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
Nov 1, 2022
For-profit organization
Secure and Transparent User-to-User Ticket Resale Platform
997570
The project will build the portion of our system that we consider to be fundamental to our business model: the resale of tickets by user to user. There are a few significant technical challenges to doing this in a way that is auditable and disburses the money equitably. Additionally, we will have to provide users with settings and tools so that they can remain compliant with legislation in their area, including the ability to collect taxes, block resale, and set and control resale prices.
$49,140.00
Oct 4, 2021
For-profit organization
Proof of Concept: Smart Contract Powered Event Ticket System
980240
The online event ticket market is expected to grow to over $67 billion by 2025. The space is currently dominated by a few large players that charge high fees, are slow in paying out money that is owed to event organizers, and most importantly, offer very little in terms of security and fraud prevention.
Our goal is to create a smart contract-powered event ticket system that is simple, cost-effective, pays organizers in a timely fashion and addresses fraud prevention concerns using smart contracts. The knowledge gained through this project will additionally shape our thinking and vision for other such identity solutions across many domains, already identified by the team and yet to be discovered.