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.
$9,000,000.00
Mar 17, 2016
Not-for-profit organization or charity
P000887001: Creating a Business Enabling Environment for Sustainable Economic Growth
5007062200 P000887001
P000887001: This project aims to create an improved business environment for up to 23,000 firms in Tanzania by addressing the country’s principle constraints to investment, productive growth and job creation. IFC will partner with Carleton University’s Centre for Trade Policy and Law (CTPL) and International Program for Development Evaluation Training (IPDET), Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) and Export Development Canada (EDC). By working with the Government of Tanzania, the private sector and Canadian experts, the project would reform national business, tax and trade regulations in order to improve market access, increase trade, investment and job creation and enhance private sector competitiveness. These interventions would in turn increase competitiveness and job creation in the agro-processing, tourism and extractive sectors in Tanzania, and, therefore, promote sustainable, inclusive economic growth and reduce poverty.
Project Activities include: (1) Streamlining government procedures related to business licencing and inspection reforms; (2) Training and working with at least 100 officials from the Tanzania Revenue Authority to simplify tax administration, including value-added tax refund management, revenue collection and regularizing tax incentives; (3) Designing and implementing procedures for the removal of up to 20% of non-tariff barriers to trade such as red tape and customs delays to increase trade volumes and investment in Tanzania; (4) Facilitating public-private dialogue with at least 50 institutions involved in the agro-processing, tourism and natural gas sectors to develop supportive policies and establish market links for businesses; (5) Supporting the Ministry of Energy and Minerals and the Office of the Prime Minister to draft regulations and policies to increase local content development in the natural gas sector; (6) Providing support to public and private sector stakeholders to address supply chain bottlenecks, including the introduction of standards, certification and skills; (7) Employing gender sensitive analysis and providing training to local partners to support enhanced market access, private sector investment mobilisation and product diversification for female- and male-owned businesses in the agri-processing, extractives and tourism sectors; and (8) Training and mentoring local partners and Tanzanian officials to increase their capacity to plan for and manage results.
$350,000.00
Mar 17, 2016
$120,000.00
Mar 17, 2016
$3,160,780.00
Mar 17, 2016
$2,224,530.00
Mar 17, 2016
$794,250.30
Mar 17, 2016
$27,500,000.00
Mar 17, 2016
$368,357.40
Mar 17, 2016
$2,500,000.00
Mar 17, 2016
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Equal Spaces: Social Housing to End Spatial Apartheid in South Africa
5007062329 P001466001
The project aims to revitalize inner city neighbourhoods that provide accessible housing and improved socio-economic conditions for low income and previously disadvantaged South Africans. The project supports the South African Government in the implementation of its ambitious national housing program. Project activities include providing technical assistance and training to develop the knowledge, skills and capacity of the National Department of Human Settlements, the National Association of Social Housing Organizations, and up to 30 other social housing institutions to: (1) apply better planning and implementation mechanisms for affordable well-located housing; (2) establish effective partnerships between social housing institutions and other national stakeholders; and (3) effectively deliver and manage accessible housing.