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.
$250,000.00
Mar 22, 2021
Academia
Advancing Current Space Weather Radiation Belt Acceleration and Loss Models with GO Canada Data
21SUSTRBAL
Radiation Belt Acceleration & Loss Models
Investigate how and why high energy particles escape from the ""Van Allen"" radiation belts.
$250,000.00
Mar 22, 2021
Academia
High-Resolution Study of High-Latitude Electrodynamics Using Swarm
21SUSTSHLE
Swarm High-Latitude Electrodynamics
Measure ion flow with high precision, using Canadian instruments on the European Space Agency's "Swarm" satellites. During extreme space weather, these fast flows are accompanied by large currents that can interfere with electrical technology on the ground.
$250,000.00
Mar 22, 2021
Academia
Empirical Model of Shortwave Radio Propagation in the High-Latitude Ionosphere
21SUSTMRPI
Empirical Model of Shortwave Radio Propagation in the High-Latitude Ionosphere
Track radio reflections over the Canadian High Arctic using radars to help forecast interruptions in radio signals due to space weather.
$249,996.00
Mar 22, 2021
Academia
Studies of Trans-Ionospheric Radio Wave Propagation Using the Radio Receiver Instrument on the ePOP Satellite Mission
21SUSTTRRI
Trans-ionospheric RRI Studies
Study radio waves sent from radars on the ground up to satellites. By tracking which waves pass through the atmosphere, researchers can infer which were reflected back to the ground.
$249,315.00
Mar 22, 2021
Academia
Inference of D-Region Electron Density Profiles from Ground-Based Measurements
21SUSTIDED
Interference of D-region Electron Density
Map radio wave absorption across Canada using a network of radio receivers, called riometers, to study how space weather affects the use of radio links across Canada.
$245,245.00
Mar 22, 2021
Academia
CHAIM Data Assimilation of SuperDARN
21SUSTCHAI
CHAIM Data Assimilation of SuperDARN
Analyse radar signals of ground scatter that are discarded, filling some gaps in existing measurements of electron density of the atmosphere.
$249,999.20
Mar 22, 2021
Academia
Forecast Model for Mesoscale Plasma Density Irregularities in the Polar Cap Ionosphere
21SUSTFPII
Forecast Polar Ionosphere Plasma Irregularities
Develop a forecast model to help predict the reliability of GPS service in the North.
$249,700.20
Mar 22, 2021
Academia
Assimilative Model for Ionospheric Imaging
21SUSTAMII
Assimilative Model for Ionospheric Imaging
Map and track electron density in the atmosphere over Canada, to help predict the forming of structures. Structures in electron density can interrupt GPS signals.
$225,000.00
Mar 19, 2021
Academia
Differentiating Igenous, secondary Alteration, and Dust Cover Contributions to Rocks at Jezero Crater to Infer its Integrated History and Past Habitability
21EXPMAPS
Rock chemistries measured on Mars essentially represent their integrated histories and include contributions from
their igneous starting materials and possibly include sedimentary processes or secondary alteration. Lastly, airfall
dust variably covers rock surfaces. This proposal addresses three of these possible contributions (dust, igneous
precursor, and secondary alteration) to rock compositions analyzed by the mars 2020 rover in Jezero Crater by
micro-textural geochemical and mineralogical data. These studies will aid in achieving the Mars 2020 mission goals
of assessing the Jezero rocks for potential habitability for endolithic lithotrophs and to aid in sample selection.
$299,750.00
Mar 12, 2021
Academia
Analyse hyperspectrale des algues marines et leur importance sur le piégeage du carbone bleu utilisant le spectromètre d'imagerie WaterSat (WISE)
19FARIMA15
Coastal areas are of paramount importance for global economic and social development. Vegetated coastal ecosystems provide numerous ecosystem services and are among the most productive habitats and efficient carbon sinks worldwide. Arctic expansion of vegetated coastal ecosystems may play an essential role in future biodiversity and carbon sequestration along the long Canadian coast, but quantitative tools are lacking.
The project proposes to evaluate the potential of two hyperspectral cameras developed within the frame of the WaterSat initiative to assess three major forms of algae found in the sub-arctic marine environment: phytoplankton, fixed and floating patches of macro-algae (e.g., kelp). The work will increase the research team's capability to map environmental parameters from Earth Observation data such as algal biomass and primary productivity, as well as their temporal variability and transportation along the coast.