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.
$500,000.00
Mar 31, 2026
Government
Newfoundland and Labrador hyperspectral drill core scanning
GC-130755S
The purpose of this agreement is to hyperspectrally scan approximately 30,000 metres of selected drill core from the Newfoundland and Labrador drill core repository, prioritizing deposits with critical mineral potential, to generate hyperspectral, high-resolution RGB imagery and 3D core profiles. The resulting datasets will be made publicly accessible through the GeoScience Atlas to support mineral exploration, research and decision-making.
$500,000.00
Mar 25, 2026
Government
Critical Mineral Potential of the Nain Plutonic Suite: Data to Advance Predictive Modeling in Labrador
GC-130622S
To enhance our understanding of the Nain Plutonic Suite's geological evolution and critical mineral potential through predictive mapping, new data collection, and environmental, social and governance considerations.
$461,250.00
Apr 7, 2025
Government
Saskatchewan Regional Till Geochemistry Project
GC-130623S
To expand and fill gaps in the regional surficial geochemistry dataset in northern Saskatchewan to identify areas with potential mineralization.
$97,000.00
Mar 25, 2025
Government
Graphite in Support of Battery Value Chains
GC-130618S
The objective of this Project is to asses the potential of Nova Scotia graphite for use in lithium batteries, refractories, paints, coatings and lightweight products (i.e. study the relationship between upstream resources - midstream processing and downstream applications)
$500,000.00
Nov 1, 2024
Government
Upstream inventories for downstream applications
GC-130457S
Build a quantitative roadmap for Nova Scotia's critical minerals value chain
$499,880.00
Nov 1, 2024
Government
Hollistically Modelling the Critical Minerals Potential of Nova Scotia
GC-130455S
Modelling and office-based research
$500,000.00
Sep 26, 2024
Government
AIRBORNE GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY TO TARGET RARE-EARTH MINERALIZATION IN SOUTHEASTERN LABRADOR
GC-130562S
The objective of this Project is to provide world-class public geoscience data to accelerate exploration and potential development for critical minerals in Canada, reduce risk for public- and private-sector investment decisions, and increase Canada's competitiveness in the critical minerals landscape.
$500,000.00
Sep 26, 2024
Government
High-resolution airborne geophysics of the Nain Plutonic Suite, Northern Labrador
GC-130561S
The objective of this Project is to provide new public geoscience data that will enhance our understanding of the geologic evolution of Northern Labrador and its potential to be a source of critical minerals (e.g. cobalt, copper, nickel, REEs).
$155,000.00
Jul 26, 2024
Government
Extreme fractionation of late Silurian-Early Devonian Peralkaline intrusions in Northern Apalachians
GC-130473S
Evaluation of the Rare Earth Element and Yttrium potential of New Brunswick
$108,300.00
Jul 26, 2024
Government
ANALYSIS OF ARCHIVED TILL SAMPLES FOR LITHIUM AND OTHER CRITICAL ELEMENTS, SOUTHWESTERN AND WEST-CENTRAL NEW BRUNSWICK
GC-130441S
The New Brunswick Geological Survey (New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development) is endeavoring to identify lithium and other critical mineral potential in southwestern and west-central New Brunswick by analyzing