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.
$98,915.00
Jun 4, 2014
This project will integrate the use of radar data at an active open mine site to monitor soil displacement. The objective is to generate rapid delivery products for operational decision making. Products will be verified against traditional long-term radar products and evaluated by end-users.
$99,558.00
Jun 4, 2014
This project presents novel technology using radar and optical images to improve the estimation of crop growth stages. Data from multiple satellites will be studied and integrated in the estimation process by utilizing complementary information from different satellite images.
$78,076.00
Jun 16, 2014
This project is linked to ship detection. Although dark ships do not transmit Automatic Identification System (AIS), they can still be detected by satellites. However, precious time is wasted between the time of acquiring an image and establishing a correlation between the dark ship and the radar image captured. This project will evaluate how radar and optical images can be combined to detect and track dark ships more rapidly.
$99,999.00
Aug 7, 2014
This project aims at improving the quality and quantity of satellite-derived ice information. It is specifically intended to identify ice cover, monitor its movement and know its characteristics. This R&D project will combine the use of radar and optical data to develop a new tool and improve the mapping of ice cover on Canadian waters.
$81,326.85
Jul 11, 2014
This project serves to develop an innovative image-processing algorithm, which would allow the combination of RADARSAT-2 and WorldView-2 satellite data to enhance the mapping and monitoring of rivers (e.g. detection of water bodies, riverbed material and riverine infrastructure).
$99,999.00
Jul 24, 2014
The proposed software development for this project will extend the ability to determine the merit and validity of a new set of data (to become available on the RADARSAT Constellation Mission, and called compact polarimetry), for virtually any sensor or application using the compact polarimetry mode. By making this software available to the general user community, significant advances in the development of processing techniques of this new set of data can be expected.
$99,760.23
Jul 30, 2014
In consultation with agricultural producers and stakeholders, this project aims to extract information from radar and optical satellites to generate useful products focusing on the main plant phenological stages.
$99,999.00
Jul 8, 2014
This project will combine the use of RADARSAT-2 imagery with other sources of information like the weather and on-site measurements to assess soil moisture, which is a critical input to weather prediction models, crop production and yield forecast. Through research, the company will expand the applicability of their soil moisture method estimation from bare soil to landscapes with different types of vegetation and crop covers.
$99,875.30
Jul 24, 2014
This project will use data from RADARSAT-2 and data simulated from other satellites (Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2) for rapid and precise water extent and flood monitoring and mapping.
$155,250.00
Jul 8, 2014
This project entitled "" Network on Coastal, Oceans and Lakes Optics Remote sensing (NetCOLOR) "" has the purpose to provide a means for Canadian researchers and operators in the field of Aquatic optics remote sensing to develop in a more efficient and united centre of expertise through development of a national strategy for research, training and disseminations of ocean color products.