Q: What is the International Development Research Centre?

A: The International Development Research Centre (IDRC / CRDI) is a Canadian research institute and charitable organization, legally incorporated as a Crown corporation and headquartered in Ottawa. It was established in 1970.

Q: Where is IDRC based and what is its legal status?

A: IDRC is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. Its legal form is a Crown corporation, and it is classified as a nonprofit and a charitable organization in Canada.

Q: How can I find IDRC online or in registries?

A: The preferred website is https://idrc-crdi.ca. Key registry identifiers include ROR 0445x0472, GRID grid.419341.a, ISNI 0000000121099589, and IATI organisation ID XM-DAC-301-2.

Q: What are some financial and staffing figures for IDRC?

A: Reported revenue examples include CAD 138,030,087 (2003) and CAD 287,801,564 (2012). Reported staff counts include 346 employees (2003) and 506 employees (2010). Specific year-by-year figures are recorded in the organisation’s data entries.

Q: Is IDRC involved in infectious disease research collaborations?

A: Yes. IDRC is listed as a member of the Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness.

International Development Research Centre

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International Development Research Centre

Summary

International Development Research Centre is a research institute^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

International Development Research Centre was a member of Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness^[3].
International Development Research Centre is in the country of Canada^[4].
International Development Research Centre's instance of is recorded as research institute^[5].
International Development Research Centre's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization^[6].
International Development Research Centre's logo image is recorded as International Development Research Centre logo.svg^[7].
International Development Research Centre's headquarters location is recorded as Ottawa^[8].
International Development Research Centre's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121099589^[9].
International Development Research Centre's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 410149294468680522865^[10].
International Development Research Centre's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11862830j^[11].
International Development Research Centre's IdRef ID is recorded as 029198895^[12].
International Development Research Centre's location is recorded as Ottawa^[13].
International Development Research Centre's industry is recorded as research^[14].
+1970-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of International Development Research Centre^[15].
International Development Research Centre's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02br42^[16].
International Development Research Centre's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ko2002162066^[17].
International Development Research Centre's official website is recorded as http://www.crdi.ca^[18].
International Development Research Centre's official website is recorded as https://idrc-crdi.ca^[19].
International Development Research Centre's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+346'}^[20].
International Development Research Centre's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+364'}^[21].
International Development Research Centre's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+371'}^[22].
International Development Research Centre's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+378'}^[23].
International Development Research Centre's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+404'}^[24].
International Development Research Centre's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+416'}^[25].
International Development Research Centre's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+428'}^[26].
International Development Research Centre's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+506'}^[27].

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Founding

+1970-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of International Development Research Centre^[15].

Identity

Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'IDRC'}^[28] and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'CRDI'}^[29].

Operations

International Development Research Centre's headquarters location is recorded as Ottawa^[8].

Industry

International Development Research Centre's industry is recorded as research^[14].

Why It Matters

International Development Research Centre ranks in the top 6% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

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Quick Facts

Instance of research institute, nonprofit organization

Inception 1970

Headquarters location Ottawa

Country Canada

Official website www.crdi.ca, idrc-crdi.ca

Country Canada

Website www.crdi.ca, idrc-crdi.ca

Industry research

Inception 1970

Member of Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness

Legal form Crown corporation

Instance of research institute, nonprofit organization

Headquarters Ottawa

Location Ottawa

Short name lang: en, text: IDRC, lang: fr, text: CRDI

Properties

Bibliothèque nationale de france id 11862830j

Canadian encyclopedia article id international-development-research-centre

Cra program account number 107511586RR0001

Decs id 16777

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Employees 402 (346–506, n=20)

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Freebase id /m/02br42

Gateway to research organisation id B2B3615D-3024-4FAF-A7AA-A79A49442BCB

Grid id grid.419341.a

Iati organisation id XM-DAC-301-2

Idref id 029198895

Industry research

Isni 0000000121099589

Kisti id K000209477

Legal form Crown corporation

Location Ottawa

Medvik id ko2002162066

Member of Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness

Microsoft academic id (discontinued) 1289142772

National library of israel j9u id 987007263040605171

Nl cr aut id ko2002162066

Nla trove people id 1255613

Open funder registry funder id 501100000193

Organisation tax status charitable organization in Canada

Quora topic International-Development-Research-Centre

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Ringgold id 6352

Ror id 0445x0472

Short name IDRC, CRDI

Social media followers 9.0k (7.2k–45k, n=7)

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Twitter idrc_crdi

Uk parliament thesaurus id 37541

Viaf id 410149294468680522865

Youtube channel id UC6LYiYmBe2Y5OgLttAtebRA

‎yale lux id group/1dbabe25-bf55-4558-86c4-477963181e81

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Difficulty 14/100

CPC $3.91

Competition 0.03

External References (26)

Bibliothèque nationale de france id 11862830j

Canadian encyclopedia article id international-development-research-centre

Cra program account number 107511586RR0001

Decs id 16777

Freebase id /m/02br42

Gateway to research organization id B2B3615D-3024-4FAF-A7AA-A79A49442BCB

Grid id grid.419341.a

Iati organisation id XM-DAC-301-2

Idref id 029198895

Isni 0000000121099589

Kisti id K000209477

Medvik id ko2002162066

Microsoft academic id (discontinued) 1289142772

National library of israel j9u id 987007263040605171

Nl cr aut id ko2002162066

Nla trove people id 1255613

Open funder registry funder id 501100000193

Quora topic id International-Development-Research-Centre

Ringgold id 6352

Ror id 0445x0472

Scilit organization id 11883

Uk parliament thesaurus id 37541

Viaf cluster id 410149294468680522865

X (twitter) username idrc_crdi

Yale lux id group/1dbabe25-bf55-4558-86c4-477963181e81

Youtube channel id UC6LYiYmBe2Y5OgLttAtebRA

🌐 Available in 5 languages

enInternational Development Research Centre arمركز بحوث التنمية الدولية esCentro de Investigación para el Desarrollo Internacional frCentre de recherches pour le développement international ko국제개발연구센터

🏷️ Also known as

en Canada - International Development Research Centre/Centre de recherches pour le développement international en IDRC fr Centre de recherches pour le developpement international fr Centre de recherches pour le développement international fr CRDI fr International Development Research Centre

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← Affiliated with 17

Anna Theakston, Annelies Zoomers, Ben Ambridge, Charlotte MacAlister, Elena Lieven, Kempe R. Hope, Kristin Corbett, Matthew L. Smith +9 more

Instance of 2

nonprofit organization, research institute

Country 1

Canada

Headquarters location 1

Ottawa

Industry 1

research

Location 1

Ottawa

Member of 1

Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness

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