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.
$2,000,000.00
Mar 7, 2022
Not-for-profit organization or charity
1000064
1000064
Ògo Tàwa Inc. initially submitted an application under the Black Entrepreneurship Program National Ecosystem Fund in December 2020 seeking $4,500,000 to develop and implement the Black Artist Entrepreneurship Program which consisted of three main components:
Artrpreneur Program: Licensing an existing program from York Region, and customization of the program to provide tailored business training to Black artists
E-commerce platform: Development of online e-commerce platform dedicated for Black artists to sell their wares.
Portrait Sculpture Garden: Creation of accessible sculpture products and installation at University of Toronto’s St. George Campus. Given this element of the project did not align with the parameters of the Black Entrepreneurship Program National Ecosystem Fund, it was recommended and supported under the Canada Community Revitalization Fund (CCRF) for a non-repayable contribution of $543,815.
Ògo Tàwa Inc. is recommended for a non-repayable contribution of up to $2,000,000 to support its Black Artist Entrepreneurship project which includes two components:
The Artrepreneur Program: The program will provide the tools for creative Black entrepreneurs and artists to develop fundamental business skills in order to improve their entrepreneurial abilities, leading to them advancing their business prospects as a result of education, access to resources and mentors, and to networks of creative leaders.
E-commerce Platform : Using the Shopify platform, an online marketplace will be rapidly built to help Black artists in marketing their creations, scaling their arts sales, supplementing off-line arts sales, and generating additional revenues from online print sales of original works. Prints would be shipped throughout North America expanding the existing Artrepreneurs’ customer base.
The project is expected to impact 450 Black visual artist entrepreneurs, primarily in the GTA, including 315 under the Artrepreneur program and 135 under E-commerce platform, with a minimum of 165 women entrepreneurs under the two components of the project. The project will also help to create 50 full time employment (FTE) positions and 11 part-time employment (PTE) positions.
$28,941.00
Dec 1, 2021
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Increasing Financial Security of Black Visual Artists with E-Commerce
17583808
The objectives of the Program are to; support the development and utilization of effective approaches to address social issues and challenges;
develop, exchange and apply knowledge, tools and resources that address social needs of individuals, families and communities; foster partnerships and networks to address existing and emerging social issues; recognize and support the ability of not-for-profit organizations to identify and address social development priorities; and, recognize and promote community engagement initiatives (e.g. volunteerism, corporate social responsibility, innovation, partnerships, coalitions) that mobilize community assets and develop capacities and resources for action.
$543,815.00
Jul 1, 2021
Not-for-profit organization or charity
1000586
1000586
To create an accessible garden at the University of Toronto’s St. George campus in downtown Toronto that will commemorate the legacy of Black Canadians with life-sized bronze statues and landscaping.
$543,815.00
Jul 1, 2021
Not-for-profit organization or charity
1000586
1000586
This project will create an accessible garden at the University of Toronto’s St. George campus in downtown Toronto. This will be accomplished by commissioning artists to sculpt three life sized bronze statues and landscaping that includes indigenous and pollinator-supportive plants.