Grants and Contributions

The 2013 southern Alberta floods were one of the most costly disaster in Canadian history and Albertan still remain vulnerable to extreme flood. The flooding affected thousands of people in the City of Calgary and downstream communities. The effects of this flood event on infrastructure, watercourses and people have raised awareness of the need to be better prepared for extreme weather in the future. The goal of the project is to construct an off-stream storage reservoir which would reduce the effects of future extreme flood events on the City of Calgary and other downstream communities.

The project is to carry out 141 fuel mitigation projects designed to increase the resilience of 84 at-risk Saskatchewan communities from catastrophic wildfire impacts. This project improves public safety and reduces wildfire threat for all stakeholders. Fuel mitigation projects are not meant to stop wildfires from occurring, the goal is to reduce the fire behavior so that the wildfires can be safely and effectively managed to prevent damage to property and lessen the danger to human life.

In May 2017, the Premier of Quebec announced the Chemin de fer de la Gaspésie railway rehabilitation project for resumption of passenger and freight rail transport over the entire 325 km of the network (the project will involve three sections). The rehabilitation of the Chemin de fer de la Gaspésie is important for the socioeconomic development of the region. Large corporations, including one based in Gaspé, use the train to ship freight from New Richmond. Restoring rail transport as far as Gaspé will promote and stimulate economic growth in the Gaspé region. In order to improve the resilience to climate change of Highway 132, a vital transportation corridor for both goods and people in the Gaspé region, an infrastructure program is under development. This program involves the construction and refurbishment of coastal protection infrastructures, shoreline stabilization and the relocation of segments of the highway in order to preserve the integrity of the infrastructures.

The overall objective of this research project is to develop a Canadian methodology for a jurisdiction-wide infrastructure assessment, including a performant measurement framework, that will be publicly accessible to all Canadians.
The methodology will assist jurisdictions in defining the scope and approach of an infrastructure assessment and provide insights into relevant resources, including the existing evidence base, macro-fiscal projections, key experts, and potential stakeholders as well as options for how jurisdictions could develop an approach and evidence base tailored to their circumstances.

Canada will provide a one-time funding to the Recipient to support the costs of providing temporary accommodations and housing for people experiencing homelessness, including associated support services.

To increase community capacity for, awareness of, and involvement in conservation, protection and restoration of Canadian Pacific salmon stocks to achieve healthy, sustainable and naturally diverse stocks and habitat.

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.

The purpose of the program is to provide support to organizations that undertake projects that that contribute to the development and implementation of coastal zone plans, identify restoration priorities, implement projects, and address threats to marine species located on Canada's Coasts. The program would contribute to the mitigation of stressors affecting aquatic habitats and marine life, and would engage Indigenous groups, resource users, and local groups and communities in undertaking planning, restoration, capacity building, monitoring, and reporting activities.

The purpose of the program is to provide support to organizations that undertake projects that that contribute to the development and implementation of coastal zone plans, identify restoration priorities, implement projects, and address threats to marine species located on Canada's Coasts. The program would contribute to the mitigation of stressors affecting aquatic habitats and marine life, and would engage Indigenous groups, resource users, and local groups and communities in undertaking planning, restoration, capacity building, monitoring, and reporting activities.

The purpose of the program is to provide support to organizations that undertake projects that that contribute to the development and implementation of coastal zone plans, identify restoration priorities, implement projects, and address threats to marine species located on Canada's Coasts. The program would contribute to the mitigation of stressors affecting aquatic habitats and marine life, and would engage Indigenous groups, resource users, and local groups and communities in undertaking planning, restoration, capacity building, monitoring, and reporting activities.