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.

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$199,999.00

Aug 29, 2018
Description:

The main objectives of this project are to develop a mini plasma imager, which is a miniaturized particle sensor designed to measure ionized winds and temperatures from nanosatellites; and train students in experimental space physics. This project will increase scientific knowledge of the physics of Earth's magnetic cusp region, which will lead to better space weather forecasts. A concrete application that could derive from this project is a flight of the mini plasma imager on a nanosatellite mission such as CaNoSat-1.

Organization: Canadian Space Agency
Location: Calgary, Alberta, CA

$200,000.00

Aug 29, 2018

Academia

Agreement:

Rapid Deployment Airborne X-ray project (RDAX)

Duration: from Aug 29, 2018 to Aug 31, 2023
Description:

The RDAX project aims to quantify the amount and distribution of high-energy particles deposited during geomagnetic storms by using Canadian-made X-ray imagers placed on 15 high-altitude balloons. The instrument will take images of high-energy particles striking the atmosphere. The data will allow researchers to disentangle the causes of high-energy particle precipitation and its effect on our environment.

Organization: Canadian Space Agency
Program Name: Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
Location: Calgary, Alberta, CA T2N 1N4

Academia

Agreement:

The High-Energy Light Isotope eXperiment (HELIX)

Duration: from Aug 29, 2018 to Aug 31, 2023
Description:

The HELIX project will measure the energetic particles bombarding the Earth, known as cosmic rays, using a detector carried to an altitude of 45 km by a stratospheric balloon launched from the coast of Antarctica.

The flight will result in data that will lead to a deeper understanding of the magnetic fields and interstellar material in our region of the Milky Way galaxy. In particular, it will help determine the origin of the rising fraction of energetic antimatter which has been found in the cosmic rays.

Organization: Canadian Space Agency
Program Name: Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
Location: Montreal, Quebec, CA H3A 2T5

$99,000.00

Aug 29, 2018
Description:

CubeSat constellations offer low-cost access to space with the potential to continuously monitor remote geophysical, environmental, and space phenomena. As CubeSat applications evolve, there is a need to increase platform capacity to support next-generation Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technologies.

This project aims to develop multi-function GNSS software receiver technologies for CubeSat platforms. The team will also develop an end-to-end simulator capability used to design and test the space-borne GNSS receivers for low Earth orbit missions.

Organization: Canadian Space Agency
Location: Calgary, Alberta, CA

$100,000.00

Aug 29, 2018
Description:

This project aims to investigate the effects of artificial gravity in preventing the consequences of bedrest on vertebral fat fraction and Achilles tendon integrity. The team will conduct a human spaceflight analogue through bedrest. This research could have broad implications for health care on Earth, since bedridden patients also face deterioration of bone, muscles and tendons.

Organization: Canadian Space Agency
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, CA
Agreement:

FHC-Korea May 1-3, 2018

Agreement Number:

CAP-AMPS-033

Duration: from Aug 29, 2018 to May 5, 2018
Description:

AgriMarketing Program - Small and Medium-sized Enterprises component - help industry increase and diversify exports by supporting promotional activities that differentiate Canadian products and producers

Organization: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Program Name: AgriMarketing Program: Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, CA V6H 3X7

$38,326.00

Aug 29, 2018
Agreement:

North American Business Development

Agreement Number:

CAP-AMPS-109

Duration: from Aug 29, 2018 to Mar 31, 2020
Description:

AgriMarketing Program - Small and Medium-sized Enterprises component - help industry increase and diversify exports by supporting promotional activities that differentiate Canadian products and producers

Organization: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Program Name: AgriMarketing Program: Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME)
Location: Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec, CA J0P1X0

$600,000.00

Aug 29, 2018

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Agreement:

400054029

Agreement Number:

400054029

Duration: from Aug 29, 2018 to Jun 30, 2021
Description:

Operating costs : The three-year project aims to accelerate the development of the Bas-Saint-Laurent marine science and technology industrial cluster based on innovation and network structuring.

Organization: Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
Program Name: Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP)
Location: Rimouski, Quebec, CA G5L4H4

$45,000.00

Aug 29, 2018
Description:

Lake of the Woods Water Quality First Nations Community Engagement

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Location: Kenora, Ontario, CA

$525,000.00

Aug 29, 2018
Description:

Royal Botanical Gardens Wetlands Rehabilitation Program

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Location: Burlington, Ontario, CA