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.
$5,000.00
Jun 26, 2026
Aboriginal recipient
Tseshaht First Nation Archaeology Project in the Broken Group Islands (2026-27)
GC-3470
This grant supports the Tseshaht First Nation to conduct an archaeology project in their traditional territory within the Broken Group Islands.
$600.00
Mar 11, 2026
Aboriginal recipient
Barkley Sound Cultural Knowledge
GC-3399
This grant supports Tseshaht First Nation staff to prepare and share cultural knowledge, stories and Nuu-chah-nulth language related to marine ecosystems.
$2,000,000.00
Nov 10, 2025
Aboriginal recipient
Franklin River Hydropower
SREPS-CB-472
The objective of this project is capacity building and pre-development activities related to the construction of a run-of-river hydropower station.
$1,800.00
Nov 4, 2025
Aboriginal recipient
Barkley Sound Kelp Workshop and Field Trip
GC-3263
This grant supports Tseshaht First Nation technical staff and knowledge holders to prepare, travel and participate in a one-day kelp workshop and an associated one-day field trip.
$135,000.00
Aug 29, 2025
Aboriginal recipient
Management Planning –Tseshaht First Nation and Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (Broken Group Islands Unit)
GC-2335
This contribution supports the engagement and consultation of Tseshaht First Nation in the development of a new management plan for Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, with a focus on Broken Group Islands Unit.
$5,000.00
May 22, 2025
Aboriginal recipient
National Marine Conservation Area Reserve Feasibility Assessment Steering Committee Meeting in Tseshaht First Nation Territory
GC-3030
This grant supports the activities related to the National Marine Conservation Area Reserve Feasibility Assessment Steering Committee meeting of May 28th & 29th, 2025 in Tseshaht First Nation territory.
$5,000.00
May 20, 2025
Aboriginal recipient
Tseshaht First Nation Archaeology Project in the Broken Group Islands (2025-26)
GC-2805
This grant supports the Tseshaht First Nation to conduct an archaeology project in their traditional territory within the Broken Group Islands.
$1,752.00
Mar 25, 2025
Aboriginal recipient
Indigenous Stewardship Workshop 2025
GC-2985
This grant supports participation in the Indigenous Stewardship Workshop 2025, a three-day event in Nanaimo, BC, that brings together representatives from eight First Nations that are partner to Pacific Rim National Park Reserve.
$180,000.00
Mar 17, 2025
Aboriginal recipient
National Marine Conservation Area Feasibility Assessment in Tseshaht First Nation territory
GC-2659
This contribution supports Tseshaht First Nation to engage in co-developing a feasibility assessment for considering a proposed National Marine Conservation Area Reserve in their marine territory.
$2,500.00
Mar 7, 2025
Aboriginal recipient
Tseshaht First Nation qaaha (Willis Island) survey
GC-2919
This grant supports the Tseshaht First Nation to conduct an urgent survey following storm damage, of qaaha (Willis Island) within the Broken Group Islands.