---
title: "International Development Research Centre"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/international-development-research-centre"
description: "The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) helps developing countries find solutions to problems crucial to their citizens and communities."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
updated: "2026-10-14"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
---
# International Development Research Centre

Government of Canada · Corporations

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, updated 14 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

## About

The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) helps developing countries find solutions to problems crucial to their citizens and communities.

Source: [GC InfoBase, Inventory of Federal Organizations and Interests (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/a35cf382-690c-4221-a971-cf0fd189a46f). Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada.

## Facts

- Jurisdiction: Government of Canada
- Layer: Corporations
- Class: Crown Corporations
- Portfolio: [Global Affairs Canada](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/global-affairs-canada)
- Wikidata: [Q868017](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q868017)

## Official websites

- [idrc.ca](https://www.idrc.ca)
- [crdi.ca](https://www.crdi.ca)

## Sources

- Description source: [GC InfoBase, Inventory of Federal Organizations and Interests (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/a35cf382-690c-4221-a971-cf0fd189a46f). Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada.
- Record from: [GC InfoBase, Inventory of Federal Organizations and Interests](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/a35cf382-690c-4221-a971-cf0fd189a46f). Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada.

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## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "International Development Research Centre", updated 14 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/international-development-research-centre