved capacity of consumer groups to contribute to decision-making; - Organizations' capacity to diversify revenue sources and level of self-sufficiency increased; - Visibility and membership base increased.Expected Intermediate and long-term outcomes are: - Policy advice on consumer issues that is both credible and useful to decision-makers; - Policies that protect the consumer interest promoted; - Voluntary organizations recognized as credible and key participants in policymaking; - Voluntary consumer organizations continue to operate, and expand.

Location:

Burnaby, British Columbia, CA V5G0A7

Reference Number:

033-2025-2026-Q3-820255

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

121683916

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Additional Information:

2025/26 to 2026/27,

Recipient's Operating Name:

Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia

Recipient's Legal Name:

Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia

Federal Riding Name:

Burnaby South

Federal Riding Number:

59003

Program:

Canadian Consumer Protection Initiative

Program Purpose:

The Program aims to strengthen the consumer's role in the marketplace through the promotion of sound research and analysis and by encouraging the financial self-sufficiency of consumer and voluntary organizations.

NAICS Code:

810000