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Old 11-17-2006, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by bluemoon View Post
Please tell me more about contribution agreements.
Here's the official treasury board fact sheet about them:
Grants and Contribution Programs

The gist is that this is the funding mechanism that the govt uses for things like getting programs implemented through industry associations, or research done through Universities. For instance, I believe that Natural Resources Canada provided (not sure if they still do) funding to the Canadian Trucking Alliance to put on energy efficiency driver training courses for truckers.
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