Grants and Contributions

A collaborative approach to improving management of 30 percent of Peterborough and the Kawarthas’ forests

Conservation Ontario and Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority– A Collaboration for Integrated Nature-Smart Climate Solutions in Forest Management

Winter Roads User Needs Analysis and Climate Change Awareness for Remote Northern Ontario First Nations

Diffusive air emission of chemicals from vehicle tires: Laboratory experiments and computational modelling

Indirect Services

The INDIGOE program, led by the Marine Institute (MI), aims to strengthen Canada’s engagement in the Indo-Pacific by funding graduate student and faculty research placements focused on sustainable ocean economies, marine resource management, and climateBPT resilience. Over three years, the program will award 41 scholarships to master’s and PhD students and 9 faculty fellowships, supporting 2–4 month placements in Indonesia, Singapore, and Vietnam. Research themes include sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, climate adaptation for coastal communities, ecosystem monitoring, and ocean technology deployment. Scholarships range from $7,350–$13,400 depending on destination and duration. The program leverages existing partnerships with IPB University (Indonesia), Nha Trang and Trà Vinh Universities (Vietnam), and Temasek Polytechnic (Singapore), and builds on MI’s experience with international mobility programs. Outputs include applied research, webinars, and publicly accessible briefs, contributing to Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy by enhancing research capacity, fostering institutional partnerships, and advancing blue economy priorities.??

P017234001: Gaza and the West Bank continue to face severe humanitarian conditions following prolonged hostilities, widespread displacement, and extensive damage to civilian infrastructure and essential services. Health systems are under extreme strain, access to basic needs remains limited, and vulnerable populations, including displaced families, injured people, older persons, and persons with disabilities, face heightened health and protection risks.

With support from Global Affairs Canada, the Canadian Red Cross is working with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society to deliver life-saving health and humanitarian assistance in Gaza and the West Bank. Project activities include: (1) delivering emergency medical services, including ambulance services, medical evacuations, and trauma stabilisation; (2) operating hospitals, field hospitals, medical points, clinics, and mobile medical units in response to population movements; and (3) providing mental health and psychosocial support for affected communities, staff, and volunteers. The project benefits conflict-affected civilians in Gaza and the West Bank, with a focus on internally displaced persons, women and children, injured individuals, and persons with disabilities. | P017234002: Gaza and the West Bank continue to face severe humanitarian conditions following prolonged hostilities, large-scale and repeated displacement, and widespread destruction of civilian infrastructure and essential services. In Gaza, the vast majority of the population requires humanitarian assistance and faces acute shortages of health care, shelter, water, sanitation, food, and electricity. Damage to hospitals, primary health care facilities, ambulances, and critical infrastructure, combined with shortages of medical supplies, fuel, and safe water, has significantly degraded the heath system’s capacity to respond. Repeated displacement and overcrowded living conditions have heightened protection risks and exposure to communicable diseases, particularly for women, children, older persons, persons with disabilities, and injured individuals. In the West Bank, escalating violence, movement restrictions, military incursions, and settler attacks have resulted in casualties, damage to infrastructure, displacement, and restricted access to emergency medical and basic services. Access constraints and operational challenges continue to impede humanitarian actors’ ability to deliver timely and principled assistance across Gaza and the West Bank, exacerbating humanitarian needs in health, protection, shelter, relief, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sectors.

In parallel, approximately 150,000 Palestinians have evacuated from Gaza to Egypt, including many medical evacuees requiring specialised care. With limited financial means, many require continued medical treatment and social support. The PRCS Palestine Hospital in Cairo plays a key role in providing care and follow-up to these patients, complementing the broader humanitarian health response.

With Global Affairs Canada’s support, the Canadian Red Cross is working with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society and the Egyptian Red Crescent, to deliver lifesaving assistance in Gaza and the West Bank. Project activities include: (1) delivering emergency medical services, including ambulance services, medical evacuations, and trauma stabilisation; (2) operating hospitals, field hospitals, medical points, clinics, and mobile medical units, including strengthened services at the PRCS Palestine Hospital in Cairo through expanded capacity, staffing, and provision of medicines and supplies for patients evacuated from Gaza; (3) providing mental health and psychosocial support services, including for affected populations in Egypt; (4) distributing emergency relief supplies, including food, water, hygiene items, and shelter assistance; and (5) supporting regional supply chain and logistics operations, including coordination of medical evacuations and support at the Rafah border.

The University of Manitoba (UM) proposes a strategic outbound mobility initiative to foster high-impact research collaborations in the Indo-Pacific region, leveraging Canada’s leadership in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and data transformation. Through two cycles of funding, the project will support 12 graduate scholarships and 6 researchers fellowships (each valued up to $25,000), enabling UM scholars to engage with regional partners for 2 to 8 months. Research will span technological innovation, sustainable development, and next-generation agriculture, with host institutions in Japan, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Australia, and the Philippines. This initiative aligns with Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, strengthens UM’s global presence, and builds capacity among Canadian academic talent while addressing the lack of targeted outbound mobility funding for the region. ?

The project aims to advance research on the intersections of gender, climate change, and sustainable development in the Indo-Pacific through a combined scholarship and fellowship program. It will support flexible research stays for graduate students (up to 16 over two years) and faculty (up to 16) in collaboration with partner institutions in the Republic of Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Fiji, and Vanuatu. A central component is the partnership between Lakehead University’s Faculty of Natural Resources Management and Kangwon National University (KNU) in Korea, focusing on adaptive forest management, bioeconomy strategies, and climate resilience. Additional collaborations will explore gendered dimensions of climate change impacts and adaptation in Japan, the Philippines, Fiji, and Vanuatu. The initiative builds on existing institutional agreements and seeks to establish dual-degree and co-tutelle programs, while fostering interdisciplinary research on topics such as forest fire mitigation, biodiversity, sustainable food systems, and gender roles in disaster resilience.

The proposed initiative aims to improve the economic and social (re)integration and protection of women and girls who are migrating, have returned or are at risk of irregular migration and/or displacement in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. The initiative will strengthen government services, promote economic participation – including through alliances with the private sector, and build institutional capacity to address root causes of irregular migration and displacement. The project will reach 2,300 government officials, local authorities, civil society organizations and private sector actors and will directly benefit 4,000 women and girls affected by migration and displacement. 9,000 individuals affected by migration and displacement will indirectly benefit from the project.