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.
$100,000.00
Jun 1, 2026
Individual or sole proprietorship
Insight Development Grants
The Insight Development Grants support research in its initial stages by new and regular scholars. The grants enable the development of new research questions, as well as experimentation with new methods, theoretical approaches and/or ideas.
$12,500.00
Apr 1, 2026
Individual or sole proprietorship
Discovery Launch Supplements
11020262027Q11983
The Discovery Launch Supplement is awarded to all Early Career Researchers who are recipients of their first Discovery Grant.
$190,000.00
Apr 1, 2026
Individual or sole proprietorship
Discovery Grants Program - Individual
11020262027Q11984
The Discovery Grants Program assists in promoting and maintaining a diversified base of high-quality research capability in the natural sciences and engineering in Canadian universities; fostering research excellence; and providing a stimulating environment for research training.
$132,150.00
Apr 1, 2026
Individual or sole proprietorship
Discovery Grants Program - Individual
11020262027Q12579
The Discovery Grants Program assists in promoting and maintaining a diversified base of high-quality research capability in the natural sciences and engineering in Canadian universities; fostering research excellence; and providing a stimulating environment for research training.
$140,000.00
Apr 1, 2026
Individual or sole proprietorship
Subatomic Physics Envelope - Individual
11020262027Q1748
The Subatomic Physics (SAP) Discovery Grants Program assists in promoting and maintaining a diversified base of high-quality research capability in the natural sciences and engineering in Canadian universities;
fostering research excellence; providing a stimulating environment for research training.
$12,500.00
Apr 1, 2026
Individual or sole proprietorship
Discovery Launch Supplements
11020262027Q1913
The Discovery Launch Supplement is awarded to all Early Career Researchers who are recipients of their first Discovery Grant.
$220,000.00
Apr 1, 2026
Individual or sole proprietorship
Discovery Grants Program - Individual
11020262027Q1914
The Discovery Grants Program assists in promoting and maintaining a diversified base of high-quality research capability in the natural sciences and engineering in Canadian universities; fostering research excellence; and providing a stimulating environment for research training.
$44,000.00
Apr 1, 2026
Individual or sole proprietorship
Discovery Development Grant
11020262027Q1968
The Discovery Development Grants (DDG) pilot is a complementary program element to the Discovery Grants (DG) Program. The program aims to promote and maintain a diversified base of high-quality research in small universities across Canada; and provide a stimulating environment for research training in small universities across Canada.
$275,465.00
Apr 1, 2026
Individual or sole proprietorship
Insight Grants
The Insight Grants support research excellence in the social sciences and humanities. Funding is available to both emerging and established scholars for long-term research initiatives of three to five years.
$29,178.00
Mar 31, 2026
Individual or sole proprietorship
Knowledge Synthesis Grants - The Arts Transformed
The Knowledge Synthesis Grants - The Arts Transformed aims to mobilize, examine and synthesize social sciences and humanities research on The Arts Transformed.