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.
$150,000.00
Jan 1, 2026
For-profit organization
Building the Agent Foundation with a Centralized Data Platform and Tool-Use Architecture
1038299
Rural Agriculture Input Entrepreneurs face an “Agronomic Knowledge Gap” lacking easy access to technical product data compared to their counterparts at established retailers. This project builds “Ag Assistant” and AI system that ingests regulatory and scientific information and places it into a structured knowledge base. This knowledge base powers the MVP version of our AI Agent that uses research tools and instantly compares products for agronomic fit and approved, on-label uses. This will help to validate our Agentic tool-using agent infrastructure on a tangible, constrained use-case before expanding data access and other actions in the future.
$75,000.00
Feb 1, 2025
For-profit organization
Digitizing the Rural Gig Economy: Enhancing the Direct Yield Market Platform for Brokers
1027280
Direct Yield Market (DYM) will enhance its digital platform to serve rural brokers and farmers by integrating advanced accounting, credit, and preliminary analytics features that support real-time decision making. This innovation modernizes the Canadian agricultural supply chain, empowering brokers to source crop protection products at lower costs while offering flexible financing options to farmers. By digitizing farm management processes our project helps reduce administrative delays, lower production costs, and increase profitability for producers.
$20,000.00
Nov 1, 2024
For-profit organization
Modernizing Payments for Rural Canadian Entrepreneurs
1023923
The Modernizing Payments for Rural Canadian Entrepreneurs project aims to significantly enhance the Direct Yield Market (DYM) platform, which connects rural entrepreneurs and brokers with agricultural manufacturers. DYM provides direct access to crop protection products at competitive prices, bypassing traditional, costly intermediaries. In addition, developing an innovative business model, "brokers-as-merchants", allowing rural farmers to resell to their local community within regulations. In addition,
However, a critical gap in the current system is the lack of efficient, affordable payment processing for infrequent but high-value transactions, which are common in this sector. Through this project, we will integrate a scalable and automated payment system that enables seamless ACH transactions for all users, including brokers, vendors, and local retailers.