Open access agreement for Canada | Open science

To support authors in publishing open access (OA), Springer Nature partners with institutions globally to provide flexible agreements that help cover OA publication costs (known as article processing charges, or APCs). These agreements allow authors from eligible institutions to publish OA in Springer Nature’s journals across BMC, Springer, Discover, Palgrave Macmillan and the Nature portfolio with financial support from their institution.

Depending on the terms of the agreement, your institution may offer:

Full APC coverage - 100% of the APC is paid by the institution
A percentage discount - e.g. 10% off the list price APC
Fixed price coverage - e.g. up to €1,000 paid by the institution

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Here is a full list of institutions with consortium or individual agreements covering OA publishing fees

Click through the links below or contact your librarian to find out more about the terms and conditions of available funding.

Institutions are listed alphabetically : A-U

A-U

Institutes Name	BMC	Discover	Nature Portfolio	Palgrave Macmillan	Springer
A
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada	–	–	–	✓	✓
C
Concordia University	✓	✓	–	–	✓
D
Dalhousie University	✓	✓	–	–	✓
Defence Research & Development Canada	–	–	–	✓	✓
E
Environment & Climate Change Canada	–	–	–	✓	✓
F
Fisheries & Oceans Canada	–	–	–	✓	✓
H
Health Canada	–	–	–	✓	✓
Health Systems Global	✓	✓	–	–	✓
N
National Research Council Canada	–	–	–	✓	✓
Natural Resources Canada	–	–	–	✓	✓
P
Public Health Agency of Canada	–	–	–	✓	✓
S
Simon Fraser University	✓	✓	–	–	✓
U
Université de Montréal	✓	✓	–	–	✓
Université Laval	✓	✓	–	–	✓
University of British Columbia	✓	✓	–	–	✓
University of Manitoba	✓	✓	–	–	✓
University of Saskatchewan	✓	✓	–	–	✓
University of Toronto	✓	✓	–	–	✓
University of Waterloo	✓	✓	–	–	✓
University of Windsor	✓	✓	–	–	✓