Disclosure of Transfer Payment Programs (TPPs) Under $5 million
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| Name of transfer payment program |
Business-Led Networks of Centres of Excellence (voted) |
|---|---|
| End date | Ongoing |
| Type of transfer payment | Grant |
| Type of appropriation | Appropriated annually through Estimates |
| Link to department's Program Alignment Architecture | Program 1.3: Connection: mobilization of social sciences and humanities knowledge Sub-program 1.3.3: Networks of Centres of Excellence |
| Main objective | These grants fund large-scale collaborative research networks that bring a wide range of research expertise to bear on specific challenges identified by an industrial sector. |
| Planned spending for 2017-18* |
$1,494,000 |
| Fiscal year of last completed evaluation | 2015-16 |
| General targeted recipient groups | Industry-related |
* These figures do not include operating expenses.
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| Name of transfer payment program |
College and Community Innovation Program (voted) |
|---|---|
| End date | Ongoing |
| Type of transfer payment | Grant |
| Type of appropriation | Appropriated annually through Estimates |
| Link to department's Program Alignment Architecture | Program 1.2: Insight: new knowledge in the social sciences and humanities Sub-program 1.2.1: Individual, team and partnership research grants |
| Main objective | These grants provide funding to colleges to strengthen their applied research capacity, and to carry out applied research and technology transfer activities in one area where the college has recognized expertise and that meets local or regional needs. |
| Planned spending for 2017-18* |
$300,000 |
| Fiscal year of last completed evaluation | 2013-14 |
| Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation | 2017-18 |
| General targeted recipient groups | Non-profit organizations (colleges) |
* These figures do not include operating expenses.
General information
| Name of transfer payment program |
Canada Excellence Research Chairs (voted) |
|---|---|
| End date | Ongoing |
| Type of transfer payment | Grant |
| Type of appropriation | Appropriated annually through Estimates |
| Link to department's Program Alignment Architecture | Program 1.1: Talent: attraction, retention and development of students and researchers in the social sciences and humanities |
| Main objective | The Canada Excellence Research Chairs program is administered by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, and aims to support the development of a world-class workforce crucial to the innovation process, positioning Canada as a magnet for the world’s top researchers and graduate students, and promoting the development and application of leading-edge knowledge. |
| Planned spending for 2017-18* |
$1,400,000 |
| Fiscal year of last completed evaluation | 2014-15 |
| Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation | 2018-19 |
| General targeted recipient groups | Non-profit organizations (universities and research institutions, colleges) |
* These figures do not include operating expenses.
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