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Other transfer or payment: Payment of an assessed contribution for the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures

Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM)

$612,603.00

Assessed contribution for the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures

FY 2019-20 · 2020-01-20

Summary
In collaboration with National Metrology Institutes (NMIs) worldwide, including NRC, the BIPM fulfills its mandate of providing the basis for a single, coherent system of measurements throughout the world, traceable to the International System of Units (SI). This mandate is carried out through a series of consultative committees whose members are the national metrology laboratories of the Member States, and through the BIPM’s own laboratory work, which includes carrying out measurement-related research and calibrations in selected areas for some Member States, depending on the technical sophistication of their NMIs. National Metrology Institutes then disseminate measurement standards through calibration services to national scientific, industrial, commercial, and public sector users.
Program
Payment of an assessed contribution for the Bureau International des Poids et MesuresPayment of an assessed contribution for the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (linked with high confidence)
Location
Sevres, FR
Recipient Type
International (non-government)
Type
Other transfer or payment
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

As published

Agreement End Date
2021-01-19
Agreement Number
A1-012061-01-01
Agreement Start Date
2020-01-20
Agreement Title
Assessed contribution for the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
Agreement Title (French)
Quote-part versée au Bureau international des poids et mesures
Agreement Type
Other transfer payment
Agreement Value
$612,603.00
Amendment Number
0
Coverage
Multiple countries, including Canada benefit from this membership|Plusieurs pays, dont le Canada, bénéficient de cette adhésion
Description
In collaboration with National Metrology Institutes (NMIs) worldwide, including NRC, the BIPM fulfills its mandate of providing the basis for a single, coherent system of measurements throughout the world, traceable to the International System of Units (SI). This mandate is carried out through a series of consultative committees whose members are the national metrology laboratories of the Member States, and through the BIPM’s own laboratory work, which includes carrying out measurement-related research and calibrations in selected areas for some Member States, depending on the technical sophistication of their NMIs. National Metrology Institutes then disseminate measurement standards through calibration services to national scientific, industrial, commercial, and public sector users.
Description (French)
En collaboration avec les instituts nationaux de métrologie (INM) du monde entire, y compris le CNRC, le BIPM remplit son mandate en fournissant les bases pour la mise en place, à l’échelle mondiale, d’un système de mesures unique et cohérent, rattachable au Système international d’unités (SI). Ce mandat est réalisé par l’intermédiaire d’une série de comités consultatifs dont les membres sont les laboratoires de métrologie nationaux des États membres, et par le biais des travaux du laboratoire du BIPM, qui comprennent la recherche sur les étalons de mesure et l’étalonnage dans des domaines choisis effectués pour le compte de certains États membres en fonction du degré de sophistication technique de leur INM. Les instituts nationaux de métrologie diffusent ensuite ces étalons de mesure par le biais de services d’étalonnage offerts aux utilisateurs nationaux des milieux scientifiques, de l’industrie, des affaires et du secteur public.
Expected Results
By representing Canada on the international metrology stage through its affiliation with the BIPM, NRC is able to more effectively respond to NRC’s mandated responsibility for maintenance of national measurement standards, as articulated in the NRC Act and the Weights and Measures Act.
Expected Results (French)
En représentant le Canada sur la scène internationale de la metrologies par la biais de son affiliation avec le BIPM, le CNRC peut répondre de manière plus efficace à sa responsabilité mandatée de maintenir des étalons nationaux et mesure, tel que stipulé dans la Loi sur le CNRC et la Loi sur les poids et mesures.
Foreign Currency Type
EUR
Foreign Currency Value
$420,181.00
Organization Code
nrc-cnrc
Organization
National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada
Program Name
Payment of an assessed contribution for the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
Program Name (French)
Paiement de la quote-part versée au Bureau international des poids et mesures
Program Purpose
Canada's membership to the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM). BIPM was set up by the Metre Convention, an international treaty, which Canada became a member in 1907. Its operation is financed jointly by its Member States.
Program Purpose (French)
Affiliation du Canada au BIPM. BIPM a été mis sur pied par la Convention du Mètre, traité international, dont Canada est devenu membre en 1907. Les opérations sont financées conjointement par ses États Membres.
Recipient Business Number
0
Recipient City
Sevres
Recipient Country
FR
Recipient Legal Name
Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM)
Recipient Operating Name
Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM)
Recipient Type
I
Reference Number
172-2019-2020-Q4-00001