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
Mar 3, 2026
Aboriginal recipient
Indigenous Engagement on Collections and Collections Consolidation
GC-3383
This grant supports Malahat Nation’s capacity for engagement activities related to repatriation and the consolidation of artifacts currently in Parks Canada’s care.
$20,000.00
Mar 3, 2026
Aboriginal recipient
Planning for 2026-27 Ceremonial Bison Harvest in Banff National Park
GC-3300
This grant supports Piikani Nation, member of the Banff Indigenous Advisory Circle, to participate in the planning and preparatory work necessary to support the 2026-27 ceremonial harvest of bison in Banff National Park.
$55,000.00
Mar 3, 2026
For-profit organization
Scoping project for business process analysis and optimisation
1040850
Project is supporting the development of an artificial intelligence platform designed to help Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) analyze, optimize, and modernize their business processes.
$290,198.00
Mar 3, 2026
Academia
CARAT: Canadian Calibrator for Radio Telescopes
25FATOB53
This “artificial radio star” can be observed, tracked, and used to calibrate their receivers to greatly improve their accuracy. This project will develop and test the payload for CARAT to prepare it for a future flight and involves the development of several cutting-edge space technologies, increasing their technology readiness level in the process. The project will also train personnel in space-related areas, particularly CubeSat payloads and technology as well as radio astronomy, to build greater space capacity in Canada.
$436,500.00
Mar 3, 2026
Academia
Integrating drone and satellite SWIR and thermal sensors for improved monitoring of peatland wetness and fire dynamics
25FACAA76
The project will be carried out in collaboration with the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun (FNNND), using space-based data to support local priorities, providing updated information for wetland mapping, and improving knowledge of local hydrology and carbon storage. The project will combine drone imagery, satellite data, and field measurements to capture the unique characteristics of peatlands in sloped areas. It will also test new quantum dot SWIR technology while assessing smouldering peatland wildfires by tracking their movement over time and will use field and drone-based observations to improve models that predict how smouldering fires on flat and sloped terrain start, spread, and stop. The project will deliver updated peatland maps, detailed time-series maps of smouldering fire progression, empirical models linking drone and satellite data, and validated insights into fire behavior that can be used to support wildfire monitoring, emissions estimation, and land management strategies.
$426,800.00
Mar 3, 2026
Academia
Simulating Terrestrial Snow Mass Mission Measurements: Ku- and L-band Airborne CryoSAR Observations of Seasonal Snow Water Equivalent in Forested Landscapes
25FAWAA102
The project aims to conduct Ku- and L-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) experiments during the 2026-2028 winter seasons at Forêt Montmorency, QC, to better understand radar responses to seasonal snow changes in forested environments.
$34,650.00
Mar 3, 2026
Academia
A Search for Life Around Two Dead Stars
25JWGO4B02
This project will use JWST/MIRI to conduct the first systematic search for habitable worlds around two white dwarfs.
$34,650.00
Mar 3, 2026
Academia
Probing the Dynamical History of a White Dwarf Planet
25JWGO4B07
This project will use JWST/MIRI and NIRSpec to measure the atmospheric abundances of the first known intact planet orbiting a white dwarf (WD 1856+534).
$12,100.00
Mar 3, 2026
Academia
Resolving the thin disk of a nearby Milky Way analog
25JWGO4B09
This project will use JWST/MIRI and NIRCam to map the edge-on galaxy NGC 4565, resolving its vertical PAH, dust and star formation structure at <20 pc resolution.
$2,923,412.00
Mar 3, 2026
Aboriginal recipient
Chippewas of Nawash Community Centre Renovations and Additions
Renovations and additions to a community centre in Chippewas of Nawash First Nation, ON includes new ramps, barrier free door access hardware, and an extension of the building's floor space to make room for a food bank to operate. Further upgrades to the building’s envelope are also planned.