Grants and Contributions

The contribution agreement supports the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) in developing and maintaining nuclear safety standards and certification programs. It focuses on the Nuclear Safety Standards Program and the Exposure Device Operator Certification Program, ensuring ongoing safety and regulatory compliance in Canada’s nuclear industry.

Acquisition of digital equipment and marketing strategy: The project is aimed at increasing productivity and competitivity of a company, which specializes in the design and manufacture of toe gratings and roof hatches.

This project seeks to enhance the conservation and protection of biodiversity, through improved governance and monitoring, to improve the quality of life for citizens of Suriname. The project primarily focuses on women and Indigenous Peoples, who rely more heavily on natural resources for livelihoods, health, and sanitation. Project activities include: (1) providing technical assistance from biodiversity experts to develop implementation plans for National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans that address the needs of vulnerable people; (2) establishing a data management system for national biodiversity focal points and other relevant government institutions; (3) supporting the engagement of women, Indigenous People, and tribal groups to participate in designing and managing select biodiversity project areas; (4) strengthening biodiversity negotiation and advocacy skills of relevant government representatives; (5) providing technical assistance to national biodiversity focal points and relevant government institutions to revise laws, policies, and regulations based on localizing biodiversity-related multilateral environmental agreements; and (6) developing biodiversity finance proposals with experienced writers and government staff (learning by doing).

Payment for the assessed contribution to the CIP

The Ukraine Energy Support Fund is a multi-donor platform established in 2022 to counteract the impact of Russian attacks against critical energy infrastructure. This project seeks to improve the resilience of Ukrainians to energy shocks so that they can benefit from stable access to electricity, water, and heating.

Project activities include: (1) procuring and delivering energy equipment such as transformers, generators, switches, compressors, pipes, and other materials required for repairing damaged energy infrastructure; and (2) procuring and delivering rooftop solar systems with energy storage, back-up energy systems and fuel to hospitals, clinics, or other critical health infrastructure to allow them to continue delivering essential services during power outages.

KUZA-Kids – Supporting the National Early Childhood Development (ECD) Ecosystem by equipping two ECD centers in Rulindo district, Rwanda.

The purpose of this program is to support enhancements in marine safety and marine environmental protection in Canadian waters, while embracing the concepts of codevelopment and sustainable economic development.

This project will use high-altitude ballooning to develop technology that will find application in deep space propulsion within the solar system and beyond.

The Project will accelerate the rate at which the NRC’s Lipoprotein lipase deficiency (LPLD) AAV-based gene therapy technology is GMP manufactured and readied for testing in the clinic, by formally combining the efforts, experience and expertise of the National Research Council and the Biotherapeutics Manufacturing Centre- Virus Manufacturing Facility (BMC-VMF) at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI). The project will result in the finalization of upstream and downstream process parameters leading to the execution of a non-GMP run of the complete, finalized process.

Grant as part of the Policy Dialogue Program to Fisher River Cree Nation to assist in preparing for and engaging in participation activities associated with the ongoing Review of Legislative, Regulatory, and Policy Development Processes.