NAICS Sector 21
Federal grants for mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
Programs that fund recipients the department coded with this industry. Departments record an industry code on about one agreement in ten, mostly business programs, so this is a guide to which programs fund businesses like yours, not a full count.
- Total value
- $851M
- Agreements
- 763
- To named organizations
- 726
- $845M
- To individuals or unnamed
- 37
- $6.2M; 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.
Within this industry
| Industry | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 211 Oil and gas extraction | 83 | $349M |
| 213 Support activities for mining, and oil and gas extraction | 469 | $267M |
| 212 Mining and quarrying (except oil and gas) | 178 | $233M |
Programs that fund this industry
The programs that put the most money here.
| Program | Department | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIF Stream 3 - Attraction | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $220M |
| Strategic Response Fund | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $125M |
| SIF Stream 5 - National Innovation Ecosystems | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $110M |
| SIF Stream3- Attraction | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 2 | $98M |
| Western Diversification Program | Prairies Economic Development Canada | 21 | $52M |
| Stream 5 National Innovation Ecosystems | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $45M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms | National Research Council Canada | 265 | $33.3M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Prairies Economic Development Canada | 26 | $29M |
| REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 48 | $24.2M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program | National Research Council Canada | 31 | $20.9M |
| National Trade Corridors Fund | Transport Canada | 1 | $20.1M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Western Economic Diversification Canada | 38 | $16.5M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Pacific Economic Development Canada | 3 | $7.4M |
| Northern Ontario Development Program | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | 8 | $7.2M |
| Western Diversification Program | Western Economic Diversification Canada | 4 | $5M |
| REGI - Business Scale-Up and Prod (Jobs and Growth) | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 5 | $4.6M |
| REGI - CCTI - Infrastructure Fund | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 2 | $4.4M |
| Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSUP) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 2 | $4.3M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation (REGI) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | 10 | $3.8M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 82 | $2.5M |
| AI Compute Access Fund | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 2 | $1.9M |
| REGI - Productivity and Business Skills | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 37 | $1.8M |
| Northern Ontario Development Program - 2011 | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | 4 | $1.8M |
| REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 4 | $1.7M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations | National Research Council Canada | 9 | $1.2M |
Top recipients
Organizations with the most funding.
Plus 37 agreements ($6.2M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | $15K |
| 2014 | 2 | $7M |
| 2016 | 3 | $540K |
| 2017 | 7 | $50.1M |
| 2018 | 58 | $54.7M |
| 2019 | 85 | $232M |
| 2020 | 108 | $136M |
| 2021 | 128 | $72.1M |
| 2022 | 101 | $37.7M |
| 2023 | 84 | $49.2M |
| 2024 | 89 | $24.9M |
| 2025 | 65 | $21.9M |
| 2026 | 32 | $164M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 598 | $591M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 21 | $164M |
| Government | 8 | $40M |
| Not stated by the department | 114 | $35.9M |
| Indigenous recipients | 17 | $14.3M |
| Academia | 5 | $5.2M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | Lifting Solutions Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YOUTH - R&D SupportContribution | $30,000 |
| Jun 2026 | Thruster Energy Corp. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Youth - Downhole Extended Reach Tools for Increased Rate of Penetration and Achieving Deeper Depths for Oil and Gas ApplicationContribution | $30,000 |
| May 2026 | Mlcan Ltd | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Development and Validation of AI Data Processing and Modeling Tools for MLCAN’s Smart Flow MeterContribution | $30,000 |
| May 2026 | Hyfold Technology Corp. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $100,000 |
| May 2026 | Geomatics Data Management Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $370,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Overburden Drilling Management Limited | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $13,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Tersa Earth Innovations Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Youth - AnalystContribution | $30,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Tersa Earth Innovations Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Participation in the Canadian cleantech for mining mission to Australia and Indonesia – May 2026Contribution | $5,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Sound QI Solutions Ltd | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $28,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Mlcan Ltd | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Pilot and Post-Pilot Research and Optimization of MLCan’s AI-Based Smart Flow MeterContribution | $280,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Closure Liability Management Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $30,000 |
| Apr 2026 | ABC Dust Technologies Corp. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $30,500 |
| Apr 2026 | 2392737 Alberta Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Development of Advanced Downhole Completion TechnologiesContribution | $50,000 |
| Mar 2026 | ArcelorMittal Mining Canada G.P. | Strategic Response FundInnovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $125,000,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Jireh Industries Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Robotic inspection equipment improvement for defence applicationsGrant | $75,000 |
| Mar 2026 | The University of British Columbia | Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPacific Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $1,439,480 |
| Mar 2026 | Westgen Technologies Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Evaluate and advance readiness to enter the defence market with deployable remote power and hybrid energy solutionsGrant | $75,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Symroc Business and Project Management Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | (Exploration Phase) Symroc Multi-Domain Tactical Surveillance for Arctic SovereigntyGrant | $75,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Ambyint Inc | AI Compute Access FundInnovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $1,357,736 |
| Mar 2026 | Westgen Technologies Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Participation in the Canadian cleantech for mining mission to Australia and Indonesia – May 2026Contribution | $5,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Arolytics Inc | AI Compute Access FundInnovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $510,692 |
| Mar 2026 | Canadian Zinc Corporation | National Trade Corridors FundTransport Canada | Agreement for the Prairie Creek All-Season Road Project: Novation AgreementContribution | $20,127,135 |
| Mar 2026 | Etthen Energy Corporation, general partner of Etthen Energy Limited Partnership | Western Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $6,000,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Quadrogen Power Systems, Inc. | Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPacific Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $3,600,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Ionic Engineering Limited | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | SafeGap Upgrade to MilSpec for Military ApplicationContribution | $156,000 |