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.
$43,740,000.00
Mar 7, 2025
Indigenous recipients
Agreement for Operations Maintenance and Minor Capital Improvements of the Hudson Bay Railway
165328
To fund the operations of designated passenger rail services so that they continue to operate To make capital improvements to railway lines or to purchase capital assets so that designated passenger rail services continue to operate
$7,500.00
Mar 7, 2025
Carignan Veterans Park
$99,996.00
Mar 6, 2025
Academia
Arcana of the Ancients: A Spectral Metallicity Survey of the Lowest-Mass Stars and Brown Dwarfs
24JWGO3A02
This project will study the evolution of the atmospheric content in brown dwarfs. The observations will inform both our theoretical understanding of brown dwarf and extrasolar planet atmospheres, and future observations with JWST and other space- or ground-based large telescopes.
$100,000.00
Mar 6, 2025
Academia
Detecting the Ultra-Faint Galaxies Responsible for Cosmic Reionization with Gravitational Lensing and JWST Medium Bands
24JWGO3A04
Most of the hydrogen gas in the Universe is ionized, but prior to the formation of galaxies, the Universe was neutral. Once stars started forming, a significant phase change occurred in the universe, a process known as “Reionization”. This project will look for the faintest possible sources of Reionization, tiny dwarf galaxies. The project targets strong-lensing clusters which provide a factor of 3 - 50 boost in the brightness of background sources. This increase in sensitivity allows the detection of extraordinarily low-mass galaxies (the equivalent of large star-clusters) during the reionization epoch and quantify their role in this process.
$137,978.00
Mar 6, 2025
Indigenous recipients
Abegweit First Nation Greenhouse & Gardens
LFIF8-FIAL8 - 2648
This project aims to purchase a cargo van, a walk in freezer, an industrial dishwasher, a freeze dryer, vacuum sealers, a smoker, raised garden beds, an irrigation system, gardening tools, industrial fans, food preservation equipment, cookware, shelving and storage, coolers, tables and chairs.
$358,919.00
Mar 6, 2025
Indigenous recipients
Improving Food Security with Greater Food Production, Preservation & Implementation of a Food Bank at Lac Seul First Nation
LFIF8-FIAL8 - 2840
This project aims to purchase sea cans w/ site prep, ATVs w/ trailers, skidoos, canoes w/ paddles, boats w/ motors, fishing & trapping equipment, butchering & slaughtering equipment, outdoor cooking equipment.
$181,229.00
Mar 6, 2025
Indigenous recipients
Millbrook Future Food Harvest Project
LFIF8-FIAL8 - 2979
This project aims to purchase fruit trees, growing supplies for the initial year, vertical growing material, well, rolling bench, heating system, vacuum sealer, freeze dryer, dehydrator, fence, cargo van, cooling system, freezer and fridge.
$209,333.00
Mar 6, 2025
Not-for-profit organization or charity
The Food Commons
LFIF8-FIAL8 - 2982
This project aims to purchase greenhouses, irrigation system, gardening infrastructure, fencing, food processing equipment, smokehouse, insulated shipping container, walk-in cooler, root cellar and the associated installation.
$191,561.00
Mar 6, 2025
Not-for-profit organization or charity
227241
227241
Implement Phase 1 of a multi-year tourism destination developmental initiative
$185,000.00
Mar 6, 2025
For-profit organization
227297
227297
Acquire automated equipment