Canadian Safe Boating Council: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Toronto, Ontario · grants and contributions register · Don Valley North

Canadian Safe Boating Council: federal grants and contributions: 9 agreements; $4.3M value; 2 departments; 3 programs.

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9agreements
$4.3Mvalue
2departments
3programs

Largest agreements

Operation Life Preserver$860Kvalue2017start2021end

The purpose of this project is to expand the “wear your lifejacket” message campaign to bring critical information and resources direct to the residents in 20 communities across northern Ontario. This will be done by developing and delivering, while working with the Canadian Rangers, a comprehensive, culturally sensitive educational program. The program will include components such as: cold water awareness, re-boarding, lifejacket availability, Lifejacket Owner program and a Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC) program.

Operation Life Preserver$848Kvalue2017start–end
SARSmart – Cold Water Awareness Boot Camp Program$760Kvalue2024start2027end

This project will act as a continuation of Canadian Safe Boating Council’s 2008 and 2011 Cold Water Boot Camp programs. The Search and Rescue Smart Cold Water Awareness Boot Camp (SARSmart) program is a 3-year outreach and educational initiative that provides education on cold-water awareness and survival skills like cold-water survival, ice safety, self-rescue, hypothermia awareness, prevention and care.

Agreement for Better Boater$673Kvalue2020start2025end

To conduct research to improve understanding of boater behaviour attitudes and risks and safety issues To create and share materials that improve boating safety To encourage boaters to use safe boating practices and comply with regulations

SmartBoater Youth$539Kvalue2017start–end
Agreement for Safe Boating Awareness Week Building on the Brand$490Kvalue2024start2028end

To conduct research to improve understanding of boater behaviour attitudes and risks and safety issues To create and share materials that improve boating safety To encourage boaters to use safe boating practices and comply with regulations

Agreement$60.0Kvalue2011start–end
Agreement$52.7Kvalue2009start–end
Agreement$40.0Kvalue2010start–end

Departments

Public Safety Canada4agreements$3.0Mvalue2programs
  • (SAR NIF) Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund
  • Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund (SARNIF)

All grants from Public Safety Canada

Transport Canada5agreements$1.3Mvalue1programs
  • Boating Safety Contribution Program

All grants from Transport Canada

Years

20242agreements$1.3Mvalue2programs
  • (SAR NIF) Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund
  • Boating Safety Contribution Program
20201agreements$673Kvalue1programs
  • Boating Safety Contribution Program
20173agreements$2.2Mvalue2programs
  • Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund (SARNIF)
  • (SAR NIF) Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund
20111agreements$60.0Kvalue0programs
    20101agreements$40.0Kvalue0programs
      20091agreements$52.7Kvalue0programs

        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.