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Fisheries and Oceans Canada · Contribution program

Coastal Environmental Baseline Contribution Program

To encourage scientific research and related scientific activities (e.g. data collection, integration, monitoring, and communication, including communication via conferences and symposia) and dissemination of scientific knowledge in the areas of: (a) Fisheries and Aquaculture Science; (b) Ecosystem Science; (c) Oceanography and Modelling; and (d) Freshwater Science.

Total value
$25.6M
Agreements
103
Aug 2018 to Apr 2026
Median agreement
$198K
Typical range
$100K–$319K
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.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
University of Manitoba8$2M
Université du Québec à Rimouski8$1.6M
Metlakatla Stewardship Society3$1.5M
St Lawrence Global Observatory1$1.4M
Kitselas First Nation2$1.3M
Ocean Wise Conservation Association3$1.2M
Observatoire Global du Saint-Laurent1$1.1M
Université Laval3$1.1M
Arctic UAV Inc6$1.1M
Memorial University of Newfoundland5$1.1M
Kitsumkalum Indian Band1$820K
Humber Arm Environmental Association Inc.2$709K
Passamaquoddy Recognition Group Inc2$521K
Explos-Nature2$486K
Prince Rupert Port Authority2$486K
North Shore Micmac District Council3$438K
North Coast Ecology Centre Society2$401K
Kitsumkalum First Nation2$378K
Comité Zone d’Intervention Prioritaire Côte-Nord du Golfe1$373K
Smartice Sea Ice Monitoring & Information1$362K
Fundy North Fishermen's Association2$357K
Acap Saint John (Atlantic Coastal A1$355K
Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick2$343K
Maliseet Nation Conservation Counci1$322K
CANADIAN PARKS AND WILDERNESS SOCIETY - Newfoundland and Labrador Chapter (CPAWS)1$304K
Centre interdisciplinaire de développement en cartographie des océans1$300K
Comite Zip Rive Nord De L'Estuaire1$290K
Mi'kmaq Alsumk Mowimsikik Koqoey1$283K
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi2$273K
Canadian Whale Institute1$265K
The Huntsman Marine Science Centre1$247K
Grand Manan Whale and Seabird Research Station Inc.1$238K
Eastern Charlotte Waterways Inc.1$228K
AGENCE MAMU INNU Kakusseht1$225K
Northeast Avalon ACAP Inc1$222K
Lax Kw'Alaams Fishing Enterprises L1$201K
Tsawwassen1$198K
Mi'kmaq Alsumk Mowimsikik Koqoey A1$197K
Centre De Recherche Et1$180K
Kitselas1$174K
Ocean Networks Canada Society1$157K
Fish Food and Allied Workers (FFAW-Unifor)1$153K
Aquatic Conservation Initiative1$153K
Fisheries and Marine Institute of the Memorial University of Newfoundland1$150K
Gitxaala Nation1$134K
Atlantic Coastal Action Plan (Acap) St. John2$130K
Le Centre Interdisciplinaire de Développement en Cartographie des Océans (Cidco)1$115K
Agence Mamu Innu Kaikusseht2$110K
Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental Association1$101K
Maliseet Nation Conservation Council1$100K

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

YearAgreementsTotal
20182$157K
20192$1.3M
20217$1.1M
202239$4.3M
202343$16.3M
20241$362K
20253$608K
20266$1.4M

By province

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
Quebec24$7.6M
British Columbia22$7.1M
Newfoundland and Labrador22$4.1M
New Brunswick19$3.6M
Manitoba8$2M
Nunavut8$1.2M

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Not-for-profit organizations and charities57$12.4M
Indigenous recipients28$7.7M
Academia18$5.5M

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Apr 2026Aquatic Conservation Initiative$153,034
Mar 2026Memorial University of Newfoundland$140,516
Feb 2026Memorial University of Newfoundland$305,785
Feb 2026North Coast Ecology Centre Society$269,559
Jan 2026Eastern Charlotte Waterways Inc.$227,962
Jan 2026Mi'kmaq Alsumk Mowimsikik Koqoey$282,810
Dec 2025Fisheries and Marine Institute of the Memorial University of Newfoundland$150,327
Dec 2025Fish Food and Allied Workers (FFAW-Unifor)$153,365
Oct 2025CANADIAN PARKS AND WILDERNESS SOCIETY - Newfoundland and Labrador Chapter (CPAWS)$304,244
Jan 2024Arctic UAV Inc$362,400
Nov 2023Metlakatla Stewardship Society$951,009
Nov 2023Kitselas First Nation$1,111,939
Nov 2023Kitsumkalum Indian Band$820,428
Oct 2023AGENCE MAMU INNU Kakusseht$225,000
Oct 2023Université du Québec à Chicoutimi$246,272
Sep 2023University of Manitoba$311,825
Sep 2023University of Manitoba$315,846
Sep 2023University of Manitoba$346,265
Sep 2023University of Manitoba$370,898
Sep 2023Université Laval$373,622
Sep 2023Université Laval$371,831
Sep 2023Université Laval$374,000
Sep 2023Université du Québec à Rimouski$368,643
Sep 2023Smartice Sea Ice Monitoring & Information$361,815
Sep 2023Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick$269,242