Canada Water Agency · Contribution program
Freshwater Stewardship
To protect, restore, strengthen governance and collaboration and have a positive impact on the fresh water in Canada.
- Total value
- $2.6M
- Agreements
- 13
- Dec 2025 to Jun 2026
- Median agreement
- $100K
- Typical range
- $66K–$176K
- 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 Canada Water Agency’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | $1.8M |
| 2026 | 9 | $836K |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 5 | $1.7M |
| New Brunswick | 3 | $434K |
| Manitoba | 1 | $170K |
| Quebec | 2 | $166K |
| Saskatchewan | 1 | $89K |
| Outside Canada or not stated | 1 | $3,500 |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 12 | $2.5M |
| Indigenous recipients | 1 | $158K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | Essex Region Conservation Authority | Tour of the Detroit River Area of Concern for June Great Lakes Executive Committee MeetingContribution | $5,000 |
| Jun 2026 | Ducks Unlimited Canada | Restoring Wetlands to Reduce Nutrient Runoff, Integrating Traditional Water Quality Knowledge, and Engaging Youth and the Public in Best PracticesContribution | $169,900 |
| Jun 2026 | Toronto and Region Conservation Authority | Growing Salt SolutionsContribution | $66,257 |
| Jun 2026 | Bruce Peninsula Biosphere Association | Restoring the Eastnor Swamp: Repairing a Critical Freshwater System Through Community Stewardship on the Bruce PeninsulaContribution | $57,600 |
| Jun 2026 | Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick | Enhanced Water Quality Monitoring for Cumulative Impacts in the Nashwaak WatershedContribution | $158,000 |
| Jun 2026 | International Association for Great Lakes Research | International Association for Great Lakes Research and Society of Canadian Aquatic Sciences Joint ConferenceContribution | $3,500 |
| Jun 2026 | Association des résidants des Trois-Lacs (ARTL) | Maintaining biodiversity, wildlife habitats, and water quality through the control of invasive aquatic speciesContribution | $100,000 |
| May 2026 | Hammond River Angling Association | Wood, Water, Willows: Nature-Based Nutrient Reduction in the Hammond River WatershedContribution | $100,000 |
| May 2026 | Atlantic Coastal Action Program (ACAP) Saint John Inc. | Roots of Restoration: Nutrient Reduction and Erosion Control Through Riparian Buffer Planting in the Lower WolastoqContribution | $176,100 |
| Dec 2025 | Ausable Bayfield Conservation Foundation | Community Protection and Enhancement of the Ausable River Estuary and WetlandContribution | $793,126 |
| Dec 2025 | St. Clair Region Conservation Authority | Contribution | $460,000 |
| Dec 2025 | Wilfrid Laurier University | Stories of Change: Mackenzie River Basin Climate Change Knowledge WorkshopContribution | $89,405 |
| Dec 2025 | Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative | Using Community-Based Science and Remote Sensing Data in Lake OntarioContribution | $430,000 |