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.
$250,000.00
Feb 1, 2026
For-profit organization
Dual Use - Cooperative Multi-UAV Magnetic Anomaly Detection Based Remote Sensing and Navigation [CONDOR]
1039699
Develop a modular, aircraft-agnostic Magnetic Anomaly Detection (MAD) payload designed for integration on small uncrewed aerial vehicles for both defence and civilian use.
$8,456.72
Sep 14, 2025
For-profit organization
Quaternion Engineering Inc.-2025-2026-1036646
1036646
The purpose of this CanExport Innovation agreement is to support Canadian organizations to carry out activities related to pursuing opportunities that would lead to establishing new collaborative Research and Development (R&D) partnerships between the Recipient and foreign organizations in order to support R&D on the Recipient’s technology and advance its commercialization.
$75,000.00
Aug 15, 2025
For-profit organization
Feasibility Study of Unmanned Aerial Systems for Health Service Delivery and Emergency Planning and Response
1033677
This project is a feasibility study as the first phase of the UAV medical supply delivery logistics initiative in partnership with Island Health. This project will focus on defining operational and regulatory requirements to strengthen the foundation for a full-scale implementation. It will also improve the readiness for commercialization by aligning the UAV and Smart Payload technologies with real-world logistics needs (and define operational mission profiles) for emerging Canadian BVLOS & ISO standards.
$999,638.00
Aug 1, 2025
For-profit organization
Nanosatellite Platform Development to Support Canadian New Space Ventures
25STDPX37
Quaternion Aerospace will develop a low cost, highly capable, and fully Canadian nanosatellite platform to strengthen domestic space industry capabilities and decouple from reliance on foreign suppliers. This platform will provide all of the systems needed to build a satellite, allowing Canada’s science, business, and defense industries to get their technologies into orbit quicker and at a lower cost, without any dependence on foreign countries. Quaternion will offer an off-the-shelf solution - either as individual components, or as a complete satellite bus - ready to be tailored to Canada's most pressing needs, from Artic military surveillance to detection and monitoring of wildfires, to forestry and crop monitoring. This will allow more of the money spent in these critical areas to remain in Canada, foster a strong domestic aerospace HQP pool, and accelerate the pace of innovation to ensure that Canada remains, strong, sovereign, and competitive in an ever-changing world.
$3,000.00
May 10, 2022
For-profit organization
Participation in the Canadian partnering mission to the EUREKA Global Innovation Summit in Portugal – June 20-24, 2022
990199
Participation in the Canadian ocean technology partnering mission to the EUREKA Global Innovation Summit (EGIS) in Portugal – June 20-24, 2022. Delegation led by the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) to develop international partnerships and potential project ideas under the EUREKA, Eurostars, and Cluster Programs.
$25,000.00
Mar 15, 2019
For-profit organization
Development of Novel Maneuverability Capability for Small Satellites Using Aerodynamic Forces
925149
The capability of small satellites have advanced in the last decade into mission capable assets. Without propulsion systems, they lack maneuverability to exploit advantages as constellations. It is proposed to evaluate the feasibility using aerodynamic forces generated in the low earth orbit to improve maneuverability of small satellites.