NAICS Subsector 325 · in Manufacturing
Federal grants for chemical 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
- $1.7B
- Agreements
- 1,669
- To named organizations
- 1,616
- $1.7B
- To individuals or unnamed
- 53
- $9.3M; 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
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 | $415M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Prairies Economic Development Canada | 18 | $248M |
| SIF Stream2- Growth | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 4 | $179M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms | National Research Council Canada | 657 | $153M |
| SIF Stream 2 - Growth | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 2 | $131M |
| Strategic Response Fund | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $79M |
| Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSUP) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 24 | $61.4M |
| SIF Stream3- Attraction | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 2 | $57.5M |
| Federal Economic Development Department for Ontario | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 11 | $36.1M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program | National Research Council Canada | 79 | $33.3M |
| SIF Stream 1- R&D | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $32.7M |
| Business Scale-Up | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 9 | $30.6M |
| Jobs and Growth Fund (JGF) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 9 | $27.1M |
| SIF - Forestry | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $23M |
| AgriScience Program - Project Component | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | 10 | $21.2M |
| Agricultural Clean Technology | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | 18 | $21M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Pacific Economic Development Canada | 7 | $20.3M |
| AgriScience Program- Cluster Component | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | 2 | $17M |
| Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 3 | $14.5M |
| AgriInnovate Program | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | 5 | $14.5M |
| REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 38 | $11.5M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Western Economic Diversification Canada | 11 | $9.5M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 245 | $7.7M |
| Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 4 | $6.4M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations | National Research Council Canada | 18 | $6.2M |
Top recipients
Organizations with the most funding.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Sanofi Pasteur Ltd | 1 | $415M |
| Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation and The Governors of the University of Alberta | 2 | $211M |
| Resilience Biotechnologies Inc. | 2 | $96M |
| Aspect Biosystems | 1 | $79M |
| BioVectra Inc. | 9 | $69.5M |
| Entos Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $62M |
| HTEC Hydrogen Technology & Energy Corporation | 8 | $52M |
| KABS Laboratories Inc. | 1 | $36.7M |
| NOVA Chemicals Corporation | 1 | $35M |
| Novocol Pharmaceutical of Canada Inc. | 2 | $33.2M |
| Providence Therapeutics Holdings Inc. | 4 | $27.2M |
| Origin Materials Canada Holding Ltd | 1 | $23M |
| STEMCELL Technologies Canada Inc. | 1 | $22.5M |
| GreenCentre Canada | 18 | $21.9M |
| Bioindustrial Innovation Canada | 2 | $17M |
| ANVO Laboratories Inc. | 4 | $15.3M |
| Pillar5 Pharma Inc. | 4 | $14.9M |
| Northern RNA Inc. | 5 | $12.6M |
| BioAmber | 1 | $12M |
| E. Hofmann Plastics Inc. | 2 | $11.2M |
| Lucent Biosciences, Inc. | 5 | $10.3M |
| GreenMantra Recycling Technologies Ltd. | 6 | $10.3M |
| Microbix Biosystems Inc. | 4 | $10.2M |
| Cytec Canada Inc. | 1 | $10M |
| CapsCanada Corporation | 2 | $9.7M |
Plus 53 agreements ($9.3M) 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 | 2 | $46K |
| 2007 | 4 | $60K |
| 2008 | 1 | $100K |
| 2009 | 3 | $741K |
| 2010 | 2 | $676K |
| 2011 | 7 | $32.1M |
| 2012 | 2 | $3.3M |
| 2013 | 1 | $98K |
| 2015 | 1 | $267K |
| 2016 | 2 | $339K |
| 2017 | 14 | $63.8M |
| 2018 | 152 | $97.8M |
| 2019 | 172 | $49M |
| 2020 | 195 | $62.1M |
| 2021 | 246 | $724M |
| 2022 | 209 | $60.3M |
| 2023 | 199 | $277M |
| 2024 | 183 | $71.3M |
| 2025 | 189 | $148M |
| 2026 | 85 | $108M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 1,553 | $1.4B |
| Academia | 3 | $220M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 29 | $50.7M |
| Not stated by the department | 79 | $15.9M |
| Indigenous recipients | 3 | $1.1M |
| Other organizations | 1 | $100K |
| Individuals and sole proprietorships | 1 | $7,000 |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | St. Francis Herb Farm Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Optimizing production TechniquesContribution | $75,000 |
| Jul 2026 | Ukko Agro Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Experimentation to design or optimize business process in various online digital channelsContribution | $40,000 |
| Jul 2026 | Ripple Therapeutics Corporation | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Youth Employment - Material EngineerContribution | $25,000 |
| Jul 2026 | PBG BioPharma Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Commercial Scale Up of Newly Developed Cannabinoid Extraction ProcessContribution | $170,000 |
| Jun 2026 | RPS Biologiques Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $30,000 |
| Jun 2026 | The Environmental Factor Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | ARP - Experimentation to design or optimize business process in various online digital channelsContribution | $10,000 |
| Jun 2026 | Better Basics Eco Lifestyle Company Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Youth - Marketing & SalesContribution | $30,000 |
| Jun 2026 | Titan Clean Energy Projects Corporation | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Grant | $3,600 |
| Jun 2026 | MHCombiotic Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Grant | $37,486 |
| Jun 2026 | Era Agronomics Farming Solutions Ltd | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Biochar Validation TrialsContribution | $30,000 |
| Jun 2026 | Ekona Power Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $75,000 |
| Jun 2026 | Bebbington Industries Incorporated | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Youth - New Marketing and Technical Sales GraduateContribution | $30,000 |
| May 2026 | Anomera inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Grant | $3,350 |
| May 2026 | 15993717 Canada Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Regeneration Methodology Optimization and Product DevelopmentContribution | $148,000 |
| May 2026 | Elemanz Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Ethyl Acetate Pre-Pilot – Advancing ethyl acetate production process developmentContribution | $75,000 |
| May 2026 | Northern Nutrients Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Sulfur Fertilizer Product Development and Quality ControlContribution | $72,000 |
| May 2026 | Lite-1: Microbial Colour Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Strain and process engineering for microbial colourantsContribution | $450,000 |
| May 2026 | OMEX Agriculture Inc. | Youth Employment and Skills ProgramAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Youth Employment and Skills ProgramContribution | $14,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Enviroserve Chemicals & Cleaners Ltd. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $30,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Minera Systems Limited | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Youth - Bioprocess AnalystContribution | $30,000 |
| Apr 2026 | KSM inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $30,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Aventus Innovations Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Experimentation aimed at optimizing business processes in the nutraceutical sector.Contribution | $72,100 |
| Apr 2026 | Kemira water solutions Canada inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | ARP - Deployment of an industrial AI infrastructure for the optical measurement of components.Contribution | $75,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Biotechnologies Aramis inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Production of bioactive molecules using a plant-based bioproduction platform.Contribution | $200,000 |
| Apr 2026 | 12837072 Canada inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Regenerative Filter - Phase 2.Contribution | $250,000 |