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Fisheries and Oceans Canada · Contribution program

Ocean and Freshwater Science 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

Total value
$111M
Agreements
299
Mar 2017 to Feb 2026
Median agreement
$186K
Typical range
$70K–$331K
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
University of Victoria5$14.2M
IISD Experimental Lakes Area Inc.4$11.1M
Memorial University of Newfoundland17$5.9M
The Huntsman Marine Science Centre8$5.7M
Dalhousie University16$5.4M
Concordia University4$5.2M
University of Manitoba11$4.5M
Ocean Wise Conservation Association8$3.6M
Pacific Salmon Foundation1$2.6M
University of Guelph4$2.4M
St Lawrence Global Observatory3$2.3M
Simon Fraser University5$2.1M
New Jersey Institute of Technology3$1.9M
First Nations Fisheries Legacy Fund1$1.7M
Squamish River Watershed Society1$1.6M
Université du Québec à Montréal4$1.4M
Cascadia Seaweed Corp.1$1.3M
The Governors of the University of Alberta2$1.2M
University Of Alaska Anchorage1$1.1M
University of Windsor2$1.1M
Coast Conservation Endowmment Fund Foundation1$1.1M
Central Coast Indigenous Resource1$1.1M
Fundy North Fishermen's Association3$977K
Arctic UAV Inc3$884K
Tula Foundation2$870K
Institut national de la recherche scientifique1$754K
Coastal Restoration Society1$700K
Appca2$685K
Qikiqtaaluk Corporation2$670K
The University of British Columbia4$638K
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society2$593K
Cidco2$575K
Explos-Nature1$563K
Université du Québec à Rimouski2$562K
IISD Experimental Lake Areas Inc1$559K
Acadia University3$549K
Spence Bay Hunters and Trappers Association1$508K
Oceans Research and Conservation Association2$504K
Comite Zip Rive Nord De L'Estuaire2$480K
Coast Conservation Endowment Fund1$470K
Northeast Avalon ACAP Inc2$424K
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration2$418K
Shift Environmental Ltd.1$400K
Université Laval3$393K
Kitselas First Nation1$393K
Tsilhqot'in National Government1$388K
Fraser Basin Council Society1$382K
University of Regina1$375K
University of Waterloo1$334K
University of New Brunswick3$308K

Plus 19 agreements ($3.3M) 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
20179$3.6M
201844$39.3M
201926$4.9M
202055$16.4M
2021110$20M
202219$13.9M
20234$367K
20248$4.2M
202523$7.9M
20261$470K

By province

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
British Columbia80$39.3M
Manitoba17$16.2M
Quebec39$14.2M
Newfoundland and Labrador37$8.4M
New Brunswick27$8.4M
Nova Scotia31$7.9M
Ontario21$6.5M
Outside Canada or not stated17$4.8M
Nunavut10$2.6M
Alberta3$1.4M
Northwest Territories11$701K
Saskatchewan1$375K
Prince Edward Island5$339K

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Not-for-profit organizations and charities215$87.7M
Academia24$12.5M
Indigenous recipients35$7M
For-profit organizations20$3.6M
International (non-government)5$341K

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Feb 2026Qikiqtaaluk Corporation$470,212
Dec 2025Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation$282,411
Nov 2025Université Laval$149,500
Nov 2025Université Laval$224,825
Nov 2025Concordia University$219,650
Oct 2025Kugluktuk Angoniatit Association$212,828
Oct 2025University of Regina$374,900
Oct 2025Arctus Inc.$61,802
Oct 2025MALISEET NATION CONSERVATION Council Inc.$199,546
Sep 2025Coast Conservation Endowment Fund$469,775
Sep 2025Nunatsiavut Government$212,750
Sep 2025Humber Arm Environmental Associatio$93,557
Aug 2025The Huntsman Marine Science Centre$99,680
Aug 2025Memorial University of Newfoundland$276,575
Aug 2025Governors Of The University Of Albe$115,000
Aug 2025New Jersey Institute of Technology$300,000
Jul 2025University Of Northern British Colu$300,000
Jul 2025University of Guelph$215,625
Jul 2025The Huntsman Marine Science Centre$73,737
May 2025Université du Québec à Rimouski$369,837
Feb 2025Memorial University of Newfoundland$949,325
Feb 2025Institut national de la recherche scientifique$754,348
Jan 2025University Of Alaska Anchorage$1,102,677
Jan 2025Simon Fraser University$861,815
Dec 2024University of Waterloo$334,211