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
| Year | Annual return | Annual meeting |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Filed | Sep 17, 2026 |
| 2025 | Filed | Sep 5, 2025 |
| 2024 | Filed | Jul 15, 2024 |
The last annual return filed, and each year since.
Directors
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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.
| Department | Program | Value | Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport Canada | Agreement for the Port of Churchill Icebreaking Desktop Feasibility Study | $750,000 | Feb 21, 2026 |
| Transport Canada | Agreement for Arctic Small Vessel Safety Program | $150,000 | Dec 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.
| Department | What for | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | NACompetitive (open bidding) | $0 | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Scientific servicesCompetitive | $499,800 | Jun 30, 2023 |
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Transportation of things not elsewhere specifiedCompetitive (selective tendering) | $1,304,618 | May 11, 2023 |
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Rental of shipsNon-competitive | $115,290 | Aug 19, 2022 |
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | NACompetitive (open bidding) | $0 | Jul 12, 2022 |
| National Research Council Canada | Research contractsNon-competitive | $26,250 | Nov 23, 2021 |
| Natural Resources Canada | Rental of shipsNon-competitive | $37,500 | Aug 11, 2021 |
| National Research Council Canada | Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and partsNon-competitive | $32,498 | Mar 2, 2021 |
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Industrial buildingsCompetitive | $27,230 | Feb 11, 2020 |
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Scientific servicesCompetitive | $24,000 | Feb 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
| Name | Form | In use since |
|---|---|---|
| ARCTIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION | Name | Sep 19, 2014 |
Filings and certificates
| What | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Financial statements filed | Nov 10, 2023 | |
| Financial statements filed | Nov 10, 2023 | |
| Financial statements filed | Nov 10, 2023 | |
| Financial statements filed | Nov 10, 2023 | |
| Financial statements filed | Nov 10, 2023 | |
| Financial statements filed | Nov 10, 2023 | |
| Financial statements filed | Nov 10, 2023 | |
| Financial statements filed | Nov 3, 2023 | |
| Articles amended | Nov 30, 2020 | |
| Continued under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act | Sep 19, 2014 | From the Canada Corporations Act, Part II |
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