Grants and Contributions

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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.

1185431 records

$140,000.00

Apr 1, 2025

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Design and testing of targeted mRNA therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory disease

Agreement Number:

1029916

Duration: from Apr 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
Description:

This project will involve testing the efficacy of a lead mRNA therapeutic and designing of novel mRNA sequence modifications to modulate mRNA expression in a tissue-specific manner.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, CA V6B 0N3

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Agreement:

Strategic intervention in the bio-based products sector #3

Agreement Number:

1029919

Duration: from Apr 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
Description:

Program to support Canadian SMEs in developing new bio-based products, in collaboration with the organization’s technical team and the Innofibre Connect Program, which strengthens the SME support ecosystem in the bioeconomy sector.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations
Location: Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, CA G9A 5E6

$75,000.00

Apr 1, 2025

For-profit organization

Agreement:

AI Assist: AI Pilot Project to develop an AI-enhanced inventory management system

Agreement Number:

1029927

Duration: from Apr 1, 2025 to Jan 31, 2026
Description:

An AI software development project to implement an machine learning based Optimized Inventory Management (OIM) system for cannabis retailers.

The project will support pilot testing of AI strategies, determine target architecture, and quantitative technical objectives for implementation of an AI solution to improve real-time inventory monitoring, demand forecasting, and automated replenishment.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, CA V6C 3E2

For-profit organization

Agreement:

GO BEYOND THE SKY CONSULTING INC.-2025-2026-1029929

Agreement Number:

1029929

Duration: from Apr 1, 2025 to Jan 31, 2026
Description:

The purpose of this CanExport SMEs agreement is to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for activities related to export market development that are part of an export business case for a specific target market, particularly where activities are targeting departmental priority markets and sectors.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: CanExport SME
Location: Mississauga, Ontario, CA L5G2C4

$250,000.00

Apr 1, 2025

For-profit organization

Agreement:

2-speed EV transmission

Agreement Number:

1033427

Duration: from Apr 1, 2025 to Dec 30, 2025
Description:

This project will focus on enhancing Ingear Transmission performance through validating the gear shift actuation system, development of an efficient lubrication strategy and structural optimization of the transmission housing to reduce friction, improve durability, and achieve weight reduction. These efforts aim to support the design and development of a 2-gear transmission suitable for deployment in OEMs vehicle program for commercialization development.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: North York, Ontario, CA M3C 1Z3

$164,030.00

Apr 1, 2025

Academia

Agreement:

Observation and analysis of microplastic distribution in the St. Lawrence River

Agreement Number:

1033274

Duration: from Apr 1, 2025 to Mar 1, 2027
Description:

The presence, sources and transport pathways of microplastics and nanoplastics (MNP) in the St. Lawrence River will be studied through multi-seasonal and multi-site sampling campaigns, analytical characterization and data integration into the NRC’s COMEX platform to validate its CaMPSim-3D model. The project will quantify the distribution of MNP in the River, identify their main sources, and analyze the influence of hydrodynamics on their transport through seasonal fieldwork and several analytical characterization techniques. The data will be integrated into the NRC platform, standardized, and analyzed using statistical and machine learning approaches to identify pollution trends and comparisons. The results will validate the model, improve the modelling of plastic fate and transport, support the development of plastic reduction policies and strategies, and strengthen the NRC’s decision support system on microplastics.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Location: Quebec, Quebec, CA G1V 0A6

$25,000.00

Apr 1, 2025

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Boss Packaging Inc.-2025-2026-1032931

Agreement Number:

1032931

Duration: from Apr 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
Description:

The purpose of this CanExport SMEs agreement is to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for activities related to export market development that are part of an export business case for a specific target market, particularly where activities are targeting departmental priority markets and sectors.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: CanExport SME
Location: Calgary, Alberta, CA T2A6A3

$28,000.00

Apr 1, 2025

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Wilcompute Systems Group Inc.-2025-2026-1032936

Agreement Number:

1032936

Duration: from Apr 1, 2025 to Feb 28, 2026
Description:

The purpose of this CanExport SMEs agreement is to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for activities related to export market development that are part of an export business case for a specific target market, particularly where activities are targeting departmental priority markets and sectors.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: CanExport SME
Location: Toronto, Ontario, CA M4K 1P1

International (non-government)

Agreement:

OECD Codes and Schemes/Forests 2025

Agreement Number:

OECD_2025-26

Duration: from Apr 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
Description:

The objective of this agreement is to encourage the production and use of forest tree seeds or plants that have been collected, processed, raised, labelled and distributed in a manner that ensures their trueness to name.

Organization: Natural Resources Canada
Program Name: Outreach and Engagement
Location: PARIS, FR

International (non-government)

Agreement:

OECD Codes and Schemes/Forests 2026

Agreement Number:

OECD_25-26

Duration: from Apr 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
Description:

The objective of this agreement is to encourage the production and use of forest tree seeds or plants that have been collected, processed, raised, labelled and distributed in a manner that ensures their trueness to name.

Organization: Natural Resources Canada
Program Name: Outreach and Engagement
Location: PARIS, FR