Cadieux-Léger Fellowship

Position: The Cadieux-Léger Fellowship 2026-2027

The Cadieux-Léger Fellowship  - Research Affiliate Program

Global Affairs Canada - Open Insights Hub

Closing date:
January 30, 2026 - 23:59, Pacific Time

Reference number
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25J
- Selection process number
25-EXT-EA-KK-1046351 Location
Gatineau (Québec)
Salary
The Cadieux-Léger Fellowship will last up to 12 months. The Fellow will receive a total bursary not greater than $54,000 contingent on duration.
Who can apply
Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.
Organization information
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About the position

Duties
The Fellow’s work includes research, writing short papers or briefs, and participating in the policy development process, including by organizing engagement activities with internal and external experts and/or contributing to policy working groups and other initiatives.
Work environment
The Open Insights Hub of Global Affairs Canada (GAC) is pleased to announce the selection process for the  Cadieux-Léger Fellowship.

The Cadieux-Léger Fellow is integrated within the Open Insights Hub at GAC as an analyst. The Open Insights Hub aims to create an engaged, strategic, rigorous, collaborative and innovative environment, in part through knowledge-sharing and interaction with a diverse and ever-growing range of internal and external experts. Accordingly, the Fellow is expected to build networks within GAC, the Government of Canada and with external experts for the benefit not only of their research but of other departmental staff.

The Fellow should place particular emphasis on identifying and engaging new sets of stakeholders whose good ideas can be leveraged as part of the Fellow’s research and analysis on international policy research issues (e.g. foreign and security policy, international economic and trade policy, and international assistance policy).While at GAC, the Fellow is expected to advance the Open Insights Hub’s thematic agenda by analyzing geostrategic and geo-economic trends, as well as cross-cutting international policy issues of strategic relevance to Canada.

These themes may evolve but currently include global power shifts and great power competition, economic security, digital transformation and emerging technologies, the green transition and sustainability, climate-security linkages, and the future of global development. Submissions should focus on opportunities and risks for Canada’s prosperity, security, and strategic autonomy in the current global context. This approach entails identifying blind spots or assumptions in existing policy;

evaluating Canada’s international policy and program toolkit; and analyzing Canada’s bilateral and multilateral relationships.

We welcome proposals related to these themes. The relevance to Canada and quality of the research proposal are a deciding factor in the selection process, along with analytical abilities, interpersonal skills, and capacity for engagement and teamwork.

Candidates are expected to work in presence at Global Affairs Canada in Gatineau, Québec.
Positions to be filled
1 Important messages
Do you want to gain valuable experience working in an area related to your studies while contributing to the advancement of Canada’s international interests? The Cadieux-Léger Fellowship provides direct experience in a policy research environment focused on the diverse challenges facing Canadian foreign policy.

Applying for the Cadieux-Léger Fellowship is done through the Research Affiliate Program (RAP). Only candidates that have completed this step of the process will be considered. Applications will be accepted on-line only. Please click on the button “Apply NOW” below.

Due to the high volume of receipt of applications, only the students selected for an interview will be contacted.

The candidate must:
• be available for a period of 12 months between September 2026 and August 2027;
• conform to the eligibility criteria of the Research Affiliate Program. Shortlisted candidates will be required to obtain a Secret security clearance in order to finalize the selection procedure.
* While non-Canadians residing in and eligible to work in Canada may apply,…