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.
$10,000,000.00
Mar 30, 2026
Government
Nation's Capital Extraordinary Policing Costs Program (FY2024-25 and FY2025-26)
26943
This project provides reimbursement to the City of Ottawa for extraordinary policing expenses incurred in FY2024-25 and FY2025-26.
$97,850,000.00
Apr 1, 2020
Government
Nations Capital Extraordinary Policing Costs Program (2020-25)
22046
Program Objectives and Expected Results
The overall objective of the contribution program is to recognize the unique policing environment created by the presence of federal landmarks (e.g., War Memorial), institutions and events of national significance in the Nation’s Capital. These exceptional circumstances lead to extraordinary policing costs for the Ottawa Police Service. In recognition of these exceptional circumstances the program:
Enables the City of Ottawa to seek financial assistance from the Government of Canada, through a negotiated contribution agreement, for eligible extraordinary, reasonable and justifiable policing costs incurred in relation to policing duties specific to the Nation’s Capital; and
Allows the Government of Canada to reimburse the eligible costs to the City of Ottawa, through a contribution program.
The objectives of the program fall within the Department’s core responsibility for Community Safety and within the Law Enforcement and Policing Program. The program contributes to the achievement of the Department’s policy objectives to promote the safety and security of Canadian communities and institutions.
$99,799,851.00
Apr 1, 2020
Government
Contribution Agreement - Nation's Capital Extraordinary Policing Costs Program
22046
The program enables the City of Ottawa to seek financial assistance from the Government of Canada, through a contribution agreement (April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2025), for eligible extraordinary, reasonable and justifiable policing costs incurred in relation to policing duties specific to the Nation’s Capital. PSEP funding would help ensure that the City has the resources to support the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) to provide for safe and secure extraordinary events in an evolving and complex policing environment. The objectives of the program fall within the Department’s policy objectives to promote the safety and security of Canadian communities and institutions by recognizing the unique policing environment created by the presence of federal landmarks, institutions, and events of national significance in the Nation’s Capital.
$14,250,000.00
Apr 1, 2020
Government
Nation's Capital Extraordinary Policing Cost
22046
NCEPCP is a contribution program which purpose is to reimburse the City of Ottawa in recognition of the unique policing environment created by the presence of federal landmarks, institutions and events of national significance in the Nation’s Capital.
$1,200,000.00
Dec 27, 2017
Nation's Capital Extraordinary Policing Costs Program