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.
$17,433.02
Mar 19, 2026
Aboriginal recipient
Community Participation and Co-Development Grant and Contribution Fund Contribution Agreement with Heiltsuk Tribal Council
500007525
The purpose of this program is to support enhancements in marine safety and marine environmental protection in Canadian waters, while embracing the concepts of codevelopment and sustainable economic development. The objectives are to enhance the capacity and facilitate the participation of partners and stakeholders in support of marine safety and marine environmental protection.
$599,984.00
Sep 19, 2025
Aboriginal recipient
Establishment Agreement Negotiations for the Proposed Central Coast National Marine Conservation Area Reserve
GC-3165
This contribution supports the four First Nations that comprise the membership of the Central Coast Indigenous Resource Alliance (Wuikinuxv, Heiltsuk, Nuxalk, and Kitasoo Xai-xais) to participate in negotiating an establishment agreement for the proposed national marine conservation area reserve in the Central Coast, British Columbia.
$1,796,604.00
Apr 1, 2025
Aboriginal recipient
This program is an integral component of the AFS and facilitates the voluntary retirement of commercial licences and the issuance of licences to eligible Aboriginal groups in a manner that does not add to the existing fishing effort, thereby providing Aboriginal groups with much-needed employment and income.
$19,843.00
Apr 1, 2025
Aboriginal recipient
Heiltsuk SATP2025-SYR- 4003-0
500007416
Support Indigenous groups as they develop, grow and maintain aquatic resource and oceans management departments that can provide fisheries, habitat, science, and oceans related services along a watershed.
$2,874,326.00
Apr 1, 2025
Other
2526-BC-000083
2526-BC-000083
Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)
$2,086,432.00
Apr 1, 2025
Other
2526-BC-000083
2526-BC-000083
Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)
-$61,592.70
Apr 1, 2025
Other
2526-BC-000083
2526-BC-000083
Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)
$4,106,180.00
Apr 1, 2025
Other
2526-BC-000083
2526-BC-000083
Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)
$25,000.00
Mar 31, 2025
Aboriginal recipient
Urban Elders Celebration
20213039
The objectives of the Program are: .• promoting volunteerism among seniors; .• engaging seniors in the community through.mentoring of others; .• expanding awareness of elder abuse, including.financial abuse; .• supporting social participation and inclusion of.seniors; and .• providing capital assistance for new and existing.community projects and/or programs for seniors. .
$375,510.00
Mar 21, 2025
Aboriginal recipient
Establishment Agreement Negotiations for the Proposed Central Coast National Marine Conservation Area Reserve
GC-2923
This contribution supports the four First Nations that comprise the membership of the Central Coast Indigenous Resource Alliance (Wuikinuxv, Heiltsuk, Nuxalk, and Kitasoo Xai-xais) to participate in negotiating an establishment agreement for the proposed national marine conservation area reserve in the Central Coast, British Columbia.