Canada Corporation Registry

ARCTIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Active Federal corporation 7776365 Waterloo, ON Since 2014 Checked Nov 10, 2026

ARCTIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION is an active federal not-for-profit corporation (corporation number 7776365). Its business number is 800994204. It was continued on Sep 19, 2014 under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act and its registered office is in Waterloo, Ontario. Its annual returns are up to date, most recently for 2026. It has five directors on record.

Corporate details

Corporation number
7776365
Business number
800994204
Status
Active
Governing law
Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act
Continued
Sep 19, 2014
Corporation type
SolicitingAs declared in its 2026 annual return.
Registered office
67 Erb Street West
Waterloo ON N2L 6C2
Number of directors
At least 3, at most 30As the articles allow.

Annual filings

Anniversary date
Sep 19The date of incorporation, amalgamation or continuance.
Annual filing period
Sep 19 to Nov 18 each year
Last annual meeting
Sep 17, 2026
Annual returns by year
YearAnnual returnAnnual meeting
2026FiledSep 17, 2026
2025FiledSep 5, 2025
2024FiledJul 15, 2024

The last annual return filed, and each year since.

Directors

Loading the directors from the federal record...

Registered charity

Charity registration number
800994204RR0001
Designation
Charitable organization
Category
Support of schools and education
Total revenue
$3,036,039Fiscal period ended Dec 31, 2024.
Total expenditures
$4,900,315

From its annual return to the Canada Revenue Agency (form T3010). Its charity page has its programs, finances and gifts.

Federal grants and contributions

2 agreements since 2021, worth $900,000 in all.

Federal grants and contributions
DepartmentProgramValueStarts
Transport CanadaAgreement for the Port of Churchill Icebreaking Desktop Feasibility Study$750,000Feb 21, 2026
Transport CanadaAgreement for Arctic Small Vessel Safety Program$150,000Dec 20, 2021

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.

Federal contracts

10 contracts since 2020, worth $2,067,185 in all.

Federal contracts
DepartmentWhat forValueAwarded
Fisheries and Oceans CanadaNACompetitive (open bidding)$0Sep 25, 2025
Fisheries and Oceans CanadaScientific servicesCompetitive$499,800Jun 30, 2023
Fisheries and Oceans CanadaTransportation of things not elsewhere specifiedCompetitive (selective tendering)$1,304,618May 11, 2023
Fisheries and Oceans CanadaRental of shipsNon-competitive$115,290Aug 19, 2022
Fisheries and Oceans CanadaNACompetitive (open bidding)$0Jul 12, 2022
National Research Council CanadaResearch contractsNon-competitive$26,250Nov 23, 2021
Natural Resources CanadaRental of shipsNon-competitive$37,500Aug 11, 2021
National Research Council CanadaMeasuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and partsNon-competitive$32,498Mar 2, 2021
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaIndustrial buildingsCompetitive$27,230Feb 11, 2020
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaScientific servicesCompetitive$24,000Feb 6, 2020

Contracts over $10,000, as each federal department publishes them. A value is the contract's total as last amended, taxes included. Shown here because the supplier's name is this corporation's exact name, and its postal area matches this corporation's registered office. Search every federal contract. Not this company? Tell us.

Lobbying the federal government

Registered to lobby the federal government now, and first registered in 2021.

Registrations
10Each consultant hired, and its own in-house registration, is a registration of its own.
Who lobbies
Consultants, including Blackbird Strategies, Ltd.
Subjects
Aboriginal Affairs, Health, Research and Development, Agriculture, Climate, Environment, Fisheries, Science and Technology, Transportation
Institutions lobbied
House of Commons, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Health Canada (HC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)The ten named most often.

In its latest registration, in its own words

  • Meeting with public office holders to raise awareness and seek input on the Arctic Research Foundation’s Arctic National Strategy.
  • Discussing federal skills training and apprenticeship support programming, and the steps that can be taken to better enable training opportunities in Inuit and Northern communities.
  • Seeking funding to support ARF vessel procurement, operational costs and subsidized vessel time for research organizations and Indigenous communities.

From the Registry of Lobbyists (Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying), which lists the client as “Arctic Research Foundation”. 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
ARCTIC RESEARCH FOUNDATIONNameSep 19, 2014

Filings and certificates

Filings and certificates
WhatDateDetails
Financial statements filedNov 10, 2023
Financial statements filedNov 10, 2023
Financial statements filedNov 10, 2023
Financial statements filedNov 10, 2023
Financial statements filedNov 10, 2023
Financial statements filedNov 10, 2023
Financial statements filedNov 10, 2023
Financial statements filedNov 3, 2023
Articles amendedNov 30, 2020
Continued under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations ActSep 19, 2014From the Canada Corporations Act, Part II

Registered in a province as well? Find provincial registrations(opens in a new tab). Something wrong or out of date? Request a correction.