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.
$700,000.00
Jun 11, 2025
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Housing, Income, Care & Health - Redesigning a system to reduce ageist barriers for Older Women
WP240283
This 24-month project aims to confront and alleviate ageism by protecting the rights of older Canadian women—particularly those who are racialized and living in poverty—across four key rights-based domains: housing, income, care, and health. The project will accomplish this objective by expanding the Canadian Coalition Against Ageism; establishing Canada's first rights-based roundtable for older women; developing policy and system reform recommendations through the production of a series of research and policy based white papers; supporting intergenerational programming and pedagogies; and launching an intergenerational hub. By the end of the project, the project will have reduced ageist barriers in policies, programs, systems, and institutions—leading to greater inclusion, recognition, and access to safe housing, healthcare, care services, and earning opportunities for older women. This systemic shift will help foster a higher quality of life for a historically underserved and equity-denied population within Canada.