Grants and Contributions

Enhance export capacity in Aerospace and Defence sector

Support for the Atlantic pavilion at Seafood Expo Global 2026

Conduct market development activities to increase revenue

Enable smaller utilities to transition to more sustainable and resilient energy systems

Strengthen destination marketing organizations in the region through AI integration

Fund expertise for application development for European Union battery product compliance

NASA's Pandora mission is a pioneering astrophysics project designed to study the atmospheres of at least 20 exoplanets and their host stars. Selected as part of NASA's inaugural call for Pioneer mission concepts, Pandora is a small satellite mission slated to launch in early 2026. The mission's primary objective is to disentangle the atmospheric signals of distant planets from the light of their parent stars. To achieve this, Pandora will conduct long-duration observations, using a 0.45-meter telescope to simultaneously capture visible and near-infrared light from star systems as planets transit. This multiwavelength approach will allow scientists to better understand stellar activity and its impact on exoplanet atmosphere measurements, identifying elements like hydrogen and water or the presence of clouds. The data gathered by Pandora will complement observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, enhancing the search for habitable worlds.

The HAWC Sampler and Emulator for CanESM (HAWC-SEC) is software that extracts synthetic data that mimics HAWC observations from climate simulations with the Canadian Earth System Model. It also samples the model data mimicking pre-launch observational campaigns, such as ground-based or aircraft-based measurements. The software integrates samplers, which select the model data following the instrument's view (e.g. satellite orbit or aircraft flight path), with emulators that convert atmospheric properties simulated by a climate model to the quantities retrieved from instrument observations. Although the project is focused on CanESM, the HAWC-SEC software is flexible and could be adopted into other earth system models. HAWC-SEC enables validation of model-simulated cloud and aerosol properties against observations from HAWC and pre-launch campaigns. This data analysis will support development of the model simulated cloud and aerosol physics to improve understanding of earth system science.

Support aboriginal communities in becoming successful participants in commercial fisheries and aquaculture

The purpose of the Indigenous Habitat Participation Program- Grant Funding is to meet the legal obligations to support the participation of Indigenous communities in consultations on Departmental Crown conduct (i.e., decisions, such as arrangements, approvals, authorizations and permits) under the Fisheries Act and/or Species at Risk Act.