Transport Canada · Contribution program
Program to Enhance Maritime Situational Awareness
The purpose of the Program is to modernize and enhance the safety of Canada's marine transportation system, protect Canada's marine ecosystem and increase Canadians' awareness of, and capacity to participate in, marine safety.
- Total value
- $8.6M
- Agreements
- 15
- Dec 2018 to Jun 2020
- Median agreement
- $333K
- Typical range
- $226K–$1.2M
- 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.
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Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Nunatsiavut Government | 2 | $1.6M |
| Gitga'at First Nation | 2 | $1.3M |
| Secretariat of the Haida Nation | 1 | $1.2M |
| Malahat First Nation | 1 | $1.2M |
| Tseycum First Nation | 1 | $1.2M |
| T'Sou-ke First Nation | 1 | $350K |
| Ekaluktutiak Hunters and Trappers Organization (EHTO) | 1 | $342K |
| Pacheedaht First Nation | 1 | $333K |
| Windsor Port Authority | 1 | $330K |
| Conseil de la Première Nation des Innus Essipit | 1 | $285K |
| Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke | 1 | $167K |
| Ekaluktutiak Hunters and Trappers Organization | 1 | $108K |
| Ocean Wise Conservation Association | 1 | $84K |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | $1.2M |
| 2019 | 9 | $3.2M |
| 2020 | 5 | $4.2M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | 8 | $5.8M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 2 | $1.6M |
| Quebec | 2 | $452K |
| Nunavut | 2 | $450K |
| Ontario | 1 | $330K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Indigenous recipients | 13 | $8.2M |
| Government | 1 | $330K |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 1 | $84K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2020 | Malahat First Nation | Agreement for Integrating and Guiding Development of EMSA at Malahat NationContribution | $1,224,000 |
| May 2020 | Tseycum First Nation | Agreement for Maritime Information Accessibility and Visiting Vessel Monitoring Project Southern Salish SeaContribution | $1,223,371 |
| Mar 2020 | Nunatsiavut Government | Agreement for Nunatsiavut Government - Nunatsiavut Enhanced Maritime Situational Awareness ProjectContribution | $1,300,000 |
| Mar 2020 | Nunatsiavut Government | Agreement for 'Community Fishers' Marine Monitoring - Coastal Waters of NunatsiavutContribution | $327,980 |
| Feb 2020 | Ekaluktutiak Hunters and Trappers Organization | Agreement for Improving Community Awareness, Access and Use of Locally-Relevant Marine and Maritime Informtion in the Central Arctic Part IIContribution | $107,928 |
| Dec 2019 | T'Sou-ke First Nation | Agreement for 'Community Fishers' Marine Monitoring - T'Sou-ke First NationContribution | $350,000 |
| Oct 2019 | Pacheedaht First Nation | Agreement for 'Community Fishers' Marine Monitoring - Pacheedaht TerritoryContribution | $332,943 |
| Oct 2019 | Ocean Wise Conservation Association | Agreement for Increasing the Marine Emergency Response Capacity of Indigenous and Coastal Communities by Enhancing Real-time Situational Awareness of CetaceansContribution | $83,831 |
| Oct 2019 | Gitga'at First Nation | Contribution | $82,833 |
| Oct 2019 | Windsor Port Authority | Agreement For Marine Domain Awareness Radar as a Service Data ProposalContribution | $330,000 |
| Jul 2019 | Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke | Agreement for Maritime Awareness Information System - Pilot Project in the Mohawk Community of Kahnawà:keContribution | $166,720 |
| May 2019 | Gitga'at First Nation | Agreement for Gitga'at Maritime Awareness Information System (MAIS) Capacity BuildingContribution | $1,235,450 |
| Mar 2019 | Ekaluktutiak Hunters and Trappers Organization (EHTO) | Agreement for Improving Community Awareness, Access and Use of Locally-Relevant Marine and Maritime Information in the Central ArcticContribution | $341,987 |
| Mar 2019 | Conseil de la Première Nation des Innus Essipit | Agreement for Implementation and development of a maritime situational awareness system for users and managers of the Essipit marine environment.Contribution | $285,308 |
| Dec 2018 | Secretariat of the Haida Nation | Agreement for the Haida Gwaii Marine Awareness ProjectsContribution | $1,235,078 |