International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is a Crown corporation of Canada which funds research to promote growth, reduce poverty, and drive large-scale positive change in developing countries. IDRC’s mandate was established by an act of Canada’s parliament. It is mandated “to initiate, encourage, support, and conduct research into the problems of the developing regions of the world and into the means for applying and adapting scientific, technical, and other knowledge to the economic and social advancement of those regions.”