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Connecting Canada Through Knowledge
CRKN is a national network of 88 Canadian universities, libraries, and research institutions dedicated to making trustworthy knowledge accessible to all. Together, we are building a future where knowledge is open, shared, and preserved for generations to come.
Empowering Research, Learning, and Discovery
We license scholarly content, promote open access, and preserve Canada’s documentary heritage, so that knowledge can be freely accessed and shared by librarians, researchers, educators, students, and the public.
Programs
Through our three core programs—Licensing and Open Access, Canadiana, and Persistent Identifiers—we support trusted, long-term access to research and historical content across Canada.
Thanks to the financial support of CRKN members, our Canadiana and Héritage Collections provide researchers and the public with access to over 69 million digitized pages of Canadian historical content, including books, newspapers, maps, government records, and personal papers.
Resources for Members
Our Member Community
CRKN supports 88 member institutions—including universities, libraries, and research institutions—with a shared commitment to advancing research, preservation and access, and open knowledge across Canada.
Latest News & Upcoming Events
Explore upcoming webinars, in-person member gatherings, and announcements about our programs, partnerships, and initiatives.
News
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Universities across Canada are collaborating through the Canadian Research Knowledge Network to drive the evolution of open knowledge with critical open science infrastructure transformation for the Canadiana Collections and Infrastructure .
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CRKN and the ORCID-CA Consortium are pleased to welcome Polytechnique Montréal to the ORCID Canada Consortium!
Polytechnique Montréal is one of Canada’s leading engineering education and research institutions.
The use of ORCID within its community will contribute to its visibility in terms of research activities!
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