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.

1175130 records

$75,000.00

Nov 4, 2025

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Standard Operating Procedures for Agronomic and Technical Operations in Vertical Strawberry Farming

Agreement Number:

1037695

Duration: from Nov 4, 2025 to Oct 31, 2026
Description:

This project will support the hiring of dedicated specialists to develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) for running a total controlled environment agriculture (TCEA) system. This will support the expansion of operations and grow future TCEA system commercialization.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, CA T5V 1J5

$200,000.00

Nov 4, 2025

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Biocomposite Grade Powders from Biomass Waste

Agreement Number:

1038000

Duration: from Nov 4, 2025 to Nov 30, 2026
Description:

The project will optimize the Plantae refining process specifically for use in producing biocomposite geotextiles where there is growing global concern about the accumulation of microplastics in the environment.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program
Location: Sturgeon County, Alberta, CA T8T 0Z2

$999,000.00

Nov 4, 2025

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Pilot-scale demonstration of formic acid and hydrogen peroxide co-production

Agreement Number:

1038220

Duration: from Nov 4, 2025 to Mar 31, 2027
Description:

This project will demonstrate the firm's bioelectric process at pilot scale, for conversion of carbon dioxide and water into high-quality, low-carbon formic acid and hydrogen peroxide, with the goal to reduce reliance of industry on petrochemical feedstocks.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program
Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, CA V5G 4R8

$69,332.00

Nov 4, 2025

Aboriginal recipient

Description:

Enhance the conservation and recovery of species at risk by supporting Indigenous communities as they acquire, develop and apply the technical resources, skills and knowledge necessary to partner in Species at Risk Act (SARA) implementation

Organization: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Program Name: Aboriginal Funds For Species At Risk (AFSAR)
Location: LANGLEY, British Columbia, CA V1M 2S4

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Description:

To encourage scientific research and related scientific activities (e.g. data collection, integration, monitoring, and communication, including communication via conferences and symposia) and dissemination of scientific knowledge in the areas of: (a) Fisheries and Aquaculture Science; (b) Ecosystem Science; (c) Oceanography and Modelling; and (d) Freshwater Science.

Organization: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Program Name: Freshwater Habitat Science Contribution Program
Location: QUEBEC, Quebec, CA G1K 9A9

Academia

Agreement:

The Will to Fight: Are Canadians Ready to Shoulder the Burden of a More Independent Defence Posture?

Agreement Number:

25-1-45

Duration: from Nov 4, 2025 to Nov 30, 2026
Description:

This project consists of a survey of 7,500 Canadians from across the country to determine readiness to absorb the cost of a more independent Canadian defence posture, including by joining the CAF and reinvesting in defence.

Organization: National Defence
Program Name: Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1S 5B6

Aboriginal recipient

Description:

Expanding white-nose syndrome surveillance and bridge roost identification, population monitoring, and stewardship of bats in British Columbia

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Location: Victoria, British Columbia, CA

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Description:
Fire Stewardship Program
Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Location: Kitwanga, British Columbia, CA

$147,250.00

Nov 4, 2025

Aboriginal recipient

Description:

Critical habitat development, enhancement, and protection for Loggerhead Shrike and American Badger populations within the Wanuskewin Heritage Park

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CA

$916,895.00

Nov 4, 2025

Aboriginal recipient

Description:

Elizabeth Metis Solar Project

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Location: Cold Lake, Alberta, CA