GrantTrail

Nova Scotia

Federal grants in Yarmouth

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

Total value
$199M
Agreements
739
To named organizations
708
$199M
To individuals or unnamed
31
$222K; 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
CIRNAC - Treaties and Aboriginal Government, Child and Family Services, Community Infrastructure, Economic Development, Education, Governance, Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Health System Capacity, Indigenous Health Equity Fund, Land Management, NFR - Grant, Other Program Reporting, Primary Care, Public Health Protection, Social Development1$55.2M
NFR - Grant37$27.8M
Atlantic Fisheries Fund (AFF)6$15.2M
Community Futures21$12.6M
ICF - Strategic Community Capacity37$10.9M
Contribution Program to support Canada's fish and seafood sector7$7.6M
Child and Family Services, NFR - Grant3$6.4M
REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity13$3.6M
REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem8$3.4M
Economic Development4$3.2M
Settlement9$3.2M
Community Infrastructure24$3.1M
Business Development Program27$2.8M
Youth Employment and Skills Strategy2$2.5M
Social Development, Education, Community Infrastructure1$2.1M
Social Development13$1.9M
Opportunities Fund - Project4$1.9M
ICF - Community Adjustment Fund (CAF)6$1.4M
Youth - Canada Summer Jobs186$1.3M
REGI-BSP-Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)2$1.3M
Child and Family Services9$1.3M
Economic Development2$1M
Fisheries And Aquaculture Clean Technology Adoption Program (FACTAP)1$1M
BDP - Community Adjustment Fund (CAF)1$1M
Community Infrastructure, Other Program Reporting2$971K

Top recipients

Organizations with the most funding.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Wasoqopa’q First Nation34$64.9M
Acadia Band Council142$49.7M
Nova Scotia Seafood Alliance5$19.8M
Yarmouth Regional Business Corporation Limited23$12.7M
Western Regional Enterprise Network20$4.6M
Ignite Labs Atlantic Inc.6$4.1M
Southwest Employment Services Society10$4.1M
Town of Yarmouth14$3.2M
Coldwater Lobster Association7$2.7M
Yarmouth Area Industrial Commission7$2.1M
Acadia First Nation20$2M
Novatec Braids Limited11$1.9M
South West Shore Development Authority15$1.8M
Tri-Star Industries Limited12$1.8M
Conseil Acadien de Par-en-Bas and South West Shore Development Authority2$1.6M
Yarmouth Bar Fisheries Limited4$1.6M
IMO Foods Limited9$1.5M
Ignite Labs Inc.4$1.5M
Tri County Women's Centre5$1.5M
West Nova Inclusive Employment Society11$1.4M
JHS Fishproducts Canada Ltd.4$1.2M
Hervic Enterprises Limited2$875K
Yarmouth Waterfront Development Corporation Limited3$834K
Yarmouth County Trail Development Association2$797K
Parents Place - Yarmouth Family Resource Centre4$700K

Plus 31 agreements ($222K) 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
Seafood product preparation and packaging12$1.6M
Other local, municipal and regional public administration9$4.4M
Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing7$518K
Business, professional, labour and other membership organizations4$953K
Other professional, scientific and technical services3$671K
Indigenous public administration2$402K
Employment services2$1.6M
Other textile product mills2$650K
Heritage institutions1$75K
Promoters (presenters) of performing arts, sports and similar events1$36K

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

$0$75M$150M20062011201620212026*

* 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
200617$2.9M
20079$1.5M
200815$4.2M
200912$3.4M
201012$2.3M
201110$3.6M
201226$2.9M
20136$658K
20148$2.1M
20157$781K
20168$634K
201712$3.2M
201854$4.6M
2019227$119M
202063$25M
202151$2M
202249$7.1M
202344$4.4M
202455$4.3M
202540$3.4M
2026*14$1.4M

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Indigenous recipients191$116M
Not stated by the department254$37.1M
For-profit organizations99$27.4M
Not-for-profit organizations and charities141$10.6M
Other organizations36$4.5M
Government18$3.6M

Latest agreements

StartRecipientProgramValue
Jun 2026Western Regional Enterprise NetworkCanExportGlobal Affairs Canada$35,400
Jun 2026Coldwater Lobster AssociationParticipant Funding ProgramImpact Assessment Agency of Canada$5,000
May 2026Acadia First NationGeneral Class Grants and Contributions ProgramParks Canada$3,500
Apr 2026IMO Foods LimitedREGI - Strategic Growth Initiative (SGI)Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency$50,000
Apr 2026Maltais Homes Inc.REGI - Business Scale-up and ProductivityAtlantic Canada Opportunities Agency$76,900
Apr 2026Tusket ToyotaIncentives for Zero-emission vehicles programTransport Canada$15,000
Apr 2026Parents Place - Yarmouth Family Resource CentreCommunity Action for Prenatal and Child Health Program (CAPCHP)Public Health Agency of Canada$280,000
Apr 2026Yarmouth County Historical SocietyMuseums Assistance Program - Exhibition CirculationCanadian Heritage$12,180
Apr 2026Western Nova Scotia Arts And Heritage SocietyBuilding Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage FestivalsCanadian Heritage$9,500
Apr 2026Seafest AssociationBuilding Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage FestivalsCanadian Heritage$7,800
Apr 2026Kespu'kwitk Metis CouncilCelebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration CanadaCanadian Heritage$1,850
Mar 2026Kespu'kwitk Metis CouncilCelebration and Commemoration Program - Celebrate Canada!Canadian Heritage$1,480
Feb 2026Novatec Braids LimitedREGI-BSP-Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency$900,000
Feb 2026Yarmouth Bar Fisheries LimitedREGI - Strategic Growth Initiative (SGI)Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency$50,000
Dec 2025Tri-Star Industries LimitedREGI-BSP-Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency$375,000
Dec 2025Acadia First NationGeneral Class Grants and Contributions ProgramParks Canada$5,000
Nov 2025Yarmouth International Airport CorporationInnovative Communities Fund (ICF)Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency$56,494
Nov 2025Yarmouth Arts Regional CouncilInnovative Communities Fund (ICF)Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency$324,200
Oct 2025Tri-Star Industries LimitedIndustrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada$94,695
Aug 2025Acadia First NationBuilding Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage FestivalsCanadian Heritage$26,400
Jul 2025Evangel AssemblyEnabling Accessibility Fund - GrantsEmployment and Social Development Canada$50,749
Jul 2025Town of YarmouthCanada Public Transit FundDepartment of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities$120,000
Jun 2025Kespu'kwitk Metis CouncilCelebration and Commemoration Program - Celebrate Canada!Canadian Heritage$900
Jun 2025Tri-Star Industries LimitedIndustrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada$75,000
Jun 2025Yarmouth County Agricultural SocietyYouth - Canada Summer JobsEmployment and Social Development Canada$5,017