GrantTrail

Nova Scotia

Federal grants in Wolfville

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

Total value
$66.1M
Agreements
777
To named organizations
452
$47.8M
To individuals or unnamed
325
$18.3M; 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
Business Development Program48$10.3M
Insight research30$7.4M
Discovery Research64$6.4M
Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) - II2$5.8M
Research Support Fund8$5.1M
ICF - Strategic Community Capacity25$4.5M
REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity12$3.1M
Energy Innovation Program2$2.9M
Development of Official Language Communities Program - Minority Language Education3$2M
Research Partnerships10$1.5M
Research Training and Talent Development159$1.2M
Wine Sector Support Program9$1.1M
REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem4$912K
BDP - Destination Development (TRF)3$700K
Youth - Canada Summer Jobs164$693K
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations5$597K
BDP - Dev and Enhancement of Tourism Exper (TRF)4$579K
ICF - Building or improving community infrastructure (CCRF)3$545K
Infectious Disease Prevention and Control2$520K
Research Training and Talent Development20$469K
Enabling Accessibility Fund - Grants7$468K
Innovative Communities Fund (ICF)1$455K
New Horizons for Seniors Program16$372K
Northern Affairs8$366K
REGI - Business Scale-Up and Prod (Jobs and Growth)1$360K

Top recipients

Organizations with the most funding.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Acadia University102$19.2M
McConnell Gordon Estates Limited24$3.4M
Acadia Centre for Social and Business Entrepreneurship - ACSBE20$3.1M
Acadia Entrepreneurship Centre9$2.5M
Canadian School Boards Association / L'association Canadienne Des Commissions / Conseils Scolaires4$2.3M
Luckett Farms Limited9$2.1M
Lightfoot & Wolfville Vineyards Ltd.10$1.6M
Wolfville Farmers Market Co-operative Limited10$1.3M
Sustainable Fish Farming (Canada) Limited4$1.2M
Town of Wolfville21$1.1M
Slow Motion Food Film Fest Society7$761K
Acadia Centre for Social & Business Entrepreneurship8$735K
Acadia University - Division of Research & Graduate Studies6$697K
Just Us! Coffee Roasters Co-operative Limited7$649K
Old Orchard Inn Limited4$612K
Dr C.B. Lumsden, Wolfville Branch 74, Royal Canadian Legion4$517K
4188446 Nova Scotia Limited1$500K
Lightfoot & Wolfville Vineyards3$489K
Wolfville L'Arche Homefires Society4$412K
L'Acadie Vineyards6$403K
Conundrum Press11$341K
FoodByte Inc.1$323K
Acadia Centre for Small Business and Entrepreneurship1$305K
Winery Association of Nova Scotia2$269K
Axtion Independence Mobility Inc.4$248K

Plus 325 agreements ($18.3M) 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
Beverage manufacturing28$4.5M
Universities14$2.1M
Support activities for crop production5$65K
Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing4$248K
Business, professional, labour and other membership organizations3$530K
Other local, municipal and regional public administration2$653K
Civic and social organizations2$467K
Drinking places (alcoholic beverages)2$200K
Traveller accommodation2$262K
Computer systems design and related services2$365K

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

YearAgreementsTotal
20064$1.2M
20079$1.4M
20085$727K
20097$703K
201011$2M
20118$3.7M
20129$1.7M
20134$422K
20147$1.4M
20159$885K
20165$1.2M
20179$4.4M
201869$3.3M
201979$4.1M
2020116$8M
202181$3.2M
202288$9.3M
202375$4.6M
202480$5.1M
202579$7M
202623$1.7M

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Not stated by the department204$30.4M
Academia76$15.3M
Individuals and sole proprietorships284$13M
Not-for-profit organizations and charities94$2.8M
For-profit organizations57$2.1M
Other organizations23$2M
Government35$331K
Indigenous recipients3$103K
International (non-government)1$4,916

Latest agreements

StartRecipientProgramValue
Jun 20264447078 Nova Scotia LimitedSupply Management Processing Investment Fund (SMPIF)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada$35,800
Jun 2026McConnell Gordon Estates LimitedIndustrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada$26,914
Apr 2026Acadia UniversityCanada Arts Presentation Fund - Programming SupportCanadian Heritage$20,700
Apr 2026Canadian School Boards Association / L'association Canadienne Des Commissions / Conseils ScolairesDevelopment of Official Language Communities Program - Community LifeCanadian Heritage$348,894
Apr 2026Acadia University - Division of Research & Graduate StudiesIndustrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada$100,000
Mar 2026Memory Cafe NS-Town of WolfvilleNew Horizons for Seniors ProgramEmployment and Social Development Canada$24,800
Mar 2026Community Links AssociationNew Horizons for Seniors ProgramEmployment and Social Development Canada$23,600
Mar 2026Town of WolfvilleCelebration and Commemoration Program - Celebrate Canada!Canadian Heritage$4,450
Feb 2026Winery Association of Nova ScotiaREGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency$119,177
Feb 2026Acadia UniversityGeneral Class Grants and Contributions ProgramParks Canada$4,997
Dec 2025Acadia UniversityInnovative Communities Fund (ICF)Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency$455,000
Nov 2025Acadia UniversityREGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency$95,000
Oct 2025Lightfoot & Wolfville Vineyards Ltd.BDP - Tourism Growth Program (TGP)Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency$20,000
Oct 2025Conundrum PressCanada Book Fund - Support for PublishersCanadian Heritage$45,577
Oct 2025Slow Motion Food Film Fest SocietyEnhancement of Official Languages Program - Promotion of Linguistic DualityCanadian Heritage$4,975
Oct 2025Axtion Independence Mobility Inc.Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada$50,566
Aug 2025Acadia UniversityEnergy Innovation ProgramNatural Resources Canada$2,635,528
Jul 2025Town of WolfvilleCelebration and Commemoration Program - Celebrate Canada!Canadian Heritage$3,630
Jun 2025McConnell Gordon Estates LimitedIndustrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada$159,654
Jun 2025Community Links AssociationYouth - Canada Summer JobsEmployment and Social Development Canada$5,018
May 2025Deep Roots Music Co-Operative LimitedBuilding Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage FestivalsCanadian Heritage$14,500
Apr 2025Wolfville Tennis ClubYouth - Canada Summer JobsEmployment and Social Development Canada$5,017
Apr 2025Wolfville Children's Centre SocietyYouth - Canada Summer JobsEmployment and Social Development Canada$5,017
Apr 2025Town of WolfvilleYouth - Canada Summer JobsEmployment and Social Development Canada$6,594
Apr 2025Stage Prophets Theatrical SocietyYouth - Canada Summer JobsEmployment and Social Development Canada$5,017