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Fisheries and Oceans Canada · Contribution program

Habitat Stewardship Program

Contributes to the recovery of endangered, threatened, and other species of concern, by engaging Canadians in conservation actions to benefit wildlife and to protect aquatic species at risk.

Total value
$36.7M
Agreements
269
Apr 2017 to Jun 2026
Median agreement
$100K
Typical range
$58K–$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 Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s website.

Who got it

Organizations with the most funding under this program.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Gremm4$1.7M
Cetus Research & Conservation Society5$1.5M
Ocean Wise Conservation Association6$1.3M
World Wildlife Fund Canada3$1M
Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation6$930K
Fédération de l'UPA de la Montérégie2$902K
Canadian Council on Invasive Species6$830K
Canadian Whale Institute2$830K
Water Security Agency6$815K
Éco-Nature4$806K
Fort Folly First Nation4$764K
Alberta Conservation Association5$728K
Confederacy of Mainland Mi'kmaq4$651K
Marine Education and Research Society3$640K
Covabar3$638K
Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority5$632K
St. Clair Region Conservation Authority4$627K
A Rocha Canada4$615K
Réseau d'observation de mammifères marins3$589K
Grand River Conservation Authority3$551K
Canadian Sea Turtle Network Inc.2$535K
Groupe de recherche et d’éducation sur les mammifères marins (GREMM)2$529K
Pacific Whale Society2$528K
Canadian Sea Turtle Network2$509K
Canadian Council On Invasive Specie2$474K
North Coast Cetacean Society3$469K
Clean Annapolis River Project3$440K
Ghost Watershed Alliance Society2$393K
Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority2$383K
Langley Environmental Partners Society4$369K
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority3$364K
Upper Thames River Conservation Authority3$360K
Carrier Sekani Tribal Council3$340K
Riparian Management Society (Cows and Fish)1$338K
Les Ami(E)S De La Kouchibouguacis1$328K
Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority2$315K
Groupe ProConseil5$309K
Le Groupe Ambioterra4$306K
Secretariat of the Haida Nation2$298K
Trout Unlimited Canada2$295K
Greater Kouchibouguac Watershed Association1$290K
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society3$290K
Merinov1$286K
Fédération de l’UPA de la Montérégie2$246K
Comité de concertation et de valorisation du bassin de la rivière Richelieu (COVABAR)1$245K
Grand Manan Whale & Seabird Research Station2$245K
Marine Animal Response Society2$245K
Inverness South Anglers Association3$241K
Réseau d’observation de mammifères1$235K
fRI Research1$226K

Plus 2 agreements ($480K) 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.

YearAgreementsTotal
20171$4,000
201810$1.4M
201968$9.5M
202017$1.5M
202148$5.5M
202229$3.6M
202339$5.9M
202426$4.9M
202526$3.9M
20265$562K

By province

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
British Columbia58$8.7M
Quebec56$8.2M
Ontario48$5.5M
Nova Scotia31$4.7M
New Brunswick27$4.1M
Alberta19$2.8M
Saskatchewan9$1.1M
Newfoundland and Labrador13$798K
Prince Edward Island4$472K
Manitoba4$267K

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Not-for-profit organizations and charities261$36.1M
Indigenous recipients8$618K

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Jun 2026Whale Research Collective$47,435
Mar 2026Water Security Agency$200,000
Mar 2026Watersheds Canada$85,480
Feb 2026Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority$214,724
Feb 2026Conseil de gouvernance de l’eau des bassins versants de la rivière Saint-François$14,853
Dec 2025Gremm$215,435
Nov 2025Invasive Species Council of British Columbia$106,971
Nov 2025Ocean Wise Conservation Association$246,768
Oct 2025Organisme de bassins versants L'Assomption$100,000
Oct 2025Fisheries and Marine Institute of the Memorial University of Newfoundland$89,500
Oct 2025Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation$100,000
Oct 2025Canadian Wildlife Federation$30,263
Sep 2025Homarus Inc$220,000
Sep 2025Greater Kouchibouguac Watershed Association$290,354
Sep 2025Inverness South Anglers Association$70,000
Aug 2025Canadian Council on Invasive Species$240,768
Aug 2025B.C. Wildlife Federation$100,000
Aug 2025Marine Education and Research Society$341,150
Aug 2025Canadian Council On Invasive Specie$292,675
Aug 2025Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority$280,000
Aug 2025Grand River Conservation Authority$192,390
Jul 2025Réseau d’observation de mammifères$234,646
Jul 2025Maliseet Nation Conservation Council$132,000
Jul 2025Dalhousie University$25,000
Jul 2025Cetus Research & Conservation Socie$90,000