GrantTrail

Ontario

Federal grants in Owen Sound

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

Total value
$131M
Agreements
607
To named organizations
478
$120M
To individuals or unnamed
129
$10.9M; 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
Student Work Placement2$54.6M
Settlement12$17.8M
Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSUP)2$7.1M
CAS - Skilled Trades Awareness & Readiness1$6.2M
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention4$4.8M
Substance Use and Addictions Program2$3.3M
Community Action for Prenatal and Child Health Program (CAPCHP)2$3.2M
Substance Use and Addictions Program - Emergency Treatment Fund2$2.7M
CAS-Women Skilled Trades1$2.5M
Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD)2$1.9M
Youth - Canada Summer Jobs211$1.8M
Opportunities Fund - Project1$1.8M
Incentives for Zero-emission vehicles program102$1.7M
Federal Economic Development Department for Ontario7$1.6M
Regional Economic Growth through Innovation1$1.5M
Canada Community Revitalization Fund (CCRF)5$1.4M
Youth - Skills Link - Project4$1.3M
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms3$1.3M
CSC - Opportunities - Regional and Local1$1M
Universal Broadband Fund2$959K
CED & Diversification1$845K
Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – Direct4$762K
Health Promotion & Disease Prevention3$749K
Canada Arts Presentation Fund - Programming Support17$745K
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario3$708K

Top recipients

Organizations with the most funding.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium of Canada13$68.4M
Corporation of the County of Grey25$9.3M
YMCA of Owen Sound Grey Bruce5$7M
Keystone Child, Youth & Family Services4$5.8M
Hydrogen Optimized Inc.3$4.6M
Isowater Corporation1$3.6M
Grey Bruce Health Services5$3.3M
M'Wikwedong Native Cultural Resource Centre3$2.2M
Corporation of the City of Owen Sound18$1.9M
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Grey Bruce4$1.1M
Grey Bruce Health Unit4$1M
Gb Tel Incorporated2$959K
City of Owen Sound2$701K
Georgian Bay Folk Society16$677K
Harmony Centre Owen Sound2$644K
Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium of Canada (EMC)1$597K
United Way of Bruce Grey9$539K
2617487 Ontario Inc.2$471K
Credit Cars Inc.25$469K
Grey Roots Museums And Archives3$455K
10546950 Canada Inc.5$417K
Ontario Native Literacy Coalition3$339K
Georgian College of Applied Arts and Technology1$300K
Owen Sound Little Theatre12$287K
VLC Global Ministries1$286K

Plus 129 agreements ($10.9M) 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
Other local, municipal and regional public administration9$3.1M
Business, professional, labour and other membership organizations7$851K
Social advocacy organizations3$45K
Industrial machinery manufacturing3$8.6M
Traveller accommodation2$491K
Other electrical equipment and component manufacturing2$1M
Other crop farming2$23K
Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture production2$28K
Vegetable and melon farming2$24K
Spectator sports1$54K

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

$0$40M$80M20062011201620212026*

* 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
20065$669K
20072$132K
20084$438K
20097$2.1M
20105$874K
20110$0
20123$243K
20133$1.1M
20140$0
20151$41K
20161$124K
20176$4.8M
201843$668K
201983$4.3M
202075$70.3M
202183$4.1M
202269$18.6M
202372$3.6M
202479$4.6M
202552$8.9M
2026*14$5M

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Not-for-profit organizations and charities191$89.3M
Other organizations32$13.6M
For-profit organizations204$12.8M
Government36$11.7M
Not stated by the department134$2.1M
Indigenous recipients1$865K
Individuals and sole proprietorships3$53K
Academia6$50K

Latest agreements

StartRecipientProgramValue
May 2026Corporation of the County of GreyCanExportGlobal Affairs Canada$60,000
May 2026Gichi-Name Wiikwedong Reconciliation GardenCelebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration CanadaCanadian Heritage$3,500
Apr 2026Kia Of Owen SoundIncentives for Zero-emission vehicles programTransport Canada$10,000
Apr 2026Baywest Motors IncIncentives for Zero-emission vehicles programTransport Canada$17,500
Apr 2026M'Wikwedong Native Cultural Resource CentreCommunity Action for Prenatal and Child Health Program (CAPCHP)Public Health Agency of Canada$865,480
Apr 2026Keystone Child, Youth & Family ServicesCommunity Action for Prenatal and Child Health Program (CAPCHP)Public Health Agency of Canada$2,324,240
Apr 2026Sweetwater Music FestivalCanada Arts Presentation Fund - Programming SupportCanadian Heritage$42,180
Apr 2026Community Living Owen Sound And District - Grey Bruce One World Festival CommitteeMulticulturalism and Anti-Racism Program - MARP - EventsCanadian Heritage$15,500
Mar 2026Owen Sound Rowing ClubNew Horizons for Seniors ProgramEmployment and Social Development Canada$22,298
Mar 2026Intersections Wood CollaborativeNew Horizons for Seniors ProgramEmployment and Social Development Canada$19,514
Mar 2026Corporation of the City of Owen SoundCelebration and Commemoration Program - Celebrate Canada!Canadian Heritage$16,000
Mar 2026Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium of CanadaRegional Economic Growth through InnovationPacific Economic Development Canada$1,489,781
Feb 2026Harmony Centre Owen SoundCanada Cultural Spaces Fund - Canada Cultural Spaces FundCanadian Heritage$89,000
Jan 2026Billy Bishop MuseumCommemorative Partnership ProgramVeterans Affairs Canada$7,100
Dec 2025Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium of CanadaIndustrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada$114,228
Nov 2025Friends of McNab's Island SocietyNatural Infrastructure FundDepartment of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities$45,840
Oct 2025Corporation of the County of GreyCanada Public Transit FundDepartment of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities$50,000
Oct 2025Owen Sound Little TheatreCanada Arts Presentation Fund - Programming SupportCanadian Heritage$69,000
Sep 2025Billy Bishop MuseumProgram not namedVeterans Affairs Canada$1,600
Aug 2025Corporation of the County of GreySubstance Use and Addictions Program - Emergency Treatment FundHealth Canada$1,559,100
Aug 2025Corporation of the County of GreySubstance Use and Addictions Program - Emergency Treatment FundHealth Canada$1,126,700
Jul 2025Corporation of the City of Owen SoundCelebration and Commemoration Program - Celebrate Canada!Canadian Heritage$16,000
Jun 2025Rockcliffe Pentecostal ChurchYouth - Canada Summer JobsEmployment and Social Development Canada$22,250
Jun 2025Lutheran Church of Our SaviourYouth - Canada Summer JobsEmployment and Social Development Canada$5,563
Jun 2025Georgian Bay Folk SocietyYouth - Canada Summer JobsEmployment and Social Development Canada$11,126