In Montreal today, Canada and the European Commission signed an agreement associating Canada to the Pillar II of Horizon Europe, which funds collaborative research projects across a wide range of domains. Canadian entities can now join and lead research consortia with some of the world's best research organizations to tackle global challenges together. They will get the opportunity to be funded directly from the program, just as principal investigators based in EU Member States and other Associated Countries are.
Horizon Europe resources for researchers in Canada
Press videos from Brussels and Montreal - view embedded video below or click here:
President von der Leyen and Prime Minister Trudeau hailed the signing as a joint commitment to enhanced collaboration in research and innovation, which will deepen future cooperation across the Atlantic. Currently there are 155 projects under Horizon Europe with Canadian participation.
Canada-based PIs have been able to apply for Horizon Europe Pillar II open calls with a close date of December 5th, 2023 onward for review, during which a transitional arrangement had been in place prior to today's association agreement being signed. As of July 3rd, 2024, Canadian partners can sign the model grant agreement. For more information, bookmark ISED Canada's How to Apply page.
Canadians wanting to contact National Contact Points (NCPs) in Canada and Europe alike can use our NCP locator and filter by thematic area and country.
See photos of today's visit by the European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education, and Youth, Iliana Ivanova, here.