The CRKN Member Summit and AGM will take place from Tuesday, October 21 to Thursday, October 23, 2025, in Halifax, NS at Hotel Halifax (1990 Barrington St.)
We hope that you will join the CRKN Board, committees, and staff for this opportunity to participate in vital conversations on how we can continue to build a strong future for CRKN and our programs, with the goal of making knowledge accessible to all.
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) has partnered with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) to add 94 issues of Science Dimension to Canadiana. Issues run from the publication’s beginning in 1969 until 1984, and document scientific research undertaken by the NRC and by scientists across Canada.
The Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) and Érudit are proud to announce a new five-year agreement (2025–2029) for the Partnership for Open Access, with 57 participating libraries. This renewal represents an important step in the transition toward a fair, non-commercial and sustainable model for scholarly publishing in Canada.
Benefits for the Academic Community and Society as a Whole
The CRKN Board of Directors is pleased to welcome the Library of Parliament as a new Associate Member, expanding CRKN’s community to 88 members. The institution was approved by the Board during a recent meeting and is now participating in CRKN’s heritage program.
CRKN will be holding virtual information sessions on our foreign exchange services in March. These webinars will offer an overview of the foreign exchange services currently provided by CRKN and will be a platform for members to offer feedback on these services.
Over the next five years, CRKN will build towards a future where knowledge is accessible to all. This vision for the future is captured in the new strategic plan, along with our updated mission, commitment, and strategic goals that map out the work ahead.
CRKN and the ORCID-CA Consortium are pleased to welcome Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) University to the ORCID Canada Consortium!
NOSM University is Canada's first independent medical university and was created to address the unique healthcare needs of the North. NOSM University is committed to improving equitable access to quality healthcare by being socially accountable in its education and research programs.
CRKN and the ORCID-CA Consortium are pleased to welcome Cape Breton University to the ORCID Canada Consortium!
In 1999, the Canadian National Site Licensing Project (CNSLP) was created with the support of 64 Canadian universities and funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation and provincial governments. Its goal was to bolster the research and innovation capacity of Canada’s universities by licensing electronic versions of scholarly publications on a national scale. Over time this work would grow and the CNSLP became more formalized, ultimately being incorporated as a non-profit corporation, the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN).
The CFI Application Strategy Task Group (CFI-ASTG) will provide leadership and strategic oversight of CRKN’s application to the CFI Innovation Fund (CFI IF). The CFI IF application from CRKN will involve input of various expert task groups. The CFI-ASTG will ensure alignment between these groups with the goal of strengthening the CFI IF application.