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.
$200,000.00
Nov 1, 2018
For-profit organization
SoCast Voice
914463
SoCast Voice provides increased audience engagement and time spent listening for local broadcasters. By enabling their brands to be accessible smart speakers, audiences who already engage with them traditionally (radio, print, tv), SoCast Voice provides two-way interaction via voice activated technology. Today’s broadcasters must remain brand-consistent as new ways to engage with their content constantly emerge. The long-tail of this development will be how the platforms (Amazon, Google, and soon Apple and Facebook) allow brands to leverage them for interactive promotions and advertising.
$350,000.00
May 1, 2018
For-profit organization
Voice Integration
907506
Solution to integrate voice commands and text to speech into the Dooly note taking platform
$50,000.00
Jan 1, 2019
For-profit organization
Belay - Auditory Interface
920196
The interface will include voice recognition as well the ability to take auditory commands and receive test answers via voice.
$24,600.00
Jun 22, 2021
Aboriginal recipient
Kingfisher Lake Language & Culture Digitization Project
LHOV-02-031
The project aims to digitize 125 cassette tapes and three VHS videos containing valuable Oji-Cree language recordings while fostering the skills of our community's emerging language experts. Activities include transcribing and translating a selection of the collection and adding the collection to our existing language and culture archive. The project will build the capacity of the community to digitize and safely store local cultural materials.
$19,150.00
Jul 4, 2023
Aboriginal recipient
Makivvik Historic Recordings
LHOV-04-023
Makivik Corporation holds a large number of analog and digital recordings on obsolete video and audio formats. They are of high value to both Makivik Corporation and Inuit culture and are comprised of radio and television interviews; press conferences; board meetings of Makivik Corporation or other Makivvik-affiliated organizations; meetings with Nunavik community members, federal and provincial politicians, business leaders, and members of the scientific community; oral history interviews with Nunavik Inuit elders; and several other crucial pieces of documentation representing the history of Makivik Corporation, Nunavik Inuit, and the James Bay Northern Quebec Agreement (JBNQA). These materials are a high preservation priority because they are actively degrading due to age, physical condition, technological obsolescence and the availability of required playback equipment.
$90,000.00
Dec 1, 2022
Aboriginal recipient
Archive Management 2022
LHOV-03-052
The project will focus on digitizing the VHS and audiocassette archives of Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation Language and History Department’s oral histories, training, cataloguing and translation.
$1,048,850.00
Jan 25, 2021
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Hope Found
21676
Voice Found focuses solely on the issues of human trafficking, commercial sexual exploitation and child sexual abuse. They provide training to aid in prevention and support individuals through periods of crisis and immediate needs, through to long term rehabilitative activities.
$33,938.00
Jul 28, 2016
$99,900.00
Mar 3, 2025
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Unified Voices
20163523
.• improve understanding and knowledge of Canadians on accessibility and disability inclusion.• reduce stigma and attitudinal barriers towards persons with disabilities.• share best practices and lessons learned related to NAAW activities within the disability community
$53,378.00
Apr 1, 2025
Other
Vermilion Voice
1379713
Canada Periodical Fund - Special Measures for Journalism