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.
$1,000.00
Mar 23, 2026
Aboriginal recipient
Esquimalt Nation Marine Harvesting Community event
GC-3420
This grant supports community participation in a marine harvesting learning event.
$10,000.00
Dec 10, 2025
Aboriginal recipient
Survey Study of Esquimalt Harbour
GC-3247
This grant supports species survey and monitoring of the Esquimalt Harbour to establish baseline data on clam beach areas for future restoration and stewardship.
$198,550.00
Mar 26, 2025
Aboriginal recipient
Exploration of the potential of a national urban park in Greater Victoria
GC-2980
This contribution supports Esquimalt First Nation’s participation in the partner and stakeholder engagement process for the pre-feasibility and planning phases of a proposed national urban park in the Greater Victoria Region.
$5,000.00
Jul 16, 2024
Aboriginal recipient
Esquimalt Language and Cultural Support
GC-2633
This grant supports Esquimalt First Nation’s Lekwungen language and cultural guidance work at Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Sites.
$5,000.00
Jan 23, 2024
Aboriginal recipient
Esquimalt Language and Cultural Support
GC-2350
This microgrant supports Esquimalt First Nation’s language training, to increase linguistic capacity.
$5,000.00
Jan 19, 2024
Aboriginal recipient
Esquimalt Cultural Monitoring Training
GC-2349
This microgrant supports Esquimalt First Nation’s Cultural Monitoring Training for nation members, as a capacity building program for archaeological support.
$99,880.00
Oct 21, 2022
Aboriginal recipient
Exploration of the potential of a National Urban Park in Greater Victoria
GC-1820
The contribution enables the fulsome participation of Esquimalt Nation in the upcoming partner and stakeholder engagement process to assess opportunities for enhanced access to urban green space in the Greater Victoria region
$1,648,193.00
Apr 1, 2022
Aboriginal recipient
The purpose of the Indigenous Habitat Participation Program and the Salish Sea Initiative, is to support the participation of Indigenous peoples in activities relating to the conservation and protection of fish and fish habitat, including the development of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ (DFO) policies, program elements and regulations and the development of their technical capacity to support greater involvement in the conservation and protection of fish and fish habitat.
$365,091.00
Jan 24, 2020
Aboriginal recipient
Community Participation and Co-Development Contribution Agreement between Her Majesty The Queen in right of Canada and Esquimalt First Nation
The overarching goal (purpose) is to support enhancements in marine safety and marine environmental protection in Canadian waters, while embracing the concepts of co-development and sustainable economic development.