Grants and Contributions

Hiring a lead product development and quality control specialist

Purchase of equipment to expand oyster operations

Undertake a research project on entrepreneurs with disabilities in Atlantic Canada

The purpose of this funding is to support Curve Lake First Nation in reviewing and commenting on REGDOC 3.2.2 – Indigenous Engagement.

The project consists of the 2025 Canada-United Kingdom Colloquium, a three-day event in Montreal focused on the future of war. The colloquium will explore issues such as integration of AI and autonomous systems in warfare; the increasing role of intelligence and cyber operations; the resilience of multilateral decision-making; and the legal and ethical boundaries of modern combat.

Contributes to the recovery of endangered, threatened, and other species of concern, by engaging Canadians in conservation actions to benefit wildlife and to protect aquatic species at risk.

To strengthen responses to drug and substance use issues in Canada.

Grant awarded under the Participant Funding Program to Wanda Laurin to help prepare for and engage in Indigenous consultation activities and public participation opportunities related to the assessment process for the Peace River Nuclear Power Project.

Ronald McDonald House BC & Yukon, Willow House is at a critical juncture as the demand for our essential services has exceeded our capacity, resulting in over 500 families being turned away annually. Recent provincial projections indicate a growing need for additional spaces in the coming years. A second RMHBC&Y, Willow House, will double the number of families we serve, allowing us to better accommodate long-stay families, who often stay for months and even years at a time. The new House is intentionally designed with studio, one- and two-bedroom units, kitchenettes, storage and other amenities.
This green and inclusive community project will create a new, fully accessible, 130,000 sq. ft. building for the public, adding 75 family suites plus, common indoor and outdoor areas. This net-zero project will enable us to meet the current and future demand for families by providing essential social infrastructure enabling equitable access to pediatric health care, and reducing the burdens faced by travelling families.

With the advancement of Low-Earth Orbit Constellation missions and a higher focus towards more New Space/demonstration type missions, we believe at MDA Space that there is a real need and advantage to decrease the costs and mass of traditional solar array assemblies. To develop this technology in Canada reduces the reliance of the Canadian space sector towards American and European solar array providers. Furthermore, it would create more work on this side of the border, it would increase MDA Space’s competitiveness on the global space industry market, and it has the potential to help enable missions that weren’t closing within certain budget constraints by improving by a significant margin one of the biggest cost centers on a numerical satellite such as MDA AURORA™. More specifically, the proposed research and development work would increase the technology readiness level of a lightweight solar array comprised of a flexible substrate onto which the solar cells/modules are bonded or encapsulated, and a deployment mechanism of the type of pantograph with simple pivots and a simple cost actuator, which get validated through various breadboards and a representative prototype that undergoes environmental testing.