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.
$75,000.00
Mar 13, 2026
For-profit organization
POC - Ice evolution
1040322
NGE aims to advance the use of satellite radar and ML to generate new insights into northern transportation conditions
$250,000.00
Sep 9, 2025
For-profit organization
Biodiversity and habitat restoration system
25AO4NEXT
This project aims to develop an SEO platform to monitor the Prairies with precision annually to track the effects of climate change that may result in further losses to habitat biodiversity.
$75,000.00
Jul 14, 2024
For-profit organization
Implementation of a Marketing Strategy
1020456
This project has a strategic focus on promoting the growth of the firm by conducting experiments to expand its user base. These experiments will enable the firm to gather valuable insights, and adapt its strategies to meet the evolving demands of the market. The ultimate objective is for the firm to drive sustainable growth and establish a more responsive, cost-effective, and agile framework in line with market dynamics.
$94,502.00
Aug 14, 2023
For-profit organization
FloodWatch: Building Community and Local Government Resilience to Flooding Using Near Real-time Radar Satellite Monitoring.
1009800
Near real-time information is needed by communities and rural municipalities that are affected by flooding in order to be more climate resilient. The purpose of this project is to develop a technical platform and an automated means to classify land and water from satellite data to show the flood extent in agriculture, wooded, and built up environments and provide this to users using internet technology.
$30,000.00
Jun 5, 2023
For-profit organization
Live competition software based on internet technology
1006620
The project builds a live competition leaderboard software that runs on the internet. This software application enables anglers, while on the water or ice, to automatically measure fish length using AI, enter competitions with other users, and have the results displayed in real-time to the competitors. Once the competition is complete the results are published to a live leaderboard that ranks users by their fish catches and is visible to the public.
$55,000.00
Jun 2, 2022
For-profit organization
Near Real-Time Satellite Application Technology Development
991195
NextGen Environmental Inc. is developing satellite technologies that will help make lake ice travel safer. These technologies will enable communities and recreational users in Canada to adapt to our changing climate and become more climate resilient. This technology will address a long-standing winter travel problem by decreasing risk and the loss of personal property, injury, and death of Canadians in remote and developed areas. This solution will save lives and reduce the costs associated with decisions made due to poor situational awareness.
$499,946.71
Dec 21, 2021
For-profit organization
A near real-time system for monitoring lake ice hazards using C Band radar satellite images and Deep Learning
22A02-NEXT
This project develops a commercial capacity to monitor freshwater lake ice hazards from space using satellite radar and distribution of ice hazard maps to user’s cell phones and desktop computers in near real-time. NextGen Environmental Research will also build a capacity for rapid classification of radar data into ice types and hazards using Deep Learning algorithms. The lake ice hazard monitoring service will process large volumes of radar image data to help make recreational and remote communities that rely on lake ice to travel more safely and be more climate resilient in the future.
$36,000.00
May 17, 2021
For-profit organization
Development of a Prototype Data Technology Platform for Processing Satelite Data in Near Real Time
972130
NextGen Environmental Research Inc. operates at the downstream end of the satellite and low altitude aerial imagery segment and provides value-added products in environmental applications.
$127,226.00
Feb 27, 2018
Detection and Monitoring of Linear Hazards to Travel on Lake Ice
A study is proposed to investigate linear lake ice hazards during the spring melt period using multi-sensor remote sensing data and ice validation using C-band data. After melt onset, the hazards to late season lake ice travel form first along pressure ridges, leads, and cracks where the mechanical strength of the ice sheet is compromised. The horizontal ice sheet containing linear deformations will be imaged as a time series in the south basin of Lake Winnipeg using spatially complete microwave, optical, thermal, and elevation data from RADARSAT-2, WorldView-4, and an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. Image data will be collected at eight-time steps, including one during late winter.