Canada's Generation-IV National Program was established in 2005 to coordinate research and development (R&D) in support of the development of a supercritical water-cooled reactor (SCWR) concept to provide safe, economical, and clean power to Canadians in the future. It has undergone 2 phases involving federal laboratories, federal agencies, and academia. The majority of work in Phase I focused on establishing the infrastructure with collaborating partners and performing fundamental R&D, whereas those in Phase II focused more on applied R&D to support completing the Canadian SCWR concept. Given the fundamental and long-term nature of Generation IV research, Canadian universities had to be actively engaged in addressing the challenges of the nuclear reactor system. Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, formerly Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, has played an integral role in achieving the goals of the Generation IV National Program by leading the SCWR concept design and by effectively partnering with other national laboratories such as Natural Resources Canada and the National Research Council of Canada, fostering an innovative network for the development of highly qualified people. Overall, many test facilities were constructed enhancing the R&D capabilities of partners. Many technical papers have been published in international conferences and journals. A large number of highly qualified personnel were trained for both nuclear and non-nuclear industries. This paper highlights the unique collaborative structure and the key contributions of the Canadian Program to the Generation IV International Forum community.