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$1,750,000

Federal Grant to Simon Fraser University

Pre-Election Grant
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Pre-Election Timing

This grant was awarded in the lead-up to a federal election. See the full pre-election analysis →

Agreement #
PCH-2020-14110
Program
Partnership Grants
Amount
$1,750,000
Date
2019-02-28
Location
Burnaby
Province/Territory
BC
Description
Multi-institutional partnership research grant for studies on democratic participation, civic engagement technology, and electoral reform analysis.

What this means

  • Simon Fraser University has received $22,000,000 in federal grants across 98 grants since 2018.
  • This grant was awarded 8 months before the 2019 federal election.

On 2019-02-28, the Government of Canada awarded a grant of $1,750,000 to Simon Fraser University through Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council under the Partnership Grants program. The funds were directed to Burnaby, BC, in the federal riding of Burnaby South, which is represented by Jagmeet Singh (NDP). Simon Fraser University has received a total of $22.0M in federal funding across 98 grants.