Apply for BWIP funding

Eligibility for funding

Eligible recipients must be a Canadian legal entity and be one of the following entities:

• For-profit private organizations
• Provinces and territories, including provincially-owned and territorially-owned entities
• Municipalities, including municipally-owned entities, and local and regional governments
• Canada Port authorities
• Not-for-profit private organizations
• Public sector organizations^{Footnote 1}
• Academia

Conditions of funding

Available funding

• The program will provide funding over a four-year period.
• The maximum contribution for each project is $5,000,000.

The project must begin on or after the project approval date, and all activities must be completed by March 31, 2027.

The following financial conditions apply:

• the BWIP will reimburse recipients up to seventy-five per cent (75%) of eligible expenditures incurred towards a project
• applicants must show they have enough up-front funding to carry out the proposed project

What you need to know before you start

Read the Applicant’s Guide in full before you apply. This guide will help you prepare your funding application.

Applicants must include legal documents that confirm the organization as an entity.

How to apply

• Contact us to receive a copy of the project proposal templates that must be used to complete your application package.
• Your application must be signed, accurate and complete before submitting it.

Submit your application

Submit your application electronically. We will confirm receipt of all application packages.

Email: BallastWaterProgram-ProgrammeEauDeBallast@tc.gc.ca

All electronic applications packages must be in MS Word, MS Excel, or PDF format.

Guides and help

• BWIP Applicant’s Guide
• What We Heard Report (PDF, 181 KB)

Contact us

• BallastWaterProgram-ProgrammeEauDeBallast@tc.gc.ca