Grants and Contributions

Study : The project aims to structure a social economy initiative led by an Indigenous organization.

Acquisition of equipment and marketing strategy : The project aims to increase the productivity and the sales of a company specializing in the manufacture of pet food.

Acquisition of equipment: The project aims to increase the productivity and production capacity of a company specializing in the machining of metal parts.

Quantum dots (QDs) are tiny semiconductor particles with remarkable optical properties, holding enormous promise for applications in medicine, diagnostics, and sensing technologies. However, a major barrier to their widespread use is the difficulty of producing them reliably and at scale — current methods suffer from batch-to-batch inconsistency, degradation over time, and the release of toxic heavy metal by-products. The Project addresses these challenges by shifting from traditional single-batch production to a continuous flow reactor system, enabling the scalable, reproducible manufacture of stable QDs. A key innovation is the development of novel encapsulating layers that protect the particles, lock in toxic components, and provide a versatile platform for attaching targeting or sensing molecules. The Project outcome will be safer, more reliable quantum dots that can be precisely engineered for applications ranging from early disease detection to environmental sensing — bringing transformative QD-enabled technologies meaningfully closer to real-world use.

The objective of this project is to enhance the reliability, resiliency, and flexibility of the local distribution grids in the Township of Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards, the City of Pembroke, the Municipality of Mississippi Mills, and the Township of Whitewater Region, Ontario, through the deployment of smart grid devices and the implementation of an Outage Management System (OMS) to support improved grid monitoring and outage response.

The annual assessed contribution enables Canada to meet its financial obligations to the Hague Conference on Private International Law, as well as fulfilling Canada's international policy objectives.

Grant as part of the Participant Funding Program to Wabauskang First Nation to assist in preparing for and engaging in Indigenous consultation activities and public participation opportunities associated with the assessment process for the Great Bear Gold Project.

Grant as part of the Participant Funding Program to Lac Seul First Nation to assist in preparing for and engaging in Indigenous consultation activities and public participation opportunities associated with the assessment process for the Great Bear Gold Project.

This grant supports the Chippewas of Rama First Nation to participate in First Nations Advisory Circle activities for Rouge National Urban Park, including meetings, correspondence, reviews and operational requests as well as provide advice and guidance on initiatives not covered by specific project capacity funding.

This grant supports the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation to participate in First Nations Advisory Circle activities for Rouge National Urban Park, including meetings, correspondence, reviews and operational requests as well as provide advice and guidance on initiatives not covered by specific project capacity funding.