Parks Canada · Contribution program
General Class Grant and Contribution Program
To assist recipients in conducting activities and delivering projects that will support Parks Canada Agency in fulfilling its mandate.
- Total value
- $67.7M
- Agreements
- 101
- Feb 2019 to Sep 2022
- Median agreement
- $20K
- Typical range
- $10K–$93K
- 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 Parks Canada’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 3 agreements ($8,500) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | $360K |
| 2022 | 100 | $67.3M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Quebec | 16 | $57.7M |
| British Columbia | 17 | $3.8M |
| Ontario | 27 | $3M |
| Saskatchewan | 4 | $1M |
| Manitoba | 4 | $720K |
| Nova Scotia | 13 | $545K |
| Northwest Territories | 4 | $435K |
| Alberta | 6 | $166K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 3 | $87K |
| Nunavut | 1 | $65K |
| Prince Edward Island | 1 | $55K |
| New Brunswick | 2 | $25K |
| Yukon | 1 | $13K |
| Outside Canada or not stated | 2 | $9,800 |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 36 | $57.7M |
| Indigenous recipients | 40 | $8.3M |
| Academia | 15 | $816K |
| Government | 4 | $754K |
| Not stated by the department | 3 | $100K |
| For-profit organizations | 1 | $20K |
| Other organizations | 2 | $6,500 |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2022 | Huu-ay-aht First Nation | Huu-ay-aht First Nation West Coast Trail Guardians – Marine ComponentContribution | $208,000 |
| Sep 2022 | Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Design-Cape Breton School of Crafts | Artist Residency ProgramContribution | $5,000 |
| Sep 2022 | University of Guelph | Black Ash and Deerberry Conservation ProjectGrant | $40,000 |
| Sep 2022 | Dalhousie University | Ethnobiology of Rouge RiverGrant | $15,000 |
| Sep 2022 | FG-ICE Inc. | Secrets of the Forest seriesContribution | $20,000 |
| Sep 2022 | Mount Moresby Adventure Camp | Welcoming Future Stewards of Gwaii HaanasContribution | $93,000 |
| Sep 2022 | Saskatoon Tribal Council | Saskatoon Tribal Council Engagement Sessions Regarding a Potential National Urban Park.Contribution | $75,000 |
| Sep 2022 | Innu Nation | Youth Capacity Development with Innu NationContribution | $54,600 |
| Sep 2022 | Trans Canada Trail / Sentier Transcanadien | Renew and Expand the Trans Canada TrailContribution | $55,000,000 |
| Sep 2022 | Blood Tribe Administration | Paahtómahksikimi Cultural CentreContribution | $20,420 |
| Aug 2022 | La Première Nation Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk | Reconciliation and recognition of rights agreement in relation to Parks Canada between Canada and the Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk First NationGrant | $2,132,009 |
| Aug 2022 | Makivik Corporation | Nunavik Stewards for the Torngat Mountains National ParkContribution | $242,000 |
| Aug 2022 | Biigtigong Nishnaabeg | Biigtigong Nishnaabeg Guardians Program for Pukaskwa – building capacityContribution | $80,000 |
| Aug 2022 | Lower Similkameen Indian Band | Lower Similkameen Indian Band smǝlqmix Guardians Program – Pilot Years 2 & 3Contribution | $200,000 |
| Aug 2022 | Tourisme Côte-Nord | Whales of Quebec CampaignContribution | $7,500 |
| Aug 2022 | Kwilmu’kw Maw-klusuaqn Negotiation Office | Exploration of the Potential of a National Urban Park in HalifaxContribution | $100,000 |
| Aug 2022 | Fortress Louisbourg Association | Contribution | $10,000 |
| Aug 2022 | Brock University | Sable Island National Park Reserve Sweat Bee Life History StudyContribution | $5,000 |
| Aug 2022 | Laskeek Bay Conservation Society | Laskeek Bay Citizen ScienceGrant | $5,000 |
| Aug 2022 | United States Air Force Academy | Post Kenow Wildfire Remote Sensing Change DetectionGrant | $6,800 |
| Aug 2022 | Nation Huronne-Wendat | Rouge Visitor, Learning and Community Centre ProjectContribution | $13,000 |
| Aug 2022 | Hul'q'umi'num' Lands and Resources Society | Hul'q'umi'num' Lands and Resources Society Summer InternGrant | $4,800 |
| Aug 2022 | Township of Terrace Bay | Terrace Bay Beach Water Filling StationGrant | $5,000 |
| Aug 2022 | Mi’gmawe’l Tplu’taqnn Incorporated | Fundy Pow Wow 2022Contribution | $20,000 |
| Aug 2022 | The Corporation of the City of Windsor | Further Assessment and Planning for the proposed national urban park in WindsorContribution | $735,000 |