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Fisheries and Oceans Canada · Contribution program

Freshwater Research 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
$20.7M
Agreements
40
Jul 2018 to Feb 2026
Median agreement
$300K
Typical range
$93K–$815K
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
Memorial University of Newfoundland7$3.9M
University of Manitoba2$2.8M
McGill University2$2.7M
Dalhousie University5$2.6M
Us Environmental Protection Agency1$1.2M
Institut National De La Recherche1$874K
Nova Scotia Salmon Association1$872K
Johns Hopkins University1$850K
The Governing Council for the University of Toronto1$735K
New Jersey Institute of Technology1$616K
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization1$494K
The University of British Columbia1$372K
University of New Brunswick1$363K
Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council1$359K
Nunatsiavut Government1$300K
Nova Scotia Community College1$276K
Taku River Tlingit First Nation1$259K
First Nations Education Administrators1$236K
Meopar Inc1$220K
St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences1$159K
Wild Canadian Sablefish Ltd1$150K
Society Of Canadian Aquatic Science1$136K
Simon Fraser University1$100K
Carleton University1$70K
Arctic UAV Inc1$35K
ArcticNet1$30K
Oceana Canada1$25K
Nunavut Fisheries Association1$0

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

YearAgreementsTotal
201811$11.6M
20191$1.2M
20202$1.8M
202112$2.3M
20226$479K
20233$1.5M
20242$172K
20252$372K
20261$1.1M

By province

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
Newfoundland and Labrador8$4.2M
Nova Scotia8$4M
Quebec5$3.9M
Outside Canada or not stated4$3.2M
Manitoba2$2.8M
British Columbia5$1.2M
Ontario5$1.1M
New Brunswick1$363K
Nunavut2$35K

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Academia18$13.1M
Not-for-profit organizations and charities20$7M
Indigenous recipients2$608K

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Feb 2026Dalhousie University$1,149,131
Sep 2025First Nations Education Administrators$236,439
Mar 2025Society Of Canadian Aquatic Science$135,840
May 2024Memorial University of Newfoundland$86,112
May 2024Memorial University of Newfoundland$86,112
Sep 2023Institut National De La Recherche$873,813
Jul 2023The University of British Columbia$371,925
Mar 2023Nunatsiavut Government$299,527
Nov 2022ArcticNet$30,000
Oct 2022Oceana Canada$25,000
Sep 2022Dalhousie University$86,250
Mar 2022Dalhousie University$28,750
Jan 2022Wild Canadian Sablefish Ltd$150,000
Jan 2022St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences$158,972
Dec 2021Nova Scotia Community College$275,558
Nov 2021Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council$359,375
Nov 2021Taku River Tlingit First Nation$258,895
Nov 2021Meopar Inc$220,000
Nov 2021University of New Brunswick$363,198
Nov 2021Nunavut Fisheries Association$0
Oct 2021Carleton University$70,150
Oct 2021McGill University$243,467
Aug 2021Dalhousie University$359,375
Apr 2021Memorial University of Newfoundland$63,525
Apr 2021Memorial University of Newfoundland$76,475