Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Assessed contribution for the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
Agreement Number:
A1-019163-01-01
Agreement Value:
$608,794.50
Agreement Date:
Jan 1, 2022 - Dec 31, 2022
Description:
In collaboration with National Metrology Institutes (NMIs) worldwide, including NRC, the BIPM fulfills its mandate of providing the basis for a single, coherent system of measurements throughout the world, traceable to the International System of Units (SI). This mandate is carried out through a series of consultative committees whose members are the national metrology laboratories of the Member States, and through the BIPM’s own laboratory work, which includes carrying out measurement-related research and calibrations in selected areas for some Member States, depending on the technical sophistication of their NMIs. National Metrology Institutes then disseminate measurement standards through calibration services to national scientific, industrial, commercial, and public sector users.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
By representing Canada on the international metrology stage through its affiliation with the BIPM, NRC is able to more effectively respond to NRC’s mandated responsibility for maintenance of national measurement standards, as articulated in the NRC Act and the Weights and Measures Act.
Location:
Sevres, FR
Reference Number:
172-2021-2022-Q3-00008
Agreement Type:
Other transfer payment
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
000000000
Recipient Type:
International (non-government)
Recipient's Operating Name:
Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM)
Recipient's Legal Name:
Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM)
Program:
Payment of an assessed contribution for the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
Program Purpose:
Canada's membership to the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM). BIPM was set up by the Metre Convention, an international treaty, which Canada became a member in 1907. Its operation is financed jointly by its Member States.
Coverage:
Multiple countries, including Canada benefit from this membership
Value in EUR:
422818.0