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.

1175183 records

$1,998,550.00

Jul 22, 2024

For-profit organization

Agreement:

AI based Wildfire Intelligence System providing Critical Decision Support to Fire Fighters

Duration: from Jul 22, 2024 to Jan 31, 2028
Description:

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Challenge: Lighting the path with AI: Advanced analytics and decision support for first responders. Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) in collaboration with Canada’s safety & security communities are seeking to advance the application of promising advanced decision support technologies including, but not limited to, artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), intelligent sensors, wearable technologies, Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity technologies (e.g. 5G, Long Range (LoRa)), and synthetic environments technologies (e.g. Virtual Reality (VR), Augment Reality (AR), Extended Reality (XR), Mixed Reality (MR)) in the safety and security domain.

Organization: National Defence
Program Name: Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, CA V6C 0C3

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Agreement:

Gateway Employment

Agreement Number:

19522978

Duration: from Jul 22, 2024 to Mar 31, 2028
Description:

The objectives of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program (YESSP) are to help all youth navigate through the labour market and to successfully transition into sustained employment. These objectives are attained by supporting the needs of all youth, especially youth facing barriers to develop skills, knowledge and networks through education, skills development and meaningful work experiences.

Organization: Employment and Social Development Canada
Program Name: Youth Employment and Skills Strategy
Location: Toronto, Ontario, CA M1L3E7

$22,500.00

Jul 22, 2024

For-profit organization

Agreement:

VDO Lunar Water Purification System

Agreement Number:

24AQUA778L-1

Duration: from Jul 22, 2024 to Mar 2, 2025
Description:

The Vaporization, Distillation, & Oxidation Lunar Water Purification System is a reliable, efficient, and highly integrated process for turning lunar water ice into clean, drinkable water.

Organization: Canadian Space Agency
Program Name: Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, CA V6B 2M6

$22,500.00

Jul 22, 2024

For-profit organization

Agreement:

The Lunar Ice Water and Resource Recovery System (LIWARS)

Agreement Number:

24AQUACIMB

Duration: from Jul 22, 2024 to Mar 2, 2025
Description:

The LIWARS is a consumable-free and microorganism-free technology, converting lunar ice to clean drinking water while recovering over 90% of removed chemicals.

Organization: Canadian Space Agency
Program Name: Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
Location: Toronto, Ontario, CA M5V4A9

$22,500.00

Jul 22, 2024

For-profit organization

Agreement:

LunaPure - A sustainable system to purify lunar water from the Lunar Polar regions.

Agreement Number:

24AQUACANA-1

Duration: from Jul 22, 2024 to Mar 2, 2025
Description:

LunaPure is an entirely self-sustained system that relies on the controlled application of natural elements of the lunar environment to convert dirty lunar ice into drinkable water.

Organization: Canadian Space Agency
Program Name: Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
Location: Toronto, Ontario, CA M5K 1E6

$22,500.00

Jul 22, 2024

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Electro-Catalytic Advanced Oxidation Process (EC-AOP) for Lunar Water Purification

Agreement Number:

24AQUALOTI-1

Duration: from Jul 22, 2024 to Mar 2, 2025
Description:

Lotic seeks to contribute its proprietary EC-AOP technology to the challenge, aiming to enhance the clarification of Lunar Water, leveraging our innovative solution for sustainable lunar exploration.

Organization: Canadian Space Agency
Program Name: Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
Location: Nisku, Alberta, CA T9E 8A8

$22,500.00

Jul 22, 2024

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Lunarwell

Agreement Number:

24AQUASIXP-1

Duration: from Jul 22, 2024 to Mar 2, 2025
Description:

Lunarwell turns dirty lunar ice into clean water with the help of sunlight and the Moon's vacuum

Organization: Canadian Space Agency
Program Name: Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
Location: Toronto, Ontario, CA M6N3C9

Academia

Agreement:

Pure Water from Lunar Ice: Advancing Water Purification in Space

Agreement Number:

24AQUACALG

Duration: from Jul 22, 2024 to Mar 2, 2025
Description:

System to zap moon dust with microwaves, freeze out chemicals for future use and collect pure water.

Organization: Canadian Space Agency
Program Name: Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
Location: Calgary, Alberta, CA T2N1N4

$22,500.00

Jul 22, 2024

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Extracting and Purifying Water from Lunar Regolith: Innovating with Cold Trap and Vapour Membrane Distillation in a Autonomous Multi-Stage System

Agreement Number:

24AQUAWATE

Duration: from Jul 22, 2024 to Mar 2, 2025
Description:

A multi-stage lunar water filtration and distillation system that purifies water from shadowed moon regions using heated domes, cold traps, and vapour-based membrane distillation.

Organization: Canadian Space Agency
Program Name: Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
Location: Vaughan, Ontario, CA L4J6T3

$999,279.00

Jul 22, 2024

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Next Generation Star Tracker Development

Agreement Number:

24STDPU34

Duration: from Jul 22, 2024 to Apr 30, 2026
Description:

Rocket Lab Toronto has successfully manufactured and sold ST-16RT2 star trackers to the global small satellite market for 10 years. The ST-16TR2 product is well positioned for low Earth orbit missions, however, it was not designed for missions operating in more severe environments. Following Rocket Labs “careful COTS” approach, this project will undertake research, selection, and tests of commercial components to qualify them for severe environments. These components will be used to develop a new star tracker product suitable for a broader range of environments, increasing the market accessible to Rocket Lab star tracker products. This development will benefit Canada by providing a sovereign star tracker product for satellite missions. It is also the first step towards further developments of the product for future Space Situational Awareness purposes that is critical in providing Canadians' security and defense capability.

Organization: Canadian Space Agency
Program Name: Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
Location: Toronto, Ontario, CA M5V 1G1