Sacred Streams: Navigating First Nations' Access to Water Data
Federal spending by Canada Water Agency
332 records totalling $70,009,315.95 CAD, from official Government of Canada open data.
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Where the money flows
Contracting
$3.9M
across 91 contracts over $10k
63.8%
of contract dollars awarded without competition (76 contracts)
97.8%
of contracts with known bid counts received one bid or fewer (91 reported)
"Without competition" counts solicitation codes TN (non-competitive) and AC (Advance Contract Award Notice). Non-competitive awards are legal and sometimes required; the rate is context, not a judgment.
Planned vs. actual spending
What Parliament authorised this organization to spend versus what it actually spent, across all its votes. Source: Public Accounts of Canada (via GC InfoBase). This covers the organization's entire budget, not just the grants and contracts listed below.
| Fiscal year | Authorised | Spent | Used |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | $55,389,676 | $43,218,773 | 78.0% |
Modernizing Canada’s Lagoon Infrastructure: Clean, Scalable Nanobubble-Assisted Treatment for Freshwater Health and Climate Resilience
Northern Waters: Enhancing Indigenous Water Security through Innovative Treatment Technologies
Free Flow Canada: Innovating Tools for Better Access to Freshwater Flow Data Across Canada
The Giant Floor Map of Canada’s Freshwater Systems and Teacher Tutorials A Component of the National Water Literacy Project
Engagement of Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak on the Modernization of the Canada Water Act and Other National Freshwater Initiatives: Leadership in Water Governance
KÉNNES Watershed Restoration: Preserving Ecosystems, Building Climate Resilience, and Protecting WSÁNEĆ Cultural Practices
Near Shore Fisheries Monitoring Enhancements
Sustainable Solutions: Nutrient reduction through urban stormwater management in the lower Wolastoq
Stormwater Runoff Depollution – Wildfires in Jasper National Park, AB
Conservation of the Biodiversity and Ecosystems of the Mascouche River
Conservation Authority Long-Term Monitoring Data Standardization Initiative
Three Nations Working Together to Build Indigenous Government Capacity and Engagement as Caretakers of Lake Winnipeg: Misipawistik Cree Nation, Poplar River First Nation, and Bloodvein River First Nat...
Advancing Science and Indigenous Knowledge for Improving Water Quality in the Wolastoq (St. John River) and Addressing Nutrient Pollution, Harmful Algal Blooms, and Ecosystem Health
Bridging the Gap: A Regional Approach to Coastal Resilience in Western Lake Ontario
Reducing Nutrient Loading Through Implementing Agriculture Best Management Practices on the Kennebecasis
Canada Water Agency (CWA) Data Project
Ntôpom Awâsis - Revitalizing Waters: An Indigenous Approach to Enhancing Water Quality
Roots of Restoration: Nutrient Reduction and Erosion Control Through Riparian Buffer Planting in the Lower Wolastoq
Indigenous AquaHacking Challenge
Bioavailability of Particulate Phosphorus Entering Lake Ontario from Urbanized and Mixed Land Use Watersheds
Unearthing Groundwater Data and Making it Discoverable for Freshwater Protection
Shuswap Watershed Council
Restoring Wetlands to Reduce Nutrient Runoff, Integrating Traditional Water Quality Knowledge, and Engaging Youth and the Public in Best Practices
Identifying effective management opportunities for reducing phosphorus in Lake Winnipeg by quantifying sources of direct and indirect atmospheric deposition of phosphorus into the Lake and its watersh...