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.
$160,295.00
Dec 4, 2014
This project entitled ""Geometric Error Source Identification and Quantification (GESIQ)"" has the objective to improve the knowledge of the spacecraft parameters by identifying and quantifying the geometric errors sources in satellite data starting from known geometric errors previously determined using ground control points (GCP). It will allow NGC to have a tool to support customers in the diagnostic of geometric error sources in Earth-observation satellite imagery.
$199,414.00
Dec 4, 2014
This project entitled ""Autonomous Navigation & Mapping (ANIMA)"" has the objective to develop and validate an innovative navigation and mapping technology to be integrated onboard exploration rover systems. This technological product aims at solving a problem that is often encountered in space and also in many terrestrial applications: to enable the navigation, the mapping and the localization of mobile vehicle systems operating in unknown or poorly known environments where Global Positioning System (GPS) or other absolute navigation infrastructure are not reliable or even available.
$200,000.00
Dec 4, 2014
This project entitled ""Electron Multiplying Charged Coupled Device (EMCCD) Camera Controller"" aims at advancing the design of the Electron-Multiplying Charge-Coupled Device (EMCCD) camera controller in order to prepare it for future space missions. EMCCD is a digital imaging technology that is capable of detecting single photon events by way of a unique electron multiplying structure built into the sensor. Key technological advancements include reducing power consumption and adapting heat dissipation of the Canadian EMCCD controller. The heat needs to be dissipated even when no air is present, such as is the case in the space environment; while power consumption must be lowered considering the limited availability of resources for most space missions.
$600,000.00
Dec 4, 2014
This project entitled ""Development of 3G/4G Satcom Tester Technology"" will develop a network simulator for third and fourth generation (3G/4G) mobile satellite terminals. This will facilitate the development of new terminals and applications that extend the capabilities of 3G/4G terrestrial wireless systems to users on land, at sea or in the air.
$994,900.00
Dec 2, 2014
GMES Space Component Programme (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security/ Surveillance mondiale pour l'environnement et la s‚curit‚). The following contribution has been awarded under the European Space Agency (ESA) Contribution Program pursuant the Cooperation Agreement signed between the Government of Canada and the European Space Agency (ESA). The overall objective of the GMES initiative is to support Europe's goals regarding sustainable development and global governance of the environment by providing timely and quality data, information, services and knowledge. The GMES Space Component aims at full operational provision of satellite data for GMES services and national uses.
$2,933,216.00
Dec 2, 2014
Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) Program. The following contribution has been awarded under the European Space Agency (ESA) Contribution Program pursuant the Cooperation Agreement signed between the Government of Canada and the European Space Agency (ESA). The ARTES Program is an optional program of the European Space Agency. The ARTES Program activities are aimed at supporting the Research and Development (R&D) efforts of the European and Canadian industry in the area of Satellite Communications.
$150,000.00
Dec 2, 2014
General Support Technology Program (GSTP): The following contribution has been awarded under the European Space Agency (ESA) Contribution Program pursuant the Cooperation Agreement signed between the Government of Canada and the European Space Agency (ESA). The GSTP program is a space Research and Development (R&D) program of the European Space Agency. The GSTP activities are aimed at the pre-development and, if needed, the space qualification of identified critical technologies required by future space projects.
$200,000.00
Nov 28, 2014
This project entitled ""Risk Reduction Activities for the Canadian High-Energy Neutron Spectrometry System II (CHENSS II)"" will perform research and development on a new, improved instrument that will be able to take a more accurate inventory of the energy distribution of neutrons onboard the International Space Station. These measurements will help to understand the levels of radiation astronauts are exposed to on board the International Space Station.
$200,000.00
Nov 28, 2014
This project entitled ""Nanometal Enabled Multifunctional Composites for Space Applications"" aims to optimize and test a novel nanomaterial that has equivalent or better performance than aluminum in mechanical strength and stiffness, electromagnetic interference shielding, thermal conduction, and surface dust erosion resistance, with at least a 30% reduction in mass.
$200,000.00
Nov 28, 2014
This project entitled ""Next Generation Reflector"" aims at designing, manufacturing and testing a prototype of a new antenna reflector that would minimize the cost and mass of the next generation of antenna products.