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Global Forest Leadership Program

Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada

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The official page says: “Funding Closed”

Read from the official page on October 14, 2026. Confirm the deadline on the official page before you apply.

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Amount
Not stated on the page
Cost share
Not stated on the page
Who can apply
Businesses; Non-profits and charities
Where
Anywhere in Canada

Limited to: Agriculture, forestry and fishing; Manufacturing.

What it is

Description from NRCan current funding opportunities, the funder’s own list of programs. The Government of Canada’s Business Benefits Finder (list of July 17, 2025) doesn’t include it.

What applicants actually got

From the federal records of every agreement signed under this program.

Agreements, last 12 months
14
starting Oct 2025 or later
Typical award
$100K–$500K
the middle half, since Oct 2023
Median award
$250K
73 agreements since Oct 2023
All agreements
73
$67M

Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026. Filed as “Grants and Contributions in support of the Global Forest Leadership Program” (Natural Resources Canada, 73).

Who got it

Organizations with the most funding under this program, all years.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Canada Wood Group3$15.8M
Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd2$13.9M
Bureau De Promotion Des Produits Du Bois Du Québec2$6.2M
United Nations Development Programme3$3.8M
Université Laval1$3M
Centro Agronómico Tropical De Investigación Y Enseñanza1$3M
Center For International Forestry Research (Cifor)1$2M
Regional Community Forestry Training Center For Asia And The Pacific1$2M
Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre Inc.3$1.6M
International Union Of Conservation Of Nature And Natural Resources (Iucn)1$1.5M
Ecoagriculture International Inc.1$1.4M
World Resources Institute1$1.3M
Fsc Investments & Partnerships (I&P)1$1.2M
Ontario Woodlot Association2$880K
United Nations Office for Project Services1$800K
Food And Agriculture Of The United Nations3$700K
Regione Toscana2$680K
Wood Pellet Association of Canada3$654K
United Nations Department Of Economic And Social Affairs3$600K
Fundación Para La Conservación Del Bosque Chiquitano1$600K
Bc Wood Specialties Group Association1$486K
Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre1$400K
Kasetsart University1$350K
Universidad Tecnologica De Pereira1$300K
Ecoa - Ecologica E Ação1$300K
Canadian Institute of Forestry/Institut forestier du Canada2$299K
Associazione Foresta Modello Delle Montagne Fiorentine1$250K
United Nations Economic Commission For Europe (Unece)3$215K
Association Forêt Modêle De La Dja Et Mpomo2$200K
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations1$200K

Plus 1 agreements ($300K) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why

Who got it in your province

Open a province to see the organizations there with the most funding under this program, all years.

British Columbia9 agreements · $30.9M
RecipientAgreementsTotal
Canada Wood Group3$15.8M
Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd2$13.9M
Wood Pellet Association of Canada3$654K
Bc Wood Specialties Group Association1$486K
Quebec3 agreements · $9.2M
RecipientAgreementsTotal
Bureau De Promotion Des Produits Du Bois Du Québec2$6.2M
Université Laval1$3M
Manitoba4 agreements · $2M
RecipientAgreementsTotal
Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre Inc.3$1.6M
Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre1$400K
Ontario6 agreements · $1.3M
RecipientAgreementsTotal
Ontario Woodlot Association2$880K
Canadian Institute of Forestry/Institut forestier du Canada2$299K
Canadian Lumber Standards Accreditation Board1$90K
Wood Manufacturing Cluster Of Ontario1$67K
New Brunswick2 agreements · $165K
RecipientAgreementsTotal
Fundy Model Forest Inc1$120K
New Brunswick Forest Products Association Inc.1$45K
Saskatchewan1 agreements · $60K
RecipientAgreementsTotal
Prince Albert Model Forest Association Inc.1$60K
Nova Scotia1 agreements · $29K
RecipientAgreementsTotal
Maritime Lumber Bureau1$29K

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Jun 2026Wood Pellet Association of Canada$405,165
Jun 2026Wood Pellet Association of Canada$68,706
Jun 2026Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd$13,076,960
Jun 2026Canada Wood Group$14,886,837
Jun 2026Bureau De Promotion Des Produits Du Bois Du Québec$5,809,639
Feb 2026Canadian Lumber Standards Accreditation Board$90,000
Jan 2026Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre Inc.$1,000,000
Dec 2025Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd$805,209
Dec 2025Bc Wood Specialties Group Association$486,075
Dec 2025Wood Manufacturing Cluster Of Ontario$66,700
Dec 2025New Brunswick Forest Products Association Inc.$45,000
Dec 2025Maritime Lumber Bureau$28,750
Dec 2025Canada Wood Group$519,294
Dec 2025Bureau De Promotion Des Produits Du Bois Du Québec$418,312
Sep 2025Carood Watershed Model Forest Management Council, Inc$125,000
Aug 2025Forêt Modéle Campo-Ma'an$100,000
Aug 2025Municipality Of Paranas$125,000
Aug 2025Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University Of Agricultural And Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga$124,978
Aug 2025International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)$124,876
Jul 2025Perkumpulan Margowitan Model Forest$124,026

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

YearAgreementsTotal
202445$26.6M
202521$5.1M
20267$35.3M

The full record: Grants and Contributions in support of the Global Forest Leadership Program.

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