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.
$3,554.00
Jun 26, 2026
Individual or sole proprietorship
International Astronautical Congress (IAC) and the International Space Education Board (ISEB) Student Program
26COAKMAKH
The objective of this AO is to support Canadian students to participate in national and international space conferences and training events that will offer them the opportunity to learn about and be involved in the latest developments in space science and technology, to develop their professional network, and in some cases, present their research results at the national and international level.
$5,000.00
Jun 26, 2026
Individual or sole proprietorship
International Astronautical Congress (IAC) and the International Space Education Board (ISEB) Student Program
26COAEASRI
The objective of this AO is to support Canadian students to participate in national and international space conferences and training events that will offer them the opportunity to learn about and be involved in the latest developments in space science and technology, to develop their professional network, and in some cases, present their research results at the national and international level.
$5,000.00
Jun 26, 2026
Individual or sole proprietorship
International Astronautical Congress (IAC) and the International Space Education Board (ISEB) Student Program
26COATLEPI
The objective of this AO is to support Canadian students to participate in national and international space conferences and training events that will offer them the opportunity to learn about and be involved in the latest developments in space science and technology, to develop their professional network, and in some cases, present their research results at the national and international level.
$3,300.00
Jun 26, 2026
Individual or sole proprietorship
Asteroids Comets Meteors (ACM) Conference
26COATAMDO
The objective of this AO is to support Canadian students to participate in national and international space conferences and training events that will offer them the opportunity to learn about and be involved in the latest developments in space science and technology, to develop their professional network, and in some cases, present their research results at the national and international level.
$436,497.00
Jun 24, 2026
Academia
Resilient Next Generation LEO-based Positioning Navigation and Timing
25FAYOA31
This project aims to strengthen the resilience of satellite-based positioning, navigation and timing services by advancing low-Earth orbit positioning, navigation and timing (LEO-PNT) technology as a complement to existing global navigation satellite systems (GPS and more generally GNSS), which remain vulnerable to interference and disruption. The expected results include characterizing navigation signals and ranging performance from new LEO-PNT satellites, new timing solutions, pioneering research in satellite-based indoor positioning, and enhanced ground-based GNSS + LEO-PNT solutions. The project will also train students in specialized space technology skills and contribute to increased dual-use PNT technology resilience for Canadians, supporting applications such as autonomous vehicles, smartphone positioning, urban and indoor navigation, and critical infrastructure timing for utilities and financial systems.
$270,000.00
Jun 16, 2026
Academia
Linking HAWC-ALI upper tropospheric altitude profiles to surface aerosol measurements over two Arctic sites
25HAWCSURF
It is universally understood that climate warming is greater and more impactful
over the Arctic. Warming is exacerbated in the Arctic by phenomena such as the
premature melting of ice and snow that is induced by the deposition of dust and
smoke (aerosol) particles on these surfaces. It is accordingly of critical importance
that the properties of Arctic aerosols be measured and accounted for in climate
change models.
The key research goals focus on understanding the dynamics of
remotely sensed Arctic aerosols. To achieve this goal, the team will investigate (i)
aerosol events observed over the last 18 years at the high-Arctic PEARL
observatory (Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Lab) at Eureka, Nunavut
and (ii) a new set of more recent observations at CHARS (Canadian High-Arctic
Research Site) at Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. This research will inform future
satellite missions to observe aerosols by using measurement-driven aerosol
simulation models.
$542.00
Jun 12, 2026
Individual or sole proprietorship
European Space Agency (ESA) Fly Your Satellite! Test Opportunity
26COBIASOO
The objective of this AO is to support Canadian students to participate in national and international space conferences and training events that will offer them the opportunity to learn about and be involved in the latest developments in space science and technology, to develop their professional network, and in some cases, present their research results at the national and international level.
$3,760.00
Jun 10, 2026
Individual or sole proprietorship
Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) Scientific Assembly
26COAFABRE
The objective of this AO is to support Canadian students to participate in national and international space conferences and training events that will offer them the opportunity to learn about and be involved in the latest developments in space science and technology, to develop their professional network, and in some cases, present their research results at the national and international level.
$4,300.00
Jun 9, 2026
Individual or sole proprietorship
Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) Scientific Assembly
26COAIPORT
The objective of this AO is to support Canadian students to participate in national and international space conferences and training events that will offer them the opportunity to learn about and be involved in the latest developments in space science and technology, to develop their professional network, and in some cases, present their research results at the national and international level.
$5,000.00
Jun 9, 2026
Individual or sole proprietorship
Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) Scientific Assembly
26COARORDI
The objective of this AO is to support Canadian students to participate in national and international space conferences and training events that will offer them the opportunity to learn about and be involved in the latest developments in space science and technology, to develop their professional network, and in some cases, present their research results at the national and international level.