SKA Organization

$127,400,324.00 CAD

≈ $3.08 for every person in Canada ≈ 1,647 Canadians' average pay for a year

Department: National Research Council Canada
Program: International Astronomical Observatories Program
Recipient country: United Kingdom
Fiscal year: 2024-2025
Agreement period: April 14, 2024 – December 30, 2023
Reference: nrc-cnrc:172-2021-2022-Q3-00007

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Canada's contribution to the SKA Organisation for the pre-construction design phase of the Square Kilometre Array Observatory

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Canada contributed $127.4 million to the SKA Organization for the pre-construction design phase of the Square Kilometre Array Observatory, an international radio astronomy project based in the UK.

Category: Research Primarily funds activity outside Canada

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