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.
$200,000.00
Aug 29, 2018
Academia
Rapid Deployment Airborne X-ray project (RDAX)
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.
$196,900.00
Aug 29, 2018
Academia
The High-Energy Light Isotope eXperiment (HELIX)
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.
$99,000.00
Aug 29, 2018
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.
$100,000.00
Aug 29, 2018
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.
$47,000.00
Aug 29, 2018
211705
211705
Equipment purchase and marketing activities in relation to new product launch
$21,750.00
Aug 29, 2018
212159
212159
Engage consultant to improve inspection reporting and inventory management processes
$46,650.00
Aug 29, 2018
212159
212159
Engage consultant to improve inspection reporting and inventory management processes
$87,500.00
Aug 29, 2018
212269
212269
Upgrade an existing accommodation facility
$35,000.00
Aug 29, 2018
212291
212291
Support the North American Incoming Food Influencer/Buyer Program
$48,750.00
Aug 29, 2018
212130
212130
Engage expertise to develop marketing strategy