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.
$5,000,000.00
Mar 10, 2023
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Women's Peace and Humanitarian Fund: Haiti Appeal and Rapid Response
7448816 P012379001
Canada's support of the United Nations Women's Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) aims to increase women’s participation in, and implementation of, peace processes and peace agreements. The WPHF's Rapid Response Window (RRW) is a critical funding mechanism that addresses urgent funding gaps with rapid, short-term support. This project supports to the WPHF's work in Haiti, to provide rapid funding to local women's organizations responding to the crisis and the needs of women and girls. Project activities include: (1) undertaking advocacy and technical support; (2) building capacity for women to meaningfully participate by promoting favourable attitudes towards their participation in conflict prevention; (3) addressing barriers to women’s representation and participation in peace negotiations; and (4) ensuring women’s and girls’ safety, health and security are assured, and their human rights respected through measures that prevent acts of violence, facilitate access to services for survivors, and strengthen accountability.