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 25, 2026
For-profit organization
Defence Sector Market Readiness and Technical Adaptation for a Geospatial Data Platform
1040885
A Canadian SME will assess the defence sector market opportunity for its geospatial data platform, build knowledge of procurement processes and certification requirements, and explore technical adaptations needed for defence applications.
$250,000.00
Sep 11, 2025
For-profit organization
VHR land cover products for biodiversity
25AO4SKYW
This project aims to deliver on-demand Earth observation tools for biodiversity monitoring using the SkyWatch cloud platform, combining VAP processing, VHR landcover, and specialized data to turn optical, SAR, and hyperspectral imagery into actionable insights.
$30,000.00
May 4, 2023
For-profit organization
SkyWatch Space Applications Inc.-2023-2024-1010520
1010520
The purpose of this CanExport SMEs agreement is to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for activities related to export market development that are part of an export business case for a specific target market, particularly where activities are targeting departmental priority markets and sectors.
$239,999.00
Aug 1, 2022
For-profit organization
Edge Computing in Space - Onboard ML Cloud Detection
994588
Delivery of multi-spectral cloud prediction machine learning models to be deployed and operated onboard satellites in orbit, reducing satellite operator downlink costs by up to 70%
$399,000.00
Dec 9, 2021
For-profit organization
Earth Observation Intelligent Management for Enterprise and Government
22AO2-SKYW
SkyWatch Space Applications will develop a state of the art cloud-enabled cataloging, ordering, searching, processing, distribution and collaboration platform for Earth Observation (EO) data, catering to the unique needs of large organizations and governments. This will enable efficiencies by centralizing ordering, orchestrating data distribution, and secure collaboration to obtain RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) and other commercial data sources. SkyWatch Space Applications will collaborate with expert remote sensing communities and large organizations who make significant use of EO data, to develop a solution which will better serve all users.
$3,920.00
Jun 15, 2020
For-profit organization
CSJ 2020 - SkyWatch (Waterloo)
17010646
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.
$203,280.00
Apr 1, 2020
For-profit organization
Innovation Assistance Program
949714
The funding provided by the IAP program is intended to assist innovative small and medium-sized enterprises in the start-up phase that cannot access existing commercial support related to COVID-19.
$8,761.00
Nov 7, 2019
For-profit organization
CXI - SkyWatch Space Applications Inc. 2019-2020
7413946 P008538001
The purpose of this CanExport Innovation (CXI) grant agreement is to support organizations and to build on targeted relationships between Canadian companies/researchers and key organizations in other countries to allow them to proceed with formal discussions to initiate collaboration(s) on future international R&D initiatives that could lead to commercialization of Canadian technologies.
$149,000.00
Aug 1, 2019
For-profit organization
EO Computer Vision and ML Segmentation and Classifiers
933326
The SkyWatch EarthCache platform aggregates the world’s satellite data and makes it available to everyone in a simple API. Each day, 70% of the earth is covered in clouds, rendering optical satellite imagery less usable. This project leverages machine learning to address the problem of cloud cover and the shadows cast by clouds.
$74,539.76
Sep 10, 2018
For-profit organization
Co-registration of Multi-Spectral Satellite Imagery
915023
The SkyWatch EarthCache platform aggregates the world’s satellite data and makes it available to everyone in a simple API. When comparing images and other observations from different providers, various factors make it difficult to accurately detect changes from one time period to the next. We will build a system to co-register images from multiple sources to increase order fulfillment and the quality/usability of the data delivered to our customers.