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.
$2,000,000.00
Jun 30, 2026
For-profit organization
Direct Air-to-Ethylene Conversion for sustainable Aviation Fuels
CFPRO-25-224
This project is mostly related to technology research and development.
$75,000.00
Nov 17, 2025
For-profit organization
Japan MNE: CO2 conversion technology co-development.
1037607
As part of the Japan Corporate Co-Innovation Program, the project “CNCORE” will focus on collaboration with Japanese partner to explore opportunities to enter the Japanese market with CO2 conversion technology.
$50,000.00
Nov 17, 2025
For-profit organization
ICAP 2025 –Germany– International Co-Innovation Action Plan
1037623
This International Co-Innovation Action Program (ICAP) project will prepare the firm to enter into future international co-innovation work in Germany.
$150,000.00
Aug 1, 2025
For-profit organization
High-purity chemicals from air at demonstration scale
1034150
CERT Systems has developed a technology for conversion of carbon dioxide captured from air into ethylene. In this project, CERT will demonstrate a fully integrated system for converting atmospheric CO2 into high purity ethylene that can be upgraded into fuels or polymers.
$30,000.00
May 22, 2025
For-profit organization
CERT Systems Inc.-2025-2026-1036234
1036234
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.
$75,000.00
Dec 20, 2024
For-profit organization
Scale up of an air-to-chemicals process
1026576
CERT Systems has developed a technology for conversion of carbon dioxide captured from air into ethylene. This Air-to-Chemicals (A2C) process involved ambient CO2 being captured in a hydroxide solution as liquid carbonate. This liquid carbonate is fed directly into CERT's proprietary electrolyzer which converts the captured CO2 into ethylene using electricity and water as feedstocks.
In this project, CERT will demonstrate the scalability of its process by adapting technology demonstrated in 5 cm2 reactors to electrolyzer cells of 200 cm2. These cells will additionally be stacked to further increase throughput. This will be an important step towards building a commercial pilot unit.
$25,000.00
Oct 1, 2024
For-profit organization
IP Assist: Intellectual Property Strategy Engagement
1022072
The Project will support development of intellectual property capacity within the Firm.
$75,000.00
Jun 1, 2024
For-profit organization
Developing a go-to-market strategy for CO2 conversion technology
1020513
CERT Systems has developed technology to convert carbon dioxide emissions into high value chemicals such as ethylene. In this project, CERT Systems will work with a business development expert to identify potential customers and craft a go-to-market strategy for its sustainable products.
$379,225.00
Sep 1, 2023
For-profit organization
Advanced Material and System Development towards Pilot Scale CO2 Electrolyzers
1008450
Two Canadian SMEs (CERT Systems Inc. and Ionomr Innovations Inc.) that are committed to the commercialization of CO2 electrolyzers will ensure scalability of the approach and provide economic perspective for material and cell development that will lead to a pilot scale CO2 electrolysis technology.
$715,906.00
Sep 1, 2023
For-profit organization
Advanced Material and System Development towards Pilot Scale CO2 Electrolyzers
1008665
Two Canadian SMEs (CERT Systems Inc. and Ionomr Innovations Inc.) that are committed to the commercialization of CO2 electrolyzers will ensure scalability of the approach and provide economic perspective for material and cell development that will lead to a pilot scale CO2 electrolysis technology.