NAICS Industry group 3315 · in Primary metal manufacturing
Federal grants for foundries
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
- $8.7M
- Agreements
- 37
- To named organizations
- 37
- $8.7M
- 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 | 14 | $2.2M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Prairies Economic Development Canada | 2 | $2M |
| Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSUP) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $1.3M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program | National Research Council Canada | 2 | $539K |
| Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $530K |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Western Economic Diversification Canada | 1 | $466K |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation Program | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | 1 | $410K |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation (REGI) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | 1 | $410K |
| SIF Stream 1- R&D | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $348K |
| Eureka/Eurostar | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $175K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 3 | $90K |
| CanExport SMEs | National Research Council Canada | 3 | $84K |
| CanExport | National Research Council Canada | 2 | $78K |
| CanExport SME | National Research Council Canada | 2 | $60K |
| REGI - Productivity and Business Skills | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 1 | $50K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Green Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $18K |
Top recipients
Organizations with the most funding.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Forest City Castings Inc. | 1 | $1.3M |
| Lethbridge Iron Works Company Limited | 1 | $1M |
| Cast Steel Products GP Ltd. general partner of Cast Steel Products LP | 1 | $964K |
| AMT Moulage inc. | 3 | $858K |
| Elkem Métal Canada inc. | 4 | $842K |
| Wabi Iron and Steel Corp. | 2 | $821K |
| Canadian Babbitt Bearings Ltd. | 1 | $530K |
| M.A. Steel Foundry Ltd. | 2 | $516K |
| Meridian Lightweight Technologies Inc. | 1 | $348K |
| Métallurgie Castech inc. | 1 | $274K |
| Tallman Technologies Inc. | 2 | $190K |
| Highland Foundry Ltd. | 1 | $175K |
| Moulage sous pression A.M.T. inc. | 3 | $172K |
| Ancast Industries Ltd. | 2 | $150K |
| Integra Castings Inc. | 2 | $149K |
| CAF Innovative Shapecasting Inc. | 1 | $123K |
| Alphacasting Inc. | 3 | $98K |
| Lunenburg Foundry & Engineering Limited | 1 | $50K |
| PentaCast Inc | 1 | $40K |
| Dynacast Ltd. | 1 | $30K |
| Précicast Ltée | 1 | $20K |
| Fonderie Poitras Ltée | 1 | $18K |
| Precicast Limitée | 1 | $14K |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | $522K |
| 2018 | 4 | $902K |
| 2019 | 3 | $719K |
| 2020 | 6 | $980K |
| 2021 | 3 | $383K |
| 2022 | 3 | $354K |
| 2024 | 5 | $1.6M |
| 2025 | 5 | $1.2M |
| 2026 | 5 | $2.1M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 36 | $8.7M |
| Not stated by the department | 1 | $50K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Tallman Technologies Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $40,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Alphacasting Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $38,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Lethbridge Iron Works Company Limited | Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $1,000,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Cast Steel Products GP Ltd. general partner of Cast Steel Products LP | Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $964,217 |
| Mar 2026 | Ancast Industries Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Digital Foundry Operations for Dual-Use Manufacturing ReadinessGrant | $75,000 |
| Jul 2025 | Tallman Technologies Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Video process control for steelContribution | $150,000 |
| Jun 2025 | Fonderie Poitras Ltée | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $17,800 |
| Apr 2025 | Alphacasting Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Grant | $32,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Canadian Babbitt Bearings Ltd. | Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Contribution | $530,153 |
| Jan 2025 | AMT Moulage inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Modular innovationContribution | $464,000 |
| Sep 2024 | Elkem Métal Canada inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YOUTH - Biochemist for optimization of biomass pyrolysis and analysis of biocarbon and pyrolysis oils.Contribution | $30,000 |
| Jul 2024 | AMT Moulage inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Development of an on-site Beta platform with basic control modules for the module thermal cycling test phase.Contribution | $75,000 |
| Jun 2024 | Forest City Castings Inc. | Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSUP)Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Contribution | $1,345,766 |
| Apr 2024 | Ancast Industries Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Digitization of Process and Inventory Tracking SystemContribution | $75,000 |
| Apr 2024 | Alphacasting Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $28,000 |
| Aug 2022 | Elkem Métal Canada inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Chemist for the pretreatment of new raw materials for the production of biocarbonContribution | $30,000 |
| Aug 2022 | Dynacast Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Design & Test New Crucible for existing die cast machines.Contribution | $30,000 |
| Apr 2022 | Elkem Métal Canada inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Manufacturing of biocarbon briquettes for the production of ferroalloys.Contribution | $294,064 |
| Nov 2021 | Precicast Limitée | CanExport SMEsNational Research Council Canada | Grant | $14,000 |
| Oct 2021 | AMT Moulage inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Development of a system using vision to allow bulk picking, inspection and packagingContribution | $319,100 |
| Sep 2021 | Lunenburg Foundry & Engineering Limited | REGI - Productivity and Business SkillsAtlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | Contribution | $50,000 |
| Nov 2020 | Précicast Ltée | CanExport SMEsNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $19,500 |
| Nov 2020 | Wabi Iron and Steel Corp. | Regional Economic Growth through Innovation (REGI)Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | Contribution | $410,250 |
| Nov 2020 | Wabi Iron and Steel Corp. | Regional Economic Growth through Innovation ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | Contribution | $410,250 |
| Aug 2020 | Integra Castings Inc. | CanExport SMEsNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $50,250 |