Conservation Conservation Grants Project Eligibility

Project Eligibility

Who Can Apply?

Only Canadian recipients are eligible recipients and include: not-for-profit organizations; aboriginal organizations, associations and wildlife management boards; research, academic and educational institutions; for profit organizations such as small businesses, companies, corporations, and industry associations; local organizations such as community associations and groups, seniors’ and youth groups, and service clubs; and, provincial, territorial, municipal and local governments and their agencies.  

Ineligible recipients include, but are not limited to: international organizations or individuals; and, government employees, departments, agencies and crown corporations at the federal level.

Project Eligibility

In recognition of the fact that the purchase of the Habitat Conservation Stamp by waterfowl hunters is the primary source of funding for Wildlife Habitat Canada’s grant program, within its available budget, Wildlife Habitat Canada will primarily support projects involving the participation of multiple partners that:

  • Support the priority activities under the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (i.e., securement*, enhancement, management and influence).
  • Support grants for regional and local habitat projects of importance to other migratory game birds.
  • Support grants for the Newfoundland and Labrador Murre Conservation Fund


*Expenditures directly related to the acquisition of land or an interest in land, including a lease, conservation easement or conservation covenant are not eligible for grant funding from Wildlife Habitat Canada.

Competitive Grant Program

Habitat Conservation Grants

  • Projects that address conservation priorities of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP), including research and conservation, restoration, protection and enhancement of habitat in priority areas.
  • Projects that support habitat conservation for other important migratory game birds.

 

Conservation Networking Grants
Wetland Education and/or Hunter Education projects 

  • Support habitat conservation networking activities and events, including national or regional stewardship activities
  • Promote the contribution of hunters to habitat conservation
  • Address regional and local habitat projects of importance to other migratory game birds

 

Newfoundland and Labrador Murre Conservation Fund Grants

  • Assess Murre breeding populations, productivity, survival, harvests and other mortality factors
  • Facilitate Murre Hunting Stewardship and Wildlife Conservation to ensure that the Murre populations are sustained
  • Support Murre habitat conservation activities and events.

 

Note: While Wildlife Habitat Canada recognizes the importance of projects involving habitat conservation, restoration and enhancement for non-waterfowl species, species at risk, and fish these types of projects are not eligible for funding consideration.


Other factors that will be taken into account when reviewing grant applications include:

  • Projects that contribute to an equitable geographic distribution of Wildlife Habitat Canada support across the country over a broad range of time.
  • The involvement of multiple funding partners.
  • Assurance that a grant funds will be used for project related activity within the specified fiscal year; Wildlife Habitat Canada cannot commit grant funding support to multi-year projects.
  • No single partner will receive more than 20% of the total available Wildlife Habitat Canada grant funding in a given year.
  • Applications must clearly demonstrate a minimum 1:1 funding match ratio (Please note that funding from Environment Canada programs cannot be considered as match).