British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund (BCSRIF) funding application form
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It is the applicant’s responsibility to complete all sections as accurately and as completely as possible, and to provide required supporting documentation. Failure to do so may result in the application being removed from consideration.
Please contact us if you require an alternate format for this form. Completed applications and all supporting documents should be submitted by email: DFO.BCSRIF-FRISCB.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.
If your application includes confidential information, please contact the BCSRIF team to arrange submission via our secure online file-sharing system.
A) Applicant profile
| 1. Applicant information | |
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| 1.1 Legal name of applicant: | |
| 1.2 Operating name, if different: | |
| 1.3 Mailing and/or courier address: | |
| 1.4 Business number/GST number: | |
| 1.5 Website: | |
| 2. Project contacts | |
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| 2.1 Primary contact: | |
| Name: | |
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| Telephone number (business): | |
| Email address: | |
| 2.2 Secondary contact (optional): | |
| Name: | |
| Title: | |
| Telephone number (business): | |
| Email address: | |
| 3. Type of organization (select one): | |
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| Corporation/sole proprietorship or partnership: | |
| Not-for-profit organizations (e.g. industry associations, stewardship groups, research institutions): | |
| Post-secondary institutions: | |
| First Nations or Indigenous organizations: | |
| Other (specify): | |
| 4. Information on commercial organizations (all other applicants should proceed to section B) | |||||
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| 4.1 Current number of full-time employees: | |||||
| 4.2 Details on principal owners of the commercial organization applicant | |||||
| Name | Percentage of ownership | Position/role | |||
B) Project information
| 1. Project title: | |||||
| 2. Location description (nearest city/town and/or general region) | |||||
| 3. GPS or lat/long coordinates (provide for each project site, if known) | |||||
| 4. Total amount of BCSRIF funding requested (as per budget summary in section M) | |||||
| 5. Estimated total project cost (as per budget summary in section M) | |||||
| 6. Has the applicant made any financial or legal commitments for the project? | Yes | No | |||
| If yes to 6), provide details: | |||||
| 7. Estimated project start date: | |||||
| 8. Estimated project completion date: Note: all project activities must be completed by March 31, 2026 |
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C) Project team
| 1. Describe the organization's principal activities and objectives, and experience in delivering proposed project activities |
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| 2. List the key members of the project team, and provide details on specific experience or qualifications that will contribute to the project’s success: [If additional rows are required, please attach as an addendum to your application] |
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D) Project short description
Provide a plain language, high-level project summary (i.e. location, partners, key activities, objectives). Suggested length:150 words.
E) Detailed project description
Provide a detailed description of the proposed project. Suggested length:1200 words.
F) Project results
| 1. Project outcomes, results or products Describe the specific results that your project is expected to achieve and how project outcomes will benefit wild Pacific salmon or other fish populations, or BC’s fish and seafood sector. Suggested length: 500 words |
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| 2. Labour Market Considerations Describe the expected employment opportunities likely to be generated throughout the project. Also describe any opportunities that are likely to continue beyond the project agreement (if applicable). Suggested length: 250 words |
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G) Program alignment
Provide details on how the proposed project aligns with BCSRIF program pillars and priorities.
| 1. Which BCSRIF pillar does your project support? (if more than one apply, please select the best fit) |
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Infrastructure Innovation Science partnerships |
| 1.1 Please explain how your project supports the pillar selected: |
| 2. Which BCSRIF priority does your project address? (if more than one apply, please select the best fit) |
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Salmon ecosystems Salmon habitat Sustainable fisheries |
| 2.1 Please explain how your project supports the priority selected: |
| 3. Which species does your project aim to benefit? (choose all that apply) | |||
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| Sockeye | Chinook | ||
| Coho | Steelhead | ||
| Pink | Other (list below) | ||
| Chum | |||
| 3.1 Priority species: Are any of the targeted species identified species of concern or species at risk listed by COSEWIC? | Yes | No | |
| 3.2 Explain how your project will benefit priority species and identify the populations/ sub-populations, if known. | |||
H) Permissions (licences, authorizations and permits)
List any licenses, authorizations, permits, consent from landowners, or other permissions that will be required to complete the project, including projected timelines for approval, and current status of any applications. If permissions have already been obtained, please provide copies, as outlined in Section N.
[If additional rows are required, please attach as an addendum to your application]
| Activity | Permission | Issuing authority | Status | Timeframe expected | Reference number (if applicable) |
I) Project partners and collaborators
| 1. Partner and collaborator identification |
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List other participants that will have a role in delivering the project. Attach letters or other documentation confirming partnerships. If direct support is being provided (i.e. cash or in-kind), the documentation must clearly describe the support or service being provided (including approximate value). Provide details of any other support or services being contributed by DFO or Province of BC staff (e.g. funding from other programs, access to data; use of facilities or services, etc.). |
| 2. Management committee members (optional) |
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If your project will include a formal management committee, list the organizations that will be represented below. [If additional rows are required, please attach as an addendum to your application] |
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J) Indigenous considerations
| 1. Indigenous community impacts |
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| Describe how the proposed project activities may involve or impact Indigenous communities, and outline the planned communications approach. |
| 2. Indigenous Knowledge and Consent |
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| Provide a description of the steps or plans that will be taken to secure consent from Knowledge holders. |
K) Funding history
Provide details on any funding provided to the applicant by Fisheries and Oceans Canada in the past five years.
[If additional rows are required, please attach as an addendum to your application]
| Name of program | Project title | Project status | Date of completion | |
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| Active | Complete | |||
L) Project work plan
Provide details on key activities, tasks, deliverables and funding (BCSRIF and other sources) allocated to each activity. Add additional tables as needed.
Note: all activities and associated expenditures must be completed by March 31, 2026.
Fiscal year 2022-23 (April 1 – March 31)
| a) Activity #1 name: | ||
| b) Amount requested from BCSRIF: | ||
| c) Amount provided by other sources: | ||
| d) Start and end dates: | From: | To: |
| e) General description of the activity: | ||
| f) Tasks: | ||
| g) Deliverables: | ||
| a) Activity #2 name: | ||
| b) Amount requested from BCSRIF: | ||
| c) Amount provided by other sources: | ||
| d) Start and end dates: | From: | To: |
| e) General description of the activity: | ||
| f) Tasks: | ||
| g) Deliverables: | ||
| a) Activity #3 name: | ||
| b) Amount requested from BCSRIF: | ||
| c) Amount provided by other sources: | ||
| d) Start and end dates: | From: | To: |
| e) General description of the activity: | ||
| f) Tasks: | ||
| g) Deliverables: | ||
Fiscal year 2023-24 (April 1 – March 31) (if required)
| a) Activity #1 name: | ||
| b) Amount requested from BCSRIF: | ||
| c) Amount provided by other sources: | ||
| d) Start and end dates: | From: | To: |
| e) General description of the activity: | ||
| f) Tasks: | ||
| g) Deliverables: | ||
| a) Activity #2 name: | ||
| b) Amount requested from BCSRIF: | ||
| c) Amount provided by other sources: | ||
| d) Start and end dates: | From: | To: |
| e) General description of the activity: | ||
| f) Tasks: | ||
| g) Deliverables: | ||
| a) Activity #3 name: | ||
| b) Amount requested from BCSRIF: | ||
| c) Amount provided by other sources: | ||
| d) Start and end dates: | From: | To: |
| e) General description of the activity: | ||
| f) Tasks: | ||
| g) Deliverables: | ||
Fiscal year 2024-25 (April 1 – March 31) (if required)
| a) Activity #1 name: | ||
| b) Amount requested from BCSRIF: | ||
| c) Amount provided by other sources: | ||
| d) Start and end dates: | From: | To: |
| e) General description of the activity: | ||
| f) Tasks: | ||
| g) Deliverables: | ||
| a) Activity #2 name: | ||
| b) Amount requested from BCSRIF: | ||
| c) Amount provided by other sources: | ||
| d) Start and end dates: | From: | To: |
| e) General description of the activity: | ||
| f) Tasks: | ||
| g) Deliverables: | ||
| a) Activity #3 name: | ||
| b) Amount requested from BCSRIF: | ||
| c) Amount provided by other sources: | ||
| d) Start and end dates: | From: | To: |
| e) General description of the activity: | ||
| f) Tasks: | ||
| g) Deliverables: | ||
Fiscal year 2025-26 (April 1 – March 31) (if required)
| a) Activity #1 name: | ||
| b) Amount requested from BCSRIF: | ||
| c) Amount provided by other sources: | ||
| d) Start and end dates: | From: | To: |
| e) General description of the activity: | ||
| f) Tasks: | ||
| g) Deliverables: | ||
| a) Activity #2 name: | ||
| b) Amount requested from BCSRIF: | ||
| c) Amount provided by other sources: | ||
| d) Start and end dates: | From: | To: |
| e) General description of the activity: | ||
| f) Tasks: | ||
| g) Deliverables: | ||
| a) Activity #3 name: | ||
| b) Amount requested from BCSRIF: | ||
| c) Amount provided by other sources: | ||
| d) Start and end dates: | From: | To: |
| e) General description of the activity: | ||
| f) Tasks: | ||
| g) Deliverables: | ||
M) Budget details
Provide details on projected expenditures, amount of funding required from BCSRIF, and funding being provided by other sources. Amounts should be net of any GST/tax rebate that your organization is eligible to receive.
| Organization’s fiscal year-end: (dd/mm) |
Budget 2022-23
| Expense category | Expense description | BCSRIF $ requested |
| $ | ||
| $ | ||
| $ | ||
| $ | ||
| $ | ||
| Total BCSRIF $ requested (a): | $ | |
| Other sources of funding | ||
| Name | Amount | |
| $ | ||
| $ | ||
| $ | ||
| Total other sources of funding (b): | $ | |
| Total funding for fiscal year 2022-23 (a + b): | $ | |
Budget 2023-24 (if required)
| Expense category | Expense description | BCSRIF $ requested |
| $ | ||
| $ | ||
| $ | ||
| $ | ||
| $ | ||
| Total BCSRIF $ requested (a): | $ | |
| Other sources of funding | ||
| Name | Amount | |
| $ | ||
| $ | ||
| $ | ||
| Total other sources of funding (b): | $ | |
| Total funding for fiscal year 2023-24 (a + b): | $ | |
Budget 2024-25 (if required)
| Expense category | Expense description | BCSRIF $ requested |
| $ | ||
| $ | ||
| $ | ||
| $ | ||
| $ | ||
| Total BCSRIF $ requested (a): | $ | |
| Other sources of funding | ||
| Name | Amount | |
| $ | ||
| $ | ||
| $ | ||
| Total other sources of funding (b): | $ | |
| Total funding for fiscal year 2024-25 (a + b): | $ | |
Budget 2025-26 (if required)
| Expense category | Expense description | BCSRIF $ requested |
| $ | ||
| $ | ||
| $ | ||
| $ | ||
| $ | ||
| Total BCSRIF $ requested (a): | $ | |
| Other sources of funding | ||
| Name | Amount | |
| $ | ||
| $ | ||
| $ | ||
| Total other sources of funding (b): | $ | |
| Total funding for fiscal year 2025-26 (a + b): | $ | |
Budget summary
| Total BCSRIF funding requested (all years): Sum of all years – must match amount provided in Section B, question 3 |
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| Total other funding sources (all years): Sum of all years |
$ |
| Estimated total project costs (all years): Sum of Total BCSRIF funding requested + Total other funding sources, – must match amount provided in Section B, question 4 |
$ |
N) Required information and documents
Completed applications and all supporting documents should be submitted by email to DFO.BCSRIF-FRISCB.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca. If your application contains sensitive or confidential information, please contact the BCSRIF team to arrange submission via our secure file-sharing platform.
| 1) Complete project proposal (all relevant proposal details should be included within this form) | |
| 2) Financial statements (previous two fiscal years) If available online, a hyperlink may be provided instead: |
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| 3) Other relevant documents (e.g. supplier quotes, copies of relevant permits and licenses, letters of support, confirmation of other funding etc.) | |
| Important notice: BCSRIF may require further information about the project or applicant to complete our assessment. BCSRIF may also need to obtain consent to collect personal information from officials associated with the applicant. Failure to provide these, if requested, may preclude BCSRIF from finalizing the assessment of the application. | |
O) Declarations
| Yes | No | |
| 1) Environment Is the applicant currently operating in conformity with environmental legislation? Will the proposed project conform to environmental legislation? |
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| 2) Engagement with Indigenous communities Have local Indigenous communities in or near the project area been engaged in the development of this proposal? Please attach any letters or records of engagement confirming support for the proposed activities. |
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| 3) Litigation Is the applicant involved in any relevant litigation, legal action, suit claim pending or underway or any other proceedings before any court, tribunal, government board or agency? Are there any judgements outstanding against the applicant? |
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| 4) Material contracts Is the applicant in default under any contract or any financing arrangement? |
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| 5) Taxes and monies owing to the government Is the applicant in arrears in the payment of any income, business or property taxes, sales taxes, or any other form of monies owed to the government? |
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| If you answered “no” to question 1, or “yes” to any other question, please provide details: | ||
P) Consent and certification
- The information you provide on this form and on all attached documents, as well as any other information collected by or on behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) to process applications for contributions, is collected under the authority of the Financial Administration Act and subsection 4.4(1) of the Fisheries Act for the purpose of administering the British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund (BCSRIF) and determining funding approval. The information may be used for policy analysis, research and/or evaluation, promotion and communication purposes and disclosed to other DFO programs, other federal institutions, and provincial and territorial governments for the purpose of administering and auditing the program. Failure to provide all the requested information may result in the application being rejected. The information provided to DFO will be treated in accordance with the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act and appropriate provincial and territorial legislation. You have the right to the correction of, access to, and protection of, your personal information under the Privacy Act and to file a complaint with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada over DFO’s handling of your information. Personal information collected through the processing of your application is described in the Personal Information Bank for Grant and Contribution Initiatives (DFO PPU 047) and can be accessed and assessed for accuracy. For more information about the handling of your personal information, contact the DFO ATIP Secretariat.
- Projects for which an application for government funding is made are subject to an environmental screening and must comply with the environmental guidelines set out in the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012. A representative from Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) may contact you to discuss the project.
- The names of successful applicants, the amount of funding approved, location, and a description of the project are included in public records and disclosed on DFO's website in accordance with the government's proactive disclosure practices.
- DFO may contact any person listed in this application to inquire about the applicant.
- I certify that the information provided is, to the best of my knowledge and ability, complete, true and correct, and that this will apply to all information provided in the future in connection with the assessment of the project. Furthermore, I will promptly notify DFO if any of the information changes.
- I certify that financial assistance from DFO is a significant factor in the decision to proceed with this project.
- I authorize DFO to make any inquiries required, including obtaining corporate and business information about the applicant, to assess this application.
- I authorize DFO to make these inquiries of persons, firms, corporations, federal and provincial government departments, agencies, authorities, institutions and non-profit economic development organizations, and consent to the collection of information.
- I consent to the use of the information for determining funding approval, policy analysis, research and/or evaluation, promotion and communication of DFO programs and BCSRIF.
| I have read and understood the above Consent and Certification. I voluntarily consent to the collection, use and disclosure of information as described, make the certification as stated and authorize the actions indicated. | |
| Signature of authorized official (digital signature preferred): | Signed at (location): |
| Print name and title of authorized official: | Date: |
Program contact information
Website: British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund
Telephone: 1-833-615-2379 (toll-free)
Email: DFO.BCSRIF-FRISCB.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
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