Joint Initiative for Digital Citizen Research

Canadian Heritage is partnering with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to provide funding support through arm’s-length SSHRC Connection Grants. The purpose of this funding is to:

• promote Canadian research that will develop better understanding — based on empirical evidence — of the impacts of online disinformation in Canada in order to better inform programs and policies;
• build Canada's capacity to conduct research on and related to countering online disinformation and other related online harms; and
• help foster a community of research in the digital citizenship and online disinformation space in Canada.

The Joint Initiative for Digital Citizen Research supports the goals of the Government of Canada’s approach to protecting democracy and combatting disinformation and other online harms.

Connection Grants

Connection Grants are open to institutions, individual applicants and teams. They provide funding to selected events and outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives. These events and activities represent opportunities to exchange knowledge and engage on research issues related to online disinformation and other related online harms as well as their impact in the Canadian context.

Find out how to apply for the Joint Initiative for Digital Citizen Research Connection Grants.