Fisheries and Oceans Canada · Contribution program
Canada Nature Fund Contribution Program
The purpose of the Canada Nature Fund Contribution Program is to carry out the Government of Canada's 2018 Nature Legacy for Canada, which includes supporting and leveraging efforts to protect and recover aquatic species at risk; building Indigenous cap
- Total value
- $22.4M
- Agreements
- 27
- Sep 2019 to Mar 2021
- Median agreement
- $802K
- Typical range
- $238K–$1.3M
- the middle half of agreements
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.
See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 1 agreements ($983K) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 14 | $17.7M |
| 2020 | 10 | $4.5M |
| 2021 | 3 | $171K |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| New Brunswick | 5 | $5.8M |
| British Columbia | 8 | $5.3M |
| Saskatchewan | 3 | $4.9M |
| Quebec | 7 | $4.2M |
| Ontario | 3 | $1.8M |
| Manitoba | 1 | $365K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 27 | $22.4M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2021 | Cree Nation Government | CNFASAR CONTRIBUTION 20-21 "20-NF-QUE-001"Contribution | $96,085 |
| Feb 2021 | New Brunswick Alliance of Lake Associations | AIS CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT 20-21 "20-AIS-GLF-001"Contribution | $15,000 |
| Jan 2021 | Canadian Council on Invasive Species | AIS CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT 20-21 "2020-AIS-GLF-002"Contribution | $60,000 |
| Nov 2020 | Sea to Sky Invasive Species Council | AIS Contribution Agreement 2020-21 20-AIS-PAC-001Contribution | $10,100 |
| Apr 2020 | Gremm | CNFASAR Contribution Agreement 2019-20 2019-NF-QUE-006Contribution | $69,038 |
| Mar 2020 | Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development | CNFASAR CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT "2019-NF-CA-023"Contribution | $365,000 |
| Mar 2020 | Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | NF CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT 2019-NF-CA-017Contribution | $11,500 |
| Mar 2020 | Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Trust | NF Contribution Agreement 2019-NF-PAC-018Contribution | $388,052 |
| Feb 2020 | BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy | CNFASAR CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT 2019-20 "2019-NF-PAC-033"Contribution | $600,000 |
| Feb 2020 | Maliseet Nation Conservation Council | CNFASAR CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT 2019-20 "2019-NF-MAR-007"Contribution | $896,500 |
| Jan 2020 | Fraser Valley Watersheds Coalition | CNFASAR CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT 2019-20 "2019-NF-PAC-043"Contribution | $452,180 |
| Jan 2020 | Living Lakes Canada Society | CNFASAR CONTRIBUTION 2019-20 "2019-NF-PAC-004"Contribution | $1,095,000 |
| Jan 2020 | Quebec-Labrador Foundation Inc | NF CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT 2019-20 2019-NF-NL-007Contribution | $654,112 |
| Dec 2019 | Merinov | CNFASAR Contribution Agreement 2019-20 19-NF-QUE-007Contribution | $111,540 |
| Dec 2019 | Merinov | CNFASAR Contribution Agreement 2019-20 19-NF-QUE-007Contribution | $1,181,016 |
| Dec 2019 | Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority | NF CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT 2019-20 2019-NF-CA-005Contribution | $813,000 |
| Nov 2019 | Water Security Agency | NF CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT 2019-20 2019-NP-CA-047Contribution | $1,685,802 |
| Nov 2019 | Water Security Agency | NF CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT 2019-20 2019-NP-CA-047Contribution | $1,584,552 |
| Nov 2019 | Water Security Agency | NF CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT 2019-20 2019-NP-CA-047Contribution | $1,584,552 |
| Nov 2019 | The British Columbia Conservation Foundation | CNFASAR Contribution Agreement 2019-20 2019-NF-PAC-003Contribution | $1,859,384 |
| Nov 2019 | Scw'exmx Tribal Council | NF CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT 2019-NF-PAC-023Contribution | $802,000 |
| Oct 2019 | Société canadienne pour la conservation de la nature | CNFASAR Contribution Agreement 2019-20 19-NF-QUE-005Contribution | $1,465,226 |
| Oct 2019 | Homarus Inc | CNFASAR Contribution Agreement 2019-20 2019-NF-GLF-014Contribution | $1,875,000 |
| Oct 2019 | Homarus Inc | CNFASAR Contribution Agreement 2019-20 2019-NF-GLF-014Contribution | $1,900,000 |
| Oct 2019 | Homarus Inc | CNFASAR Contribution Agreement 2019-20 2019-NF-GLF-014Contribution | $1,150,000 |