Ballast Water Innovation Program
Transport Canada
The Ballast Water Innovation Program (BWIP) supports Transport Canada's implementation of the 2021 ballast water regulations. It provides funding, in the form of contributions, for projects that address technical and operational challenges with ballast water management systems on vessels in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River region. The application period is currently closed.
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Who qualifies
The page does not list detailed eligibility criteria. It states the program helps industry address technical and operational challenges with ballast water management systems in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River region, funding projects that advance solutions for installation, operation and maintenance of these systems on vessels, and that increase available data and information. Further details are in the applicant's guide, which is linked but not reproduced on the page.
Good to know
- Notes: Funding amounts and detailed eligibility are not stated on the page; an applicant's guide is linked. Found automatically by the portal's discovery job from an official page; review before relying on it.
Evidence from the official page
- status“the application period for the ballast water innovation program is closed” source ↗
- eligibility“the bwip will help industry address technical and operational challenges with bwms in the great lakes and st. lawrence river (glslr) region” source ↗
Verified 2026-10-27 · Medium confidence. Always confirm on the official page before applying.