Open Call for Proposals: Strengthening Canada’s Skills with PIAAC Research 2025 (up to $90,000) – YOA

Deadline: January 6, 2026

The Future Skills Centre invites researchers and organizations throughout Canada to contribute new proof and insights that advance understanding of the nation’s evolving abilities and workforce wants. Through the Strengthening Canada’s Skills with PIAAC Research open name for proposals, they intention to construct proof that informs methods change and helps extra inclusive and resilient pathways for Canadians.

Background

With the discharge of Cycle 2 of OECD’s Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), Canada has a singular OPPORTUNITY to deepen its understanding of grownup abilities and their function in driving prosperity and effectively-being. PIAAC is a wealthy however underused dataset that sheds mild on each the distribution of foundational abilities and the methods through which these abilities affect labour market outcomes, productiveness, social participation, and high quality of life.

This aggressive open name for proposals is designed to unlock the potential of PIAAC knowledge for Canada. They intention to fund progressive, coverage-related analysis tasks that deal with vital gaps in proof, construct nationwide analysis capability, and mobilize findings in methods that can form insurance policies, applications, and practices.

This name builds upon FSC’s latest report, Skills for Productivity, Prosperity and Well-being in Canada which discusses key information gaps, the significance of fostering analysis infrastructure and networks and mentoring the subsequent technology of researchers and guaranteeing that proof reaches these able to act on it.

Funding

• They will present $50,000 to $90,000 per mission. Expenses could embody customary analysis bills (i.e. salaries for major researchers, analysis assistants, direct analysis bills). 

Eligibility

• Applications could also be submitted by a sole group or a partnership/consortium of organizations, together with: Post-secondary establishments, Not-for-profit analysis facilities, for-profit organizations (supplied the mission is undertaken at value, with no mark-ups or revenue included).
• Federal, provincial and territorial authorities ministries and companies will not be eligible to apply.

Application

They count on to talk funding selections beginning in March 2026. All tasks are anticipated to begin April 2026 and should conclude by October 31, 2026.

STEP 1: Download and browse the next application supplies

STEP 2: Complete the Application Form

For extra data, go to Strengthening Canada’s Skills with PIAAC Research.