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.
$800,000.00
Dec 1, 2025
For-profit organization
Development of automated, source and target agnostic, pathogen detection system
1038812
The project aims to develop and validate a fully automated, field-deployable system for rapid detection of biological pathogen threats in air and water. By integrating autonomous sampling, qPCR analysis, sequencing preparation, and cloud-based data reporting, the platform will enable near–real-time situational awareness for both defense and civilian bio-surveillance and community health monitoring applications.
$87,436.80
Mar 4, 2025
For-profit organization
Détection en temps réel des agents pathogènes d'origine alimentaire
1029484
L'objectif du projet est de commercialiser de nouveaux biocapteurs spécifiques aux souches capables de distinguer de faibles concentrations de bactéries pathogènes en temps quasi réel, de mettre en œuvre une méthodologie de fabrication évolutive pour les capteurs de détection rapide des pathogènes et de piloter les systèmes complets de détection des pathogènes avec 4 à 5 premiers adeptes. La technologie des capteurs sera développée parallèlement à une plate-forme automatisée d'échantillonnage et de traitement capable de fonctionner de manière indépendante dans une usine de transformation alimentaire et de traitement des eaux. À l'issue du projet, le système automatisé Kraken sera capable de prélever, d'analyser, de stocker, de transmettre des données et de détecter des bactéries pathogènes à de faibles concentrations, le tout en temps réel et avec une intervention humaine minime, voire inexistante. La technologie d'Ecoli Sense permettra d'éviter les rappels d'aliments liés à des pathogènes tout au long de la chaîne d'approvisionnement en identifiant la contamination par des pathogènes au cours de la transformation des aliments et en disposant d'informations sur la qualité des aliments en temps réel. Ecoli Sense prévoit de commercialiser sa technologie dans le secteur de la transformation des protéines et des légumes au Canada et dans le monde à partir de 2022. Les avantages environnementaux cumulatifs, au Canada seulement, sur une période de 10 ans, sont estimés à une réduction des émissions de GES de plus de 22 mégatonnes de CO2e, à des économies d'eau de plus de 6 milliards de m3, à un évitement de la mise en décharge de plus de 330 kilotonnes et à une réduction de l'utilisation des terres agricoles de plus de 10 millions d'hectares.
$100,000.00
Jun 1, 2024
For-profit organization
Optimization of automated DNA/RNA sequencing preparation device
1021035
The goal of the project is to optimize the automated DNA/RNA sequencing preparation device for size selection and reliability through design iteration and prototyping iterations and testing.
$75,000.00
Jul 17, 2023
For-profit organization
COVID Monitoring Ontario Pilot Project
1008666
Pilot program to demonstrate the capabilities of the Kraken automated pathogen detection platform in remote Ontario communities. The platform will be built and deployed in northern Ontario community, where it will autonomously monitor wastewater for target pathogen loads.
$225,000.00
Jul 1, 2023
For-profit organization
Automated COVID DNA purification and preparation device
1008181
The goal of the project is to develop a functional and automated DNA purification and preparation device. The device will automate the preparation steps required in DNA and RNA isolation and preparation for further analysis by other biological devices.
$295,695.00
Jan 3, 2023
For-profit organization
Product Development and Manufacturing Processes for Automated Wastewater Sampling Device and Standalone DNA/RNA Preparation Systems.
1000986
The goal of the project is to further advance the development of Kraken automated device by working on the development of mass manufacturing process in preparation for the entry into general market, as well as the development of a standalone DNA/RNA preparation device based on the methodology employed in the Kraken device for the laboratory setting.
$367,322.00
Aug 16, 2021
For-profit organization
Automated Real-time Detection of Target Pathogenic Bacteria at Low Concentrations
977437
The goal of the project is to develop novel strain-specific bio-sensors capable of distinguishing low concentrations of pathogenic bacteria in near-real-time regime. The sensor technology will be developed alongside automated sampling and processing platform capable of independent operation at a food processing and water treatment plants. The sensor technology development will include investigation of electrochemical and opto-magnetic detection technologies and will be based on company’s previous work in the area of pathogen sensor development.
$50,000.00
May 18, 2021
218103
218103
Hire a senior microbiology researcher
$315,000.00
Feb 16, 2021
217710
217710
Commercialize pathogen detection device that can provide real-time bacteria detection