GREAT BEAR INITIATIVE SOCIETY

32 agreements worth $19,054,185.03 from 7 departments and 17 programs. Recipient type as recorded: Indigenous recipients, Other, Not-for-profit organizations and charities. Location as recorded: VANCOUVER, BC; Vancouver, British Columbia; Vancouver, BC.

Also recorded as: Great Bear Initiative Society; Great Bear Initiative Society|Great Bear Initiative Society; Great Bear Initiative Society | Great Bear Initiative Society.

Explore every agreement

Total agreement value: $19.1M
$19,054,185.03
Agreements: 32
Programs: 17
distinct program names
Departments and agencies: 7

By fiscal year

2010-11$713K
2011-12$587K
2012-13$241K
2013-14$921K
2014-15–
2015-16–
2016-17–
2017-18$1.3M
2018-19$3.2M
2019-20$4.7M
2020-21–
2021-22$3.5M
2022-23$1.9M
2023-24$1.4M
2024-25$667K
2025-26–
2026-27–

By department or agency

Fisheries and Oceans Canada12 agreements$9.2M48.0%
Natural Resources Canada6 agreements$5.7M29.8%
Transport Canada5 agreements$1.7M8.8%
Environment and Climate Change Canada5 agreements$1.3M6.7%
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada1 agreement$704K3.7%
Indigenous Services Canada1 agreement$300K1.6%
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada2 agreements$261K1.4%

Largest agreements

32 of 32

#	Agreement	Value
1	Building Skills and Capacity for Community Energy Management with Coastal First Nations VANCOUVER, BC Clean Energy in Rural and Remote Communities Deployment Program component · Natural Resources Canada · Contribution, starts 2019-03-08 Government record 115-2021-2022-Q3-11462 · data · 2 records combined	$2.5M $2,486,000 originally $1.2M
2	GBI Supporting implementation of reconciliation f VANCOUVER, BC Oceans Management Contribution Program To Support Development And Implementation Of Oceans Conservation And Management Activities · Fisheries and Oceans Canada · Contribution, starts 2020-01-28 Government record 086-2020-2021-Q1-00205 · data	$2.4M $2,355,226.03
3	BCSRIF2020300 VANCOUVER, BC British Columbia Salmon Restoration And Innovation Fund (BCSRIF) · Fisheries and Oceans Canada · Contribution, starts 2021-04-01 Government record 086-2021-2022-Q2-00349 · data	$2.0M $1,978,768
4	Agreement for Implementation of a Work Plan in Support of the Reconciliation Framework Agreement for Bioregional Oceans Management and Protection ('RFA') - Pacific North Coast Nations VANCOUVER, BC Program to Protect Canada's Coastlines and Waterways (PPCCW) / Indigenous and Local Communities Engagement and Partnership Program · Transport Canada · Contribution, starts 2019-09-11 Government record 217-2019-2020-Q2-00571 · data	$1.5M $1,456,655 originally $494K
5	(no title in the record) VANCOUVER, BC British Columbia Salmon Restoration And Innovation Fund (BCSRIF) · Fisheries and Oceans Canada · Contribution, starts 2023-09-01 Government record 086-2023-2024-Q4-00376 · data	$1.4M $1,381,734 originally $1.2M
6	Indigenous Remote Community Capacity Building Program VANCOUVER, BC Clean Energy in Rural and Remote Communities Deployment Program component · Natural Resources Canada · Contribution, starts 2022-09-25 Government record 115-2022-2023-Q2-12906 · data	$1.2M $1,250,000
7	Coastal First Nation – Great Bear Initiative Society EEW Deployment VANCOUVER, BC Earthquake Early Warning · Natural Resources Canada · Contribution, starts 2022-03-23 Government record 115-2021-2022-Q4-12269 · data	$924K $924,486
8	(no title in the record) Vancouver, British Columbia (no program name in the record) · Fisheries and Oceans Canada · Contribution, starts 2013-04-19 Government record GC-2013-Q1-A00007 · data · 2 records combined	$921K $921,000 originally $428K
9	1718-HQ-000138 VANCOUVER, BC Treaties and Aboriginal Government · Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada · Contribution, starts 2017-05-01 Government record 0420-2018-2019-Qrt1-0001330 · data · 2 records combined	$704K $703,840
10	Building Environmental Unit decision-support tools for responding to oil spills that incorporate BC First Nations knowledge, traditions, laws, and priorities for human, community and ecological health VANCOUVER, BC Multi-Partner Research Initiative - Oceans Protection Plan · Natural Resources Canada · Contribution, starts 2025-02-18 Government record 115-2024-2025-Q4-16277 · data	$667K $667,172
11	(no title in the record) Vancouver, BC (no program name in the record) · Environment and Climate Change Canada · Contribution, starts 2019-08-08 Government record 099-2019-2020-02-00067 · data	$600K $599,775
12	(no title in the record) Vancouver, British Columbia (no program name in the record) · Fisheries and Oceans Canada · Contribution, starts 2011-03-31 Government record GC-2010-Q4-A00058 · data · 3 records combined	$493K $492,900 originally $428K
13	(no title in the record) VANCOUVER, BC Oceans Management Program - Contributions · Fisheries and Oceans Canada · Contribution, starts 2021-07-06 Government record 086-2021-2022-Q2-00080 · data	$460K $459,700 originally $360K
14	(no title in the record) Vancouver, BC (no program name in the record) · Fisheries and Oceans Canada · Contribution, starts 2018-10-30 Government record 253-2018-2019-Q4-00402 · data · 2 records combined	$427K $426,950 originally $352K
15	(no title in the record) Vancouver, British Columbia (no program name in the record) · Fisheries and Oceans Canada · Contribution, starts 2011-12-30 Government record GC-2011-Q3-A00013 · data · 2 records combined	$368K $368,000 originally $308K
16	(no title in the record) VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (no program name in the record) · Fisheries and Oceans Canada · Contribution, starts 2017-11-29 Government record GC-2017-Q3-00110 · data	$352K $351,950
17	1920-HQ-000045 VANCOUVER, BC CIRNAC - Treaties and Aboriginal Government · Indigenous Services Canada · Contribution, starts 2019-04-01 Government record 1910-2019-2020-Qrt2-0003266 · data	$300K $300,000
18	Otter Coastal Steward Skimming System VANCOUVER, BC Oil Spill Recovery Technology Development Program · Natural Resources Canada · Grant, starts 2022-11-13 Government record 115-2022-2023-Q3-13224 · data	$300K $300,000
19	(no title in the record) Vancouver, BC (no program name in the record) · Environment and Climate Change Canada · Contribution, starts 2022-11-03 Government record 099-2022-2023-Q3-00103 · data	$226K $226,000
20	(no title in the record) (no program name in the record) · Impact Assessment Agency of Canada · Contribution, starts 2010-07-20 Government record C-2010-2011-Q1-00016 · data	$220K $220,000
21	(no title in the record) Vancouver, BC (no program name in the record) · Environment and Climate Change Canada · Contribution, starts 2019-03-25 Government record 099-2018-2019-04-00112 · data	$200K $200,000
22	(no title in the record) Vancouver, British Columbia (no program name in the record) · Fisheries and Oceans Canada · Contribution, starts 2013-03-25 Government record GC-2012-Q4-00084 · data	$200K $200,000
23	(no title in the record) Vancouver, BC (no program name in the record) · Environment and Climate Change Canada · Contribution, starts 2023-02-07 Government record 099-2022-2023-Q4-00099 · data	$150K $150,170
24	(no title in the record) Vancouver, British Columbia (no program name in the record) · Transport Canada · Contribution, starts 2017-11-25 Government record TC-2017-Q3-10583 · data	$150K $150,000
25	(no title in the record) Vancouver, British Columbia (no program name in the record) · Fisheries and Oceans Canada · Contribution, starts 2011-07-18 Government record GC-2011-Q2-00017 · data	$120K $119,900
26	(no title in the record) Vancouver, BC (no program name in the record) · Environment and Climate Change Canada · Contribution, starts 2022-03-29 Government record 099-2021-2022-Q4-00110 · data	$100K $100,000
27	(no title in the record) Vancouver, British Columbia (no program name in the record) · Fisheries and Oceans Canada · Contribution, starts 2012-03-28 Government record GC-2011-Q4-00179 · data	$99K $99,000
28	(no title in the record) Vancouver, British Columbia, BC (no program name in the record) · Transport Canada · Grant, starts 2018-08-09 Government record TC-2018-Q2-11167 · data	$58K $58,140
29	Great Bear Initiative Society (Coastal First Nations) VANCOUVER, BC Contributions in support of Indigenous Participation in Policy Dialogues · Natural Resources Canada · Contribution, starts 2017-07-06 Government record 115-2017-2018-Q2-07395 · data	$46K $45,819
30	(no title in the record) (no program name in the record) · Impact Assessment Agency of Canada · Contribution, starts 2012-04-01 Government record C-2011-2012-Q4-00011 · data	$41K $41,000
31	Engagement activities to support the Canadian Navigable Waterways Act VANCOUVER, BC Participant Funding Program to Support the Administration of the new Canadian Navigable Waters Act · Transport Canada · Grant, starts 2019-06-22 Government record 217-2019-2020-Q1-00224 · data	$10K $10,000
32	(no title in the record) Vancouver, British Columbia \ Vancouver (Colombie-Britannique), BC Participant Funding Program (PFP) / Programme de Fonds d'aide financière aux participants (PFAFP) · Transport Canada · Contribution, starts 2019-02-08 Government record 217-2018-Q4-11552 · data	$10K $10,000

By program

Clean Energy in Rural and Remote Communities Deployment Program componentNatural Resources Canada, 2 agreements$3.7M19.6%
British Columbia Salmon Restoration And Innovation Fund (BCSRIF)Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2 agreements$3.4M17.6%
(no program name in the record)Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 8 agreements$3.0M15.6%
Oceans Management Contribution Program To Support Development And Implementation Of Oceans Conservation And Management ActivitiesFisheries and Oceans Canada, 1 agreement$2.4M12.4%
Program to Protect Canada's Coastlines and Waterways (PPCCW) / Indigenous and Local Communities Engagement and Partnership ProgramTransport Canada, 1 agreement$1.5M7.6%
(no program name in the record)Environment and Climate Change Canada, 5 agreements$1.3M6.7%
Earthquake Early WarningNatural Resources Canada, 1 agreement$924K4.9%
Treaties and Aboriginal GovernmentCrown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, 1 agreement$704K3.7%
Multi-Partner Research Initiative - Oceans Protection PlanNatural Resources Canada, 1 agreement$667K3.5%
Oceans Management Program - ContributionsFisheries and Oceans Canada, 1 agreement$460K2.4%
CIRNAC - Treaties and Aboriginal GovernmentIndigenous Services Canada, 1 agreement$300K1.6%
Oil Spill Recovery Technology Development ProgramNatural Resources Canada, 1 agreement$300K1.6%
(no program name in the record)Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, 2 agreements$261K1.4%
(no program name in the record)Transport Canada, 2 agreements$208K1.1%
Contributions in support of Indigenous Participation in Policy DialoguesNatural Resources Canada, 1 agreement$46K0.2%
Participant Funding Program (PFP) / Programme de Fonds d'aide financière aux participants (PFAFP)Transport Canada, 1 agreement$10K0.1%
Participant Funding Program to Support the Administration of the new Canadian Navigable Waters ActTransport Canada, 1 agreement$10K0.1%