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.

1173528 records

$236,500.00

Sep 22, 2025

International (non-government)

Description:

To encourage the sustainable management of Canada’s fisheries, Indigenous fisheries programs, aquaculture activities and support commercial fishing harbours.

Organization: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Program Name: Sustainable Fisheries Contribution Program
Location: SAN DIEGO, US

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Agreement:

CEA - Canadian Bureau for International Education [CBIE] 25/26

Agreement Number:

7471495 P017066001

Duration: from Sep 22, 2025 to May 29, 2026
Description:

The purpose of this CanExport Associations contribution agreement is to support organizations and ultimately aims to increase the competitiveness of Canadian companies, in the international marketplace, on a sectoral basis, thereby contributing to Canadian prosperity and the growth of the Canadian economy. This financial support enables the recipient to undertake new or expanded international business development promotion activities, in a given sector, for the benefit of its entire industry (member and non-member firms).

Organization: Global Affairs Canada
Program Name: CanExport-Contributions
Location: OTTAWA, Ontario, CA K1P 5Z9

$1,004,976.00

Sep 22, 2025

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Agreement:

Building International Bridges for the Arctic Canadian Youth

Agreement Number:

7470758 P016676001

Duration: from Sep 22, 2025 to Jul 31, 2029
Description:

Aurora 2.0 is a youth-focused initiative designed to empower over 40 Canadian participants—especially those from Arctic and northern communities—through immersive international experiences, mentorship, and leadership development. The project includes three core programs: the Emerging Leaders Program, which offers a seven-day leadership and policy engagement experience in Northern Norway for 4–5 youth annually; the Emerging Leaders Alumni Network, which sustains and expands youth involvement through mentoring, digital events, and year-round Arctic policy engagement; and the Student Forum Program, which supports 4–5 upper-level undergraduate and master’s students each year in interdisciplinary collaboration and international presentation at the Arctic Frontiers Student Forum.

Organization: Global Affairs Canada
Program Name: Contr- Global Arctic Leadership Initiati
Location: Tromso, NO 9007

$50,000.00

Sep 22, 2025

Other

Agreement:

International Gymnix 2026

Agreement Number:

1378739

Duration: from Sep 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
Description:

Sport - Hosting Program - International Single Sport Events

Organization: Canadian Heritage
Program Name: Sport - Hosting Program - International Single Sport Events
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1H 7X7
Agreement:

Stories from the Land, 2025 & 2026

Agreement Number:

1377722

Duration: from Sep 22, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026
Description:

Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - MARP - Events

Organization: Canadian Heritage
Program Name: Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - MARP - Events
Location: Surrey, British Columbia, CA V3W 2W3

$5,000.00

Sep 22, 2025
Agreement:

Reclaim and Reconnect

Agreement Number:

1376512

Duration: from Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 29, 2025
Description:

Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada

Organization: Canadian Heritage
Program Name: Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada
Location: Ross River, Yukon, CA Y0B 1S0

$6,700.00

Sep 22, 2025
Agreement:

Orange Shirt Day 2025

Agreement Number:

1376623

Duration: from Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
Description:

Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada

Organization: Canadian Heritage
Program Name: Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada
Location: Hudson, Ontario, CA P0V 1X0

$150,000.00

Sep 22, 2025

Indigenous recipients

Agreement:

Arctic Athabaskan Council: Governance and Indigenous Diplomacy Project

Agreement Number:

POLAR-2526-0011

Duration: from Sep 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2028
Description:

This project will support the Arctic Athabaskan Council to strengthen its organizational capacity and enhance its role as a key international representative of Athabaskan peoples. The project focuses on three priority areas: strengthening governance and organizational capacity through improved staffing, financial management, and the development of a new five-year Strategic Plan (2026–2031); increasing international engagement and diplomacy by supporting the Arctic Athabaskan Council's participation in major Arctic and global forums; and strengthening and realigning the Arctic Athabaskan Council's membership in line with the original Treaty intent. These efforts will position the Arctic Athabaskan Council to more effectively fulfill its mandate, support its Board of Directors, and advance Athabaskan environmental and political interests at the international level.

Organization: Polar Knowledge Canada
Program Name: Grants and Contributions for the Advancement of Northern Science and Technology
Location: Whitehorse, Yukon, CA Y1A 2H2

$192,154.00

Sep 22, 2025

Indigenous recipients

Agreement:

Arctic Athabaskan Council: Governance and Indigenous Diplomacy Project

Agreement Number:

POLAR-2526-0011

Duration: from Sep 22, 2025 to Mar 31, 2028
Description:

This project will support the Arctic Athabaskan Council to strengthen its organizational capacity and enhance its role as a key international representative of Athabaskan peoples. The project focuses on three priority areas: strengthening governance and organizational capacity through improved staffing, financial management, and the development of a new five-year Strategic Plan (2026–2031); increasing international engagement and diplomacy by supporting the Arctic Athabaskan Council's participation in major Arctic and global forums; and strengthening and realigning the Arctic Athabaskan Council's membership in line with the original Treaty intent. These efforts will position the Arctic Athabaskan Council to more effectively fulfill its mandate, support its Board of Directors, and advance Athabaskan environmental and political interests at the international level.

Organization: Polar Knowledge Canada
Program Name: Grants and Contributions for the Advancement of Northern Science and Technology
Location: Whitehorse, Yukon, CA Y1A 2H2

$50,000.00

Sep 22, 2025

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Superior Shoal Expedition

Agreement Number:

GC-3152,1

Duration: from Sep 22, 2025 to Apr 30, 2027
Description:

This contribution supports the underwater exploration and filming of the Superior Shoal, an underwater mountain in Lake Superior, for the purpose of sharing its significance to marine life and documenting some of the research being done there.

Organization: Parks Canada
Program Name: General Class Grants and Contributions Program
Location: Miller Lake, Ontario, CA N0H 1Z0