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.
$25,000.00
Mar 31, 2026
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Tech Savvy Seniors (Similkameen)
20864740
The objectives of the Program are: .• promoting volunteerism among seniors; .• engaging seniors in the community through.mentoring of others; .• expanding awareness of elder abuse, including.financial abuse; .• supporting social participation and inclusion of.seniors; and .• providing capital assistance for new and existing.community projects and/or programs for seniors. .
$8,000.00
Jan 5, 2026
For-profit organization
2026 Victims and Survivors of Crime Week
13762862
Victims and Survivors of Crime Week will take place from May 10 to May 16, 2026. Victims and Survivors of Crime Week projects provide an opportunity to raise awareness about victim issues and about the programs, services and laws in place to help victims and survivors of crime and their families.
$10,965.00
Apr 21, 2025
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Lower Similkameen Community Services Society
20646667
Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.
$23,050.00
Mar 31, 2025
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Tech Savvy Similkameen
20206017
The objectives of the Program are: .• promoting volunteerism among seniors; .• engaging seniors in the community through.mentoring of others; .• expanding awareness of elder abuse, including.financial abuse; .• supporting social participation and inclusion of.seniors; and .• providing capital assistance for new and existing.community projects and/or programs for seniors. .
$289,759.00
Mar 17, 2025
Indigenous recipients
Food production, storage and distribution expansion at Ntamtqen Community Garden & Food Hub
LFIF8-FIAL8 - 3148
This project aims to purchase irrigation system, well, raised beds, garden tools, mulch, tools for orchard planting, canning equipment, vegetable wash station, root cellar, walk-in freezer, walk-in cooler, tables and chairs.
$188,083.00
Mar 6, 2025
Indigenous recipients
Wildfire Training
FMWCC24-LSIB
The objective of this project is to increase capacity to prepare for and respond to wildfire
$300,000.00
Jan 10, 2025
Indigenous recipients
Lower Similkameen Indian Band Terrestrial Cumulative Effects Initiative
$850,000.00
Aug 15, 2024
Indigenous recipients
Working together to establish a national park reserve in the South Okanagan-Similkameen
GC-2588,3
This contribution supports the Lower Similkameen Indian Band to take part in planning activities and conduct engagement with Band members and adjacent bands, provide input from Syilx traditional knowledge and land use, and make recommendations regarding the establishment of the South Okanagan-Similkameen national park reserve leading to signed park establishment agreements between Lower Similkameen Indian Band, Osoyoos Indian Band, Parks Canada and the Government of British Columbia.
$8,000.00
Aug 1, 2024
We Walk, We Remember, We Learn and We Grow Forward
1368031
Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada
$100,000.00
Jul 19, 2024
Indigenous recipients
Lower Similkameen Indian Band smǝlqmix Guardians Program – Pilot Year 4
GC-2589
This contribution supports the Lower Similkameen Indian Band smǝlqmix Guardians Program that will implement on the-ground management actions by trained guardians such as monitoring, prevention and enforcement within the Similkameen watershed that will be carried out on a year-round basis.