Project Eligibility

In recognition of the fact that the purchase of Canadian Wildlife Habitat Conservation Stamps 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:

• Focus on direct (on the ground) interventions related to habitat conservation, restoration or enhancement in wetlands that are associated with waterfowl species (and allow continued access for migratory game bird hunting, where applicable)

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• Deal with (wetland) habitat acquisition/securement for waterfowl species (where applicable, such projects should allow continued access for migratory game bird hunting);

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• Are research proposals supported by the scientific or technical committees associated with one of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan Habitat Joint Ventures in Canada;

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• Promote the contribution of hunters to habitat conservation;

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• Support habitat conservation networking activities and events, including national or regional stewardship activities;

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• Are directed specifically to migratory bird species returning to Canada that have been affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
  

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

Other considerations that will be taken into account by Wildlife Habitat Canada’s Board of Directors when reviewing grant funding applications include:

• Whether projects contribute to an equitable geographic distribution of Wildlife Habitat Canada support across the country over a broad range of time;

• Based on projects involving the support of multiple partners, Wildlife Habitat Canada can only contribute up to a maximum of 50% of the total project cost;

• Assurance that no single project will exceed 20% of the total available Wildlife Habitat Canada grant funding in a given year; and

• Assurance that projects should be substantially complete by the end of the fiscal year in which they are approved (e.g. Wildlife Habitat Canada cannot commit grant funding support to multi-year projects).