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.
$346,000.00
Dec 8, 2025
Academia
INTERNATIONAL OIL SPILL SCIENCE CONFERENCE
MPRI-29CONCO
The purpose is to continue to advance oil spill research in Canada to enhance Canada's level of preparedness and response by leveraging new collaborative research with some of the world's best researchers, both domestically and internationally.
$200,000.00
Dec 5, 2025
Academia
Fresh-NH3 - Freshwater Risk Evaluation and Spill Hazard of Ammonia
MPRI-30 CEDR
The purpose is to continue to advance oil spill research in Canada to enhance Canada's level of preparedness and response by leveraging new collaborative research with some of the world's best researchers, both domestically and internationally.
$506,346.00
Mar 8, 2025
Aboriginal recipient
Investigating Polycyclic Aromatic Compound (PAC) Contaminants in Wild Food in Nunatsiavut
NUNATSIAVUT
The purpose is to continue to advance oil spill research in Canada to enhance Canada's level of preparedness and response by leveraging new collaborative research with some of the world's best researchers, both domestically and internationally.
$483,783.00
Feb 27, 2025
Aboriginal recipient
Red River Métis Oil Spill Impact Study and Response Plan
MMF -26 MPRI
The purpose is to continue to advance oil spill research in Canada to enhance Canada's level of preparedness and response by leveraging new collaborative research with some of the world's best researchers, both domestically and internationally.
$667,172.00
Feb 18, 2025
Aboriginal recipient
Building Environmental Unit decision-support tools for responding to oil spills that incorporate BC First Nations knowledge, traditions, laws, and priorities for human, community and ecological health
GREATBEAR 22
The purpose is to continue to advance oil spill research in Canada to enhance Canada's level of preparedness and response by leveraging new collaborative research with some of the world's best researchers, both domestically and internationally.
$299,000.00
Feb 4, 2025
Academia
Joint Industrial Partnership for controlled ammonia releases at sea – Assessment of sensors for monitoring ammonia gas dissolution and design of a field measurement chains
CCG 28-MPRI
The purpose is to continue to advance oil spill research in Canada to enhance Canada's level of preparedness and response by leveraging new collaborative research with some of the world's best researchers, both domestically and internationally.
$688,713.00
Jan 23, 2025
Aboriginal recipient
Vulnerability assessment on health equity through the impacts of oil spills on traditional food systems
KCFN -24MPRI
The purpose is to continue to advance oil spill research in Canada to enhance Canada's level of preparedness and response by leveraging new collaborative research with some of the world's best researchers, both domestically and internationally.
$207,397.00
Jan 8, 2025
Aboriginal recipient
A study of seaward transport and probability of grounding in the Maa-nulth Domestic Fishing Area
UCHUCKLESAHT
The purpose is to continue to advance oil spill research in Canada to enhance Canada's level of preparedness and response by leveraging new collaborative research with some of the world's best researchers, both domestically and internationally.
$199,716.00
Dec 23, 2024
Aboriginal recipient
An investigation into identifying culturally, ecologically, and economically important marine and coastal sites to Mainland Mi'kmaq communities, including enhancing oil spill response and prevention capabilities
CMM -23 MPRI
The purpose is to continue to advance oil spill research in Canada to enhance Canada's level of preparedness and response by leveraging new collaborative research with some of the world's best researchers, both domestically and internationally.
$550,000.00
Feb 20, 2024
Academia
DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF IMPROVED, LOW-TOXIC SURFACE WASHING AGENTS FOR CONTROLLING SHORE SPILLS
CONCORDIA-20
The purpose is to continue to advance oil spill research in Canada to enhance Canada's level of preparedness and response by leveraging new collaborative research with some of the world's best researchers, both domestically and internationally.