Clear Seas Centre for Responsible Marine Shipping: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Vancouver|Vancouver, BC · grants and contributions register · Vancouver Centre

Clear Seas Centre for Responsible Marine Shipping: federal grants and contributions: 6 agreements; $4.6M value; 3 departments; 4 programs.

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6agreements
$4.6Mvalue
3departments
4programs

Largest agreements

Agreement$3.7Mvalue2015start–end
Community Participation And Co-Development Contribution Program$351Kvalue2023start2025end

The overarching goal (purpose) is to support enhancements in marine safety and marine environmental protection in Canadian waters, while embracing the concepts of co-development and sustainable economic development.

Pathways to zero-impact shipping$339Kvalue2022start2025end

The Project will undertake research to assess the potential contribution of different technology solutions to reducing the full environmental impacts of marine shipping. One objective of this work is to produce a report on the current state of technologies supporting environmental impact reduction of shipping. A second objective is to develop an assessment framework tool to evaluate and prioritize technology development efforts that will minimize the total environmental impact of marine shipping, and thereby accelerate efforts in achieving the ultimate goal of ‘zero-impact shipping’. The defin

Agreement for an Adaptive Physics-based Machine Learning Framework for Anthropogenic Noise and Ocean Soundscape (MELO)$150Kvalue2022start2025end

To identify test and develop quiet vessel technologies and designs

Community Participation and Co-Development Contribution Agreement between Her Majesty The Queen in right of Canada and Clear Seas Centre for Responsible Marine Shipping$55.9Kvalue2022start2023end

The overarching goal (purpose) is to support enhancements in marine safety and marine environmental protection in Canadian waters, while embracing the concepts of co-development and sustainable economic development.

Agreement for Engagement Activities to Support the Oceans Protection Plan$801value2025start2025end

To coordinate local engagement on marine or rail transportation strategies and policies To facilitate the use of Indigenous traditional knowledge when decisions are made about the marine or rail transportation system To support activities and improve collaboration between Indigenous local communities and federal stakeholders

Departments

Transport Canada3agreements$3.9Mvalue2programs
  • Program to Address Disturbances from Vessel Traffic / Quiet Vessel Initiative
  • Community Participation Funding Program

All grants from Transport Canada

Fisheries and Oceans Canada2agreements$407Kvalue1programs
  • Community Participation And Co-Development Contribution Program

All grants from Fisheries and Oceans Canada

National Research Council Canada1agreements$339Kvalue1programs
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Years

20251agreements$801value1programs
  • Community Participation Funding Program
20231agreements$351Kvalue1programs
  • Community Participation And Co-Development Contribution Program
20223agreements$545Kvalue3programs
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
  • Program to Address Disturbances from Vessel Traffic / Quiet Vessel Initiative
  • Community Participation And Co-Development Contribution Program
20151agreements$3.7Mvalue0programs

    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.