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.
$30,500.00
Nov 8, 2010
This is a bridging program between the secondary and postsecondary levels of education. The main objectives of this initiative are to increase interest, knowledge and skills in space engineering (with a focus on nanosatellites) among secondary level students through the development and delivery of hands-on activities related to satellite engineering.
The initiative targets 10-16 year old Canadian students who will participate in hands-on workshops that will focus on concepts such as satellite mass properties, nanosatellite antenna design, on-board computer development, software design and microrover design. Graduate students will host the workshops and teach participants about the fundamental principles of space engineering and apply physics and engineering skills in order to derive potential solutions.
$173,825.30
Sep 23, 2010
The objectives of the “Exploring Other World's by Exploring Our Own” initiative are fourfold. The first and second objectives are to increase awareness of Canadian space science and technology among Canadian youth and to inspire them to consider a career in science by engaging them in activities related to planetary science. The project will design and deliver age-specific activities using an inquiry-based teaching philosophy through which primarily grade 9 students can learn about the Earth and the universe.
The initiative will also increase awareness of Canadian space science and technology among Canadian educators by providing instruction and resources to science teachers to enable them to more easily and accurately teach planetary science and exploration topics. This will be achieved through school visits, mentoring, and an annual teacher training workshops linked to the current Ontario Curriculum. The final objective is to provide training and teaching experience for graduate students using inquiry-based problem-based methods.
$303,240.00
Sep 23, 2010
The objective of this initiative is to use student rocket activities as a highly visible talent magnet to attract undergraduate students, to enhance space related discovery learning through practical hands-on instruction, and to create an exceptional learning experience and environment for undergraduate students. Ultimately, CaNoRock will attract undergraduate students and bridge them into space related graduate study or the aerospace industry. CaNoRock will leverage several funding sources to create new sounding rocket payload laboratory capability within Canadian academia.
$590,000.00
Sep 23, 2010
The main objective of this project is increasing awareness of Canadian space science and technology among Canadian youth and educators. A view from space is the ultimate geographical perspective and there is a natural affinity between geography and space that underlines the rationale for this project. The Royal Canadian Geographical Society's readers, teachers and students all want to learn more about space. The Society will therefore , through its education arm, design and produce web-based learning resources and lesson plans to accompany modules in the Canadian Atlas On-line. It will issue articles on complimentary topics and run contests that enhance learning about topics like CSA and the environment and CSA and the North. All of the content and contests will be available in both official languages. As the subject experts, the Canadian Space Agency will be the source of information upon whom the Society will draw in the course of this project.
$49,944.00
Sep 21, 2010
Grant is to be used to fund activities related to scientific and technical field investigations at sites on Earth that have geological and geomorphological similarities with those found on Mars, moon and other planetary bodies. Proposed activities will contribute to further develop knowledge acquired through peer-reviewed projects in the fields of astrobiology, planetary sciences, space medicine, crew health and/or space flight operations processes.
$34,236.00
Sep 8, 2010
Grant is to be used to fund activities related to scientific and technical field investigations at sites on Earth that have geological and geomorphological similarities with those found on Mars, moon and other planetary bodies. Proposed activities will contribute to further develop knowledge acquired through peer-reviewed projects in the fields of astrobiology, planetary sciences, space medicine, crew health and/or space flight operations processes.
$835,233.88
Aug 13, 2010
The purpose of this contribution is to support the operations of the Spectral and Photometric Imaging Receiver (SPIRE) instrument as well as to support the Canadian science team working with the instrument. SPIRE is an instrument currently operating on the Herschel space telescope.
$50,000.00
Jul 20, 2010
Grant is to be used to fund activities related to scientific and technical field investigations at sites on Earth that have geological and geomorphological similarities with those found on Mars, moon and other planetary bodies. Proposed activities will contribute to further develop knowledge acquired through peer-reviewed projects in the fields of astrobiology, planetary sciences, space medicine, crew health and/or space flight operations processes.
$49,910.00
Jul 14, 2010
Grant is to be used to fund activities related to scientific and technical field investigations at sites on Earth that have geological and geomorphological similarities with those found on Mars, moon and other planetary bodies. Proposed activities will contribute to further develop knowledge acquired through peer-reviewed projects in the fields of astrobiology, planetary sciences, space medicine, crew health and/or space flight operations processes.
$49,996.00
Jul 14, 2010
Grant is to be used to fund activities related to scientific and technical field investigations at sites on Earth that have geological and geomorphological similarities with those found on Mars, moon and other planetary bodies. Proposed activities will contribute to further develop knowledge acquired through peer-reviewed projects in the fields of astrobiology, planetary sciences, space medicine, crew health and/or space flight operations processes.