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.
$5,000.00
Jun 30, 2026
Aboriginal recipient
Planning Phase Grant Agreement
26517369
Grant as part of the Participant Funding Program to Sipekne'katik First Nation to assist in preparing for and engaging in Indigenous consultation activities and public participation opportunities associated with the assessment process for the 15-Mile Processing Hub Project.
$5,000.00
May 20, 2026
Aboriginal recipient
Pre-Planning Phase Grant Agreement
26395069
Grant as part of the Participant Funding Program to Sipekne'katik First Nation to assist in preparing for and engaging in Indigenous consultation activities and public participation opportunities associated with the assessment process for the 15-Mile Processing Hub Project.
$10,000.00
May 6, 2026
Aboriginal recipient
Planning Phase Grant Agreement
26275614
Grant as part of the Participant Funding Program to Sipekne'katik First Nation to assist in preparing for and engaging in Indigenous consultation activities and public participation opportunities associated with the assessment process for the Regional Assessment of Oil and Gas Exploratory Drilling in the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Area.
$228,000.00
Apr 9, 2026
Aboriginal recipient
Indigenous Capacity Support Program Contribution Agreement
ICSP 26/28-03 Stream 3
Contribution as part of the Indigenous Capacity Support Program to Sipekne'katik First Nation to assist in improving assessments, policy engagement, assessment monitoring and follow-up activities.
$213,336.00
Apr 1, 2026
Other
SSDIC S3 26-28 SSIPE
1379313
Sport Support Program - Other Supporting Initiatives
$5,000.00
Jan 22, 2026
Aboriginal recipient
Planning Phase Grant Agreement
25756067
Grant as part of the Participant Funding Program to Sipekne'katik First Nation to assist in preparing for and engaging in Indigenous consultation activities and public participation opportunities associated with the assessment process for the Marshdale Natural Gas Power Generation Facility Project.
$5,000.00
Jan 22, 2026
Aboriginal recipient
Planning Phase Grant Agreement
25756181
Grant as part of the Participant Funding Program to Sipekne'katik First Nation to assist in preparing for and engaging in Indigenous consultation activities and public participation opportunities associated with the assessment process for the Salt Springs Natural Gas Power Generation Facility Project.
$63,000.00
Jan 9, 2026
Aboriginal recipient
Planning for the Halifax candidate national urban park
GC-3296
The contribution supports the integration of Mi’kmaw language, cultural and ecological knowledge into the proposed national urban park located in Kjipuktuk (Halifax).
$456,209.00
Oct 2, 2025
Aboriginal recipient
Purchase of vehicles to provide transportation services to the residents of Sipekne'katik, Nova Scotia.
Purchase 2 school buses, one cargo van and 2 15-passenger vans to provide free public transit to meet diverse needs of the community, including educational transit, cultural events, medical and other appointments and employment and will include a scheduled transit route in the main community of Sipekne'katik and its land holdings.
$75,000.00
Sep 15, 2025
Aboriginal recipient
Support aboriginal communities in becoming successful participants in commercial fisheries and aquaculture