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.
$50,000.00
Mar 9, 2022
Indigenous recipients
Contribution Agreement to Provide Capacity Funding to Cheam First Nation
The Recipient will engage in meaningful two-way dialogue regarding economic participation in the Trans Mountain Expansion Project, to benefit their communities. The following activities will be undertaken: participation in bilateral and/or multilateral meetings organized by Finance Canada, through methods including virtual and teleconference capacity, in-person, or written submissions. Participation includes, but is not limited to: gathering and representing the views of the Participant’s community members, acquiring external expertise (e.g., legal, financial, economic), preparing verbal and/or written reports, committing staff hours, and travelling to meet with Finance Canada officials in support of the engagement process and the formation of well-informed views.
$50,000.00
Mar 8, 2022
Indigenous recipients
Contribution Agreement to Provide Capacity Funding to Samson Cree Nation
The Recipient will engage in meaningful two-way dialogue regarding economic participation in the Trans Mountain Expansion Project, to benefit their communities. The following activities will be undertaken: participation in bilateral and/or multilateral meetings organized by Finance Canada, through methods including virtual and teleconference capacity, in-person, or written submissions. Participation includes, but is not limited to: gathering and representing the views of the Participant’s community members, acquiring external expertise (e.g., legal, financial, economic), preparing verbal and/or written reports, committing staff hours, and travelling to meet with Finance Canada officials in support of the engagement process and the formation of well-informed views.
$50,000.00
Mar 8, 2022
Indigenous recipients
Contribution Agreement to Provide Capacity Funding to Montana First Nation
The Recipient will engage in meaningful two-way dialogue regarding economic participation in the Trans Mountain Expansion Project, to benefit their communities. The following activities will be undertaken: participation in bilateral and/or multilateral meetings organized by Finance Canada, through methods including virtual and teleconference capacity, in-person, or written submissions. Participation includes, but is not limited to: gathering and representing the views of the Participant’s community members, acquiring external expertise (e.g., legal, financial, economic), preparing verbal and/or written reports, committing staff hours, and travelling to meet with Finance Canada officials in support of the engagement process and the formation of well-informed views.
$50,000.00
Mar 2, 2022
Indigenous recipients
Contribution Agreement to Provide Capacity Funding to Stoney Tribal Administration
The Recipient will engage in meaningful two-way dialogue regarding economic participation in the Trans Mountain Expansion Project, to benefit their communities. The following activities will be undertaken: participation in bilateral and/or multilateral meetings organized by Finance Canada, through methods including virtual and teleconference capacity, in-person, or written submissions. Participation includes, but is not limited to: gathering and representing the views of the Participant’s community members, acquiring external expertise (e.g., legal, financial, economic), preparing verbal and/or written reports, committing staff hours, and travelling to meet with Finance Canada officials in support of the engagement process and the formation of well-informed views.
$400,000.00
Jan 28, 2022
Indigenous recipients
Contribution Agreement to Provide Capacity Funding to Western Indigenous Pipeline Group Inc.
The Recipient will engage in Step 2 of Finance Canada's engagement process on Indigenous economic participation in Trans Mountain. The Recipient will work towards the general objective of enabling participating Indigenous groups to make an informed decision on whether and how they wish to be represented in a potential future negotiation with Canada on Indigenous economic participation in Trans Mountain. Eligible activities include: conducting outreach, communication, and recruitment among participating Indigenous groups; establishing internal governance structures; engaging experts (including legal); and engaging support to provide secretariat services, including coordination and communications with members groups. The Recipient is eligible to be reimbursed up to a maximum amount derived from the number of Member Groups during the Eligible Expenditure period, which the Recipient could satisfactorily confirm with evidence by January 31, 2022. This Recipient provided such evidence of 22 Member Groups, and is therefore eligible to be reimbursed up to $320,000.
$120,000.00
Jan 10, 2022
Indigenous recipients
Contribution Agreement to Provide Capacity Funding to Indigena Holdings Canada Corp., on behalf of the Indigena Group
The Recipient will engage in Step 2 of Finance Canada's engagement process on Indigenous economic participation in Trans Mountain. The Recipient will work towards the general objective of enabling participating Indigenous groups to make an informed decision on whether and how they wish to be represented in a potential future negotiation with Canada on Indigenous economic participation in Trans Mountain. Eligible activities include: conducting outreach, communication, and recruitment among participating Indigenous groups; establishing internal governance structures; engaging experts (including legal); and engaging support to provide secretariat services, including coordination and communications with members groups. The Recipient is eligible to be reimbursed up to a maximum amount derived from the number of Member Groups during the Eligible Expenditure period, which the Recipient could satisfactorily confirm with evidence by January 31, 2022. This Recipient provided such evidence of 2 Member Groups, and is therefore eligible to be reimbursed up to $120,000.
$230,000.00
Dec 22, 2021
Indigenous recipients
The Recipient will engage in Step 2 of Finance Canada's engagement process on Indigenous economic participation in Trans Mountain. The Recipient will work towards the general objective of enabling participating Indigenous groups to make an informed decision on if whether and how they wish to be represented in a potential future negotiation with Canada on Indigenous economic participation in Trans Mountain. Eligible activities include: conducting outreach, communication, and recruitment among participating Indigenous groups; establishing internal governance structures; engaging experts (including legal); and engaging support to provide secretariat services, including coordination and communications with members groups. The Recipient is eligible to be reimbursed up to a maximum amount derived from the number of Member Groups during the Eligible Expenditure period, which the Recipient could satisfactorily confirm with evidence by January 31, 2022. This Recipient provided such evidence of 7 Member Groups, and is therefore eligible to be reimbursed up to $170,000.
$330,000.00
Dec 22, 2021
Indigenous recipients
Contribution Agreement to Provide Capacity Funding to Natural Law-Transmountain Corporation
The Recipient will engage in Step 2 of Finance Canada's engagement process on Indigenous economic participation in Trans Mountain. The Recipient will work towards the general objective of enabling participating Indigenous groups to make an informed decision on whether and how they wish to be represented in a potential future negotiation with Canada on Indigenous economic participation in Trans Mountain. Eligible activities include: conducting outreach, communication, and recruitment among participating Indigenous groups; establishing internal governance structures; engaging experts (including legal); and engaging support to provide secretariat services, including coordination and communications with members groups. The Recipient is eligible to be reimbursed up to a maximum amount derived from the number of Member Groups during the Eligible Expenditure period, which the Recipient could satisfactorily confirm with evidence by January 31, 2022. This Recipient provided such evidence of 6 Member Groups, and is therefore eligible to be reimbursed up to $160,000.
$170,000.00
Dec 21, 2021
Indigenous recipients
Contribution Agreement to Provide Capacity Funding to Reconciliation Inc.
The Recipient will engage in Step 2 of Finance Canada's engagement process on Indigenous economic participation in Trans Mountain. The Recipient will work towards the general objective of enabling participating Indigenous groups to make an informed decision on whether and how they wish to be represented in a potential future negotiation with Canada on Indigenous economic participation in Trans Mountain. Eligible activities include: conducting outreach, communication, and recruitment among participating Indigenous groups; establishing internal governance structures; engaging experts (including legal); and engaging support to provide secretariat services, including coordination and communications with members groups. The Recipient is eligible to be reimbursed up to a maximum amount derived from the number of Member Groups during the Eligible Expenditure period, which the Recipient could satisfactorily confirm with evidence by January 31, 2022. This Recipient provided such evidence of 7 Member Groups, and is therefore eligible to be reimbursed up to $170,000.
$50,000.00
Dec 9, 2021
Indigenous recipients
The Recipient will engage in meaningful two-way dialogue regarding economic participation in the Trans Mountain Expansion Project, to benefit their communities. The following activities will be undertaken: participation in bilateral and/or multilateral meetings organized by Finance Canada, through methods including virtual and teleconference capacity, in-person, or written submissions. Participation includes, but is not limited to: gathering and representing the views of the Participant’s community members, acquiring external expertise (e.g., legal, financial, economic), preparing verbal and/or written reports, committing staff hours, and travelling to meet with Finance Canada officials in support of the engagement process and the formation of well-informed views.