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.
$60,000.00
Mar 27, 2026
For-profit organization
Exploration of Underwater Inspection Technologies for Defence Readiness
1041350
This project will explore how advanced underwater inspection and asset management technologies can be adapted to support defence readiness. The initiative will assess technical and operational requirements for applying these technologies in defence contexts and identify opportunities to enhance Canada’s capabilities in infrastructure resilience and environmental awareness. The project will strengthen Canada’s innovation ecosystem by advancing technologies that benefit both defence and commercial sectors.
$623,688.00
Jun 1, 2024
For-profit organization
ROSE remote intervention system
1019559
The project is to research, design, develop, and fabricate a remotely operated system (tentatively named ROSE for Remotely Operated Submersible Excavator) that can perform underwater intervention tasks in submerged long tunnel and confined environments. The long-range aspect will complement ASI’s current remotely operated vehicle inspection fleet. Interventions may include, but not be limited to, remediation activities that require digging and dredging, and tooling to conduct repairs
$49,392.00
Aug 1, 2023
For-profit organization
Biofouling and Mussel Monitoring
1008956
ASI Group is an industry leader in the provision of mussel management services and has been at the forefront of the mussel industry since the introduction of zebra and quagga mussels to the Great Lakes in the 1980’s. ASI has pioneered the development of mussel control and monitoring protocols through the research, testing and design of innovative technologies
$75,000.00
Jan 1, 2023
For-profit organization
Market research and feasibility for automated underwater infrastructure repair technology
1002516
ASI seeks to investigate the market demand for a remotely operated system that can be used to maintain underwater infrastructure. Large municipalities increasingly use large diameter, underground storage systems to help alleviate discharge of untreated effluent into open, public bodies of water. Large diameter intakes and outfalls service all conventional power plants (hydro, nuclear, carbon based fuels). For over 30 years, ASI has developed a successful business of inspecting these types of assets with frequent requests to assist with repairs of defects that are identified. ASI has completed smaller intervention projects but larger assets require a larger, more capable machine that this project is meant to identify.