Canada Corporation Registry

GRAND CHALLENGES CANADA

GRANDS DÉFIS CANADA

Active Federal corporation 4468481 Toronto, ON Since 2014 Checked Nov 8, 2026

GRAND CHALLENGES CANADA is an active federal not-for-profit corporation (corporation number 4468481). Its business number is 811793611. It was continued on Jan 29, 2014 under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act and its registered office is in Toronto, Ontario. Its annual returns are up to date, most recently for 2026.

Corporate details

Corporation number
4468481
Business number
811793611
Status
Active
Governing law
Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act
Continued
Jan 29, 2014
Corporation type
SolicitingAs declared in its 2026 annual return.
Registered office
661 University Avenue
Suite 1720
Toronto ON M5G 1M1
Number of directors
At least 5, at most 15As the articles allow.

Annual filings

Anniversary date
Jan 29The date of incorporation, amalgamation or continuance.
Annual filing period
Jan 29 to Mar 30 each year
Last annual meeting
Oct 7, 2025
Annual returns by year
YearAnnual returnAnnual meeting
2026FiledOct 7, 2025
2025FiledOct 28, 2024
2024FiledOct 11, 2023

The last annual return filed, and each year since.

Directors

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Federal grants and contributions

3 agreements since 2013, worth $366,303,478 in all.

Federal grants and contributions
DepartmentProgramValueStarts
Global Affairs CanadaGrand Challenges Canada - Institutional Support 2020-2028$200,000,000Nov 30, 2020
Global Affairs CanadaInnovation Platform for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health$156,328,478Mar 3, 2016
Global Affairs CanadaScaling Health Innovations Partnership$9,975,000Oct 2, 2013

As each federal department publishes them (proactive disclosure). A value is the agreement's total as last amended; the money may be paid over several years. Search every federal grant.

Lobbying the federal government

Registered to lobby the federal government now, and first registered in 2012.

Registrations
5Each consultant hired, and its own in-house registration, is a registration of its own.
Who lobbies
Its own employees
Consultants, including SAS Inc.
Subjects
International Development, Economic Development, Health, Research and Development, Science and Technology, Aboriginal Affairs, International Relations, International Trade, Climate, Budget
Institutions lobbied
Finance Canada (FIN), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Privy Council Office (PCO), Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada, Infrastructure Canada (INFC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)The ten named most often.

In its latest registration, in its own words

  • Seeking renewal of funding for an Institutional Support Grant for a Development Innovation Pillar and a Humanitarian Innovation Pillar from Global Affairs Canada (DFATD)
  • Seeking funding for the Indigenous Innovation Initiative from the Department for Women and Gender Equality and possibly others to be determined.
  • Seeking funding for Grand Challenges Canada's Global Mental Health program from Global Affairs Canada.

From the Registry of Lobbyists (Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying), which lists the client as “Grand Challenges Canada”. Shown here because the client's name is this corporation's exact name, and its postal area matches this corporation's registered office. The names of lobbyists and of the officials they met are left out. Contains information licensed under the Open Data Licence Agreement – Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying. Not this company? Tell us.

Names

Names in use
NameFormIn use since
GRAND CHALLENGES CANADANameJan 29, 2014
GRANDS DÉFIS CANADAOther-language formJan 29, 2014

Filings and certificates

Filings and certificates
WhatDateDetails
Financial statements filedFeb 2, 2026
Financial statements filedJul 9, 2021
Financial statements filedJul 9, 2021
Financial statements filedJul 9, 2021
Financial statements filedAug 22, 2019
Financial statements filedNov 5, 2018
Financial statements filedNov 5, 2018
Articles amendedApr 5, 2018
Continued under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations ActJan 29, 2014From the Canada Corporations Act, Part II

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