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.
$109,674.00
Mar 18, 2025
Aboriginal recipient
Building a monitoring network for sites of interest to the Huron-Wendat First Nation along the St. Lawrence river
$500,000.00
Mar 18, 2025
Academia
Freshwater River Study
$349,941.00
Mar 18, 2025
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Still Creek Mid-Ravine Restoration Stewardship Project
$100,000.00
Mar 18, 2025
Aboriginal recipient
Indigenous Economic Participation in Trans Mountain - Participant Funding Program Contribution Agreement
060-2024-2025-Q4-0022
The Recipient will participate in activities directly related and attributable to participation in Finance Canada’s engagement process on Indigenous economic participation in Trans Mountain to benefit their communities. It is expected that the Indigenous Participant Funding Program will help to support the meaningful participation of Indigenous groups in initiatives related to the future divestment of Trans Mountain, led by Finance Canada or within the Minister of Finance’s purview.
$100,000.00
Mar 18, 2025
Aboriginal recipient
Indigenous Economic Participation in Trans Mountain - Participant Funding Program Contribution Agreement
060-2024-2025-Q4-0025
The Recipient will participate in activities directly related and attributable to participation in Finance Canada’s engagement process on Indigenous economic participation in Trans Mountain to benefit their communities. It is expected that the Indigenous Participant Funding Program will help to support the meaningful participation of Indigenous groups in initiatives related to the future divestment of Trans Mountain, led by Finance Canada or within the Minister of Finance’s purview.
$1,000,000.00
Mar 18, 2025
Aboriginal recipient
Erosion Protection Project
Creating erosion controls along Bras D’Or Lake using natural infrastructure, including installing living dykes with salt marshes and implementing sediment controls.
$4,750,000.00
Mar 18, 2025
Government
Enhancing Short-Term Accommodation (STA) Enforcement in the City of Mississauga
The Short-Term Rental Enforcement Fund aims to limit short-term rentals that take away units from the long-term rental market across the country. This is accomplished by providing grant funding to municipalities and Indigenous communities with existing strict regulatory regimes to support the local enforcement of short-term rental restrictions in an effort to make more long-term housing units available in Canada.
$4,750,000.00
Mar 18, 2025
Enhancing Short-Term Accommodation (STA) Enforcement in the City of Mississauga
The Short-Term Rental Enforcement Fund aims to limit short-term rentals that take away units from the long-term rental market across the country. This is accomplished by providing grant funding to municipalities and Indigenous communities with existing strict regulatory regimes to support the local enforcement of short-term rental restrictions in an effort to make more long-term housing units available in Canada.
$850,000.00
Mar 18, 2025
Retrofit of Hants County Exhibition Arena Upgrade Project
The retrofit of the community facility in the District of West Hants, NS that will improve natural light, reduce water and electrical use, and improve accessibility. The facility will be transformed into a green and inclusive community space for gathering, playing and learning.
$168,080.00
Mar 18, 2025
Public Housing Site Restoration and Beautification
Two public housing buildings operated by the Grande Spirit Foundation in DeBolt, Alberta that were situated alongside a creek were abandoned in 2016 due to a slope failure of the creekbank on the property. A geotechnical engineer evaluated the slope failure, and recommended the buildings be demolished or relocated due to potential for additional slope failures/movement. The properties were demolished in 2022 leaving a vacant lot in the middle of the community. The properties require restoration/naturalization to support stabilization of the creek bed, and beautify the vacant lot in the middle of the community.