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.
$49,649.32
May 13, 2022
International (non-government)
Getting Past No: Employing Simulations as a Tool to Foster Multi-Stakeholder Negotiations and Planning for Climate Change
22-1-23
Funding will support a series of simulations which bring together diverse stakeholders from various geographic regions to simulate future climate change challenges.
$49,951.75
Nov 24, 2021
International (non-government)
Sleeping Giants: A Simulated Study of Modern Great Power Competition
21-2-41
Funding will support the organization and facilitation of a war-game titled “Sleeping Giants,” providing key insight into the evolving role of major powers through a lens of sub-state proxies, the information environment, national resilience, and the capabilities of middle powers.
$49,564.64
Apr 14, 2021
International (non-government)
Blind Sided: Reframing Use of Emerging Technologies in the Grey Zone Environment Through Application of Evolutionary Theory
21-01-01
Funding will support a study of grey zone influence operations using evolutionary theory focusing on how grey-zone mobilizations can disproportionately impact identity communities.
$9,847.50
Aug 10, 2020
International (non-government)
Anticipating and Navigating the Post-COVID-19 Strategic Environment: A Virtual Event Series
Funding will support two roundtables and an immersive wargame simulation to explore the impact of COVID-19 on great power competition and the various ways by which to navigate it. A post-simulation roundtable will serve to explore the lessons learned for DND/CAF.
$49,676.22
Apr 20, 2020
Other
Hateful Conduct and Radicalization in the Canadian Armed Forces: A Strategic Framework for Action & Blueprint for Recognizing Risk Indicators
18
Funding will support a project to help the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces prevent, recognize, and intervene against hateful or radicalized conduct through the provision of identification tools, as well as a framework to prevent and manage radicalization among members. Additionally, the project will generate a risk indicia glossary and a brochure on prevention, identification, and intervention.
$49,916.62
Dec 17, 2019
Other
“And the Truth Will Set You Free”: A Response Framework for Countering In-Theater Disinformation Operations
14
Funding will support research on disinformation and information warfare tactics of adversaries and response techniques of allies to identify best practices for overseas deployments.
$49,860.20
Aug 13, 2019
Individual or sole proprietorship
How to Master the Strategic Environment Through Applied Artificial Intelligence: Anticipation of Sub-State Threats as a Case Study
This project focuses on the application of AI to the growing problem of violent non-state actors (VNSAs). It will result in two key deliverables. The first is a comprehensive report that will both explain how AI can successfully project VNSAs' strategic futures and also how the design of AI serving these purposes can avoid inadvertent biases. The second deliverable is a demo of a functioning AI that can project future patterns of sub-state violence, including new attack innovations. The project also plans to present its results at a MINDS EBS.
$49,916.40
Feb 27, 2019
Virtual Plotters. Drones. Weaponized AI?: The Evolution and Future of Militant Groups as Deadly Early Adopters
This project will examine how violent non-state actors (VNSAs) exploit technological innovations, and the implications for defence planners.