Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Ottawa, ON · grants and contributions register · Ottawa–Vanier

Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs: federal grants and contributions: 4 agreements; $2.2M value; 3 departments; 4 programs.

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4agreements
$2.2Mvalue
3departments
4programs

Largest agreements

Achieving Interoperability Between Agencies: Collaboration in Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Operations for Search and Rescue$750Kvalue2021start2024end

The project will enhance capacity to integrate and operate existing RPAS BLVOS through national standardized information and training for the achievement of BVLOS authorization and subsequent operation in SAR functions.

Dangerous Jobs: Safe Workplaces$694Kvalue2024start2027end

Through this 29-month project, the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC) will help advance women’s economic security, prosperity, and representation in leadership and decision-making roles. Specifically, the project will address the needs and barriers to equality for women in the firefighting industry by creating, piloting and evaluating anti-bullying strategies and through the development of mitigation strategies. The statements themselves will promote understanding and help to depersonalize the context of bullying, support victims and encourage an accountable, respectful, and safe workp

Finding Common Ground: A Data Driven Exploration of Search and Rescue and Firefighter Interoperability$499Kvalue2024start2027end

This project aims to expand the Great Canadian Fire and Search and Rescue (SAR) Census to include questions about SAR, and the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC) seeks to support SAR efforts, including the monitoring and reporting of SAR activities in the context of interoperability with local fire departments. By establishing and advancing data collection, sharing, analysis, tools and processes, this project will successfully contribute to the outcomes outlined under SAR NIF Priority 7: Supporting Decisions through Improved Data Sharing and Technology.

Advancing fire and life safety in a built environment for all$300Kvalue2024start2027end

The program Advancing Accessibility Standards Research (The Program) funds the project. The Program funds research projects. The projects try to find, take away and stop obstacles to accessibility. This research will help to guide accessibility standards in the future.

Departments

Public Safety Canada2agreements$1.2Mvalue2programs
  • SAR NIF - Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund
  • (SAR NIF) Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund

All grants from Public Safety Canada

Women and Gender Equality Canada1agreements$694Kvalue1programs
Accessibility Standards Canada1agreements$300Kvalue1programs
  • Advancing Accessibility Standards Research

All grants from Accessibility Standards Canada

Years

20243agreements$1.5Mvalue3programs
  • Women's Program
  • (SAR NIF) Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund
  • Advancing Accessibility Standards Research
20211agreements$750Kvalue1programs
  • SAR NIF - Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.