Overview - PSHRMAC Reports -
Government wide reports
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 Department of Finance Canada.
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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