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.
$67,394.00
Oct 21, 2025
For-profit organization
Metallurgical Evaluation and Recovery Testing of Critical Minerals
1036853
Barite Mud Services Inc. (BMSI) is a Newfoundland and Labrador–based small and medium-sized enterprise advancing a clean-technology approach to reprocess historic tailings from the former Buchans Cu-Pb-Zn operation.
$50,000.00
Jul 17, 2024
For-profit organization
225832
225832
Engage expertise to determine processing requirements for new product development
$44,716.00
Nov 22, 2023
For-profit organization
Demonstrate the Value of Using Ground Penetrating Radar and LIDAR to Detect Mineral Grade Differences in a Tailings Pond
1014644
BMSI will deliver a unique resource definition project using advanced technology and ground-truthing techniques to improve mining efficiency. Multiple technologies and techniques will be used to interrogate a mine tailings pond to improve understanding of the distribution of targeted barium-rich tailings. LIDAR analysis (3D photogrammetry) will be used to create a surface elevation model and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) will be used to survey the sub-surface (3-4 meters below ground). Those technologies will be measured against a traditional sampling regime, namely a Vibracore that will collect vertical tailings samples. This will help determine if LIDAR/GPR are effective tools for examining mine tailings deposits.
$116,900.00
Oct 3, 2022
For-profit organization
Develop New Industrial and Chemical Grade Barium Derivatives Conversion Processes
998353
BMSI is dependent on the sale of its high-grade barite, known as barium sulfate (BaSO4), to a single local market. Market analysis confirms substantial alternative international markets for barium products. In 2021 and 2022, an independent research program confirmed that BMSI can make alternative barium products, including industrial grade and chemical grade barium derivatives. A block flow diagram (BFD) processing model has been developed for full-scale production of multiple derivative products. This proposal migrates laboratory testing to start of industrial-scale planning to de-risks processing challenges
on scale up.
$50,000.00
Jul 21, 2022
221036
221036
Engage specialized metallurgical expertise to support new product development
$50,000.00
Jul 12, 2021
218653
218653
Implement employee training program to enhance productivity and improve efficiencies
$100,000.00
Jun 14, 2021
217958
217958
Undertake operational improvements through the adoption of digital technologies
$30,000.00
Apr 19, 2021
For-profit organization
Youth - Support the Maintenance and Efficiency of all Mining and Milling Process Machinery
970587
This Project will see the firm hiring a recent Bachelor of Engineering Technology (BET) graduate to work on project support related to the firm’s operation and expansion including attention to all instrumentation and automating art of the plant to help better control material flows and processing activities. This work will include hands-on work as well as overseeing installations and evaluating the equipment, collecting data, and preparing reports.
$43,107.00
Apr 5, 2021
For-profit organization
Develop a Commercial Process to Convert Ba to BaS Including Identifying Required Equipment and Operating Costs
970101
The primary objectives of this Project are to research and develop the path of conversion from barite (BaSO4) to barium sulphide (BaS), develop a procedure to convert to other barium derivatives and to obtain critical design criteria to ultimately engineer the required processing facility.
$45,512.00
Apr 1, 2021
For-profit organization
Develop a Process to Remove Lead from Barite (BaSO4)
970095
The primary objective of the proposed project is to research and develop a process to upgrade barite (BaSO4) from API to industrial grades (97%+) and, more importantly, to significantly reduce the lead content
found in the final product. This will be achieved by developing a test procedure to upgrade barite via flotation and then remove lead via leaching. Testing will also provide the opportunity to obtain critical design criteria to ultimately engineer the required commercial scale processing facility. The technology and ability to produce an industrial-grade barite product will provide a significantly more robust market for the final product.