Fisheries and Oceans Canada · Contribution program
Commonwealth Blue Charter Champion 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
- $6.5M
- Agreements
- 20
- Mar 2019 to Aug 2024
- Median agreement
- $294K
- Typical range
- $116K–$338K
- 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.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Unesco (United Nations Educational | 2 | $1.4M |
| World Maritime University | 1 | $972K |
| Dotcan Institute | 2 | $952K |
| Ocean Networks Canada Society | 3 | $740K |
| ArcticNet | 1 | $500K |
| Cidco | 1 | $332K |
| Dalhousie University | 2 | $308K |
| eDNAtec Inc. | 1 | $300K |
| University of Victoria | 1 | $300K |
| Organisation Hydrographique | 1 | $277K |
| St. Francis Xavier University | 1 | $201K |
| Konsortium Deutsche Meeresforschung | 1 | $77K |
| Rannsoknamidstod Islands - Rannis | 1 | $64K |
| Cmos(Canadian Meteorological And Oc | 1 | $57K |
| Université d'Ottawa | 1 | $28K |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | $972K |
| 2020 | 2 | $1.2M |
| 2021 | 6 | $1.7M |
| 2022 | 6 | $1.8M |
| 2023 | 3 | $100K |
| 2024 | 2 | $734K |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Outside Canada or not stated | 6 | $2.8M |
| Nova Scotia | 5 | $1.5M |
| British Columbia | 4 | $1M |
| Quebec | 2 | $832K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1 | $300K |
| Ontario | 2 | $86K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 15 | $5.9M |
| Academia | 4 | $538K |
| International (non-government) | 1 | $77K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2024 | Dotcan Institute | Contribution | $656,997 |
| Mar 2024 | Konsortium Deutsche Meeresforschung | Contribution | $77,110 |
| Nov 2023 | Université d'Ottawa | Contribution | $28,428 |
| Oct 2023 | Dalhousie University | UN-2023-24-003 - DAL - Ocean Research ConnectContribution | $14,000 |
| May 2023 | Cmos(Canadian Meteorological And Oc | Contribution | $57,091 |
| Jul 2022 | Unesco (United Nations Educational | UN2022-23-001-UNESCO - Science OutreachContribution | $331,814 |
| Apr 2022 | University of Victoria | Contribution | $299,992 |
| Apr 2022 | ArcticNet | Supporting Canadian Arctic Marine Research Projects Responding to the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030)Contribution | $500,000 |
| Feb 2022 | Rannsoknamidstod Islands - Rannis | Rannis - Ocean Decade CA F2022-F2024Contribution | $63,930 |
| Feb 2022 | Dalhousie University | Dalhousie - Ocean Decade CA F2022-F2024Contribution | $293,871 |
| Jan 2022 | Ocean Networks Canada Society | Contribution | $354,448 |
| Dec 2021 | Dotcan Institute | Contribution | $295,057 |
| Dec 2021 | Cidco | UN2021-004-CIDCO - First Nations - Trusted Crowd-SContribution | $332,310 |
| Nov 2021 | Ocean Networks Canada Society | Advancing Ocean Literacy for the UN Decade in CanadaContribution | $257,024 |
| Nov 2021 | St. Francis Xavier University | X-Oceans: Enhancing Ocean Literacy in Youth in Rural Northeastern Nova ScotiaContribution | $201,412 |
| Oct 2021 | eDNAtec Inc. | Monitoring ecological resilience in Northern Fisheries inshore regions through community-based environmental genomicsContribution | $300,001 |
| Apr 2021 | Organisation Hydrographique | Contribution | $277,099 |
| Oct 2020 | Ocean Networks Canada Society | United Nations Decade of Ocean Science Challenge CrestContribution | $128,925 |
| Aug 2020 | Unesco (United Nations Educational | Contribution | $1,088,192 |
| Mar 2019 | World Maritime University | Empowering Women for the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable DevelopmentContribution | $972,084 |