Grants and Contributions

The Objective of this Project is to update the affected Indigenous communities on both the work the Committee has completed over the past year and the plans and priorities moving forward.

The objective of this Project is to support the participation of Indigenous groups on the Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committee for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project.

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.

Canada Arts Presentation Fund

This contribution allows Destination Cape Breton Association to develop marketing opportunities outside of Cape Breton that increase awareness of the Cape Breton visitor experience offer on the island and promote visitation.

This contribution will support the Salt River First Nation to participate in the implementation of the Action Plan for Wood Buffalo National Park World Heritage Site.

Development of systems level data science tool for yield optimization in solar cell production, which uses a combination of physics-based and statistical techniques to attribute finished goods electrical performance variations to raw material and process variations.

June 2019 – Humanitarian needs stemming from the crises in Syria and Iraq remain significant throughout the Middle East. Continued violence in Syria raises little prospects for the voluntary, safe, sustainable and dignified return of over 5.6 million refugees in the region. Internally displaced persons range in the millions in Syria and Iraq, and refugees facing protracted displacement in host countries continue to face acute humanitarian needs in Jordan and Lebanon.

In line with Grand Bargain commitments, GAC is providing flexible regional funding to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on a multiyear basis, for its emergency operations in Syria, Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon. Regional funding provides OCHA with the flexibility to allocate funds to better coordinate the humanitarian response to evolving crises across the Middle East. With the support of Canada and other donors, OCHA fulfills its mandate by: (1) strengthening humanitarian leadership; (2) establishing and overseeing coordination systems; (3) monitoring and reporting on humanitarian situations; (4) advocating on behalf of affected people; (5) supporting the assessment and prioritization of humanitarian needs and strategic planning; (6) promoting emergency preparedness; and (7) mobilizing funding for humanitarian assistance.

June 2019 – Humanitarian needs stemming from the crises in Syria and Iraq remain significant throughout the Middle East. Continued violence in Syria raises little prospects for the voluntary, safe, sustainable and dignified return of over 5.6 million refugees in the region. Internally displaced persons range in the millions in Syria and Iraq, and refugees facing protracted displacement in host countries continue to face acute humanitarian needs in Jordan and Lebanon.

With the support of GAC and other donors, the World Food Programme (WFP) is providing food assistance to more than 7 million people facing malnutrition and severe food insecurity in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.

Humanitarian needs stemming from the crises in Syria and Iraq remain significant throughout the Middle East. Continued violence in Syria raises little prospects for the voluntary, safe, sustainable and dignified return of over 5.6 million refugees in the region. Internally displaced persons range in the millions in Syria and Iraq, and refugees facing protracted displacement in host countries continue to face acute humanitarian needs in Jordan and Lebanon.

With the support of GAC and other donors, the World Food Program (WFP) is providing food assistance to more than 7 million people facing malnutrition and severe food insecurity in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. The projectIn line with Grand Bargain commitments, GAC is providing flexible regional funding to WFP on a multiyear basis, for its emergency operations in the four countriesSyria, Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon. Regional funding provides WFP with the flexibility to allocate funds to acute humanitarian needs that are critically underfunded, and provides the flexibility to respond to emerging needs. WFP focuses on providing targeted food assistance to reduce acute malnutrition and food insecurity, and to protect livelihoods. As the global lead agency for logistics and emergency telecommunications, WFP also plays a major role in providing common services for the humanitarian community. It transports passengers undertaking humanitarian work, carries light cargo for humanitarian agencies, and carries out emergency medical and security evacuations.

Project activities include: (1) distributing food; (2) supplementary feeding for children under the age of five years of age, as well as to pregnant and lactating women; (3) establishing emergency school feeding programs; (4) supplying vouchers and cash transfers for food; and (5) providing food for work. With the support of GAC and other donors, WFP is providing food assistance to more than 7 million people facing malnutrition and severe food insecurity in the four countries.