NAICS Industry group 3162 · in Leather and allied product manufacturing
Federal grants for footwear manufacturing
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
- $3.8M
- Agreements
- 26
- To named organizations
- 24
- $3.7M
- To individuals or unnamed
- 2
- $111K; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Scale-Up | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $1.9M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms | National Research Council Canada | 5 | $1.2M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 8 | $279K |
| CanExport | National Research Council Canada | 5 | $177K |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Western Economic Diversification Canada | 1 | $100K |
| CanExport SME | National Research Council Canada | 3 | $97K |
| CanExport SMEs | National Research Council Canada | 2 | $51K |
| Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – For Profit | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $11K |
Top recipients
Organizations with the most funding.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Swenco Limited | 1 | $1.9M |
| Powerlace Technologies inc. | 12 | $1.4M |
| Pajar Distribution Ltee | 3 | $102K |
| L.P. Royer inc. | 2 | $77K |
| MEGAComfort International Inc | 1 | $62K |
| Cougar Shoes Inc | 1 | $35K |
| 9187-2556 Québec inc. | 1 | $31K |
| Viberg Boot Mfg Ltd | 1 | $30K |
| Production Pajar Ltée | 1 | $24K |
| Barcon Getta Inc | 1 | $11K |
Plus 2 agreements ($111K) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | $629K |
| 2019 | 4 | $197K |
| 2020 | 4 | $2M |
| 2021 | 5 | $206K |
| 2022 | 2 | $66K |
| 2023 | 4 | $572K |
| 2024 | 2 | $45K |
| 2025 | 2 | $60K |
| 2026 | 1 | $30K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 26 | $3.8M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | L.P. Royer inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $30,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Powerlace Technologies inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YOUTH Logistics CoordinatorContribution | $30,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Powerlace Technologies inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YOUTH MarketingContribution | $30,000 |
| Jul 2024 | Powerlace Technologies inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YOUTH— Digital marketing strategistContribution | $30,000 |
| Jun 2024 | Powerlace Technologies inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | IP Assist: Intellectual Property Strategy Engagement— Level 3Contribution | $14,500 |
| Oct 2023 | Powerlace Technologies inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YOUTH marketingContribution | $30,000 |
| May 2023 | Powerlace Technologies inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Increased production capacityContribution | $500,000 |
| May 2023 | Powerlace Technologies inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | IP Assist N2: Intellectual Property Strategy EngagementContribution | $10,840 |
| Apr 2023 | Pajar Distribution Ltee | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $31,000 |
| Oct 2022 | Cougar Shoes Inc | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $35,000 |
| Aug 2022 | 9187-2556 Québec inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $31,000 |
| Aug 2021 | Powerlace Technologies inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YEP - Mechanical EngineerContribution | $39,600 |
| Aug 2021 | Powerlace Technologies inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YEP - Industrial DesignerContribution | $29,920 |
| Jun 2021 | Powerlace Technologies inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YEP - MarketingContribution | $39,560 |
| May 2021 | L.P. Royer inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Rubber formulation for specialized bootsContribution | $47,184 |
| May 2021 | Powerlace Technologies inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YEP - Marketing CoordinatorContribution | $50,000 |
| Jun 2020 | Swenco Limited | Business Scale-UpFederal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Contribution | $1,900,500 |
| Apr 2020 | Viberg Boot Mfg Ltd | CanExport SMEsNational Research Council Canada | Viberg - Japanese Market Presence & Profitability ProjectContribution | $30,000 |
| Mar 2020 | Barcon Getta Inc | Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – For ProfitFederal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Contribution | $10,688 |
| Feb 2020 | Pajar Distribution Ltee | CanExport SMEsNational Research Council Canada | Market development: western region of the United States, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and the eastern region of ChinaGrant | $21,000 |
| Oct 2019 | MEGAComfort International Inc | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | MEGAComfort - Expansion EUContribution | $62,400 |
| Aug 2019 | Production Pajar Ltée | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Developing and growing our exports to international marketsGrant | $24,000 |
| Oct 2018 | Pajar Distribution Ltee | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Italian market developmentContribution | $50,000 |
| Oct 2018 | Powerlace Technologies inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Auto-lacing shoesContribution | $579,474 |