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.
$49,450.00
May 13, 2016
This project seeks to use RADARSAT-2 SAR interferometry combined with a hydrodynamic model to study the hydrodynamics of the Peace-Athabasca Delta in northern Alberta.
$49,800.00
May 20, 2016
This project aims to exploit the RADARSAT-2 Interferometry (InSAR) in permafrost characterization and establish the relationship in the surface deformation between freezing and melting stage as well as the active layer characteristics.
$50,000.00
May 13, 2016
The objective of this project is to integrate both Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) and Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar (PolSAR) to develop a more robust and systematic method to accurately map the urban development changes over time and represents the associated land subsidence rate.
$50,000.00
May 20, 2016
The objective of this project is to investigate the capabilities of InSAR based RADARSAT-2 data in generating high resolution Digital Elevation Model (up to 5m) and monitoring the movement and displacement of river ice covers in high northern latitudes.
$50,000.00
Jun 8, 2016
This project aims to develop a methodology for the generation of ice thickness and bathymetry products of shallow lakes using RADARSAT-2 interferometry (InSAR).
$50,000.00
May 24, 2016
The project aims to monitor different types of land movement in the Greater Quebec City region for the period of 2008-2016. Emphasis will be placed on expanding InSAR's (interferometry) use in the monitoring of geological and hydrogeological process in an urban environment.
$50,000.00
May 30, 2016
The objective of the project is to develop an understanding of the coupling mechanism between glacier ice loss and slope displacement using interferometric analysis of RADARSAT-2 data.
$50,000.00
May 13, 2016
The purpose of this project is to determine if the salt on Axel Heiberg Island (Nunavut) is still rising, and if so, at what rate. The main objective will be to use interferometric radar (InSAR) to quantify the vertical motion of the diapirs.
$971,704.00
Apr 1, 2016
The threat of orbital debris impacting an operating satellite or manned spacecraft is a significant cause for concern to today's space community and a national concern for Canada's space assets. With the years, Canada's and world's Space Situational Awareness (SSA) needs are exponentially growing. To date, the U.S. military maintains the world's most extensive orbital tracking network, . Canada is actively contributing to this international space surveillance system through programs such as SAPPHIRE and NEOSSat.
To improve significantly the response to the international SSA needs, NorStar Space Data Inc. (NSDI) is pursuing the development of a constellation of LEO satellites equipped with hyperspectral sensors called NorthStar. With NorthStar, it is estimated that at least 95% of all the objects in the range from 1cm to 10 cm not currently tracked will be able to be tracked and their trajectories accurately determined. In addition, the trajectory knowledge of larger, non-operational objects will be increased 100 times, thus significantly improving collision prediction with space-based assets.
The primary focus of this project is to develop the ground based data analysis tools for image processing. The resulting output will be tailored towards providing satellite operators and other potential users with the information they need to monitor their assets, assess potential threats well in advance, improve knowledge both of the current situation and the accuracy of longer term projections, and make the decisions critical to the success of their missions properly and in a timely manner.
$1,199,966.00
Apr 14, 2016
This project will develop a Deep Space compatible nano-platform architecture that can be tailored to support a variety of new low cost robotic exploration missions. A lunar Nanorover is one of the driving cases based on (i) its power, processing and extreme thermal needs, and (ii) near term commercial exploration opportunity for Canadian industry with an initiative being led by Canadensys. Although the Nanorover is used as the driving concept the project aims to develop a Nano-Core electrical architecture that will also be suitable for and adaptable to a variety of deep space exploration missions.