Natural Resources Canada · Contribution program
Contributions in support of Spruce Budworm Early Intervention Strategy - Phase III
The objectives of the program are to: Reduce SBW populations in Atlantic Canada’s forests to prevent development of an outbreak, tree defoliation and wood supply loss, through small area target-specific insecticide application; and, improve knowledge and tools to address current and future SBW outbreak development and spread.
- Total value
- $38.2M
- Agreements
- 18
- Apr 2022 to Oct 2025
- Median agreement
- $502K
- Typical range
- $316K–$2.8M
- 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.
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Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | $10.1M |
| 2023 | 12 | $12M |
| 2024 | 3 | $7.5M |
| 2025 | 1 | $8.6M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| New Brunswick | 9 | $32.6M |
| Quebec | 3 | $3.4M |
| Ontario | 3 | $1.3M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 2 | $592K |
| British Columbia | 1 | $395K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Government | 4 | $21.8M |
| For-profit organizations | 2 | $10.1M |
| Academia | 11 | $4.3M |
| Other organizations | 1 | $2M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | Forest Protection Limited | EIS Phase 3 Insecticide Application Operations - Year 4Contribution | $8,551,055 |
| Aug 2024 | Forest Protection Limited | EIS Phase 3 Insecticide Application Operations - Year 3Contribution | $5,153,277 |
| Mar 2024 | Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue | Contribution | $338,652 |
| Feb 2024 | Société De Protection Des Forêts Contre Les Insectes Et Les Maladies | EARLY DETECTION OF SPRUCE BUDWORM POPULATIONS AND EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT PROTECTION SCENARIOS ON NON-TARGET WILDLIFE, PARASITOIDS, AND CARBON CAPTUREContribution | $2,038,592 |
| Oct 2023 | The University Of New Brunswick (Unb) | IMPACTS OF BUDWORM AND BUDWORM MANAGEMENT ON SOIL CARBON STORAGEContribution | $105,202 |
| Sep 2023 | Université du Québec à Chicoutimi | MODELING THE PHENOLOGY AND GROWTH OF SHOOTS IN DIFFERENT HOST SPECIES OF THE SPRUCE BUDWORMContribution | $1,001,892 |
| Sep 2023 | The Governing Council of the University of Toronto | LEVERAGING SPATIOTEMPORAL ECO-GENOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA TO BETTER CHARACTERIZE SPRUCE BUDWORM OUTBREAK DYNAMICS: IMPLICATIONS FOR EARLY INTERVENTIONContribution | $532,450 |
| Sep 2023 | Memorial University Of Newfoundland (Mun) | DESIGNING REGIONAL AND LOCAL SCALE INDICATORS TO QUANTIFY THE IMPACTS OF SPRUCE BUDWORM OUTBREAK IN WESTERN NEWFOUNDLAND ON CULTURAL ECOSYSTEM SERVICESContribution | $307,855 |
| Sep 2023 | University of New Brunswick | NON-TARGET-IMPACTS OF BUDWORM INSECTICIDES ON BIRD POPULATION DYNAMICSContribution | $143,060 |
| Sep 2023 | The University of British Columbia | Assessing the impact of warming falls on eastern spruce budworm overwintering survival and spring phenologyContribution | $394,910 |
| Aug 2023 | University of New Brunswick | Contribution | $471,500 |
| Aug 2023 | Memorial University of Newfoundland | Effects of the Early intervention Strategy for spruce budworm on carbon sequestration at local and regional extents on the island of NewfoundlandContribution | $284,096 |
| Aug 2023 | Northern Ontario Research Development Ideas and Knowledge Institute | A SEMI-AUTOMATED SYSTEM TO DETECT AND TRACK SPRUCE BUDWORM MASS DISPERSAL FLIGHTS USING WEATHER RADARContribution | $286,210 |
| Aug 2023 | University of Ottawa | A MULTI-ISOTOPE GEOLOCATION PLATFORM TO TRACK THE ORIGIN AND LARVAL GROWTH CONDITIONS OF DISPERSING EASTERN SPRUCE BUDWORMContribution | $447,350 |
| Jul 2023 | Forest Protection Limited | EIS Phase 3 Insecticide Applications Operations - Year 2Contribution | $5,068,820 |
| Jul 2023 | Forest Protection Limited | Contribution | $3,000,000 |
| Apr 2022 | Forest Protection Limited | Contribution | $1,000,000 |
| Apr 2022 | Forest Protection Limited | EIS PHASE 3 INSECTICIDE APPLICATION OPERATIONS - YEAR 1 (2022-23)Contribution | $9,100,000 |