Grants and Contributions

Canada's Fisheries Fund will transform and drive innovation in the fish and seafood sector in Canada with a focus on developing the sector to better meet growing market demands for sustainably sourced, high-quality fish and seafood products.

November 2024 – According to the 2024 United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) humanitarian needs overviews, 13.6 million people in Syria and 17.4 million people in Yemen need water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) assistance. In Syria, the ongoing economic and environmental shocks, particularly the water crisis and disease outbreaks, combined with the February 2023 earthquake and ongoing conflict increased the severity of the humanitarian crisis. Half of Syria’s water and sanitation systems no longer function properly, with wastewater often discharged in rivers.

Yemen, one of the most water-stressed countries globally, faces water sources depletion and desertification due to recurrent drought, rising temperatures, and prolonged conflict. Over 80% of Yemen’s population is not connected to the sewer system, and 39% lacking access to safe sanitation disposal. The country experienced the largest cholera outbreak reported in recent history from 2016 to 2022, with 2.5 million suspected cases. As of 2024, the WASH sectors in Yemen and Syria face significant funding gaps, with 16.2% of WASH needs in Syria and 44.5% in Yemen funded according to OCHA's 2024 Humanitarian Response Plan.

With Global Affairs Canada’s support, ACTED helps meet the critical WASH needs and reduce health risks for vulnerable women, men, boys and girls in Northern Syria and Yemen. Project activities include: (1) strengthening gender-inclusive WASH facilities in health facilities; (2) strengthening emergency water assets and water trucking support in at-risk communities; (3) strengthening emergency sanitation infrastructure in at-risk communities; and (4) providing emergency cholera hygiene kits and promoting hygiene awareness. With these activities, the project aims to reach 555,500 beneficiaries.

October 2024 – Haiti and Colombia continue to experience deteriorating humanitarian conditions, with high levels of needs cutting across all regions and sectors. Estimates reveal that about 8.3 million people face humanitarian needs in Colombia in 2024 due to the impacts of ongoing conflict, displacement, food insecurity and climate-induced disasters. Haiti remains impacted by decades of political, social and economic challenges, exacerbated by natural disasters and gang violence. As a result, an estimated 5.5 million people need humanitarian assistance.

With GAC’s support, Canadian Lutheran World Relief supports access to gender-responsive protection and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) response services in crisis-affected communities, focusing on women and girls. It also aims to improve communities’ water, sanitation and hygiene services, and hygiene and sanitation practices. Project activities include: (1) establishing and supporting women and girls’ safe spaces; (2) developing community-level awareness-raising campaigns concerning women’s rights, SGBV reporting, and service referral mechanisms; and (3) rehabilitating water sources.

December 2024 – The humanitarian impact of the conflict in northern Ethiopia from 2020 to 2022, continues to be felt. The Tigray region suffered significant damage, with much of its healthcare and water infrastructure damaged or destroyed. Many people remain displaced from their homes and basic services remain limited for much of the population.

With GAC’s support, FH Canada helps provide a multi-sectoral humanitarian response to critical needs in Tigray. Project activities include: (1) restoring water points and sanitation facilities; (2) distributing non-food items or multi-purpose cash grants; and (3) providing protection services to mitigate the increased risk of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) for vulnerable women and girls.

This project aims to improve education outcomes for flood-affected populations in Pakistan, particularly for girls, by restoring education services that the country’s 2022 floods disrupted. It seeks to increase the provision of and access to safe, inclusive, gender-sensitive education for girls, through efforts to reduce physical, structural and social barriers to girls’ education in flood-affected communities. The project also aims to strengthen the disaster-preparedness and climate resiliency of schools, school communities, and other key education stakeholders.

The project is to design and construct the landscape infrastructure required to establish a food security and cultural garden adjacent to and across the road from, the Skuppah Food Security Centre Building. Activities include the landscape design of the garden, and all construction including site preparation and the supply and install of hardscaping, aggregates and granular material, topsoil, hydraulic seeding, plant material, fencing, site furnishings, irrigation, and establishment maintenance and monitoring.

The Government of Canada announced $6 billion over 10 years in Budget 2024 for the new Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund to accelerate the construction and upgrading of housing-enabling drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, and solid waste infrastructure, directly supporting the creation of new homes and increasing densification.

The Thebacha Leadership council will undertake a 3-year project that will support research on economic opportunities related to Whooping Crane conservation, including hosting a Northern Whooping Crane Festival in Fort Smith, NT, exploring the viability of crane-viewing tours, and bringing conservationists and conservation groups to the region. 

Establishment of an advanced millwork manufacturing facility.

Host the 2025 MATE Newfoundland and Labrador Regional ROV Competition