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.
$305,460.00
Dec 20, 2013
203568
203568
Marketing recreational boating on Cape Breton Island
$13,700,000.00
Dec 20, 2013
Not-for-profit organization or charity
P000459001: Strengthening Human Rights Education Globally
P000459002: Preventing Torture in La Francophonie Countries
5007060200 P000459001 P000459002
P000459001: This project aims to build safer, more equitable communities with greater respect for human rights and democracy by empowering key actors, including children and youth, to become agents of change in their communities. These key actors include human rights educators, local government officials, and representatives of community-based organizations, civil society organizations, women’s associations, and national human rights institutions. The project provides these key actors with human rights education based on international and regional norms and standards to help them to: (i) build their knowledge and skills and work together to strengthen the protection of human rights; (ii) engage in community actions to reduce violence, advance gender equality and ensure respect for human rights; (iii) influence policy-makers to ensure services for children and youth fulfill state human rights obligations; and (iv) share best practices and participate in national and international networks.
Some project activities include: (i) providing training and support to an average of 90 human rights and human rights education practitioners from about 50 countries each year through Equitas’ International Human Rights Training Program, a three-week course given in Canada; (ii) holding two regional human rights training sessions in East Africa and two in West Africa; (iii) conducting three online training programs; (iv) supporting national-level actions in four selected countries (Senegal, Tanzania, Haiti and Colombia) focused on protecting the rights and promoting the participation of children and youth. The project expects to reach 8,400 people (including 5,610 children and youth) directly, and 922,000 people (including at least 372,000 children and youth) indirectly.
This project is implemented in collaboration with Equitas’ local partner organizations in many countries.
P000459002: This project aims to significantly improve the rule of law in La Francophonie through the implementation of international and national standards, enforcing existing legal safeguards and improving access to justice to all individuals, particularly marginalized groups, including women and youth. The project focuses its efforts in Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda.