NAICS Industry group 2371 · in Heavy and civil engineering construction
Federal grants for utility system construction
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
- $83.1M
- Agreements
- 115
- To named organizations
- 114
- $83.1M
- To individuals or unnamed
- 1
- $30K; 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 that fund this industry
The programs that put the most money here.
| Program | Department | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Diversification Program | Prairies Economic Development Canada | 10 | $41.5M |
| Western Diversification Program | Western Economic Diversification Canada | 3 | $10.2M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms | National Research Council Canada | 38 | $8.8M |
| Program to Protect Canada's Coastlines and Waterways | Transport Canada | 1 | $6.4M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program | National Research Council Canada | 7 | $4.2M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Western Economic Diversification Canada | 3 | $2.9M |
| Northern Ontario Development Program - 2011 | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | 3 | $1.9M |
| Northern Ontario Development Program | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | 4 | $1.8M |
| Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – Direct | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 2 | $1.3M |
| ICF - Strategic Community Capacity | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 5 | $943K |
| REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 1 | $904K |
| Eureka/Eurostar | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $415K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 14 | $390K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations | National Research Council Canada | 2 | $360K |
| Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – For Profit | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $353K |
| CanExport SMEs | National Research Council Canada | 5 | $159K |
| CanExport SME | National Research Council Canada | 5 | $124K |
| ICF - Adapting and reimagining community spaces (CCRF) | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 1 | $84K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – AI Assist | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $75K |
| CanExport | National Research Council Canada | 2 | $58K |
| REGI - Productivity and Business Skills | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 1 | $50K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Green Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 4 | $50K |
| CanExport Innovation | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $19K |
Top recipients
Organizations with the most funding.
Plus 1 agreements ($30K) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | $23K |
| 2018 | 11 | $2.1M |
| 2019 | 7 | $1.2M |
| 2020 | 21 | $6.9M |
| 2021 | 31 | $54.9M |
| 2022 | 8 | $249K |
| 2023 | 13 | $10.4M |
| 2024 | 9 | $772K |
| 2025 | 8 | $3.2M |
| 2026 | 6 | $3.3M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Government | 16 | $34.7M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 4 | $26.8M |
| For-profit organizations | 88 | $19.8M |
| Not stated by the department | 7 | $1.7M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | Smart City Water Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Youth Marketing Intern - Market ExpansionContribution | $30,000 |
| Jul 2026 | Precise Downhole Services Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | PSSP-AI-2026-7 ProjectContribution | $261,000 |
| Jun 2026 | PigRun Solutions Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Enhancements to the Patriot EcosystemContribution | $73,200 |
| May 2026 | Rysco Corrosion Services Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Smart Corrosion ProbeContribution | $140,000 |
| Apr 2026 | CORE Linepipe Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $35,000 |
| Jan 2026 | Quadlogic Meters Canada Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Integrated Utility Submetering Platform for Data Analytics and AutomationContribution | $2,781,000 |
| Dec 2025 | Smart City Water Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $499,999 |
| Sep 2025 | Quadlogic Meters Canada Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – AI AssistNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $75,000 |
| Jul 2025 | Precise Downhole Services Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Precise Signal Stream Platform- Artificial Intelligence (PSSP-AI) Diagnostics and Interpretation Tool, Sensor and DFOS hardware manufacturingContribution | $150,000 |
| Jun 2025 | CORE Linepipe Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Development of ClickWeld Technology for universal application to joining steel pipe.Contribution | $1,950,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Technologies Ecofixe Inc | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | IPPDT-RdM– Titonka UAE-Ecofixe - Upgrading the capacity of the Titonka wastewater treatment plant by immersing ECOFIXE and BIOFIXE fixed growth modulesContribution | $0 |
| Apr 2025 | Scovan Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | PadX Product Development - Innovative Wellpad SolutionContribution | $30,000 |
| Jan 2025 | Giyak Mishkawzid Shkagmikwe Inc. | Northern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | Contribution | $316,832 |
| Jan 2025 | Giyak Mishkawzid Shkagmikwe Inc. | Northern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | Contribution | $227,696 |
| Dec 2024 | Avestec Technologies Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | ICAP 2024 – International Co-Innovation Action PlanContribution | $50,000 |
| Dec 2024 | Mountain Buffalo Products Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Product-Market Fit for Novel Pipe Coupling ConnectorContribution | $16,075 |
| Oct 2024 | Biocene Solutions Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YOUTH - Business development and technical supportContribution | $29,900 |
| Sep 2024 | Controlled Demolition Group Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Hydro Demolition Process MatrixContribution | $107,722 |
| Sep 2024 | Smart City Water Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Development of a Wet Weather Flow Calibration SystemContribution | $75,000 |
| Aug 2024 | Renuwell Energy Solutions Inc | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Energy Storage and Power Production on Decommissioned WellsitesContribution | $55,000 |
| Jul 2024 | 1637534 Alberta Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Instrumentation System for Monitoring Wear of Polymer Lined Slurry PipeContribution | $333,440 |
| May 2024 | EverGen Infrastructure Corp. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Youth - EngineerContribution | $30,000 |
| May 2024 | Precise Downhole Services Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to OrganizationsNational Research Council Canada | Novel Downhole Nexus PlatformContribution | $75,000 |
| Dec 2023 | Quadlogic Meters Canada Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Technical production and operational execution ecosystem for integrated utility submetering systemsContribution | $250,000 |
| Nov 2023 | 12279479 Canada Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Development of automated equipment for the controlled installation of cemented mineral membranes for the production of pipes 24" to 36" in diameter by 36" high.Contribution | $699,000 |