Grants and Contributions
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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.
$55,000.00
Feb 5, 2026
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Planning for the Halifax candidate national urban park
GC-3338
The contribution enables the fulsome participation of the Nova Scotia Nature Trust in partner and stakeholder engagement processes to explore designating a national urban park in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
$730,256.00
Dec 11, 2023
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Protecting Critical Habitat for Species at Risk in the Kespukwitk / Southwest Nova Scotia Priority Place
$160,000.00
Mar 20, 2023
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Protection partnership to foster 'whole island' sustainable behaviours at Canadian Wildlife Service Atlantic Archipelago National Wildlife Areas sites
$4,253.00
Apr 25, 2022
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Nova Scotia Nature Trust
18553404
Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.
$557,500.00
Nov 22, 2021
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Protecting Critical Habitat for Species at Risk in the Kespukwitk/Southwest Nova Scotia Priority Place
$194,898.00
Dec 8, 2020
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Turtle Power: Empowering Protection for At-Risk Priority Turtle Species on Private Lands in Nova Scotia
$4,978.00
Jul 6, 2020
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Nova Scotia Nature Trust
17041476
Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.
$12,204.66
Oct 21, 2019
Contribution as part of the Participant Funding Program to Nova Scotia Nature Trust to assist in preparing for and engaging in Indigenous consultation activities and public participation opportunities associated with the environmental assessment process for the Cochrane Hill Gold Project.
$2,151,872.00
Feb 19, 2019
Advancing Target 1 in Nova Scotia—A Collaborative Biodiversity Action Quick Start Initiative