NAICS Subsector 322 · in Manufacturing
Federal grants for paper 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
- $94.3M
- Agreements
- 72
- To named organizations
- 67
- $85.6M
- To individuals or unnamed
- 5
- $8.7M; 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 3221 Pulp, paper and paperboard mills | 23 | $58.4M |
| 3222 Converted paper product manufacturing | 49 | $35.9M |
Programs that fund this industry
The programs that put the most money here.
| Program | Department | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ontario Development Program | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | 2 | $28.8M |
| Jobs and Growth Fund (JGF) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 5 | $17M |
| SIF - Forestry | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $13.8M |
| Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSUP) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 4 | $9.1M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Pacific Economic Development Canada | 1 | $5.5M |
| Business Scale-Up | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $3.9M |
| REGI - BSP - Potato Initiative (PSII) | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 2 | $2.8M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation Program | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | 2 | $2.5M |
| Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 2 | $2.1M |
| REGI - Business Scale-Up and Prod (Jobs and Growth) | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 3 | $2.1M |
| Regional Tariff Response Initiative | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | 2 | $2M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms | National Research Council Canada | 16 | $1.3M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Prairies Economic Development Canada | 1 | $1M |
| Agricultural Clean Technology | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | 1 | $495K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $285K |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Western Economic Diversification Canada | 2 | $242K |
| Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – Direct | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 2 | $236K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 7 | $203K |
| Women Entrepreneurship Fund | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 2 | $200K |
| FedNor | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $180K |
| CanExport SME | National Research Council Canada | 6 | $133K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Clean Technology | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $116K |
| REGI - Productivity and Business Skills | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 2 | $100K |
| CanExport | National Research Council Canada | 3 | $73K |
| REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 1 | $65K |
Top recipients
Organizations with the most funding.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Kap Paper Inc. | 3 | $30.8M |
| Kruger Inc. | 1 | $13.8M |
| HT Productions Inc. | 5 | $8.5M |
| Nanaimo Forest Product Ltd. | 1 | $5.5M |
| Stanpac Inc. | 3 | $5.1M |
| P.E.I. Bag Co. Ltd. | 6 | $4.9M |
| Pulp Moulded Products Inc. | 4 | $4.2M |
| Autom River Inc. | 2 | $3.5M |
| Eco Guardian Inc. | 1 | $2.5M |
| Dryden Fibre Canada ULC | 1 | $1M |
| Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper Inc. | 1 | $1M |
| Millar Western Forest Products Ltd. | 1 | $1M |
| Beam Paint And Colour Incorporated | 1 | $500K |
| Red Leaf Pulp Ltd. | 1 | $495K |
| Aruna Revolution Health Inc. | 3 | $315K |
| Prairie Packaging Inc | 1 | $285K |
| Abzac Canada inc. | 1 | $272K |
| Zebra Paper Converters Inc | 2 | $229K |
| Com-Pleat Filters Inc. | 2 | $224K |
| St. Marys Paper Corp. | 1 | $180K |
| Botanical PaperWorks Inc. | 3 | $148K |
| Lunapads International Products Ltd. | 1 | $142K |
| Cardinal Boxes Limited | 1 | $133K |
| Red Leaf Pulp | 1 | $116K |
| Produits de papier Paramount ltée | 3 | $107K |
Plus 5 agreements ($8.7M) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | $180K |
| 2018 | 2 | $41K |
| 2019 | 12 | $22.4M |
| 2020 | 6 | $840K |
| 2021 | 7 | $8.8M |
| 2022 | 15 | $13.7M |
| 2023 | 5 | $477K |
| 2024 | 6 | $3.1M |
| 2025 | 14 | $38.1M |
| 2026 | 4 | $6.6M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 64 | $89.3M |
| Not stated by the department | 8 | $5M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | Produits de papier Paramount ltée | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Youth - Hire of a graduate in Management of TechnologiesContribution | $30,000 |
| Apr 2026 | HT Productions Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $25,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Millar Western Forest Products Ltd. | Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $1,000,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Nanaimo Forest Product Ltd. | Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPacific Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $5,500,000 |
| Dec 2025 | Dryden Fibre Canada ULC | Regional Tariff Response InitiativeFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | Contribution | $1,000,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Kap Paper Inc. | Northern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | Contribution | $18,800,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Kap Paper Inc. | Northern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | Contribution | $10,000,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Kap Paper Inc. | Regional Economic Growth through Innovation ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | Contribution | $2,000,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Eco Guardian Inc. | Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSUP)Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Contribution | $2,500,000 |
| Aug 2025 | Pulp Moulded Products Inc. | Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Contribution | $1,500,000 |
| Jul 2025 | Zebra Paper Converters Inc | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Youth Female - Pre press designContribution | $30,000 |
| Jun 2025 | Aruna Revolution Health Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Verification of Technical Specifications for Compostable Menstrual PadsContribution | $42,900 |
| Jun 2025 | Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper Inc. | Regional Tariff Response InitiativeFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | Contribution | $1,000,000 |
| May 2025 | Madovar Packaging Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $25,000 |
| May 2025 | HT Productions Inc. | Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Contribution | $600,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Emballages LM inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $22,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Beam Paint And Colour Incorporated | Regional Economic Growth through Innovation ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | Contribution | $500,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Red Leaf Pulp | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Clean TechnologyNational Research Council Canada | Conception et développement du projet Red Leaf PulpContribution | $115,955 |
| Jul 2024 | Prairie Packaging Inc | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Innovative Solutions for Streamlined Operations and ProcurementContribution | $284,818 |
| May 2024 | Pulp Moulded Products Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $25,000 |
| Apr 2024 | Emballage Coderre Packaging inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | ARP-Feasibility study on the productivity improvement of automation equipmentContribution | $69,800 |
| Apr 2024 | HT Productions Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $24,000 |
| Apr 2024 | Pulp Moulded Products Inc. | Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSUP)Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Contribution | $1,354,000 |
| Apr 2024 | Pulp Moulded Products Inc. | Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSUP)Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Contribution | $1,354,000 |
| Oct 2023 | Aruna Revolution Health Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Development of Equipment and Process for Scaling of Compostable Menstrual PadsContribution | $207,400 |