Details on Transfer Payment Programs Under $5 Million

As part of the Wildfire Resilient Futures Initiative, the purpose of the program is to create a Centre of Excellence for Wildland Fire Innovation and Resilience that will support greater collaboration of wildland fire management in Canada and internationally through innovation, knowledge exchange and supporting Indigenous fire stewardship.

NRCan provides funding to support the Centre of Excellence for Wildland Fire Innovation and Resilience to create a venue for wildland fire knowledge mobilization and innovation.

There are no repayable contributions under these programs.

Eligible Recipients:

• For-profit organizations;
• Not-for-profit organizations and charities;
• Academia and public institutions;
• Indigenous recipients; and
• Government.

CoE implementation will ensure Canadians have access to cutting edge research that supports wildland fire and forest management, climate change adaptation, and Canadian innovations.

The expected result is:

• Stakeholders are engaged in the advancement of science and best practices in wildfire innovation and resilience.

These results will be measured through the performance indicator:

• Number of stakeholder organizations engaged through the Centre of Excellence for Wildfire Innovation and Resilience.

There are two streams of funding under the program.

Regional modelling:

• Selected Flood Hazard Identification and Mapping Program (FHIMP) Contribution Projects will advance regional flood modelling science and help fill gaps in flood hazard information coverage across Canada. These projects may include all research, developmental and operationalization activities undertaken by a proponent that are intended to result in advancing the above-mentioned objectives. Projects that are aiming to increase organizational efficiency in the application of these models, and to engage on the applicability for land use planning and regulatory purpose will also be considered.

Indigenous Traditional Knowledge:

• The purpose of the FHIMP Indigenous Traditional Knowledge Stream (ITK) Contributions funding is to increase the uptake, validity, and relevance of flood hazard mapping in Indigenous communities, as well as to facilitate the exchange of knowledge between Indigenous and scientific practices related to flood mapping.

The contribution fund will support the development of tools to support communities, traditional knowledge studies, and rights-based engagement processes.

• For-profit organizations;
• Not-for-profit organizations and charities;
• Academia and public institutions;
• Indigenous recipients:
  • Band and tribal councils
  • Governments of self-governing First Nations
  • Local governments of Inuit communities
  • Métis organizations
  • Economic development corporations owned by Indigenous communities
  • National and regional Indigenous organizations;
• Government: (federal, provincial, territorial, municipal), including Crown corporations, or outside Canada;
• International (non-government): Nongovernmental organizations that are not from Canada or that are not located in Canada; and
• Individual or sole proprietorships: A single recipient or a sole proprietor.

Performance measurement under both FHIMP streams is guided by the approved terms and conditions. The indicators are:

• Percentage of higher-risk areas covered by new flood hazard maps produced in accordance with scientific guidance and made available to Canadians; and
• Number of flood map/studies that integrate traditional knowledge.

The expected results for the Indigenous Traditional Knowledge stream are to enhance flood resilience in Indigenous communities by combining Indigenous Traditional Knowledge with Western science to create flood hazard datasets, develop culturally relevant policy tools, and foster knowledge transfer.

The expected results from the regional modelling stream will leverage advanced techniques, including AI, machine learning, and innovative flood modeling, to create accurate and accessible flood hazard maps that enhance decision-making tools for various stakeholders and establish new standards for flood risk assessment and mapping accuracy across diverse regions.

FHIMP monitors project performance through mandatory technical and financial project reports, frequent progress review meetings and desk audits of all materials submitted by proponents.

The objective of this program is to generate new knowledge through research and development to enable Canadian forest operators and wood product manufacturers to maintain and improve market access and reduce energy consumption and improve on environmental performance.

The program will also bring new and existing knowledge on issues of domestic and international codes and standards relating to wood products, their manufacture and use.

This program will be delivered through non-repayable contribution agreements.

Result: Accurate information, advice, guidance, scientific data, tools and/or knowledge is available to stakeholders.

Performance indicators:

• Number of science-based knowledge and technology transfer products developed per year; and
• Number of information sharing activities or collaborations based on the FIP project results.

Result: The Canadian forest sector has tools to support sustainable forests, forest industry market acceptance in Canada and forest leadership internationally.

Performance indicator:

• Number of certifications, codes and standards that are developed or being developed as a result of FIP partnership or funding.

GeoConnections is an ongoing Program with the mandate and responsibility to lead the modernization of the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI). The Program promotes standards development and implementation and leverages leading edge technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to foster an enabling, inclusive and agile environment for governments, Indigenous nations, academia, the private sector and non-profit organizations.

GeoConnections is co-funding the development of innovative adoption and further development of the CGDI with eligible recipients by using Non-Repayable Contributions.

• Individuals;
• Canadian profit and non-profit organizations;
• International profit and non-profit organizations;
• International governments;
• Canadian corporations, industry and their associations;
• Research associations; academic institutions; and
• Provincial, Territorial, Regional, Municipal and Rural government departments, agencies and Crown Corporations.

The mandate of the GeoConnections program is that Canada has an effective geospatial foundation. The CGDI enables the sharing and use of geospatial information about Canada's lands, peoples and natural resources to support economic, social and environmental priorities. Now in its ongoing phase, the program’s role is to maintain and modernize the CGDI.

For fiscal years 2025-2027, the GeoConnections Program will focus its funding on the development and deployment of advanced innovative and standards-based solutions that modernize the CGDI. Preference will be given to projects developing or integrating emerging technologies currently, projects that are scalable across the CGDI, and those that address Indigenous geospatial considerations. Funding will also be available for projects that will enable the future use or integration of emerging technologies in geospatial solutions.

Expected results are innovative geospatial solutions that enable discovery, access, sharing, and operational use of location data and other information to deliver on Canada’s key priorities, notably Indigenous reconciliation, inclusivity, innovation, disaster risk management and climate change resilience.

GeoConnections monitors project performance through mandatory technical and financial project reports, frequent progress review meetings and desk audits of all materials submitted by Proponents.

March 31, 2027 (Targeted Geoscience Initiative)
March 31, 2027 (Critical Minerals Geoscience and Data)
March 31, 2027 (Geo-Mapping for Energy and Minerals -GeoNorth)

This transfer payment program covers four Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) geoscience programs:

• Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI)
• Critical Minerals Geoscience and Data (CMGD)
• Critical Minerals Mapping Initiative (CMMI)
• Geo-Mapping for Energy and Minerals (GEM-GeoNorth)

TGI, CMGD, and CMMI improve the understanding of Canada’s current and potential mineral resources to empower targeted and responsible mineral exploration and development.

GEM-GeoNorth helps unlock the full mineral potential of Canada’s North and promote responsible land development in the region.

Grants and contributions will be non-repayable.

GEM-GeoNorth, TGI and CMMI:

• Canadian and international not-for profit organizations (including industry and research and professional associations);
• Canadian and international academic institutions;
• Indigenous organizations, groups or communities; and
• Provincial, territorial, regional, and municipal governments and their departments and agencies.

CMGD is restricted to:

• Provincial and territorial governments and their departments and agencies, where applicable.

• Geoscience for Sustainable Development of Natural Resources
• Geological Knowledge for Canada’s Onshore and Offshore Land

Expected results for TGI include:

• Training of highly qualified personnel (HQP) available for employment in the geosciences;
• Creation of collaborative geoscience research networks to leverage expertise and capacity to effectively solve research questions of pertinence to the exploration industry;
• Generation of geoscience knowledge to enhance the understanding of the processes that formed Canada’s mineral deposits, exploration tools or innovative techniques, and predictive models to enhance detection of buried ore deposits; and
• Preparation of a final report on key scientific highlights.

For 2026-27, TGI will administer eight grants, awarded to seven universities and one non-for-profit organization.

Expected results for CMGD include:

• Enhanced data sets and modelling of Canada’s critical mineral resources, ESG criteria, to delineate economic and environmental pathways and value chains;
• Comprehensive geo-environmental and ESG characterization of critical mineral resources;
• Increased awareness of critical mineral opportunities for mineral processors;
• Improved understanding of the value of critical minerals in mine waste as a potential source of critical minerals;
• Training and mentoring of the next generation of highly qualified geoscience professionals; and
• A narrative report to describe how activities have contributed to the objectives and any performance metrics.

For 2026-27, CMGD will administer 11 contribution agreements awarded to provincial and territorial governments and complete negotiation of three additional agreements.

Expected results for the CMMI program:

• Leveraging expertise and capacity of geoscience research groups to solve CMMI research questions that support the promotion of critical mineral discovery in all three countries;
• Encourage dialogue and tri-lateral research collaboration through CMMI’s framework and engagement platforms such as working groups, workshops and conferences;
• Expanded knowledge base of green and transformative mining technologies and practices (through ESG integration in critical mineral research); and
• Enhance market access for Canada’s critical minerals and metals.

In 2026-27, CMMI anticipates awarding three grant agreements in the program’s final year.

GEM-GeoNorth

There are 2 indicators used to evaluate the GEM-GeoNorth grants program:

1. Number of grants awarded to Canadian academic institutions (including Northern educational institutions) or Indigenous groups, pertaining to geoscience research and/or capacity-building

   The program will provide $659,500 for fiscal year 2026-27. This is the second year of funding for seven of the grants, as well as one that GSC directly solicited from a northern academic institution. Expected results for the GEM-GeoNorth program include:

   • Use of innovative data driven tools and methodologies to proactively disseminate geoscience data and knowledge to diverse audiences (industry, governments, and Northerners);
   • Engagement of communities in ongoing dialogue throughout GEM project lifecycle and collaboration with Northern institutions to develop approaches and tools that facilitate the use of GEM data and knowledge by Northerners;
   • Increase the number of Northerners and Indigenous personnel involved in direct program delivery; and
   • Production of high quality innovative and integrative science products and ideas and develop geological models and regional geoscience frameworks, along with codes, standard and best practices protocols pertaining to permafrost.
2. GBA+: Percentage of grant funding awarded to Northern educational institutions or Indigenous groups.

38% is the target for the grant program in 2026-2027. The program expects to exceed this target.

Natural Resource Canada’s Forest Innovation Program (FIP) transfers funding to organizations administrating scholarships to students in target demographics who are seeking to complete research in the forest sector to deliver the Canadian Forest Sector Workforce Diversity Supplement.

The objectives of this grant is to:

• Provide research opportunities in natural sciences and engineering to highly qualified individuals in areas of relevance to Natural Resources Canada – Canadian Forest Service.
• Address the diversity gap in the forest sector workforce with research and training opportunities for students from underrepresented groups to encourage undergraduate and graduate students to pursue studies and careers in fields related to the Canadian forest sector.

Eligible recipients include Canadian citizens or permanent residents from underrepresented groups, specifically women, Indigenous people, visible minorities, immigrants, and persons with disabilities.

The following legal entities validly incorporated or registered in Canada are also eligible:

• Universities, colleges, and other academic institutions;
• For-profit enterprises that harvest forest products in Canada or that produce forest products and that have existing forest product manufacturing facilities (for example, pulp, paper, or lumber mills) located in Canada;
• For-profit enterprises that supply materials, products, or services to forest products enterprises defined above;
• Other not-for-profit institutions; such as research, associations and standards organizations;
• Provincial, territorial, regional and municipal governments and their departments and agencies, where applicable; and
• Canadian citizens or permanent residents.

Result: Increased opportunities for historically under-represented groups to participate in forest sector-based economic development.

Performance Indicator: Number of forest sector-based scholarships awarded to individuals from targeted underrepresented groups (women, Indigenous people, visible minorities and persons with disabilities).

The objective of the Indigenous Forestry Initiative (IFI) is to support Indigenous-identified priorities in economic development, forest stewardship, and knowledge and science development. The IFI provides financial support to inclusive, Indigenous-led activities in the forest sector, such as:

• Gathering, developing, using, and protecting Indigenous knowledge and science;
• Indigenous leadership and participation in forest stewardship; and
• The identification, consideration, and pursuit of economic development opportunities.

The IFI supports several Government of Canada priorities, including advancing reconciliation and enhancing economic outcomes in Indigenous communities.

Contributions are non-repayable to increase economic development, participation, and other opportunities for Indigenous groups in the forest sector.

Targeted recipient groups include:

• Indigenous recipients*;
• For-profit organizations**;
• Not-for-profit organizations and charities**;
• Academia and public institutions**;
• Government**; and
• Individual or sole proprietorships**.

* Grant funding is only available to Indigenous recipients who hold collective Indigenous and Treaty rights under Section 35 of the Constitution of Canada (1982).

**Non-Indigenous entities must be validly incorporated or registered in Canada and working with or on behalf of one or more endorsing Indigenous partner organization(s).

The IFI expects to continue to align more closely with Indigenous forest sector priorities through ongoing outreach, knowledge sharing, and collaborative development.

As of October 2025, IFI had 42 Contribution Agreements and 32 Grant Agreements under active management. While all IFI contribution and grant funding has been allocated, the program anticipates imminent renewal and expects to hold a call for proposals to accept additional contribution and grant applications, and allocate new funds, in early 2026.

IFI will continue reporting on the following performance indicators:

• Number of collaborative sessions/engagement fora planned by the proponent through IFI activities, stewardship, or related policy development;

• Number of grant and contribution agreements signed with Indigenous communities and/or entrepreneurs;
• Number of Indigenous-led projects funded through grants that increase inclusion in forest management;
• Percentage of projects funded that support the creation, safeguarding and use of Indigenous Knowledge in the forest sector;
• Number of trainees in IFI-funded projects;
• Number of Indigenous-led business start-ups or expansions funded by the IFI that are fully capitalized, in construction, and/or are operational; and
• Number of jobs created and/or secured.

NRCan engages with Indigenous peoples in dialogues on issues related to its mandate. The contributions are intended to facilitate Indigenous participation in dialogues.

The primary focus for 2026-27 will be on supporting national Indigenous organizations and further engagement related to development of regulations under the Canadian Energy Regulator Act (CERA).

This transfer has non-repayable contributions.

Eligible recipients will include:

• Indigenous communities or governments;
• Tribal Councils or entities that fulfill a similar function (e.g., general council);
• National and regional Indigenous councils, and tribal organizations;
• Indigenous (majority-owned and controlled by Indigenous people) for-profit and not-for-profit organizations; and
• Members of Indigenous groups with community knowledge, Indigenous traditional knowledge or input relevant to the policy dialogue, and with interest in the issues discussed through the policy dialogue.

For the purposes of this program, the term “Indigenous” is understood to include Inuit, Métis, First Nation or any combination thereof.

Eligible recipients may further distribute funding to one or more persons and/or entities to conduct approved project activities. Eligible recipients will have independence in their choice of the persons and/or entities to which they further distribute funding, with minimal guidance from NRCan (as set forth in program Terms and Conditions) and will not be acting as an agent of the government in making distributions. The roles and responsibilities of eligible recipients, including compliance with program Terms and Conditions, will be established through a contribution agreement with NRCan.

The expected results for this program focus on engagement of Indigenous groups with the Crown or its representatives in dialogue related to NRCan’s mandate.

Examples of such dialogue include policy discussions related to modernization of regulations pursuant to the CERA. Dialogue seeks to share information with, and gather input from, Indigenous groups who may have an interest in or may be affected by policies and options addressed by the policy dialogue. Results will be measured by:

• Number of contribution agreements signed by eligible groups;
• Percentage of funding disbursed versus offered;
• Number of Indigenous groups who received funding that provided written/oral comments and/or participated in meetings with the Crown or its representatives; and
• Number of reports and/or papers generated in relation to policy dialogues.

The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) is an international organization that provides a unique framework for cooperation between tropical timber producers and consumers. It promotes the sustainable management and conservation of tropical forests and the expansion and diversification of international trade in tropical timber from sustainably managed and legally harvested forests.

As a member of the International Tropical Timber Agreement (ITTA) Canada helps meet global commitments related to halting and reversing deforestation and forest degradation in tropical countries, enhancing its environmental reputation, and contributing to efforts to combat illegal and unsustainable logging. This will support Canada's key international priorities related to climate change, biodiversity loss and respond to the global food crisis.

The International Tropical Timber Agreement was approved in 2023 and as part of the legal framework, members are required to make mandatory payments.

Payment of mandatory assessed contributions to ITTO is a requirement of Members pursuant to the International Tropical Timber Agreement, which states that expenses necessary for the administration of the ITTA shall be met by annual contributions paid by members.

The Minister of Energy and Natural Resources is responsible under section 219 of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act to make payments to the province of Nova Scotia equivalent to the revenue amounts received by Canada in relation to offshore petroleum activities in the Canada-Nova Scotia offshore. The Federal Nova Scotia Offshore Revenue Account Regulations prescribe the time and manner for making the transfer payments. The funds are drawn from the Consolidated Revenue Fund.

This transfer payment program does not have any repayable contributions.

NRCan expects that 100% of the payments to Nova Scotia will be processed on time and in accordance with the applicable regulations.

Offshore gas production ended in the Canada-Nova Scotia offshore in 2018. The amount of money transferred to Nova Scotia is subject to change based on provincial royalty audits and re-assessments.

The program supports Canada’s oil spill response community and decision-makers by funding research to advance oil spill response knowledge, tools and techniques to minimize the environmental impacts of oil spills in marine, coastal, and freshwater environments.

The objectives are to:

• Increase oil spill response knowledge, innovation and technology options to support evidence-based decision-making;
• Foster Canada’s involvement in international networks of oil spill response experts;
• Promote/foster meaningful Indigenous participation in oil spill research;
• Mobilize knowledge; and
• Train the next generation of oil spill responders.

This program does not contain any repayable contributions.

Legal entities validly incorporated or registered in Canada and abroad, including:

• For-profit organizations (For-profit organizations can only be funded for early-stage research and pre-commercial testing but not for the development of already commercial technologies and/or commercialization);
• Not-for-profit organizations;
• Academia;
• Indigenous organizations and/or groups (based in Canada);
• Other levels of government in Canada (including provinces, territories, municipalities); and
• Canadian and foreign research organizations.

• Natural resource sectors are innovative
• Clean technologies and energy efficiencies enhance economic performance
• Canada’s natural resources are sustainable

The outcomes of this program include receiving proposals for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous led projects for review, entering into funding agreements with successful applicants, and enhancing knowledge of how oil behaves in various spill scenarios, including onshore, offshore, offshore platform and inland freshwater. This will lead to more effective technologies and techniques for spill cleanup, and aid decision-makers in minimizing environmental impacts and promoting habitat recovery.

Performance measures and indicators for monitoring and reporting will be:

• Number of projects/studies funded and advanced;
• Number of knowledge products generated;
• Number of personnel trained; and
• Evidence of technology transfer.

• For-profit organizations;
• Not-for-profit organizations;
• Indigenous recipients; and,
• International (not-for-profit) organizations.

The objectives of the Outreach and Engagement terms and conditions is to support the competitiveness of Canada’s natural resource sectors, improve energy efficiency in Canada and support the organizations associated with the research, development, management and promotion of activities that contribute to departmental objectives.

The objectives of the Outreach and Engagement terms and conditions are to:

• Encourage and accelerate innovation via the dissemination of information;
• Maintain a sustainable and responsible development of Canada’s natural resources via participation into engagement activities;
• Share best practices at home and abroad on clean, sustainable, efficient technologies and practises related to natural resources; and
• Assist in the protection of our natural resources from pests, fire, and other hazards.

• Canadian and international, for-profit and non-profit organizations;
• Canadian and international universities and academic institutions;
• Indigenous groups (individual or a collective representing more than one Indigenous group); and,
• Foreign, provincial, territorial, regional and municipal governments.

This authority is a mechanism to further program objectives. The funding disbursed will be considered in the context of aligned program evaluations. Performance and results information collected from the recipient will serve the purpose of evaluating the program and will therefore relate to the program’s outcomes and results.

The planned results (outcomes) are that:

• NRCan users have access to the Outreach and Engagement Terms and Conditions;
• Activities that support NRCan strategic objectives, which would have been unrealized otherwise, are enabled.

Indicators to measure these results are:

• % of users reporting accessibility to the Outreach and Engagement Terms and Conditions;
• % of users reporting that this mechanism met their need.

• Encourage and accelerate innovation in the natural resources sectors;
• Assist in the protection of our natural resources, encourage and develop new and more efficient techniques and technology for sustainable development of our natural resources; and
• Provide for a better understanding and knowledge of our natural resources.

Contributions are not repayable as they are for projects whose primary aim is fundamental research, research and development, demonstration and other pre-commercial activities.

• Individuals;
• Canadian and international for-profit and non-profit organizations;
• Canadian and international universities and academic institutions;
• Co-operatives;
• Indigenous groups (individual or a collective representing more than one Indigenous group); and,
• Foreign, provincial, territorial, regional and municipal governments and their departments and agencies where applicable.

Funding will be disbursed in accordance with project evaluations.

The planned results are:

• NRCan users have access to the Small-Scale Research Terms and Conditions;
• Activities that support NRCan strategic objectives, which would have been unrealized otherwise, are enabled.

Indicators to measure these results are:

• % of users reporting accessibility to the Small-Scale Research Terms and Conditions;
• % of users reporting that this mechanism met their need.

As part of the Wildfire Resilient Futures Initiative, the purpose and objective of the grant is to support the dissemination of knowledge and the development of tools and resources for Indigenous communities and to support capacity building and explore ways to develop cultural practices and knowledge among Indigenous communities.

There are no repayable grants under this program.

• For-profit organizations;
• Not-for-profit organizations and charities;
• Academia and public institutions; and
• Indigenous recipients.

Result: Indigenous fire knowledge is supported and mobilized.

Performance indictor: Number of wildfire knowledge gathering, sharing, and mobilization activities.

The objectives of the Program are to:

• Strengthen and build the capacity of organizations to better serve and support the jobs of today and the future, on the path to a net-zero economy.
• Expand the understanding and awareness regarding the implications, opportunities, career pathways and available supports on the path to a net-zero economy.

The program contributions are non-repayable.

The following recipients are eligible to receive contribution funding through the Program:

• Legal entities that are validly incorporated or registered in Canada as not-for-profit organizations (such as learning provider associations, and labour unions and groups); and
• Indigenous groups and organizations, including:
  • Indigenous communities or governments;
  • National and regional Indigenous councils and organizations;
  • Indigenous (majority of voting shares owned and de facto controlled by Indigenous people) not-for-profit organizations.

Expected result: Increased organizational support to its membership, and membership participation, engagement, and awareness.

Indicators:

• Number of members engaged with and/or number of events hosted by the funded organization. (2026-27)
• Number of products that serve the development of the organization’s corporate memory. (2027-2029)
• Number of tools created that support the membership’s increased understanding and awareness of the implications, opportunities, career pathways and supports for the transition to a low-carbon economy. (2027-2029)

Expected result: Strengthened capacity.

Indicators:

• Number of knowledge products created, and/or number of products shared with membership. (2026-27)
• Number of submissions to Government that incorporate program-funded research and analysis and relay membership feedback and/or summarize engagement (events). (2027-2029)

The WildFireSat Remote Sensing Capacity for Use in Fire Management program was allocated $6 million in contribution funding over three years starting in 2026-27. Funding is for capacity building to support the uptake of the WildFireSat (wildfire monitoring satellite constellation) data products, by wildland fire and emergency management organizations. Specifically, the program objectives include:

• Increasing education in the use of Earth observation (EO) satellite wildland fire products;
• Increasing expertise in the use and interpretation of EO satellite wildland fire products within wildland fire and emergency management organizations;
• Increasing alignment and compatibility of information management technology to access and use EO satellite wildland fire products; and
• Increasing organizational capacity to use WildFireSat products.

The contributions under this program are non-repayable.

• Provincial and Territorial wildland fire management agencies;
• Indigenous wildland fire management, stewardship and emergency management entities;
• The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC); and
• The Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC).

The expected results of the program are that wildfire entities have the knowledge, technology, training, and expertise to leverage satellite earth observation data, products and decision support tools supported by the federal government.

The performance indicator for monitoring and reporting is number of wildfire entities using satellite earth observation data and products and decision support tools in operational fire and emergency management.

The purpose of the program is to:

• Provide federal science leadership for the collaborative implementation of the Canadian Wildland Fire Strategy, enabling research related to national wildfire risk assessment and analysis to provide information that is grounded in science, strengthening decision-making;
• Enhance whole-of-society collaboration and governance to strengthen resilience;
• Increase focus on whole-of-society disaster prevention and mitigation activities to:
  • Increase the resiliency of Canadian communities to the risks and impacts of natural disasters;
  • Undertake and implement risk reduction analyses and actions;
  • Ensure that wildfire response agencies are integrated with each other to implement an effective wildland fire response program; and
  • Increase the wildfire knowledge of agencies, communities and individuals to create a culture of wildfire safety and to empower the public to understand risk.

There are no repayable contributions under this program.

• For-profit organizations;
• Not-for-profit organizations and charities;
• Academia and public institutions;
• Indigenous recipients;
• Government; and
• International (non-government).

Expected result: Improve understanding of disaster risks.

Performance indicator: Number of reports (including project reports, published articles, research reports, theses, handbooks, risk maps) and tools (including software, methodologies, databases) supporting natural disaster risk assessment in Canada, by disaster type.

Expected result: Increase focus on whole-of-society disaster prevention and mitigation activities

Performance indicator: Number of new information, outreach or coordination products, services or functions developed, by disaster type.

Since 1997, Natural Resources Canada has contributed to the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS) through the Science and Technology Internship Program (STIP) – Green Jobs, which supports youth between the ages of 15 and 30 to develop the skills and gain the practical experience needed to join the natural resources sector workforce, including energy, forestry, mining, earth sciences and clean technology sectors.

Using a further distribution of funds model, the program supports youth placements through non-repayable contribution agreements. The initial recipient organizations take responsibility for delivering the funding to employers.

STIP – Green Jobs has evolved over time to support the various government priorities as it relates to skills and employment, equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility, and investing in the green economy. This program also supports the Minister’s commitment to assist in the development and promotion of Canadian scientific and technological capabilities, and to address labour shortages in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) fields.

• Not-for-profit organizations;
• For-profit organizations;
• Academia and public institutions;
• Indigenous recipients (including Band Councils, Tribal Councils and self-government entities);
• Government (non-federal); and
• Other.

Expected results:

2026-27 to 2028-29

• Amend and sign Contribution Agreements with initial recipients to deliver funding and create green jobs in the natural resources sector.