Nature Conservancy of Canada: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Toronto, ON · grants and contributions register · Thunder Bay—Superior North

Nature Conservancy of Canada: federal grants and contributions: 101 agreements; $251M value; 6 departments; 8 programs.

Assay record ASY-CA-1O4XTYB0LO · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Nature Conservancy of Canada: federal grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/nature-conservancy-of-canada/

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101agreements
$251Mvalue
6departments
8programs

Largest agreements

Agreement$100Mvalue2019start–end

Natural Heritage Conservation Program (NHCP)

Agreement$54.0Mvalue2023start–end

Natural Heritage Conservation Program - Private Lands Securement

Agreement$25.0Mvalue2023start–end

Accelerating private land conservation towards 25X25

Agreement$12.7Mvalue2023start–end

Conserving, restoring and maintaining lands for carbon sequestration and biodiversity in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada (2022-2026)

Agreement$7.6Mvalue2022start–end

Restoring, maintaining, and conserving lands for carbon sequestration and biodiversity in the Eastern Habitat Joint Venture (Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Regions).

Agreement$6.5Mvalue2023start–end

Protection of Stump Lake Ranch Grasslands in the Dry Interior British Columbia Priority Place

Agreement$5.4Mvalue2020start–end

Climate Action Incentive Fund MUSH Retrofit stream provides support to municipalities, and universities to undertake energy saving and energy efficiency projects

Agreement$4.5Mvalue2024start–end

Securement and protection of Carey Island in the Southwestern British Columbia Priority Place

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Agreement$4.0Mvalue2021start–end

Prairie Habitat Joint Venture / Prairie Restoring and conserving lands for carbon sequestration

Agreement$3.3Mvalue2025start–end

Accelerating Large Landscape Conservation – Manitoba Community Pastures

Landscape Resiliency around National Parks$3.1Mvalue2023start2025end

This contribution supports the acquisition of strategically located land(s) to expand the conservation zone around existing national parks to protect nature, connect people with nature, and advance reconciliation with the First Nations with interest and connection to the sites.

Agreement$2.6Mvalue2025start–end

Securement and protection of lands within the Elk Valley in southeastern British Columbia.

Agreement$2.1Mvalue2021start–end

Restoring, maintaining, and conserving lands for carbon sequestration and biodiversity in British Columbia

Agreement$1.9Mvalue2020start–end

Reinforcing and Enhancing Multi Species at Risk Recovery with Partners in the Tall Grass Prairie Landscape

Agreement$1.9Mvalue2024start–end

Protecting Alberta’s native grassland habitat

Conservation Interns - Fostering the next generation of green leaders$1.2Mvalue2018start–end
Agreement$982Kvalue2019start–end

Inholding in Long Point National Wildlife Area (LPNWA)

Agreement$968Kvalue2022start–end

Establishing Saskatchewan Co-Op Pastures as Other Effective Conservation Measures

Agreement$931Kvalue2013start–end
Agreement$750Kvalue2024start–end

Natural Solutions Portfolio: Collaborative Conservation for a Resilient Future

Agreement$716Kvalue2020start–end

Conserving Wetlands within the Eastern Habitat Joint Venture to support the North American Waterfowl Management Plan

Agreement$690Kvalue2023start–end

Making Newfoundland and Labrador Count and Empowering Inuit Resilience: Employing other effective area based conservation designation to identify new avenues for protecting ecologically and culturally significant spaces in Newfoundland and Labrador

Agreement$675Kvalue2021start–end

An Adaptive Management-grounded Approach to Multiple Species at Risk Recovery in Manitoba’s Mixed Grass Prairie Priority Place

Agreement$600Kvalue2019start–end

Creating a Legacy: Nature Conservancy of Canada Prairie Habitat Joint Venture Wetlands and Waterfowl Habitat

Agreement$465Kvalue2020start–end

Restoring Tallgrass Habitat for Species at Risk in Ontario's Priority Place

Agreement$450Kvalue2022start–end

Protecting habitat for species at risk in priority ecosystems in the Kespukwitk/Southwest Nova Scotia Priority Place

Agreement$415Kvalue2024start–end

Habitat based conservation action planning and implementation for Species at Risk in the Wolastoq/Saint John River Priority Place

Agreement$400Kvalue2024start–end

Protecting Habitat for Species at Risk in Priority Ecosystems in the Kespukwitk/ Southwest Nova Scotia Priority Place

Canada Nature Fund for Aquatic Species At Risk$336Kvalue2023start2025end

To carry out the Government of Canada’s 2018 Nature Legacy for Canada, which includes supporting and leveraging efforts to protect and recover aquatic species at risk; and building Indigenous capacity.

Agreement$330Kvalue2020start–end

Conservation Planning and Recovery Action Implementation in Saskatchewan's Southwest Sand Hills

Agreement$325Kvalue2020start–end

A community of practice to protect and recover species at risk on the Chignecto Isthmus

Agreement$325Kvalue2022start–end

Advancing Stewardship and Species at Risk Outcomes on Privately Managed Grasslands in the South of the Divide

Agreement$300Kvalue2017start–end
Agreement$298Kvalue2022start–end

Habitat stewardship, threat abatement and recovery of grassland species at risk habitats in the Rice Lake Plains

Agreement$260Kvalue2023start–end

Improving Habitat and Connecting People to Species at Risk in the Manitoban Interlake

Agreement$252Kvalue2023start–end

Species at Risk Recovery Through Integrated Invasive Species Management in Southern Alberta

1819-HQ-000254$239Kvalue2018start2019end

Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)

Oceans Management Contribution Program To Support Development And Implementation Of Oceans Conservation And Management Activities$233Kvalue2022start2026end

To support the development and implementation of oceans conservation and management activities in Canada.

  • Fisheries and Oceans Canada
  • Oceans Management Contribution Program To Support Development And Implementation Of Oceans Conservation And Management Activities
Agreement$220Kvalue2022start–end

Private landowner engagement in stewardship and conservation of land to benefit multiple species at risk in Atlantic Canada

Maritime Coastal Trails (previously Brier Island Nature Reserve)$200Kvalue2025start2029end

Coastal restoration and invasive species removal and replanting.

Departments

Environment and Climate Change Canada72agreements$246Mvalue0programs

    All grants from Environment and Climate Change Canada

    Parks Canada1agreements$3.1Mvalue1programs
    • General Class Grants and Contributions Program

    All grants from Parks Canada

    Employment and Social Development Canada22agreements$1.4Mvalue2programs
    • Youth - Summer Work Experience
    • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs

    All grants from Employment and Social Development Canada

    Fisheries and Oceans Canada4agreements$699Kvalue3programs
    • Canada Nature Fund for Aquatic Species At Risk
    • Oceans Management Contribution Program To Support Development And Implementation Of Oceans Conservation And Management Activities
    • Habitat Stewardship Program

    All grants from Fisheries and Oceans Canada

    Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada1agreements$239Kvalue1programs
    • Education

    All grants from Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

    Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities1agreements$200Kvalue1programs
    • Natural Infrastructure Fund

    All grants from Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities

    Years

    20258agreements$6.2Mvalue2programs
    • Natural Infrastructure Fund
    • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
    202410agreements$7.9Mvalue1programs
    • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
    202316agreements$103Mvalue3programs
    • General Class Grants and Contributions Program
    • Canada Nature Fund for Aquatic Species At Risk
    • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
    202213agreements$10.6Mvalue3programs
    • Oceans Management Contribution Program To Support Development And Implementation Of Oceans Conservation And Management Activities
    • Habitat Stewardship Program
    • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
    202112agreements$7.6Mvalue1programs
    • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
    20208agreements$9.2Mvalue1programs
    • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
    201910agreements$102Mvalue0programs
      20185agreements$1.6Mvalue3programs
      • Youth - Summer Work Experience
      • Education
      • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
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      20174agreements$567Kvalue0programs
        20161agreements$200Kvalue0programs
          20151agreements$109Kvalue0programs
            20145agreements$222Kvalue0programs
              20136agreements$1.3Mvalue0programs
                20122agreements$218Kvalue0programs

                  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.