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Fisheries and Oceans Canada · Grant program

Salmon Enhancement Transfer Payment Program-grants

The purpose of the Salmon Enhancement Transfer Payment Program is to enhance salmon stocks and their habitat through supporting hatchery production, public education, stewardship and engagement activities therefore contributing to salmon conservation, ecosystem health and sustainable salmon fisheries.

Total value
$3.7M
Agreements
273
Apr 2022 to Apr 2026
Median agreement
$7,500
Typical range
$3,040–$17K
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
Simon Fraser University4$249K
Alouette River Management Society7$177K
Cheakamus Centre6$129K
Kanaka Education And Environmental3$113K
Upper Fraser Fisheries Conservation3$110K
Sunshine Coast Salmonid Enhancement2$100K
Vancouver Island University6$100K
Tofino Salmon Enhancement Society2$96K
University of Victoria2$90K
Spruce City Wildlife Assn.4$85K
Hecate Strait Streamkeepers Society3$82K
Takla Nation2$80K
Tahsis Salmon Enhancement Society3$76K
Friends of Marble River2$75K
Discovery Coast Greenways Land3$70K
Maaqutusiis Hahoulthee Stewardship3$67K
Alberni Valley Enhancement Associat3$62K
Nicomekl Enhancement Society2$61K
Lake Babine Nation1$60K
Northern Vancouver Island Salmonid2$59K
Kingfisher Interpretive Centre3$57K
Sooke Salmon Enhancement Society3$53K
Squamish River Watershed Society3$51K
Council of the Haida Nation1$50K
Goldstream Volunteer Salmonid1$50K
Pacific Streamkeepers Federation1$50K
Oyster River Enhancement Society1$50K
Dalhousie University1$50K
Burrard Inlet Marine Enhancement So3$49K
The University of British Columbia2$46K
Nak'azdli Whut'en1$40K
Port Moody Ecological Society3$39K
A Rocha Canada3$35K
Parksville Qualicum Fish And Game A3$35K
Pacific Salmon Foundation3$35K
Bowen Island Fish And Wildlife Club3$35K
Burnaby Firefighters Charitable Soc3$33K
Powell River Salmon Society1$30K
Chicago Creek Community Environment3$28K
Serpentine Enhancement Society, The3$28K
Little River Enhancement Society3$26K
Oona River Resources Association3$26K
Hyde Creek Watershed Society3$25K
Cowichan Lake Salmonid Enhancement3$24K
Western Forest Products3$24K
Port Coquitlam & District Hunting &2$22K
Abbotsford Ravine Park Salmon Enhan2$22K
Port Coquitlam Hunting Fishing Club1$20K
Ladysmith Sportsmens Club Salmon En3$19K
Skowkale First Nation3$19K

Plus 22 agreements ($240K) 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
20224$65K
202391$1.3M
202492$1.2M
202585$1.2M
20261$7,000

By province

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
British Columbia271$3.7M
Nova Scotia1$50K
Ontario1$15K

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Not-for-profit organizations and charities244$3M
Indigenous recipients29$730K

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Apr 2026Cheakamus Centre$7,000
Apr 2025Western Forest Products$9,600
Apr 2025West Vancouver Streamkeeper Society$3,800
Apr 2025Vancouver Island University$20,000
Apr 2025Vancouver Island University$24,000
Apr 2025University of Victoria$40,000
Apr 2025University of Guelph$15,100
Apr 2025Terrace Rod & Gun Club$1,500
Apr 2025Tahsis Salmon Enhancement Society$8,000
Apr 2025Stoney Creek Environment Committee$1,000
Apr 2025Stewardship Pemberton Society$1,500
Apr 2025Squamish Streamkeepers$4,000
Apr 2025Squamish River Watershed Society$17,000
Apr 2025Spruce City Wildlife Assn.$15,000
Apr 2025Sooke Salmon Enhancement Society$9,600
Apr 2025Skowkale First Nation$8,400
Apr 2025Simon Fraser University$168,024
Apr 2025Simon Fraser University$47,968
Apr 2025Shawnigan Lake School$2,500
Apr 2025Serpentine Enhancement Society, The$9,600
Apr 2025Sea to Sky Invasive Species Council$3,500
Apr 2025Scout Island Nature Centre$3,050
Apr 2025School District # 50$3,000
Apr 2025Sayward Fish And Game Association$3,200
Apr 2025Quadra Island Salmon Enhancement$4,500