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.
$182,850.00
Sep 23, 2025
Academia
"If there’s one or two, take them but if there’s three, leave them”: Inuit Cultural Norms and Traditional KnowledgeRegarding Sustainable
Harvest Leading Contemporary Species Management Planning
POLAR-2526-0006
This project will address priorities related to ecosystems and well-being and is designed to explore how Inuit cultural norms and traditional ecological knowledge held by Elders and harvesters, which has helped sustain ecosystems throughout Nunatsiavut for millennia, can guide contemporary ecosystem management efforts. By focusing on Inuit knowledge regarding species management and sustainable harvest, this study will also address the priority of well-being as it will reconnect Elders and youth and foster self-determination in research and management.
$550,000.00
Sep 19, 2025
Academia
Beaver Range Expansion in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region: Understanding the Implications for Ecosystems and People
POLAR-2526-0007
The project focuses on ecosystem changes driven by beaver activity across aquatic and terrestrial environments and their impacts on community wellbeing. Using a community monitoring app, the research aims to connect ecological changes to Inuvialuit wellbeing, aligning scientific monitoring with holistic Inuvialuit knowledge systems. It emphasizes the interconnectedness of freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems, particularly in the context of food sovereignty and security, as beaver activity can affect access to important subsistence resources like fish and terrestrial fauna.
$690,000.00
Sep 12, 2025
Academia
Lower trophic level blue food potential (BFP) in Canada’s coastal Arctic
POLAR-2526-0005
This project aims to bolster the resilience of Arctic communities and ecosystems by evaluating the potential of diversifying blue foods and harvesting mechanisms in an active co-production of knowledge process. Building on existing relationships and research, two case studies are proposed, ranging from examining the emerging fishery in Sanikiluaq, NU, to exploring diversification of community-driven subsistence harvesting in Ulukhaktok, NT.
$300,000.00
Aug 14, 2025
Indigenous recipients
Gwich'in Wellness Camp
POLAR-2526-0008
The project will support the maintenace and renovation of the wellness camp to continue to provide a safe vibrant, affordable, and accessible multi-use space where Gwich'in Participants and other residents can utilize the camp and build a strong and healthy community and to be able to take part in wellness, language, arts, and cultural activities and practices which is important for the community of Gwich’in.
$475,000.00
Jul 15, 2025
Academia
Identifying overwintering habitats used by chars in the Coppermine River basin, NU
POLAR-2526-0004
The project will continue and expand a long-running partnered study on Arctic Char and Dolly Varden Char in the Coppermine River basin, Nunavut. The research priority is to identify where each species spends the winter, and whether Dolly Varden are more resilient to the rapidly warming water temperatures that have been observed. Identifying habitats and temperatures used by char will allow the community to enact the most informed stewardship and management practices possible.
$10,100.00
Apr 1, 2025
Academia
The funding received will be distributed to eligible students to help offset the high costs of conducting research in the north.
$80,077.52
Apr 1, 2025
Academia
The funding received will be distributed to eligible students to help offset the high costs of conducting research in the north.
$13,600.00
Apr 1, 2025
Academia
The funding received will be distributed to eligible students to help offset the high costs of conducting research in the north.
$14,342.32
Apr 1, 2025
Academia
The funding received will be distributed to eligible students to help offset the high costs of conducting research in the north.
$70,700.00
Apr 1, 2025
Academia
The funding received will be distributed to eligible students to help offset the high costs of conducting research in the north.