GrantTrail

Nova Scotia

Federal grants in Halifax

Grants and contributions to recipients whose address is in Halifax, as the department recorded it.

Total value
$9.5B
Agreements
13,964
To named organizations
8,941
$8.3B
To individuals or unnamed
5,023
$1.1B; never named here

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.

Programs

The programs that put the most money here.

ProgramAgreementsTotal
Shared Health Priorities Initiative6$1.5B
Settlement151$1.3B
Canadian Health Systems and Programs11$894M
Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program19$300M
Insight research408$266M
Business Development Program1,042$240M
National Trade Corridors Fund11$197M
(DFAA) Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements6$182M
Resettlement16$173M
Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund1$171M
Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) - II46$135M
Development of Official Language Communities Program - Minority Language Education25$132M
REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem210$119M
New Building Canada Fund-Provincial-Territorial Infrastructure Component-National and Regional Projects3$117M
Discovery Research880$115M
REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity296$100M
Settlement Program6$97M
Research Support Fund63$95.2M
Research in Priority Areas250$89.6M
Investigator-Initiated Research104$81.4M
Legal Aid22$80.5M
National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases Program2$79.3M
Energy Innovation Program22$77.4M
Research Partnerships215$72.7M
Emerging Renewable Power Program7$68.6M

Top recipients

Organizations with the most funding.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Government of Nova Scotia - Department of Health and Wellness20$2.5B
Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia92$1.2B
Government of Nova Scotia5$331M
YMCA of Greater Halifax/Dartmouth84$312M
Province of Nova Scotia31$285M
Dalhousie University387$277M
Nova Scotia12$153M
Nova Scotia Department of Justice15$141M
Nova Scotia Power Inc.6$122M
Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Society139$105M
Halagonia Tidal Energy Limited4$93.8M
Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Nova Scotia1$90M
Nova Scotia Power Incorporated19$80.1M
Springboard Atlantic Inc.23$78.7M
Black Business Initiative Society46$72.2M
The Recover Initiative6$67.9M
Halifax Port Authority8$59.7M
Noca Scotia1$58.7M
Halifax Regional Municipality240$57.5M
Atlantic Region Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies (ARAISA)23$52.4M
Nova Scotia Department Of Justice, Court Services Division17$50.7M
Benjamins Mill Wind Limited Partnership2$50M
Burchill Wind Limited Partnership1$49.9M
Saint Mary's University132$44.6M
Net Zero Atlantic22$43.8M

Plus 5,023 agreements ($1.1B) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why

Industries

Where the department recorded an industry code (NAICS); most agreements have none.

Industry groupAgreementsTotal
Computer systems design and related services189$36.2M
Scientific research and development services139$73.6M
Business, professional, labour and other membership organizations128$74.5M
Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing98$37.7M
Navigational, measuring, medical and control instruments manufacturing61$7.6M
Universities53$135M
Other miscellaneous manufacturing39$5.8M
Other food manufacturing35$7.2M
Other professional, scientific and technical services33$18.3M
Computing infrastructure providers, data processing, web hosting, and related services31$3.1M

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

$0$1.3B$2.5B20062011201620212026*

* 2026 so far: agreements starting by Oct 2026. Departments publish each quarter after it ends, so the latest months fill in later.

Show the numbers
YearAgreementsTotal
2006142$29.7M
2007176$72.8M
2008180$52.8M
2009195$123M
2010173$53.4M
2011225$68.9M
2012266$73.2M
2013236$83M
2014209$93.6M
2015215$153M
2016192$176M
2017349$338M
20181,228$1.2B
20191,366$550M
20201,831$1.5B
20211,398$423M
20221,351$400M
20231,311$805M
20241,252$2.3B
20251,221$825M
2026*448$182M

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Government329$3.5B
Not-for-profit organizations and charities2,077$2.1B
Not stated by the department4,824$1.8B
Academia555$509M
Other organizations472$484M
Individuals and sole proprietorships3,980$477M
For-profit organizations1,674$463M
Indigenous recipients47$191M
International (non-government)6$130K

Latest agreements

StartRecipientProgramValue
Jun 2026Acuicy Inc.REGI - Business Scale-up and ProductivityAtlantic Canada Opportunities Agency$125,000
Jun 2026Hope Blooms Youth Social Entrepreneurial Ventures Inc.Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - MARP - EventsCanadian Heritage$10,000
Jun 2026Prismatic Arts SocietyCanada Arts Presentation Fund - Programming SupportCanadian Heritage$235,200
Jun 2026Halifax Regional Centre For EducationGrants & Contributions in support of Energy EfficiencyNatural Resources Canada$180,000
Jun 2026Invest Nova ScotiaREGI - Regional Innovation EcosystemAtlantic Canada Opportunities Agency$37,500
Jun 2026Province Of Nova Scotia - Nova Scotia MuseumMuseums Assistance Program - Access to HeritageCanadian Heritage$322,754
Jun 2026Art Gallery of Nova ScotiaMuseums Assistance Program - Access to HeritageCanadian Heritage$31,950
Jun 2026ITANS - The Information Technology Industry Alliance of Nova ScotiaATIGA - Short-term Market Engagement ActivitiesAtlantic Canada Opportunities Agency$49,000
Jun 2026R D A Atlantic Inc.REGI - Strategic Growth Initiative (SGI)Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency$50,000
Jun 2026Mi'kmaw Native Friendship SocietyREGI - Regional Innovation EcosystemAtlantic Canada Opportunities Agency$100,000
Jun 2026Halifax Port AuthorityGreen Shipping Corridor ProgramTransport Canada$22,500,000
Jun 2026Virtual Hallway Consults Inc.Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada$316,408
Jun 2026East Coast Environmental Law AssociationParticipant Funding ProgramImpact Assessment Agency of Canada$5,000
Jun 2026Indian Festivals Club Of Nova ScotiaMulticulturalism and Anti-Racism Program - MARP - EventsCanadian Heritage$10,000
Jun 2026Oberland Agriscience Inc.REGI - Strategic Growth Initiative (SGI)Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency$50,000
Jun 2026Life Sciences Nova Scotia AssociationREGI - Regional Innovation EcosystemAtlantic Canada Opportunities Agency$1,040,250
Jun 2026Mount Saint Vincent UniversityGrants and Contributions in Aid of Academic RelationsGlobal Affairs Canada$13,697
Jun 2026KorrAI Technologies Ltd.Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada$125,000
Jun 2026Koast Analytics Inc.Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada$30,000
May 2026Virtual Hallway Consults Inc.REGI - Business Scale-up and ProductivityAtlantic Canada Opportunities Agency$433,500
May 2026Screen Nova Scotia Industry AssociationREGI - Regional Innovation EcosystemAtlantic Canada Opportunities Agency$99,038
May 2026Black Business Initiative SocietyREGI - Regional Innovation EcosystemAtlantic Canada Opportunities Agency$1,420,000
May 2026Spiri Robotics, Inc.CanExportNational Research Council Canada$26,000
May 2026NovaGlide Inc.REGI - Strategic Growth Initiative (SGI)Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency$47,231
May 2026Downtowns Atlantic Canada Inc.Atlantic Policy Research InitiativeAtlantic Canada Opportunities Agency$40,000