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.
$1,000.00
Feb 13, 2026
Aboriginal recipient
Lekwungen Language and Cultural Support
GC-3334
This grant supports Lekwungen Language and cultural guidance work at Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site.
$10,000.00
Nov 27, 2025
Aboriginal recipient
Survey Study of Esquimalt Harbour
GC-3243
This grant supports species survey and monitoring of the Esquimalt Harbour and intertidal zones of Maple Bank and Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse by Songhees Nation Marine Team.
$468,000.00
Jun 25, 2024
Aboriginal recipient
The overarching goal (purpose) is to support enhancements in marine safety and marine environmental protection in Canadian waters, while embracing the concepts of codevelopment and sustainable economic development. The objectives are to enhance the capacity and facilitate the participation of partners and stakeholders in support of marine safety and marine environmental protection.
$5,000.00
Feb 2, 2024
Aboriginal recipient
Songhees Cultural Monitoring Training
GC-2391
This grant supports Songhees First Nation’s Cultural Monitoring Training for nation members, as a capacity building program for archaeological support.
$5,000.00
Jan 31, 2024
Aboriginal recipient
Songhees Language Support
GC-2392
This grant supports Songhees First Nation’s language training to increase linguistic capacity.
$562,885.00
Apr 1, 2023
Aboriginal recipient
Songhees First Nation AHRF-2023-0055-01
500004301
To support the restoration of valued marine and freshwater aquatic habitats, respond to fish habitat restoration priorities and contribute to the long-term sustainability of fish and fish habitat. In particular the program prioritizes projects proposed by Indigenous groups consulted in relation to the Trans Mountain Expansion project (TMX), in the Salish Sea area as well as along the Fraser river watershed and in-land freshwater area along the length of the TMX pipeline.
$340,890.00
Mar 28, 2023
Aboriginal recipient
Community Participation and Co-Development Grant and Contribution Fund Contribution Agreement with Songhees Nation
500003617
The overarching goal (purpose) is to support enhancements in marine safety and marine environmental protection in Canadian waters, while embracing the concepts of co-development and sustainable economic development.
$1,685,001.00
Apr 1, 2022
Aboriginal recipient
The purpose of the Indigenous Habitat Participation Program and the Salish Sea Initiative, is to support the participation of Indigenous peoples in activities relating to the conservation and protection of fish and fish habitat, including the development of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ (DFO) policies, program elements and regulations and the development of their technical capacity to support greater involvement in the conservation and protection of fish and fish habitat.
$983,655.00
Apr 1, 2020
Aboriginal recipient
SONGHEES SSI2020-MLT-2005-0
500000689
The purpose of the Indigenous Habitat Participation Program and the Salish Sea Initiative, is to support the participation of Indigenous peoples in activities relating to the conservation and protection of fish and fish habitat, including the development of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ (DFO) policies, program elements and regulations and the development of their technical capacity to support greater involvement in the conservation and protection of fish and fish habitat.