GrantTrail

Ontario

Federal grants in Kitchener

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

Total value
$1.8B
Agreements
3,306
To named organizations
2,745
$1.8B
To individuals or unnamed
561
$46.8M; 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
Settlement62$430M
Building Canada Plan / Building Canada Fund1$265M
Resettlement18$186M
Settlement Program8$51.9M
ElevateIP1$47.8M
Reaching Home1$41.3M
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms155$38.9M
Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) - Indirect2$27.9M
Substance Use and Addictions Program6$26.9M
Jobs and Growth Fund (JGF)5$25.5M
SIF Stream 1- R&D1$24M
Federal Economic Development Department for Ontario26$22.1M
Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)3$22.1M
Youth - Canada Summer Jobs1,242$16M
Life Sciences Fund Contributions1$12.5M
Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – Not-For-Profit1$12.2M
Industrial Research Assistance Program14$11.5M
Youth Employment and Skills Strategy9$10.9M
Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – Direct21$8.9M
Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSUP)8$8.1M
Innovation Assistance Program54$7.9M
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario12$7.7M
Business Scale-Up4$7.5M
Infectious Disease Prevention and Control4$7.2M
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention8$6.3M

Top recipients

Organizations with the most funding.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Regional Municipality of Waterloo41$340M
Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning51$284M
Reception House Waterloo Region44$267M
Communitech Corporation16$132M
Waterloo Catholic District School Board20$127M
Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre21$73.9M
Kitchener-Waterloo Young Men's Christian Association14$71.7M
YMCA of Kitchener-Waterloo24$45.4M
YMCA of Three Rivers2$39.9M
K-W Working Centre for the Unemployed24$28.7M
North Inc.1$24M
Carizon Family and Community Services19$16.6M
Qidni labs Inc.7$13.3M
Camino Wellbeing and Mental Health3$11.6M
Waterloo Region Economic Development Corporation10$9.6M
Miovision Technologies Incorporated4$8.9M
Avidbots Corp.10$8.7M
Miovision Technologies Inc.1$8.4M
Miovision Technologies Incorporated (Amalco)1$7.9M
Kuntz Electroplating Inc.2$7.5M
Intellijoint Surgical Inc.15$7.5M
Nicoya Lifesciences Inc.11$7M
Encircle Inc.6$6.9M
Applyboard Inc.3$6.6M
The Caribbean Canadian Association of Waterloo Region8$6.1M

Plus 561 agreements ($46.8M) 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 services71$36.2M
Scientific research and development services38$16.5M
Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing33$4.2M
Navigational, measuring, medical and control instruments manufacturing21$2.9M
Other local, municipal and regional public administration18$6.2M
Other federal government public administration14$874K
Management, scientific and technical consulting services13$60.4M
Beverage manufacturing11$696K
Community colleges and C.E.G.E.P.s10$8.8M
Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing10$7.7M

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

YearAgreementsTotal
200610$3.4M
200724$18.1M
200819$21.8M
200936$36.8M
201028$36.2M
201125$39.2M
201216$11.6M
201318$32.4M
20149$4.5M
20159$270M
201633$75.2M
201736$135M
2018273$39M
2019320$89.7M
2020485$567M
2021367$87M
2022336$71.4M
2023419$47.6M
2024451$51.5M
2025316$170M
202676$19.4M

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Not-for-profit organizations and charities944$535M
Government78$364M
Not stated by the department641$331M
For-profit organizations1,326$264M
Academia56$256M
Other organizations109$57.9M
Indigenous recipients17$11.5M
Individuals and sole proprietorships131$6.2M
International (non-government)4$108K

Latest agreements

StartRecipientProgramValue
Jun 2026VEI Contracting Inc.Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada$50,000
Jun 2026CarbonLume Inc.Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada$16,500
Jun 2026Intellijoint Surgical Inc.Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada$30,000
May 2026Waterloo Region Economic Development CorporationCanExportGlobal Affairs Canada$231,900
May 2026K-W Habilitation ServicesYouth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada$14,000
May 2026ICSPI Corp.CanExportNational Research Council Canada$27,000
Apr 2026Regional Municipality of WaterlooSubstance Use and Addictions Program - Emergency Treatment FundHealth Canada$1,977,443
Apr 2026Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced LearningGrants and Contributions in Aid of Academic RelationsGlobal Affairs Canada$6,945
Apr 2026MM Global Solutions Consulting Inc.Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada$30,000
Apr 2026Scherer Chevrolet Buick GmcIncentives for Zero-emission vehicles programTransport Canada$45,000
Apr 2026Kieswetter Mazda (Kieswetter Motors Inc)Incentives for Zero-emission vehicles programTransport Canada$2,500
Apr 2026K-W MitsubishiIncentives for Zero-emission vehicles programTransport Canada$20,000
Apr 2026Gemini Motors LimitedIncentives for Zero-emission vehicles programTransport Canada$10,000
Apr 2026Crosby Volkswagen IncIncentives for Zero-emission vehicles programTransport Canada$10,000
Apr 2026Camino Wellbeing + Mental HealthCommunity Action for Prenatal and Child Health Program (CAPCHP)Public Health Agency of Canada$2,636,160
Apr 2026Open Ears Festival Of Music And SoundCanada Arts Presentation Fund - Development SupportCanadian Heritage$32,500
Apr 2026VCT Group Inc.CanExportNational Research Council Canada$43,000
Apr 2026Tamvoes Health Ip Inc.CanExportNational Research Council Canada$30,000
Apr 2026Rapid Novor Inc.CanExportNational Research Council Canada$27,000
Apr 2026Quip Medical Inc.Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada$67,000
Apr 2026Nicoya Lifesciences Inc.CanExportNational Research Council Canada$37,000
Apr 2026LabsCubed Inc.CanExportNational Research Council Canada$30,000
Apr 2026Fairly AI Inc.CanExportNational Research Council Canada$10,300
Apr 2026Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced LearningIndustrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada$150,000
Apr 20262398570 Ontario Inc.Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada$250,000