Natural Resources Canada · Contribution program
Earthquake Early Warning
To develop a broader based and more robust national earthquake early warning system which incentivizes multiple stakeholders to provide early warning coverage over maximum areas of high seismic risk beyond the federally critical infrastructure covered by the core early warning system.
- Total value
- $12.9M
- Agreements
- 10
- Mar 2022 to Mar 2023
- Median agreement
- $962K
- Typical range
- $456K–$2.1M
- 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.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Strathcona Regional District | 2 | $4.8M |
| Her Majesty The Queen In Right Of British Columbia | 2 | $4.4M |
| Tel-Aviv University | 1 | $1M |
| Great Bear Initiative Society | 1 | $924K |
| Ministry Of Emergency Management And Climate Readiness | 1 | $700K |
| City of Ottawa | 1 | $375K |
| The Governors of the University of Calgary | 1 | $372K |
| Capital Regional District (Bc) | 1 | $355K |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | $10.9M |
| 2023 | 3 | $2.1M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | 7 | $11.2M |
| Outside Canada or not stated | 1 | $1M |
| Ontario | 1 | $375K |
| Alberta | 1 | $372K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Government | 5 | $6.2M |
| Other organizations | 2 | $4.4M |
| International (non-government) | 1 | $1M |
| Indigenous recipients | 1 | $924K |
| Academia | 1 | $372K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2023 | Ministry Of Emergency Management And Climate Readiness | Creating Awareness of Earthquake Early Warning Through Public Education and Engagement in British ColumbiaContribution | $700,307 |
| Mar 2023 | Tel-Aviv University | Integrating Array-Based Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) Methodologies into the USGS ShakeAlert EEW SystemContribution | $1,000,000 |
| Mar 2023 | Capital Regional District (Bc) | Earthquake Early Warning Sensors in the Capital Regional DistrictContribution | $355,000 |
| Mar 2022 | Strathcona Regional District | Connected Coast Earthquake Early Warning Extended NetworkContribution | $2,699,244 |
| Mar 2022 | Strathcona Regional District | Connected Coast Earthquake Early Warning Extended NetworkContribution | $2,092,356 |
| Mar 2022 | Her Majesty The Queen In Right Of British Columbia | Replacement of Strong Motion Network with EEW SensorsContribution | $2,100,000 |
| Mar 2022 | Her Majesty The Queen In Right Of British Columbia | Replacement of Strong Motion Network with EEW SensorsContribution | $2,313,708 |
| Mar 2022 | Great Bear Initiative Society | Coastal First Nation – Great Bear Initiative Society EEW DeploymentContribution | $924,486 |
| Mar 2022 | The Governors of the University of Calgary | "Investigation into misconceptions around magnitude and intensity to inform earthquake early warning alerting strategies"Contribution | $371,625 |
| Mar 2022 | City of Ottawa | Contribution | $375,000 |