Natural Resources Canada · Contribution program
Flood Hazard Identification and Mapping Program
The purpose of this program is to increase Canadians’ access to flood hazard information and maps in order to make informed decision-making related to flood mitigation, land use planning and prevent costly impacts of flooding.
- Total value
- $5.9M
- Agreements
- 19
- Mar 2024 to Mar 2026
- Median agreement
- $250K
- Typical range
- $174K–$429K
- 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 Natural Resources Canada’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Concordia University | 1 | $774K |
| University of Waterloo | 1 | $595K |
| University of Prince Edward Island | 1 | $459K |
| South Nation River Conservation Authority | 1 | $430K |
| Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority | 1 | $429K |
| City of Vancouver | 1 | $429K |
| École de technologie supérieure | 1 | $428K |
| Tribal Chiefs Ventures Inc. | 2 | $417K |
| Katlodeeche First Nation | 2 | $417K |
| Carleton University | 1 | $292K |
| The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University | 1 | $258K |
| File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council | 1 | $250K |
| Seabird Island Band | 1 | $250K |
| University of Saskatchewan | 1 | $182K |
| Ce Flood Analytics Ltd | 1 | $144K |
Plus 2 agreements ($100K) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | $4M |
| 2025 | 3 | $1.1M |
| 2026 | 3 | $775K |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 6 | $1.8M |
| Quebec | 3 | $1.5M |
| British Columbia | 2 | $679K |
| Prince Edward Island | 1 | $459K |
| Saskatchewan | 2 | $432K |
| Northwest Territories | 2 | $417K |
| Alberta | 2 | $417K |
| Manitoba | 1 | $144K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Academia | 7 | $3M |
| Indigenous recipients | 6 | $1.3M |
| Other organizations | 2 | $859K |
| Government | 1 | $429K |
| For-profit organizations | 3 | $244K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Carleton University | Filling the Bathymetry Gap for Regional Flood Modelling in Canada: a Physics-informed Deep-learning ApproachContribution | $292,462 |
| Feb 2026 | École de technologie supérieure | Development of a methodology for large-scale mapping of storm flood hazards, adapted to available data.Contribution | $427,500 |
| May 2025 | City of Vancouver | Contribution | $429,124 |
| Apr 2025 | Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority | Using Artificial Intelligence and Remote Sensing to produce flood hazard model inputs in data scarce regionsContribution | $429,124 |
| Feb 2025 | File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council | Traditional Knowledge Flood Mapping; Historical and Current Risks Identification on Reserve Lands, Fee Simple Lands and Ancestral TerritoriesContribution | $250,000 |
| Oct 2024 | Katlodeeche First Nation | Contribution | $166,666 |
| Oct 2024 | Katlodeeche First Nation | Contribution | $250,000 |
| Sep 2024 | Tribal Chiefs Ventures Inc. | Harmonizing Hydrology and Heritage: Indigenous Knowledge Driven Flood Mapping for Six First NationsContribution | $166,666 |
| Sep 2024 | Tribal Chiefs Ventures Inc. | Harmonizing Hydrology and Heritage: Indigenous Knowledge Driven Flood Mapping for Six First NationsContribution | $250,000 |
| Jul 2024 | Seabird Island Band | SQÉWQEL'S INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INTERWEAVINGContribution | $250,000 |
| Jul 2024 | University of Saskatchewan | From fine to regional scales: Using physics-informed artificial intelligence and remote sensing for flood modelling and hazard mappingContribution | $181,700 |
| Jul 2024 | Ce Flood Analytics Ltd | Contribution | $143,812 |
| Jul 2024 | University of Prince Edward Island | RESEARCH INVESTIGATION TOWARDS THE COMPOUND FLOODING RISKS AND THE ACCURACY AND UNCERTAINTY OF ISLAND-WIDE FLOOD MAPPING FOR PEIContribution | $459,266 |
| Jun 2024 | South Nation River Conservation Authority | REGIONAL FLOOD MODELLING AND MAPPING IN THE SOUTH NATION RIVER BASIN: USING NEW AND INNOVATIVE TOOLS TO MAP FLOODS AND BUILD KNOWLEDGE OF FLOOD RISK UNDER DIFFERENT FLOOD SCENARIOSContribution | $430,355 |
| Mar 2024 | Concordia University | Improved LiDAR-based regional fluvial flood modelling in different geomorphological settings in CanadaContribution | $773,741 |
| Mar 2024 | The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University | State-of-the-art AI model development for reliable and accurate flood mapping under climate change: supercharging flood mappingContribution | $257,600 |
| Mar 2024 | University of Waterloo | Improved model-based techniques for estimating low-frequency flood event magnitudes across CanadaContribution | $595,000 |