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.
$27,000.00
Sep 1, 2025
Individual or sole proprietorship
Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarships - Master’s
11020252026Q2940
The Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s (CGS M) Program helps develop research skills and assist in the training of highly qualified personnel by supporting students who demonstrate a high standard of achievement in undergraduate and early graduate studies.
$12,500.00
Apr 1, 2025
Individual or sole proprietorship
Discovery Launch Supplements
11020252026Q11190
The Discovery Launch Supplement is awarded to all Early Career Researchers who are recipients of their first Discovery Grant.
$210,000.00
Apr 1, 2025
Individual or sole proprietorship
Discovery Grants Program - Individual
11020252026Q11191
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.
$47,110.00
Apr 1, 2025
Individual or sole proprietorship
Research Tools and Instruments
11020252026Q11521
The Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) grants foster and enhance the discovery, innovation and training capability of university researchers in the natural sciences and engineering by supporting the purchase of research equipment.
$40,000.00
May 1, 2025
Individual or sole proprietorship
Postgraduate Scholarships D
11020252026Q13321
The NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships-Doctoral Program (PGS D) provides financial support to high calibre scholars who are engaged in a doctoral program in the natural sciences or engineering. This support allows these scholars to fully concentrate on their studies and seek out the best research mentors in their chosen fields.
$9,740.00
Apr 1, 2022
Athlete Assistance Program
$175,000.00
Apr 1, 2019
Individual or sole proprietorship
Discovery Grants Program - Individual
11020192020Q12334
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.
$3,840.00
Sep 1, 2020
Individual or sole proprietorship
COVID-Indirect Support for Discovery
11020202021Q22160
Additional funding to support trainees (students, postdoctoral researchers) and research support personnel paid trough grants to address the expectional circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic
$105,000.00
May 1, 2021
Individual or sole proprietorship
Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral
11020212022Q12739
The Canada Graduate Scholarships-Doctoral (CGS D) Program provides financial support to outstanding eligible students pursuing doctoral studies in a Canadian university. These prestigious scholarships aim to develop research skills and assist in the training of highly qualified personnel by supporting students who demonstrate a high standard of scholarly achievement in undergraduate and graduate studies.
$5,440.00
Sep 1, 2020
Individual or sole proprietorship
COVID-Indirect Support for Discovery
11020202021Q24086
Additional funding to support trainees (students, postdoctoral researchers) and research support personnel paid trough grants to address the expectional circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic