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.

1193970 records

International (non-government)

Agreement:

Assessed contribution for the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures

Agreement Number:

A1-019163-01-01

Duration: from Jan 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026
Description:

In collaboration with National Metrology Institutes (NMIs) worldwide, including NRC, the BIPM fulfills its mandate of providing the basis for a single, coherent system of measurements throughout the world, traceable to the International System of Units (SI). This mandate is carried out through a series of consultative committees whose members are the national metrology laboratories of the Member States, and through the BIPM’s own laboratory work, which includes carrying out measurement-related research and calibrations in selected areas for some Member States, depending on the technical sophistication of their NMIs. National Metrology Institutes then disseminate measurement standards through calibration services to national scientific, industrial, commercial, and public sector users.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Payment of an assessed contribution for the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
Location: Sevres, FR

International (non-government)

Agreement:

Grants to International Affiliations - IUPHAR

Agreement Number:

A1-001192-01-01

Duration: from Jan 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026
Description:

Membership to IUPHAR allows Canada to participate in international endeavours and promotes the exchange and dissemination of knowledge in the most advanced areas of scientific and industrial research.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Grants to International Affiliations
Location: Brentwood, US

International (non-government)

Agreement:

Grants to International Affiliations - IUPsyS

Agreement Number:

A1-001192-01-01

Duration: from Jan 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026
Description:

Membership to IUPsyS allows Canada to participate in international endeavours and promotes the exchange and dissemination of knowledge in the most advanced areas of scientific and industrial research.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Grants to International Affiliations
Location: Montreal, Quebec, CA H3C 3J7

International (non-government)

Agreement:

Grants to International Affiliations - URSI

Agreement Number:

A1-011192-01-01

Duration: from Jan 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026
Description:

Membership to URSI allows Canada to participate in international endeavours and promotes the exchange and dissemination of knowledge in the most advanced areas of scientific and industrial research.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Grants to International Affiliations
Location: Brussels, BE

$300,000.00

Jan 1, 2026

For-profit organization

Agreement:

SeeO2 Energy Pilot System Expansion

Agreement Number:

1040144

Duration: from Jan 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026
Description:

SeeO2 Energy Inc., a Calgary-based company, pioneering solutions to transform greenhouse gases into valuable clean fuels and chemicals. The technology leverages reversible solid oxide fuel cell (RSOFC) technology to perform efficient high temperature electrolysis.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program
Location: Calgary, Alberta, CA T2L 1Y8

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Development of MUSKRAT UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle)

Agreement Number:

1040146

Duration: from Jan 1, 2026 to Jul 31, 2026
Description:

The MUSKRAT project is centered on the development of a next-generation unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) for defence and law-enforcement applications.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program
Location: Cavan Monaghan, Ontario, CA K9J 0G5

$620,000.00

Jan 1, 2026

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Sustainable Carbon Black from Captured Carbon Dioxide

Agreement Number:

1040208

Duration: from Jan 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026
Description:

Catena Carbon develops low-emission industrial materials by converting captured carbon dioxide and renewable feedstocks into sustainable carbon products. This project is to design, build, and operate a pilot-scale system in Canada to demonstrate continuous production of sustainable carbon black. The intended outcome is to validate product quality, environmental performance, and scalability to support future commercial deployment and market adoption.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program
Location: Cumberland, Ontario, CA K4C 1G7

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Renewable Energy Waste Recycling (Solar)

Agreement Number:

1040228

Duration: from Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2029
Description:

The intent of the project is to develop first of a kind mobile recycling technologies capable of efficiently processing solar panels into individual raw materials and creating innovative downstream markets and products

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, CA L0R 1C0

$350,000.00

Jan 1, 2026

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Data-Driven Optimization of Wastewater Treatment for GHG and Water Reuse Outcomes

Agreement Number:

1040284

Duration: from Jan 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026
Description:

C.E.C. Innovations will complete a one-year clean technology R&D project to build the modeling foundation needed to quantify greenhouse gas and energy impacts in municipal wastewater treatment.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program
Location: Calgary, Alberta, CA T2H 2L2

$477,600.00

Jan 1, 2026

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Dual Use Marine Domain Awareness Platform

Agreement Number:

1040312

Duration: from Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027
Description:

Develop proprietary algorithms for vessel behavior prediction & encrypted edge-to-cloud communication which strengthen situational prediction and edge-to-cloud communication.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program
Location: Victoria, British Columbia, CA V8T 4L3