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.
$2,289.00
May 6, 2025
Aboriginal recipient
The purpose of the Indigenous Habitat Participation Program- Grant Funding is to meet the legal obligations to support the participation of Indigenous communities in consultations on Departmental Crown conduct (i.e., decisions, such as arrangements, approvals, authorizations and permits) under the Fisheries Act and/or Species at Risk Act.
$1,262,118.00
Apr 1, 2025
Aboriginal recipient
AFS2025-MLT-2526 Squamish
500007089
This program is an integral component of the AFS and facilitates the voluntary retirement of commercial licences and the issuance of licences to eligible Aboriginal groups in a manner that does not add to the existing fishing effort, thereby providing Aboriginal groups with much-needed employment and income.
$125,000.00
Mar 17, 2025
Aboriginal recipient
The Xwa´m'am Hospice Comfort House
20158648
The objective of the EAF is to support community based projects across Canada that improve accessibility, remove barriers, and enable Canadians with disabilities to participate in and contribute to their community.
$1,029,955.00
Mar 3, 2025
Aboriginal recipient
Providing Cultural Interventions to Support and Walk with Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Members Who Have Been Victims of Crime
13341740
The project will provide cultural interventions and healing opportunities for victims of crime. It will include inter-departmental coordination, while raising awareness among victims and their rights, and providing information and advocacy to navigate the justice system.
$330,000.00
Feb 21, 2025
Aboriginal recipient
Engaging Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Elders and Knowledge Weavers in Returning to Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Longhouse Traditions"
13329597
This project will identify customs, protocols, laws and legal orders by engaging with Elders and Knowledge Weavers; engage the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh people; draft Sḵwx̱wú7mesh customs and protocols; collaborate with experts such as legal advisors at the Indigenous Law Research Unit at University of Victoria; finalize and codify Sḵwx̱wú7mesh customs and protocols. The project will carry out research, draft customary and community-based laws, share information with other treaty groups (6, 7, 8) and hold a stakeholder conference to educate on customary laws and practices.
$6,610.00
Jan 22, 2025
Aboriginal recipient
The purpose of the Indigenous Habitat Participation Program- Grant Funding is to meet the legal obligations to support the participation of Indigenous communities in consultations on Departmental Crown conduct (i.e., decisions, such as arrangements, approvals, authorizations and permits) under the Fisheries Act and/or Species at Risk Act.
$203,800.00
Sep 11, 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.
$8,684.00
Jul 30, 2024
Aboriginal recipient
The purpose of the Indigenous Habitat Participation Program- Grant Funding is to meet the legal obligations to support the participation of Indigenous communities in consultations on Departmental Crown conduct (i.e., decisions, such as arrangements, approvals, authorizations and permits) under the Fisheries Act and/or Species at Risk Act.
$11,955.00
Jul 17, 2024
Aboriginal recipient
The purpose of the Indigenous Habitat Participation Program- Grant Funding is to meet the legal obligations to support the participation of Indigenous communities in consultations on Departmental Crown conduct (i.e., decisions, such as arrangements, approvals, authorizations and permits) under the Fisheries Act and/or Species at Risk Act.
$242,781.00
Apr 1, 2024
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.