| Abbreviation | CCA |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2002 |
| Type | Non-governmental organization (NGO) |
| Purpose | Expert assessments of existing evidence |
| Headquarters | Ottawa, Ontario |
Region served | Canada |
Official language | English French |
Staff | 26 (2021) |
| Website | www |
The Council of Canadian Academies (CCA) (French: Conseil des académies canadiennes, CAC) was created to perform independent, expert assessments of the science that is relevant to important public issues. The CCA's assessment scope includes the natural, social and health sciences, engineering and the humanities.[1]
The CCA is a private, non-profit corporation that received a $30 million founding grant in 2005 from the Government of Canada. The grant supported core operations for 10 years and was renewed twice, in 2015 with an additional $15 million for five years[2] and in 2018 with an additional $9 million for three years starting in 2020–2021.
Although the CCA is at arm's length from government, it has agreed to conduct up to five assessments per year of subjects proposed by the Canadian federal government. The CCA can also perform assessments for non-governmental and private sector organizations, but the cost of these cannot be covered by the federal government's founding grant.