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On 21 October 2005, the Government announced its commitment to
proactively disclose the awarding of grants and contributions over
$25,000 as part of its Management Improvement Agenda.
This Web site provides information on grants and contributions awarded by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat.
Beginning on 31 May 2006, and every three months thereafter, this Web site will be updated to include information on
grants and contributions awarded in the previous fiscal year quarter.
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.
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