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.
$1,000,000.00
Dec 15, 2022
For-profit organization
LSVS-2 in 1 (healthy light for healthy living - 2 in 1 technology) with disinfection and air purification.
998846
The National Research Council (NRC) is seeking the Canadian industry to develop and manufacture building technologies and products that can protect occupants by effectively mitigating airborne transmission of respiratory viruses in buildings lacking a mechanical ventilation system.
$150,000.00
Mar 21, 2022
For-profit organization
Health luminaire for healthy living – 2 in 1 technology with disinfection and air purification
988008
Ventilation is an important layer of protection against COVID-19 transmission in indoor environments. However, many Canadian buildings lack a mechanical ventilation system that can provide outdoor air and/or air cleaning. Examples of these buildings include schools, long term care homes, and heritage buildings. As a result, there has been an emergence of building technologies and products aimed at mitigating airborne transmission of COVID-19 in buildings lacking a mechanical ventilation system. Unfortunately, many of the technologies and products that have emerged throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic lack experimental and field-validation to show they can effectively mitigate airborne transmission of respiratory viruses. In addition, some technologies contain various design flaws that can be detrimental to the health and safety of occupants, making them infeasible solutions. For example, many solutions are too difficult to install/position, too difficult to maintain, too expensive, too energy intensive, not designed optimally in terms of their air intake and exhaust, or result in other unintended negative health consequences (such as the generation of ozone and other contaminants, or produce disruptive levels of noise).
There is a need in the commercial marketplace for alternative building technologies and products that can safely and effectively mitigate airborne transmission of respiratory viruses in buildings lacking a mechanical ventilation system. The proposed solution should be capable of ensuring delivery of clean air to occupied zones both during and after occupancy while maintaining the accessibility and usability of the space.