NAICS Industry group 3151 · in Apparel manufacturing
Federal grants for apparel knitting mills
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
- $885K
- Agreements
- 10
- To named organizations
- 10
- $885K
- To individuals or unnamed
- 0
- $0; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms | National Research Council Canada | 4 | $676K |
| Manufacturing Industries | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $65K |
| Canadian Apparel and Textile Industries Program | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 2 | $56K |
| CanExport SMEs | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $50K |
| CanExport SME | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $20K |
| CanExport | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $18K |
Top recipients
Organizations with the most funding.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Sheerly Genius Inc. | 2 | $378K |
| Sheertex Inc. | 2 | $298K |
| Gertex Hosiery Inc. | 1 | $65K |
| Baro Apparel Inc. | 1 | $50K |
| Simcan Enterprises Inc. | 1 | $41K |
| Fazl Enterprises Inc. | 1 | $20K |
| Tression Inc. | 1 | $18K |
| Trulife Healthcare | 1 | $14K |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3 | $121K |
| 2018 | 1 | $175K |
| 2019 | 1 | $203K |
| 2020 | 2 | $200K |
| 2021 | 1 | $148K |
| 2023 | 1 | $20K |
| 2025 | 1 | $18K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 10 | $885K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | Tression Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Grant | $17,687 |
| Apr 2023 | Fazl Enterprises Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $20,000 |
| Sep 2021 | Sheertex Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Package dyeing of high performance technical fibresContribution | $148,000 |
| Aug 2020 | Sheertex Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | COVID-19 - Develop a viable virus inactivating, N95 filter manufacture with domestic knitted/felted material.Contribution | $150,000 |
| Aug 2020 | Baro Apparel Inc. | CanExport SMEsNational Research Council Canada | Baro US ExpansionContribution | $50,100 |
| Apr 2019 | Sheerly Genius Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Nude “ultra-sheer” & Kids Line Testing and DevelopmentContribution | $202,703 |
| May 2018 | Sheerly Genius Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Indestructable Hosiery Testing and DevelopmentContribution | $175,115 |
| Dec 2006 | Gertex Hosiery Inc. | Manufacturing IndustriesInnovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $65,496 |
| Nov 2006 | Simcan Enterprises Inc. | Canadian Apparel and Textile Industries ProgramInnovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $41,415 |
| Oct 2006 | Trulife Healthcare | Canadian Apparel and Textile Industries ProgramInnovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $14,302 |