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.
$5,000.00
Jun 30, 2026
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Tour of the Detroit River Area of Concern for June Great Lakes Executive Committee Meeting
CWA27A033
Tour of the Detroit River Area of Concern for June Great Lakes Executive Committee Meeting
$169,900.00
Jun 26, 2026
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Restoring Wetlands to Reduce Nutrient Runoff, Integrating Traditional Water Quality Knowledge, and Engaging Youth and the Public in Best Practices
CWA27A034
Restoring Wetlands to Reduce Nutrient Runoff, Integrating Traditional Water Quality Knowledge, and Engaging Youth and the Public in Best Practices
$66,257.00
Jun 25, 2026
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Growing Salt Solutions
CWA27A050
Growing Salt Solutions
$57,600.00
Jun 23, 2026
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Restoring the Eastnor Swamp: Repairing a Critical Freshwater System Through Community Stewardship on the Bruce Peninsula
CWA27A044
Restoring the Eastnor Swamp: Repairing a Critical Freshwater System Through Community Stewardship on the Bruce Peninsula
$158,000.00
Jun 22, 2026
Aboriginal recipient
Enhanced Water Quality Monitoring for Cumulative Impacts in the Nashwaak Watershed
CWA27A040
Enhanced Water Quality Monitoring for Cumulative Impacts in the Nashwaak Watershed
$3,500.00
Jun 16, 2026
Not-for-profit organization or charity
International Association for Great Lakes Research and Society of Canadian Aquatic Sciences Joint Conference
CWA27A032
International Association for Great Lakes Research and Society of Canadian Aquatic Sciences Joint Conference
$100,000.00
Jun 4, 2026
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Maintaining biodiversity, wildlife habitats, and water quality through the control of invasive aquatic species
CWA27A042
Maintaining biodiversity, wildlife habitats, and water quality through the control of invasive aquatic species
$176,100.00
May 8, 2026
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Roots of Restoration: Nutrient Reduction and Erosion Control Through Riparian Buffer Planting in the Lower Wolastoq
CWA27A036
Roots of Restoration: Nutrient Reduction and Erosion Control Through Riparian Buffer Planting in the Lower Wolastoq
$100,000.00
May 8, 2026
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Wood, Water, Willows: Nature-Based Nutrient Reduction in the Hammond River Watershed
CWA27A041
Wood, Water, Willows: Nature-Based Nutrient Reduction in the Hammond River Watershed
$50,000.00
Apr 1, 2026
Individual or sole proprietorship
Scalable Field-Calibrated Sensing Framework to Quantify Climate Warming Impacts on Water Quality in Small Northern Lakes
FEL-2627-0001
This project will develop a community-informed monitoring framework for small northern lakes near Yellowknife by combining field-based water quality measurements with satellite imagery to better understand the impacts of climate change and permafrost thaw. Through data collection on indicators such as turbidity, dissolved organic carbon, and algae levels, the project will calibrate satellite observations to enable long-term, cost-effective monitoring of multiple lakes. The resulting tools, reports, maps, dashboards, and community engagement activities will support local decision-making, strengthen northern monitoring capacity, and improve understanding of how climate change is affecting freshwater ecosystems.