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.
$45,000.00
Nov 6, 2014
$36,277.00
Nov 4, 2014
$27,069.00
Nov 4, 2014
$30,430.00
Nov 3, 2014
$30,607.00
Nov 3, 2014
$12,330,812.12
Nov 1, 2014
$193,954.00
Oct 31, 2014
$17,952,692.00
Oct 31, 2014
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Improving Access to Credit for Microbusinesses and Small Enterprises
5007060751 P000684001
This project aims to reduce poverty and to foster economic growth in targeted countries in Africa and Latin America by improving microenterprises and small enterprises’ access to financial services that suit their needs. The project puts in place four new Entrepreneurs Financial Centers (EFCs) in Tunisia, Côte d’Ivoire, Colombia, and Nigeria and strengthens three existing EFCs in Zambia, Tanzania and Panama. EFCs offer more elaborate services than microfinance institutions and reach to entrepreneurs that do not fit the requirements of mainstream banking. The project seeks to benefit 75,000 men and women entrepreneurs and to help maintain and create close to 80,000 jobs.
The main activities of this project include : 1) drafting business plans for new EFCs; 2) implementing technological solutions related to operations; 3) recruiting and training EFC staff; 4) developing credit products for entrepreneurs and technologies that enhance their accessibility; 5) developing innovative financial services; and 6) strengthening EFCs’ internal audit and governance capacity.