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.
$17,859,123.81
Mar 24, 2016
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Strengthening the People's Credit Fund Network
5007062202 P001332001
The project aims to improve the efficiency of the Cooperative Bank of Vietnam (CBV) and its People's Credit Fund (PCF) network to supply a range of financial products and services to rural clientele.
Développement international Desjardins (DID) will support the CBV and PCFs to revise and implement their development plans. They will also support them in setting up a process to oversee and supervise their risk management tools and internal auditing process.
Project activities include: 1) implement business plans, define strategies to professionalize the PCFs and develop tools to help managers, trainers and staff; 2) provide support to the staff in setting up the process to supervise the PCFs, and define the mechanisms to secure operations; 3) conduct a risk analysis of financial operations and loans portfolio; 4) support staff to define the methodology and the tools to assess and develop sustainable financial products and services to meet the needs of clientele; and 5) support training and coaching activities including the transfer of expertise to staff.
$19,700,000.00
Mar 24, 2016
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Enhancing Extractive Sector Benefit Sharing
5007062364 P000715001
This project aims to improve the social and economic benefits for communities, including the poorest and most vulnerable, hosting natural resources development projects in Ghana, Guinea, Kenya and Côte d’Ivoire. It contributes to the creation of jobs, generation of revenues for local businesses, and long-term economic development in these communities. Project activities include: (1) mapping and creating a database of local suppliers, including women-owned companies; (2) assessing potential economic development initiatives linked to industry presence, especially ones that would benefit women and youth; (3) delivering training to community members allowing them to actively participate in the design and monitoring of these initiatives; and (4) delivering training to local businesses on business management, health and safety and environment standards, gender equality and harassment.