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.
$1,022,293.20
Apr 1, 2026
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Front Line Defenders Referrals of Human Rights Defenders under Canada’s Refugee Resettlement Program
R278665001
Immediate and Essential Services
$4,000,000.00
Mar 16, 2026
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Lighthouse – the Global Protection Fund
7475398 P017311001
Lighthouse, the Global Protection Fund, is a multi-donor pooled fund to establish a dynamic sub-granting platform that advances the protection of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) by channelling resources directly to those at risk, supporting localization, fostering flexibility, and enabling at-risk HRDs and civil society organizations (CSOs) to sustain their work where needs and impact are greatest.
The ultimate goal of Lighthouse is that HRDs, civil society groups, and movements most at risk worldwide are safer, more resilient, and better able to continue their human rights work through strengthened, coordinated, and needs-driven global protection efforts.
Project activities include: (1) Processing grant applications, including verification of identity and human rights work; (2) Accompanying the recipient to ensure that measures are effective and that risks and threats are handled adequately; (3) collecting accurate and useful data across programs on threats faced by HRDs; (4) disseminating the report with key stakeholders within the protection ecosystem, such as the United Nations, European Union, and national governments.
$1,037,028.00
Oct 2, 2024
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Protecting human rights defenders in conflict-affected countries
7462495 P014806001
With the support from Canada, Front Line Defenders aims to support human rights defenders at risk, including women human rights defenders, by delivering support to those facing increasing threats through protection grants and training to increase security. The project includes a significant portion of funding specifically for human rights defenders in Sudan.
$38,498.21
Sep 26, 2024
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Contribution to International Foundation for Development of Adult Aducation (IFAE)
CFLI-2024-WSAW-0005
Developing opportunities for 20 Belarusian women and girls in the spheres of education, business, and culture through a ByWOMEN Accelerator and coaching and mentorship sessions.
$1,952,383.00
Jan 26, 2022
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Holistic Support for Human Rights Defenders in Iraq, Lebanon and Syria
7437352 P011073001
This project aims to increase the freedom and security of human rights defenders in Iraq, Lebanon and Syria. Project activities include: (1) providing protection grants for human rights defenders at risk; (2) providing training and support to help protect the security of human rights defenders, particularly on cyber issues and personal security; (3) mapping the civic space and activities of human rights defenders to improve the networks between them; and (4) sharing information on urgent protection cases and broader trends with international actors to lobby for protection of human rights defenders.
$1,617,817.79
Oct 1, 2021
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Programme for the Coordination and Management of Canada’s HRD Refugee Stream
R228665002
Assessments; Immediate and Essential Services; Indirect Services
$1,591,466.30
Oct 1, 2021
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Programme for the Coordination and Management of Canada’s HRD Refugee Stream
R228665002
Assessments
Immediate and Essential Services
Indirect Services
$673,062.95
Oct 1, 2021
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Programme for the Coordination and Management of Canada’s HRD Refugee Stream
R228665002
Assessments
$1,635,025.88
Oct 1, 2021
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Programme for the Coordination and Management of Canada’s HRD Refugee Stream
R228665002
Assessments
$1,500,000.00
Mar 18, 2020
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Sustainable and Inclusive Approaches to Elections in Myanmar
7419618 P008930001
This capacity-building project will build on the successes of earlier work and incorporate important recommendations following the 2015 elections which emphasized empowering traditionally marginalized groups to become engaged in the political process by enhancing the information available in ethnic languages, fostering intersectional engagement between women, youth, ethnic minorities and persons with disabilities and developing targeted civic and voter education. The project will work with local partner groups to leverage opportunities for engagement with voters in non-traditional spaces