NAICS Industry group 3254 · in Chemical manufacturing
Federal grants for pharmaceutical and medicine 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
- $1.2B
- Agreements
- 560
- To named organizations
- 540
- $1.2B
- To individuals or unnamed
- 20
- $6.3M; 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.
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 | 10 | $233M |
| SIF Stream 2 - Growth | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 2 | $131M |
| SIF Stream2- Growth | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 3 | $130M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms | National Research Council Canada | 252 | $98.1M |
| Strategic Response Fund | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $79M |
| SIF Stream 1- R&D | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $32.7M |
| SIF Stream3- Attraction | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $22.5M |
| Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSUP) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 7 | $20.9M |
| Jobs and Growth Fund (JGF) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 4 | $15.3M |
| Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 3 | $14.5M |
| Business Scale-Up | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 3 | $12.4M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Western Economic Diversification Canada | 6 | $7.9M |
| Federal Economic Development Department for Ontario | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 3 | $6.2M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Pacific Economic Development Canada | 4 | $5.5M |
| REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 10 | $4.8M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program | National Research Council Canada | 22 | $4.5M |
| Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $3.9M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 94 | $3M |
| Canadian International Innovation Program | National Research Council Canada | 5 | $2M |
| CanExport SME | National Research Council Canada | 42 | $1M |
| CanExport SMEs | National Research Council Canada | 29 | $916K |
| AgriScience Program - Project Component | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | 1 | $892K |
| CanExport | National Research Council Canada | 14 | $436K |
| Agricultural Clean Technology | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | 1 | $405K |
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 |
| KABS Laboratories Inc. | 1 | $36.7M |
| Novocol Pharmaceutical of Canada Inc. | 2 | $33.2M |
| Providence Therapeutics Holdings Inc. | 4 | $27.2M |
| STEMCELL Technologies Canada Inc. | 1 | $22.5M |
| ANVO Laboratories Inc. | 4 | $15.3M |
| Pillar5 Pharma Inc. | 4 | $14.9M |
| Northern RNA Inc. | 5 | $12.6M |
| Microbix Biosystems Inc. | 4 | $10.2M |
| CapsCanada Corporation | 2 | $9.7M |
| Pharma Glycovax Inc | 2 | $8.5M |
| Kane Biotech Inc. | 8 | $7.3M |
| PBG BioPharma Inc. | 8 | $7M |
| Pancap Pharma Inc. | 2 | $7M |
| PBG BioPharma Inc. and Cosmaceutical Research Labs Inc. and 2253500 Alberta Inc. | 1 | $5.4M |
| ImmunoVaccine Technologies Inc. | 5 | $5.2M |
| Lyfe Group Corp. | 1 | $4.7M |
| Jn Nova Pharma Inc | 1 | $4.6M |
| OmniaBio Inc. | 2 | $3.9M |
| Alberta Veterinary Laboratories Ltd. | 4 | $3M |
Plus 20 agreements ($6.3M) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2 | $3.7M |
| 2012 | 1 | $2.5M |
| 2015 | 1 | $267K |
| 2016 | 2 | $339K |
| 2017 | 4 | $21.9M |
| 2018 | 60 | $41.5M |
| 2019 | 62 | $31.4M |
| 2020 | 76 | $41.3M |
| 2021 | 95 | $674M |
| 2022 | 60 | $35M |
| 2023 | 59 | $227M |
| 2024 | 58 | $13.4M |
| 2025 | 56 | $72.2M |
| 2026 | 24 | $82.7M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 536 | $1B |
| Academia | 2 | $211M |
| Not stated by the department | 17 | $5.1M |
| Indigenous recipients | 2 | $214K |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 3 | $167K |
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 | 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 | MHCombiotic Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Grant | $37,486 |
| 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 | 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 | Vitahelix Nutraceuticals Ltd. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $30,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Variational AI Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $35,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Ripple Therapeutics Corporation | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Dry AMD manufacturing development and optimizationContribution | $150,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Pharmala Biotech Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Grant | $12,528 |
| Apr 2026 | Pharmala Biotech Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $29,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Exka Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $30,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Canadian Nano Pharmaceutical Technology Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Youth - AssociateContribution | $30,000 |
| Apr 2026 | BugSeq Bioinformatics Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Early-warning Assessment for Critical-care Organisms in the NHSContribution | $362,700 |
| Mar 2026 | Cura Therapeutics Inc. / Cura Thérapeutique Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Participation in the Canadian Co-innovation Mission to the Eureka GIS and Swiss Biotech Day in Switzerland – May 2026Contribution | $5,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Alberta Veterinary Laboratories Ltd. | Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $1,000,000 |
| Feb 2026 | Amphoraxe Life Sciences Inc. | AgriScience Program - Project ComponentAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada | SEAPF: Safe and Effective Antimicrobials for Poultry FarmingContribution | $892,122 |
| Feb 2026 | Lupvindol Canada Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatment for DogsContribution | $294,346 |
| Feb 2026 | Curalyze Biotech Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Evaluation of Body Sculpting TherapeuticContribution | $75,000 |
| Feb 2026 | OCT Biopharma Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Establishing a GMP facilityContribution | $30,000 |
| Jan 2026 | Nanil Therapeutics Inc | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | biologics design using AIContribution | $75,000 |
| Jan 2026 | CEREBRO Thérapeutique inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Advancing the development of disease-modifying therapies for neurodegenerative disordersContribution | $75,000 |
| Jan 2026 | Aspect Biosystems | Strategic Response FundInnovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $79,000,000 |
| Dec 2025 | MHCombiotic Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Wound Healing Study for ComBatic™ Antimicrobial Wound KitContribution | $75,000 |