Grants and Contributions
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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.
$100,000.00
May 16, 2026
For-profit organization
Refinement of Water Analysis
1042447
2S Water Inc. will optimize its AquaValid analyzer optics and software , to achieve trace-level metal detection limits meeting 2026 ECCC effluent standards.
$93,596.00
Jul 1, 2025
For-profit organization
Improvements to Device
1032178
2S Water is advancing its AquaValid sensor, which provides real-time detection of dissolved metals in water to improve industrial efficiency and sustainability. Over the next year, R&D will focus on improving accuracy, increasing uptime, and ensuring reliable operation in high-altitude environments common in lithium mining.
$553,705.09
Mar 4, 2025
For-profit organization
2S Water Sensor Demonstration
1029059
2S Water is developing a sensor system to ensure safe drinking water. Our system will scan the output of water treatment facilities for 105 contaminants identified in federal water guidelines, and provide reports and near real-time data to operators on demand via web-enabled technologies, no matter what the operator’s skill level. Our service will be fully automated and only require annual maintenance. Over the first five years of deployment, the impact of launching this new technology will be the reduction of 13,334 tonnes of CO2e, 349,778,500 m3 of water, 19,265 tonnes of chemicals, and 211,363,645 m3 of tailings water in the first five years of deployment, which represents 117 treatment facilities in Canada and 1118 worldwide, totalling 1235 deployment.
2S Water will help communities protect their water quality by letting operators know immediately when the quality of their water changes or a contaminant intrusion occurs. This will enable communities to better protect the health of their citizens, and improve the environment by allowing their operators to use more precise amounts of chemicals in their water treatment at lower cost.
$4,241.00
Nov 20, 2024
For-profit organization
CIIP PDA – 2S Water Inc. – 2024-25
7463755 P015422001
The purpose of the Canadian International Innovation Program (CIIP) grant agreement is to support Canadian SMEs identify international partners in CIIP target countries for industrial research and development collaboration that has good potential for commercialization.
$136,600.00
Aug 1, 2024
For-profit organization
MST Real-time Monitoring of Metals in Mining Effluent
1020702
2S Water will be piloting their sensor in a mining application with external validation to help prepare for market.
$150,000.00
Dec 18, 2023
For-profit organization
Chemical Resilience and Ruggedization
1013592
The company has developed a sensor which detects and quantifies metals in water in real time. This project is for the ruggedization of the hardware and the chemical work required to address in process use cases in the extractives industry.
$50,000.00
Aug 23, 2023
For-profit organization
Foresight (GCCP) ICAP – International Co-Innovation Action Plan
1009584
This International Co-Innovation Action Program (ICAP) project will prepare the firm to enter into future international co-innovation work. We are looking for co-innovation partners who are European industrial multinationals interested in the lithium market.
$130,000.00
Sep 1, 2022
For-profit organization
CleanTech Fast Pilot: Sensor Testing
994849
Testing of a sensor which detects metals in water in real time.
$136,500.00
Oct 1, 2021
For-profit organization
Autocalibration Development for Multi-Components and Harsh Environments
979967
The project is to create the automation to allow the device to perform calibrations. The device will be supplied with a single high concentration single element standard and will automatically generate several dilutions, measure them and use the results to adjust the calibration for that element.
$10,838.00
Dec 20, 2020
For-profit organization
Innovation Assistance Program – Round 2.5
968063
The funding provided from the Innovation Assistance Program is to assist innovative, early-stage small- and medium-sized enterprises that are unable to access existing COVID-19 business support.