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.
$200,000.00
Aug 1, 2025
For-profit organization
PrePad Enterprise Expansion – Scaling Digital Infrastructure for Super-Major Adoption
1034269
PrePad is undertaking a significant infrastructure and AI expansion project to scale its platform for enterprise deployment with major oil and gas clients. This 18-month initiative aims to strengthen backend systems and enable seamless integration with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. Additionally, PrePad is developing an AI-powered ingestion pipeline to automate onboarding, which will replace manual data entry and reduce client implementation time. The anticipated outcomes of this project include the creation of jobs in Canada, accelerated export growth, and the solidification of PrePad's position as a leader in digital oilfield optimization.
$100,000.00
Jun 1, 2024
For-profit organization
PrePad Development: Revolutionizing Drilling and Completions Cost and Time Estimating
1018969
First Step Analytics will prepare PrePad, a unique process simulator for unconventional drilling and completions operators, for commercial deployment with clients in Canada and the US. The staff will develop and validate version 1 of the well catalogue and scenario comparisons. Upon the completion of these modules, PrePad will enable operators to maximize their financial return, optimize their costs and time investment, and minimize their GHG emissions and risks.
$25,000.00
May 1, 2024
For-profit organization
FIRST STEP ANALYTICS INC.-2024-2025-1023891
1023891
The purpose of this CanExport SMEs agreement is to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for activities related to export market development that are part of an export business case for a specific target market, particularly where activities are targeting departmental priority markets and sectors.
$71,000.00
Jan 16, 2023
For-profit organization
Drilling simulation model creation and integration into the first commercial version of PrePad
1000918
FSA will develop and incorporate new features into their PrePad software, an end-to-end well pad planning software that simulates the drilling and completions process for hundreds of unique designs.
The new features include:
1. A drilling process simulator that estimates cycle time and cost
2. An emissions predictor for at least four frac spread types.
3. A user interface and data layer capable of interacting with backend algorithms.