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.
$575,000.00
Apr 1, 2026
Individual or sole proprietorship
Discovery Grants Program - Individual
11020262027Q11081
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.
$295,000.00
Apr 1, 2026
Individual or sole proprietorship
Discovery Grants Program - Individual
11020262027Q11082
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.
$260,000.00
Apr 1, 2026
Individual or sole proprietorship
Discovery Grants Program - Individual
11020262027Q11083
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.
$12,500.00
Apr 1, 2026
Individual or sole proprietorship
Discovery Launch Supplements
11020262027Q11084
The Discovery Launch Supplement is awarded to all Early Career Researchers who are recipients of their first Discovery Grant.
$205,000.00
Apr 1, 2026
Individual or sole proprietorship
Discovery Grants Program - Individual
11020262027Q11085
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.
$500,000.00
Apr 1, 2026
Individual or sole proprietorship
Discovery Grants Program - Individual
11020262027Q11086
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.
$220,000.00
Apr 1, 2026
Individual or sole proprietorship
Discovery Grants Program - Individual
11020262027Q11087
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.
$220,000.00
Apr 1, 2026
Individual or sole proprietorship
Discovery Grants Program - Individual
11020262027Q11088
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.
$44,000.00
Apr 1, 2026
Individual or sole proprietorship
Discovery Development Grant
11020262027Q11089
The Discovery Development Grants (DDG) pilot is a complementary program element to the Discovery Grants (DG) Program. The program aims to promote and maintain a diversified base of high-quality research in small universities across Canada; and provide a stimulating environment for research training in small universities across Canada.
$35,000.00
Apr 1, 2026
Individual or sole proprietorship
Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA)
11020262027Q1109
The Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA) program is a federal research talent investment program in the Canada Research Training Awards Suite (CRTAS) administered by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). The CRTAS includes the following programs: the Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Master's (CGRS M), the Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Doctoral (CGRS D) and the Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA).