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.
$243,800.00
Dec 2, 2025
Indigenous recipients
500007182
500007182
The purpose of the Indigenous Habitat Participation Program and the Salish Sea Initiative, is to support the participation of Indigenous peoples in activities relating to the conservation and protection of fish and fish habitat, including the development of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ (DFO) policies, program elements and regulations and the development of their technical capacity to support greater involvement in the conservation and protection of fish and fish habitat.
$700,000.00
Dec 2, 2025
Indigenous recipients
500007184
500007184
The purpose of the Indigenous Habitat Participation Program and the Salish Sea Initiative, is to support the participation of Indigenous peoples in activities relating to the conservation and protection of fish and fish habitat, including the development of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ (DFO) policies, program elements and regulations and the development of their technical capacity to support greater involvement in the conservation and protection of fish and fish habitat.
$145,000.00
Dec 2, 2025
Indigenous recipients
500007185
500007185
The purpose of the Indigenous Habitat Participation Program- Grant Funding is to meet the legal obligations to support the participation of Indigenous communities in consultations on Departmental Crown conduct (i.e., decisions, such as arrangements, approvals, authorizations and permits) under the Fisheries Act and/or Species at Risk Act.
$188,430.00
Dec 2, 2025
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Habitat Protection and Enhancement for Species at Risk on Pender Islands, British Columbia
Habitat Protection and Enhancement for Species at Risk on Pender Islands, British Columbia
$103,200.00
Dec 2, 2025
Indigenous recipients
Weaving Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Community Stewardship for the Protection of Freshwater Turtles: Whitefish River First Nation Turtle Conservation Project
Weaving Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Community Stewardship for the Protection of Freshwater Turtles: Whitefish River First Nation Turtle Conservation Project
$50,000.00
Dec 2, 2025
Academia
Dual-fuel platform for utilities
1037383
Most existing buildings operating a natural gas–based heating system can be paired with an electric heat pump and controlled using the dual-fuel switching (DFS) platform. In this basic scenario, the DFS can select the energy source to minimize energy costs by considering the temperature dependent efficiency of the heat-pump and time-of-use price of electricity. When compared to its pre-retrofit condition (i.e., 100% natural gas) the DFS system operates with lower operational cost and emissions annually.
The Project will use NRC test facilities to obtain experimental data in a lab setting to further advance the capabilities of the DFS platform while demonstrating its efficacy in mitigating grid demand and fuel costs.
$3,000.00
Dec 2, 2025
Indigenous recipients
NorthforM Participation: Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation
GC-130701S
The purpose of this project is to support deeper consultations with potentially impacted Indigenous groups on federally-regulated projects.
$5,000.00
Dec 2, 2025
Indigenous recipients
Aquatic Biodiversity Monitoring at Wildcat Community
GC-3272
This grant supports the ongoing work of the Wasoqopa’q First Nation Nuji Kelo’taqati’jik (Earth Keepers) in the Wildcat Community to monitor aquatic biodiversity through the purchase of monitoring equipment.
$49,455.00
Dec 2, 2025
Indigenous recipients
Engagement in the proposed Southern Strait of Georgia National Marine Conservation Area Reserve process
GC-3034
This contribution supports Halalt First Nation to participate in and support the Feasibility Assessment for the proposed National Marine Conservation Area Reserve in the Southern Strait of Georgia, British Columbia.
$67,410.00
Dec 1, 2025
Not-for-profit organization or charity
227951
227951
Develop a feasibility study for an Indigenous-led wood chipping and thinning operation