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.
$450,000.00
May 1, 2026
For-profit organization
Strain and process engineering for microbial colourants
1044212
The project will focus on optimizing biotechnology milestones while simultaneously refining market-ready colour formulations that meet industry standards across multiple applications.
$30,000.00
Apr 1, 2026
For-profit organization
YOUTH - Business and Marketing
1041824
This project will allow the candidate to gain valuable experience in business and marketing in a biotechnology/cleantech company.
$150,250.00
Aug 15, 2025
For-profit organization
Advancing Scale-Up and Application-Focused R&D for Market Readiness of Sustainable Bio-Based Colorants
1034797
This project will advance the fermentation scale-up optimization of proprietary microbial dyes and enhance dye formulation for textiles.
$34,565.25
Jun 6, 2025
For-profit organization
Lite-1: Microbial Colour Ltd.-2025-2026-1032340
1032340
The purpose of this CanExport Innovation agreement is to support Canadian organizations to carry out activities related to pursuing opportunities that would lead to establishing new collaborative Research and Development (R&D) partnerships between the Recipient and foreign organizations in order to support R&D on the Recipient’s technology and advance its commercialization.
$30,000.00
May 12, 2025
For-profit organization
Youth - Business Development Coordinator
1030676
To provide employment for a recent graduate in the role of Business Development Coordinator.
$400,000.00
Oct 2, 2024
For-profit organization
226647
226647
Initiate commercialization activities for microbial dye technology
$34,862.44
May 6, 2024
For-profit organization
Lite-1: Microbial Colour Ltd.-2024-2025-1022497
1022497
The purpose of this CanExport Innovation agreement is to support Canadian organizations to carry out activities related to pursuing opportunities that would lead to establishing new collaborative Research and Development (R&D) partnerships between the Recipient and foreign organizations in order to support R&D on the Recipient’s technology and advance its commercialization.
$75,000.00
Apr 22, 2024
For-profit organization
BioColor Boost: Scaling Up Microbial Pigment Production for Vibrant Sustainability
1018832
The project will support formulation of textile dyes from microbial produced pigments.
$30,000.00
Apr 1, 2024
For-profit organization
Youth - Microbial genetics biotechnologist
1017181
The project will allow the candidate to gain valuable work experience in the area of biotechnology and biomanufacturing.