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.
$250,000.00
Sep 8, 2025
For-profit organization
Satellite analytic
25AO4CSYST
This project aims to develop a trustworthy AI software based on a data-driven predictive-3D technology from a single 2D satellite image. It will provide new high-resolution 3D maps and change-detection to aid in assessing land, agriculture, and provide resilience to topography changes.
$249,953.00
Sep 8, 2025
For-profit organization
Biodiversity-driven traffic
25AO4ORC
This project aims to develop an advanced traffic safety system using AI, satellite imagery, drones, and smart sensors to detect moose movements and warn drivers in real time. By predicting high-risk areas, the system will send alerts to navigation apps, adjust speed limits, and enhance road safety.
$187,482.00
Sep 8, 2025
For-profit organization
SAVER
25AO4HAT
This project aims to integrate existing and novel SEO biodiversity products into a multimodal machine learning (MM-ML) model to assess ecosystem recovery, validated through two boreal forest case studies focusing on woodland caribou and birds.
$244,500.00
Sep 6, 2025
For-profit organization
BIOCLIM-EO
25AO4H2O
This project aims to integrate SEO data with AI into a novel dashboard to track biodiversity and climate variables (EBVs and ECVs) to make climate and biodiversity monitoring more scalable and automated.
$249,975.00
Sep 5, 2025
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Advancing biodiversity monitoring and ecosystem change detection
25AO4NHARD
This project aims to develop an AI-powered system using satellite imagery and remote sensing technology to monitor biodiversity and track ecosystem changes in New Brunswick, including habitat features, forest regrowth, and the impacts of ecosystem management and climate change.
$250,000.00
Sep 5, 2025
For-profit organization
Vanderkooij Consult SAR time series
25AO4VAND
This initiative aims to develop cost-effective monitoring tools for Northern Canada’s ecosystems, collaborating with government and Indigenous partners to track climate and biodiversity impacts and guide future SAR land monitoring strategies.
$80,143.00
Sep 5, 2025
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Braiding Traditional Knowledge into Freshwater Conservation through Youth Land Based Learning
Multi year
$250,000.00
Sep 4, 2025
For-profit organization
DeCAF-RRT
25AO4ASL
This project aims to develop the DeCAF-RRT, a wide-area monitoring tool using satellite Earth observation (SEO), to support salmon habitat monitoring. Effective monitoring promotes healthy ecosystems, sustainable biodiversity, and stable salmon populations for food and economic security.
$250,000.00
Sep 4, 2025
Not-for-profit organization or charity
SEO data in bird models
25AO4BIOD
This project aims to integrate SEO data into spatially explicit bird abundance models to enhance biodiversity conservation and land-use planning in Canada.
$30,000.00
Sep 4, 2025
For-profit organization
YOUTH - Increasing the capabilities of robotic agricultural equipment for weeding
1034734
The project involves working on machine intelligence and new concepts for weeding attachments to improve robotic agricultural equipment for automated mechanical weeding of root vegetable crops.