Grants and Contributions
About this information
In June 2016, as part of the Open Government Action Plan, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) committed to increasing the transparency and usefulness of grants and contribution data and subsequently launched the Guidelines on the Reporting of Grants and Contributions Awards, effective April 1, 2018.
The rules and principles governing government grants and contributions are outlined in the Treasury Board Policy on Transfer Payments. Transfer payments are transfers of money, goods, services or assets made from an appropriation to individuals, organizations or other levels of government, without the federal government directly receiving goods or services in return, but which may require the recipient to provide a report or other information subsequent to receiving payment. These expenditures are reported in the Public Accounts of Canada. The major types of transfer payments are grants, contributions and \'other transfer payments\'.
Included in this category, but not to be reported under proactive disclosure of awards, are (1) transfers to other levels of government such as Equalization payments as well as Canada Health and Social Transfer payments. (2) Grants and contributions reallocated or otherwise redistributed by the recipient to third parties; and (3) information that would normally be withheld under the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act.
$215,969.00
Nov 10, 2016
This project entitled "" Skid Steer Optimization (SSO) "" will address gaps in two emerging markets related to planetary exploration: electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles. As a result, new Canadian industrial capabilities focusing on increasing efficiency in the use of skid steer autonomous and electric vehicles will be created. The advancement of this technology is well aligned with future space mission needs, and can present a cost-effective opportunity for Canadian participation on an international mission. Terrestrial applications of this technology, such as agriculture, mining and military, are anticipated to have high market potential, which will result in further innovation, economic growth and job creation. This project will also provide socio-economic return and growth in the Canadian space sector by training and creating employment opportunities for Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP).
$944,000.00
Oct 11, 2016
Academia
THE DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS OF LONG DURATION SPACEFLIGHT ON HUMAN WAYFINDING: THE BEHAVIOURAL AND NEURAL MECHANISMS
15ILSRA2
In space, without the cues provided by Earth's gravity, astronauts' bodies and brains adapt to various changes. One of those changes affects the astronauts' wayfinding skills, which can affect their performance during their first two to three weeks on the ISS, and may affect spatial orientation while performing complex tasks, like robotics. The study will look at the impact of a long period in a microgravity environment on the behavioural and neurological mechanisms of wayfinding in astronauts. It will also explore how long the astronauts' cognitive and neurological changes would persist following their return on Earth.
$85,080.00
Aug 23, 2016
The Thirteenth Canada/Norway Student Sounding Rocket (CaNoRock-13) : is a collaboration between the Andøya Rocket Center and seven Canadian and Norwegian Universities. The Canadian Space Agency's contribution will offer to ten Canadian students a hands-on training involving rocket activities, thus motivating them to pursue graduate study or a career in the aerospace industry. To date, eleven students sounding rocket campaigns have trained 101 Canadian undergraduate students. Canadian Alumni who participated in those campaigns show unprecedented high interest in the aerospace industry and graduate study, some having been employed by companies in the space industry.
$50,000.00
Jun 8, 2016
This project aims to develop a methodology for the generation of ice thickness and bathymetry products of shallow lakes using RADARSAT-2 interferometry (InSAR).
$48,000.00
May 30, 2016
The purpose of this project is to Investigate the use of Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) for Quantifying Estimates of Calving from Polar Glaciers in Canada's Arctic.
$50,000.00
May 30, 2016
The objective of the project is to develop an understanding of the coupling mechanism between glacier ice loss and slope displacement using interferometric analysis of RADARSAT-2 data.
$50,000.00
May 24, 2016
The project aims to monitor different types of land movement in the Greater Quebec City region for the period of 2008-2016. Emphasis will be placed on expanding InSAR's (interferometry) use in the monitoring of geological and hydrogeological process in an urban environment.
$49,800.00
May 20, 2016
This project aims to exploit the RADARSAT-2 Interferometry (InSAR) in permafrost characterization and establish the relationship in the surface deformation between freezing and melting stage as well as the active layer characteristics.
$50,000.00
May 20, 2016
The objective of this project is to investigate the capabilities of InSAR based RADARSAT-2 data in generating high resolution Digital Elevation Model (up to 5m) and monitoring the movement and displacement of river ice covers in high northern latitudes.
$49,450.00
May 13, 2016
This project seeks to use RADARSAT-2 SAR interferometry combined with a hydrodynamic model to study the hydrodynamics of the Peace-Athabasca Delta in northern Alberta.