NAICS Industry group 3342 · in Computer and electronic product manufacturing
Federal grants for communications equipment 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
- $212M
- Agreements
- 296
- To named organizations
- 293
- $200M
- To individuals or unnamed
- 3
- $11.4M; 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 1- R&D | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 3 | $62.8M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms | National Research Council Canada | 118 | $40.4M |
| Int. Telecom. Union | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $27.3M |
| Strategy and Innovation Policy Sector | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $27.2M |
| Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 2 | $18.7M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program | National Research Council Canada | 14 | $9.3M |
| Federal Economic Development Department for Ontario | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 2 | $6.1M |
| REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystems (Jobs and Growth) | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 2 | $2.5M |
| Innovative Solutions Canada | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 5 | $2.4M |
| Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSUP) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 2 | $2.4M |
| REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 7 | $2.2M |
| Business Scale-Up | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $1.9M |
| Enabling Technologies | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $1.8M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 33 | $1M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Prairies Economic Development Canada | 1 | $1M |
| CanExport SME | National Research Council Canada | 33 | $822K |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Pacific Economic Development Canada | 1 | $762K |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Western Economic Diversification Canada | 2 | $615K |
| CanExport | National Research Council Canada | 17 | $509K |
| CanExport SMEs | National Research Council Canada | 19 | $478K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations | National Research Council Canada | 2 | $460K |
| Canadian International Innovation Program | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $350K |
| REGI - Productivity and Business Skills | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 7 | $269K |
| REGI - Strategic Growth Initiative (SGI) | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 3 | $148K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Green Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 10 | $120K |
Top recipients
Organizations with the most funding.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| International Telecommunication Union | 2 | $54.5M |
| BlackBerry Limited | 1 | $40M |
| UrtheCast Corp. | 1 | $17.6M |
| Solace Corporation | 5 | $14M |
| SpaceBridge Inc. | 3 | $11.6M |
| Ranovus Inc. | 9 | $6.8M |
| ComDev International Ltd. | 1 | $5.2M |
| Positron Access Solutions Corporation | 2 | $2.7M |
| Notus Electronics Limited | 3 | $2.5M |
| 6Harmonics Inc. | 7 | $2.1M |
| Communication Components Antenna Inc. | 1 | $2.1M |
| iS5 Communications Inc. | 4 | $2M |
| Photonique indie Canada Inc. | 3 | $1.9M |
| Consilient Technologies Corporation | 1 | $1.8M |
| Unique Broadband Systems Ltd. | 2 | $1.5M |
| Skyworks Solutions Canada Inc. | 3 | $1.4M |
| TeraXion inc. | 3 | $1.4M |
| C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. | 7 | $1.4M |
| ExtentCom Systems Inc. | 6 | $1.3M |
| 9406-7303 Québec inc. | 2 | $1.2M |
| Technalogix Ltd. | 2 | $1.2M |
| Avateq Corp. | 2 | $1.1M |
| Prosaris Solutions Ltd. | 5 | $1.1M |
| Reach Technologies Inc | 6 | $996K |
| Dejero Labs Inc | 1 | $925K |
Plus 3 agreements ($11.4M) 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 | 1 | $1.8M |
| 2007 | 3 | $24K |
| 2008 | 1 | $27.2M |
| 2009 | 1 | $5.2M |
| 2010 | 1 | $27.3M |
| 2012 | 1 | $925K |
| 2016 | 2 | $17.7M |
| 2017 | 2 | $716K |
| 2018 | 36 | $20.6M |
| 2019 | 37 | $47M |
| 2020 | 38 | $16.8M |
| 2021 | 34 | $4.7M |
| 2022 | 26 | $8.2M |
| 2023 | 36 | $16.3M |
| 2024 | 28 | $5.7M |
| 2025 | 26 | $5.7M |
| 2026 | 23 | $6M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 275 | $152M |
| Other organizations | 2 | $54.5M |
| Not stated by the department | 19 | $5.1M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | Linquet Technologies Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Youth – Artificial Intelligence (AI) Application for Agentic electronic (E)-commerceContribution | $30,000 |
| Jun 2026 | Technalogix Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Creating a 6-12GHz GaN SiC 200W Amplifier ModuleContribution | $225,000 |
| Jun 2026 | Calian GNSS Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | ICAP 2025 –Scandinavia– International Co-Innovation Action PlanContribution | $50,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Devocéan inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | ARP - Military Sector Exploration.Contribution | $56,775 |
| Apr 2026 | Telflex Technologie inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Tech CoreContribution | $250,000 |
| Apr 2026 | XEOS Technologies Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $15,000 |
| Apr 2026 | ThinkRF Corp. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $35,000 |
| Apr 2026 | SpaceBridge Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $35,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Orbital Research Ltd. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $33,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Les Solutions Innov2Learn inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Grant | $37,500 |
| Apr 2026 | Intertalk Critical Information Systems Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Grant | $8,438 |
| Apr 2026 | Guardian Telecom Ltd. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Grant | $40,000 |
| Mar 2026 | 14691113 Canada Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | R & D of Cognitive Software Defined RadioGrant | $75,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Technalogix Ltd. | Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $1,000,000 |
| Feb 2026 | SkyTrac Systems Ltd. | Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPacific Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $761,676 |
| Jan 2026 | 9406-7303 Québec inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Direct Data Access (DDA)Contribution | $755,000 |
| Jan 2026 | Photonique indie Canada Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Germany ZIM 15 - HILO-Temp - Highly Localized Temperature Sensing - Revolutionizing Distributed Fiber Optic SensingContribution | $385,000 |
| Jan 2026 | Latys Intelligence Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | EUREKA Cluster – CELTIC-NEXT SUSTAINET guarDian – C2024/3-1 – O-RAN and RIS: A Pathway to Flexible and Intelligent Future Wireless NetworksContribution | $150,000 |
| Jan 2026 | Dragonfly Systems Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | System Video EnhancementContribution | $580,000 |
| Jan 2026 | CableSansFil Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Aircraft Electro-Mechanical Indicators ConversionContribution | $75,000 |
| Jan 2026 | Reach Technologies Inc | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Maritime Situational Awareness System - Phase 2 - Proof-of-Concept DevelopmentContribution | $398,000 |
| Jan 2026 | ExtentCom Systems Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Dual Mode Defence RadioContribution | $999,999 |
| Dec 2025 | Ranovus Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Co-Packaged Low-power Short Reach Serdes Optical Engine for AI Compute CentresContribution | $2,950,000 |
| Dec 2025 | Ranovus Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Germany ZIM 15 – MASCOT - Multi-wavelength lAser Source for Co-packaged OpTicsContribution | $500,000 |
| Nov 2025 | Technologies Nectar Inc. /Nectar Technologies Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | ARP - Experimentation to optimize commercial processes for beekeeping management toolsContribution | $59,000 |