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.
$200,000.00
Jan 4, 2021
For-profit organization
Pandemic Outlook in Remote Areas
CPCA-0083
Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Rapid Response: Real-time Insights for Pandemic Decision Making Challenge.
Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) in collaboration with Canada’s defence, security and public safety communities is looking for innovative epidemiological and healthcare solutions involving data gathering and data analytics technologies to support the early detection and community-based surveillance of outbreaks of contagious diseases. The goal is to provide actionable insights and to permit rapid decision-making with respect to the full emergency preparedness spectrum.
$300,000.00
Nov 9, 2020
For-profit organization
Detecting Object Behaviour of Interest Using Deep Learning
AO2020-MDA
Title: Detecting Object Behaviour of Interest Using Deep Learning
Use advances in deep learning to develop a system for detecting object behaviour of interest from satellite imagery.
$101,911.00
May 10, 2019
Artificial intelligence (AI) running on high-performance computers can be trained to help scientists get the most out of space exploration missions. The technology is used to make decisions about where to go, what information to collect, and what data to share with scientists.
This project will explore low-power hardware platforms that provide the processing power needed for AI, can be made less susceptible to the effects of radiation, and are ready for the harsh, constrained environment of space. The small size and low weight components will allow future space missions to conduct independent scientific investigations, adapt to changing situations in space, or determine the best data to send back to Earth. This project will showcase Canadian innovation and open the market for on-board AI in space, allowing a wide range of AI applications to run directly on a spacecraft.
$150,000.00
Mar 5, 2018
Title: Behaviour Analytics from Multi Earth Observation Satellite Data. The project aims to generate higher-level fusion results that characterize the behaviours of objects. This represents information that is of high value to users. These results are derived from object-level data using machine learning technologies and by fully exploiting the available very large and diverse EO data archives. These very large datasets also present special challenges including storage, access and processing speed, data representation, and fusion methodology that is this project will address.
$300,000.00
Jun 12, 2015
The objective of this project is to understand and monitor human and industrial activities that have physical impact on the environment. These include changes of land cover types, new large construction and modifications in surface topography.
$573,618.00
Dec 22, 2014
This project entitled ""On-board Processing"" will seek to test the use of non-radiation hardened devices in the harsh space environment. The most capable on-board processing devices are not radiation-hardened and as such, they require special hardware and software mitigation. Given the continued growth in digital signal processing, there is a need to enhance the on-board system performance.
$192,419.00
Dec 15, 2014
This project entitled ""Wide-Swath, 10m Resolution Hyperspectral Sensor and Mission"" will explore the feasibility of using novel optical filter and detector technology in a spaceborne hyperspectral sensor that would be compact enough to fly on a small satellite while still delivering operationally superior sensitivity, coverage, and spatial and spectral resolution. Such smaller, cheaper hyperspectral satellites can be deployed in constellations that provide continental-scale imaging coverage every few days, which is critical for such applications as agriculture and defence.
$54,000,000.00
Aug 14, 2014
For-profit organization
510680
510680
Positioning Canada as the Global Space-Based Radar Leader
$9,700,000.00
Dec 15, 2006
For-profit organization
497433
497433
Advanced Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance System (AISRS) for the Defence and Homeland Security Markets