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.
$1,426,366.68
Mar 4, 2025
For-profit organization
Building and scaling up perovskite photovoltaic modules for indoor Internet-of-Things devices
1029629
Solaires is building the next generation of photovoltaic (PV) technologies to power the world of indoor electronics. PVs have been part of the indoor PV market for decades, though in limited use. As an example, handheld calculators have been powered by silicon PVs since the late 1970s, but in general silicon PVs are not optimised for harnessing artificial lights. Traditional silicon PVs optimally absorb and generate electricity from sunlight. This is a chemical and physical phenomenon inherent to crystalline silicon. Meanwhile, the LED and fluorescent lighting that illuminate our homes and offices are “colder” than sunlight, where the average wavelength of light is shifted towards the bluer end of the light spectrum, which crystalline silicon is poorly aligned with. This is where perovskite technologies shine brightest. The chemical formulation of perovskites is variable, and with that variability comes a wide range of optimal wavelengths of light that perovskites can absorb. In fact, of all photovoltaic materials, perovskites are the only class of material that can be tuned to optimally absorb any light in the visible spectrum.
This project with SDTC encompasses the development our PVModules, external qualification from independent organizations and pilot partners, commercialization of PVModules, and the early stages of building our future line of PVFilms, a grid-scale perovskite solar solution.
$49,500.00
May 1, 2021
For-profit organization
YOUTH - Business Development Researcher
970888
Provides recent bachelor of commerce graduate with career development opportunity in business development in a clean technology company.
$188,000.00
May 1, 2021
For-profit organization
Scalable manufacturing process for flexible and environmentally friendly perovskite solar cells
972061
Prototype development of cost effective, flexible and recyclable perovskite solar cells for applications such as solar vehicles and transparent windows.
$20,000.00
Aug 3, 2020
For-profit organization
YOUTH - Clean Energy - New solar conversion efficiency
954327
To provide employment to a recent graduate in the field of mechanical engineering.
$30,492.00
Apr 1, 2020
For-profit organization
Innovation Assistance Program
951545
The funding provided from the IAP program is to assist innovative, early-stage small- and medium-sized enterprises that are unable to access existing COVID-19 business support.