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.
$5,000.00
Aug 15, 2023
Aboriginal recipient
Candid Caribou fieldwork
GC-2197
This grant supports the Manitoba Métis Federation for costs associated for two individuals from the community to travel to Churchill to assist with the maintenance of the trail camera and acquire new skills.
$5,000.00
Mar 19, 2024
Aboriginal recipient
Riel House Historic Garden
GC-2453
This grant supports the Manitoba Métis Federation in preparing the historic garden at Riel House National Historic Site.
$14,947.57
Aug 22, 2023
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Contribution to Darkhan Women Federation
CFLI-2023-ULAAN-0005
Empower and educate teen mothers as Peer Counsellors and support through education, vocational training, and counselling in Darkhan-Uul Province.
$55,284.00
Nov 1, 2025
Aboriginal recipient
ICW National Gathering Travel Support -Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres
13798665
Support the travel costs for forty-three Indigenous Courtworkers from the Ontario Federation of Friendship Centres to attend the Indigenous Courtworker Program National Gathering 2026 in Vancouver, British Columbia, February, 2026.
$9,500,000.00
Dec 20, 2024
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Support to Forum of Federations
7464190 P014446001
Through our funding, the Department will be supporting the Forum of Federations to implement the main elements of its 2023-2028 Strategic Plan and achieve its mission which is to strengthen democratic and inclusive governance in established and emerging federal and multilevel countries through knowledge creation and mobilization, capacity development, and support to inclusive policy implementation processes.
$164,371.50
Oct 26, 2016
Review of Environmental Assessment Processes
N/A
$5,425,560.00
Jul 25, 2017
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Strengthening Federal Governance and Pluralism in Ethiopia
7375090 P002172001
This initiative aims to support a strengthened and more gender-responsive federal system in Ethiopia, contributing to enhanced democracy and governance, political stability, and dialogue between the state, regions and citizens. The project is designed to improve government accountabilities by putting in place a more formalized inter-governmental relations system with clear roles and responsibilities; a more equitable distribution of federal revenues; and increased government responsiveness to regional ethnic issues and citizens’ constitutional rights.
$4,925,075.00
Jan 5, 2016
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Support to Decentralized Governance in Burma
5007062010 D001932001 P001002001
This project aims to promote improved knowledge and understanding of federalism among key stakeholders such as government officials, leaders of political parties and ethnic minority groups.
$2,500,000.00
Mar 14, 2019
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Forum of Federations - Institutional Support 2019
7403953 P006697001
This grant represents Canada’s long-term institutional support to the Forum of Federations. The Forum of Federations uses these funds, along with other donors’ funding, to achieve its mandate.
The Forum of Federations’ mandate aims to provide a platform for practitioners and scholars to share experience and research, create and maintain a body of knowledge on topics, such as revenue sharing, gender and leadership, and immigrant integration in federal countries. The Forum of Federation also supports capacity building on democratic governance, convening in dialogue amongst diverse stakeholders’ efforts to build peace, and fostering stronger and more balanced development that benefits all.
Project activities include: (1) facilitating learning, understanding, and delivery of innovative solutions in federal, decentralized, and devolved countries; (2) developing, maintaining, and expanding the global network of partnerships; (3) increasing the reach and recognition of the Forum and its activities; and (4) contributing to the development of effective governance and inclusive societies in transitioning states.
$6,701,213.00
Sep 16, 2019
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Strengthening Federalism and Inclusive Governance in Myanmar
7409904 P006750001
This project aims to strengthen gender-sensitive federal governance in Myanmar. Working at the union, state/region, and district/township levels, the project helps to strengthen capacity, awareness, leadership and dialogue for implementing gender-sensitive federal policies and legislation, and strengthen the participation of women as decision-makers in decentralization.