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.
$240,000.00
Apr 1, 2025
Individual or sole proprietorship
Discovery Grants Program - Individual
11020252026Q1396
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.
$215,000.00
Apr 1, 2025
Individual or sole proprietorship
Discovery Grants Program - Individual
11020252026Q1397
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, 2025
Individual or sole proprietorship
Discovery Launch Supplements
11020252026Q1398
The Discovery Launch Supplement is awarded to all Early Career Researchers who are recipients of their first Discovery Grant.
$165,000.00
Apr 1, 2025
Individual or sole proprietorship
Discovery Grants Program - Individual
11020252026Q1399
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.
$275,000.00
Apr 1, 2025
Individual or sole proprietorship
Discovery Grants Program - Individual
11020252026Q14
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.
$210,000.00
Apr 1, 2025
Individual or sole proprietorship
Discovery Grants Program - Individual
11020252026Q140
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, 2025
Individual or sole proprietorship
Discovery Development Grant
11020252026Q1400
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.
$100,000.00
Apr 1, 2025
Individual or sole proprietorship
Dimensions Canada grants
11020252026Q14000
The Dimensions Canada program invites postsecondary institutions to carry out transformations to increase equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) within their organizations and to contribute to deeper cultural change within the research ecosystem by identifying and eliminating obstacles and inequities.
$545,500.00
Apr 1, 2025
Individual or sole proprietorship
Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering
11020252026Q14001
The Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering celebrates Canada's most outstanding scientists and engineers, raising public awareness about the major contributions that Canada's top researchers make to international science and technology, and to improving the lives of Canadians.
$250,000.00
Apr 1, 2025
Individual or sole proprietorship
NSERC Donna Strickland Prize for Societal Impact of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research
11020252026Q14002
The NSERC Donna Strickland Prize for Societal Impact of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research is awarded annually to an individual or team whose outstanding research, conducted in Canada in the natural sciences and engineering (NSE), has led to exceptional benefits for Canadian society, environment and/or economy.