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.
$315,000.00
Apr 1, 2020
Individual or sole proprietorship
Discovery Grants Program - Individual
11020202021Q12040
The Discovery Grants Program assists in promoting and maintaining a diversified base of high-quality research capability in the natural sciences and engineering in Canadian universities; fostering research excellence; and providing a stimulating environment for research training.
$210,000.00
Apr 1, 2020
Individual or sole proprietorship
Discovery Grants Program - Individual
11020202021Q12041
The Discovery Grants Program assists in promoting and maintaining a diversified base of high-quality research capability in the natural sciences and engineering in Canadian universities; fostering research excellence; and providing a stimulating environment for research training.
$630,000.00
Apr 1, 2020
Individual or sole proprietorship
Discovery Grants Program - Individual
11020202021Q12042
The Discovery Grants Program assists in promoting and maintaining a diversified base of high-quality research capability in the natural sciences and engineering in Canadian universities; fostering research excellence; and providing a stimulating environment for research training.
$300,000.00
Apr 1, 2020
Individual or sole proprietorship
Discovery Grants Program - Individual
11020202021Q12043
The Discovery Grants Program assists in promoting and maintaining a diversified base of high-quality research capability in the natural sciences and engineering in Canadian universities; fostering research excellence; and providing a stimulating environment for research training.
$144,000.00
Apr 1, 2020
Individual or sole proprietorship
Discovery Grants Program - Individual
11020202021Q12044
The Discovery Grants Program assists in promoting and maintaining a diversified base of high-quality research capability in the natural sciences and engineering in Canadian universities; fostering research excellence; and providing a stimulating environment for research training.
$170,000.00
Apr 1, 2020
Individual or sole proprietorship
Discovery Grants Program - Individual
11020202021Q12045
The Discovery Grants Program assists in promoting and maintaining a diversified base of high-quality research capability in the natural sciences and engineering in Canadian universities; fostering research excellence; and providing a stimulating environment for research training.
$422,700.00
Apr 1, 2020
Individual or sole proprietorship
Discovery Grants Program - Individual
11020202021Q12046
The Discovery Grants Program assists in promoting and maintaining a diversified base of high-quality research capability in the natural sciences and engineering in Canadian universities; fostering research excellence; and providing a stimulating environment for research training.
$350,000.00
Apr 1, 2020
Individual or sole proprietorship
Discovery Grants Program - Ship Time
11020202021Q1912
The Ship Time Program allows those holding an NSERC Discovery Grant to apply for additional funds to access vessels in support of their research programs.
$67,500.00
Apr 1, 2020
Individual or sole proprietorship
Postdoctoral Fellowships
11020202021Q1914
The Postdoctoral Fellowships (PDF) Program provides support to a core of the most promising researchers at a pivotal time in their careers. The fellowships are also intended to secure a supply of highly qualified Canadians with leading-edge scientific and research skills for Canadian industry, government, and universities.
$550,000.00
Apr 1, 2020
Individual or sole proprietorship
Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering
11020202021Q1917
The Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering celebrates Canada's most outstanding scientists and engineers, raising public awareness about the major contributions that Canada's top researchers make to international science and technology, and to improving the lives of Canadians.