Grants and Contributions

Facilitation of Sinixt Activities, Engagement and Collaboration in the National Parks: This contribution supports activities and engagement of Sinixt Confederacy, related to the operations and management of Mount Revelstoke and Glacier national parks and Rogers Pass National Historic Site.
Development of a Sinixt Indigenous Guardians Program: The contribution supports the development of an Indigenous Guardian Program proposal and Strategic Plan with clear terms of reference and a timeline for implementation, including a pilot phase.

Serving: The story of 2SLGBTQIA+ military service in Canada | audio series & education campaign

Facilitation of Syilx Okanagan Activities, Engagement and Collaboration in the National Parks: This contribution supports activities and engagement of
Okanagan Indian Band, related to the operations and management of Mount Revelstoke and Glacier national parks and Rogers Pass National Historic Site.
Development of a Syilx Okanagan Indigenous Guardians Program: The contribution supports the development of an Indigenous Guardian Program proposal with clear terms of reference and a timeline for implementation, including a pilot phase.

Project activities include: (1) Journalists and content-creators trained on inclusive governance principles, countering gendered- information manipulation, gender-transformative reporting, and on digital, physical, and psycho-social security strategies; (2) Journalists and content-creators trained on content monetization strategies, grant writing, digitalization, and revenue diversification; (3) Local grassroots women rights movements, CSOs, CBOs & activists trained on media relations, digital & media campaigns, communication planning, and digital, physical, & psycho-social security strategies; (4) Civil servants, government officials, and political aspirants trained on gender-sensitive communication strategies, and GBA+ analysis in data collection, policy-formulation, budgeting and service delivery; and (5) Thematic Roundtable discussions between media, government officials, and women’s rights CSOs and CBOs on gender equality, women representation and civic engagement.

Foster AI commercialization & adoption through Manitoba's interactive digital media sector

This project will use natural and hybrid infrastructure for the conversion of hardscape and urban heat island parking lot in the form of a rooftop garden by constructing a rooftop garden and balcony areas of approximately 8250 square feet, a green roof and the attendant irrigation, support, soil media and stormwater management systems, planting trees and plantings that are native to both Southern Ontario and Estonia with focus on biodiversity, greenery, apiary, pollinating gardens, bird habitat, and supporting it’s accessibility by installing design elements such as walkways, signage, benches, garbage bins and lighting.

This contribution supports the production “A Black People’s History of Canada”, an initiative whose goal is to fill a gap in history education by providing Black history curricular content, including digital media, for schools across Canada.

This project aims to combine expertise from Digital Media Zone (DMZ) at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) with key assets from Chiba University (Japan) to promote entrepreneurship education, co-innovation, and ecosystem development, in a collaboration between Canada and Japan.

This project assists Canadian carriers to implement improvements to their fleet to lower fuel costs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Project activities include: (1) supporting women’s rights groups to preserve and expand civic space; (2) equipping media and communication professionals with tools to effectively monitor and prevent hate speech and misinformation; and (3) building capacity for existing community networks to contribute to and participate in decision-making and dialogue mechanisms at local and national levels.