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.
$1,400,000.00
Jul 22, 2025
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Assessed Contribution - Commonwealth Foundation - 2023 to 2024
7469507 P005159007
This assessed contribution represents Canada’s long-term support to the Commonwealth Foundation. The Commonwealth Foundation uses these funds and other members’ funding, to achieve its mandate. The Commonwealth Foundation’s mandate includes: (1) supporting the active and constructive participation of Commonwealth citizens in all aspects of their governance; (2) nurturing the growth of vibrant and free civil societies in all Commonwealth countries; and (3) advancing the principles and ideals of the Commonwealth.
The current Strategic Plan (2021 to 2026) orients the work of the Foundation around three focus areas: (1) health justice; (2) climate justice; and (3) freedom of expression, with the crosscutting themes of gender equality and the needs and aspirations of civil society in small and vulnerable states.
$1,297,083.25
Jul 24, 2023
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Assessed Contribution - Commonwealth Foundation
7452096 P005159007
This annual assessed contribution represents Canada’s long-term support to the Commonwealth Foundation. The Commonwealth Foundation uses these funds, along with other donors’ funding, to achieve its mandate.
The Commonwealth Foundation’s mission is to support civic voices to share their stories, learn and act together and influence the institutions that shape people’s lives. Priority areas of work are outlined in a 4-year Strategic Plan (2017-2021). These are: (1) Participatory governance and gender; (2) Commonwealth writers; (3) Grants; and (4) Knowledge, learning and communications.
Canada’s membership in the Commonwealth Foundation contributes to promoting transparency and the active participation of civil society in Commonwealth countries. Engagement with the Foundation also reinforces Canada’s relationships with the 45 other Commonwealth countries who are members of the Commonwealth Foundation.