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.
$9,594.75
Jun 2, 2026
For-profit organization
Bio-Stream Diagnostics Inc.-2026-2027-1044273
1044273
The purpose of this CanExport Innovation agreement is to support Canadian organizations to carry out activities related to pursuing opportunities that would lead to establishing new collaborative Research and Development (R&D) partnerships between the Recipient and foreign organizations in order to support R&D on the Recipient’s technology and advance its commercialization.
$74,500.00
Dec 15, 2025
For-profit organization
Design Trax for Compliance and Manufacturability
1037887
Design for compliance and manufacturability of a point-of-care electrochemical diagnostic platform, including a universal reader and disposable sensor cartridge. The project will redesign the traxReader to meet medical device standards and optimize the traxSensor microfluidic cartridge for pilot manufacturing.
$25,000.00
Dec 15, 2025
For-profit organization
Developing a Comprehensive IP Portfolio for Field-Deployable Multiplex Biosensing
1037894
The project will support development of intellectual property capacity within the firm.
$29,514.00
Sep 15, 2025
For-profit organization
Bio-Stream Diagnostics Inc.-2025-2026-1036619
1036619
The purpose of this CanExport Innovation agreement is to support Canadian organizations to carry out activities related to pursuing opportunities that would lead to establishing new collaborative Research and Development (R&D) partnerships between the Recipient and foreign organizations in order to support R&D on the Recipient’s technology and advance its commercialization.
$28,000.00
May 1, 2024
For-profit organization
OECT Detection
1017667
Bio-Stream has developed a point of use detection platform called the trax platform. Two of the key components are the traxReader which is reusable, and trax sensors, which are single use consumables. The traxReader plugs into a users phone for reading the results (voltage's) changes from a traxSensor once the sample being tested is applied.
This project is about optimizing use of the OECT.
$280,000.00
Feb 1, 2022
For-profit organization
Achieving Manufacturing Readiness for Sars-CoV-2 Biosensor and Reader
985470
The Bio-Stream COVID-19 screening test is a new type of antigen test based on organic electrochemical transistor (OECT) technology that is distinguished by its unique combination of speed, accuracy, low-cost, and convenience.