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.
$5,000.00
Jun 4, 2026
Other
Torngat Mountain Caribou Harvest Reporting Program (2026)
GC-3491
This grant supports the Torngat Mountain Caribou Harvest Reporting Program, including costs of goods and related shipping, cost of services, translation costs, and costs of developing, establishing, and sustaining collaborations and community relationships
$1,800,000.00
May 14, 2026
Government
Road Development Impacts Initiative
POLAR-2627-0001
The Roads Development Impacts (RDI) initiative launched by GNWT provides targeted funding to advance understanding of the cumulative effects of all-season and winter road development on caribou, water, and fish in northern environments.
$50,000.00
Apr 1, 2026
Individual or sole proprietorship
Sustaining long-term community-based wildlife health surveillance in the Canadian Arctic
FEL-2627-0002
This project will strengthen community-based wildlife health surveillance for caribou and muskoxen in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut by expanding monitoring, improving data sharing, and increasing northern training opportunities.
$20,000.00
Apr 1, 2026
Aboriginal recipient
Mackenzie Mountains Biodiversity Monitoring Project
KME-2627-0008
This project will expand wildlife and environmental monitoring programs into a remote area of the Mackenzie Mountains in the Northwest Territories to improve understanding of caribou populations, water quality, bird biodiversity, lichen habitat, and fish habitat. Working in a region that is ecologically important and culturally significant to the Gwich’in, the research will address critical knowledge gaps about the health, distribution, and connectivity of northern mountain and boreal caribou, as well as broader ecosystem conditions.
$40,000.00
Apr 1, 2026
Aboriginal recipient
Integrating Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit with Environmental DNA-based Western Science to Establish Updated Baseline Levels of Valued Ecological Components
KME-2627-0010
By combining Inuit knowledge with innovative environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling, the project will map and verify the presence of key species such as caribou, bears, foxes, and waterfowl while enhancing understanding of ecological change over time.
$30,000.00
Apr 1, 2026
Aboriginal recipient
Teechik Guardians Linear Corridors Project: Monitoring the Impacts of Corridors on Wildlife Movement in the North Yukon
KME-2627-0015
Through a community-led monitoring program using motion-activated cameras, the Teechik Guardians are collecting data on the movements of caribou, moose, wolves, bears, and other species to better understand how these corridors influence predator-prey interactions and wildlife behaviour.
$10,000.00
Mar 30, 2026
Academia
Candid Caribou: using trail cameras to monitor Cape Churchill Caribou
GC-3393
This contribution supports the processing, analysis and interpretation of trail camera data and will enable a better understanding of caribou presence, seasonal habitat use, group composition, and behaviour in Wapusk National Park.
$200,000.00
Mar 26, 2026
Government
Saskatchewan Caribou Conservation Measures
Saskatchewan Caribou Conservation Measures
$100,000.00
Mar 24, 2026
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Manitoba Caribou Conservation Measures
Manitoba Caribou Conservation Measures
$50,000.00
Mar 11, 2026
Aboriginal recipient
Takla Caribou Recovery Project - Reducing the Threat of Predation
Takla Caribou Recovery Project - Reducing the Threat of Predation