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.
$56,973.00
Jan 26, 2026
For-profit organization
Autonomous Mine Scout (AMS) - Concept Design Feasability
1039339
Ashored will undertake a research and planning project on the core technologies necessary for an integrated autonomous maritime system intended to provide Persistent Autonomous Mine Countermeasures capabilities.
$74,889.00
Jul 1, 2025
For-profit organization
Multi-use Underwater Sonar Housing with Sensor Integration
1032708
The client will develop an underwater pressure housing to store the electronics and acoustic components of their Modular Ocean Based Instrument (MOBI) system, and it will be compatible with the existing proprietary magnetic release mechanism.
$24,477.00
Nov 1, 2023
For-profit organization
IP Assist Level 3 (Project 1)
1013752
The project will support development of intellectual property capacity within the firm.
$75,000.00
Jul 10, 2023
For-profit organization
Development of a Smart Pressure Activated Buoy Beacon
1007556
The Client's state of the art rope-on-command (ROC) gear effectively removes all vertical lines and buoys from the water column and provides fixed trapped crab and lobster fishermen a method of fishing that poses no entanglement risks to marine mammals, most notably the critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whale.
The primary goal of this project is to develop an innovative enhancement to this ROC technology that increases the visibility of the buoy system once it is deployed and reaches the ocean surface. This addresses concerns from fishermen that the existing buoy is hard to locate in harsh conditions such as fog, low visibility, high sea states, tides and currents.
$23,000.00
Apr 1, 2023
For-profit organization
Ashored Inc.-2023-2024-1005001
1005001
The purpose of this CanExport SMEs agreement is to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for activities related to export market development that are part of an export business case for a specific target market, particularly where activities are targeting departmental priority markets and sectors.
$3,000.00
May 4, 2022
For-profit organization
Participation in the Canadian Partnering Mission to the EUREKA Global Innovation Summit in Portugal – June 20-24, 2022
990612
Participation in the Canadian ocean technology partnering mission to the EUREKA Global Innovation Summit (EGIS) in Portugal – June 20-24, 2022. Delegation led by the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) to develop international partnerships and potential project ideas under the EUREKA, Eurostars, and Cluster Programs.
$250,000.00
Mar 28, 2022
220762
220762
Commercialize a rope-on-command fishing solution
$93,500.00
Dec 22, 2021
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Ashored Inc-22/23-WSGF
500002172
To encourage scientific research and related scientific activities (e.g. data collection, integration, monitoring, and communication, including communication via conferences and symposia) and dissemination of scientific knowledge in the areas of: (a) Fisheries and Aquaculture Science; (b) Ecosystem Science; (c) Oceanography and Modelling; and (d) Freshwater Science.
$245,300.00
Dec 22, 2021
Not-for-profit organization or charity
ASHORED INC - 21/22 - WSGF
To support adoption of existing whalesafe gear, devices and systems in commercial fisheries, as well as trials and validation of such gear, devices and systems.
$75,000.00
Oct 15, 2021
For-profit organization
Feasibility of using Smart and Super Tags for Commercial Lobster and Crab Traps
980248
This project is focused on the development of sensor technology and inventory management hardware for monitoring and managing fishing gear/traps. Specifically aimed to develop technologies that will allow for:
- A robust method (adapting near field communication technologies) for the automated tracking and inventory of commercial lobster and crab traps.
- The tracking/retrieval of lost lobster and crab traps that are found/recovered.
- A method for logging viable catch weights on a trap or trawl-by-trawl basis (with geolocation tagging/mapping).