NAICS Industry group 3366 · in Transportation equipment manufacturing
Federal grants for ship and boat building
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
- $69.7M
- Agreements
- 132
- To named organizations
- 118
- $68.4M
- To individuals or unnamed
- 14
- $1.3M; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SFF - Interest Rate Support (IRS) | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 15 | $37.2M |
| Strategic Innovation Fund | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $12.9M |
| REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 19 | $9M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms | National Research Council Canada | 42 | $4.4M |
| REGI - Business Scale-Up and Prod (Jobs and Growth) | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 3 | $1.6M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program | National Research Council Canada | 10 | $1.1M |
| Federal Economic Development Department for Ontario | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $717K |
| REGI - Productivity and Business Skills | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 13 | $581K |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation (REGI) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | 1 | $462K |
| Northern Ontario Development Program - 2011 | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | 1 | $450K |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Western Economic Diversification Canada | 1 | $417K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 8 | $265K |
| Women Entrepreneurship Fund | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 2 | $200K |
| CanExport SME | National Research Council Canada | 6 | $153K |
| REGI - Strategic Growth Initiative (SGI) | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 3 | $101K |
| CanExport | National Research Council Canada | 3 | $65K |
| CanExport SMEs | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $21K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Green Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 2 | $20K |
Top recipients
Organizations with the most funding.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Carisbrooke Shipping Limited | 1 | $12.9M |
| Le Groupe Océan Inc. | 4 | $9.9M |
| British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. | 3 | $7.8M |
| Nordane Shipping A/S | 1 | $7.2M |
| Neptune Seismic AS (Seismic) | 1 | $3.8M |
| Océan Remorquage Québec Inc. | 1 | $3.6M |
| Atlantic Reyser Inc | 1 | $2.8M |
| St. John's Dockyard Limited | 2 | $2.7M |
| Harbour Grace Ocean Enterprises Ltd. | 7 | $2M |
| Hornblower Canada Co | 1 | $1.3M |
| Tidal Boatworks (2017) Limited | 2 | $1.3M |
| East River Shipyard Ltd. | 2 | $1.2M |
| Guimond Marine Finishers Inc. | 6 | $1.1M |
| 2347758 Nova Scotia Limited | 2 | $855K |
| Kanter Marine Inc. | 1 | $717K |
| DJ Marine Fishing Supplies Ltd. | 2 | $634K |
| Pro Cat Catamarans Inc. | 4 | $629K |
| Traverse Oka Inc. | 1 | $618K |
| Coastline Adventures Inc. | 2 | $543K |
| Open Waters Design and Manufacturing Ltd. | 3 | $517K |
| 799200 Ontario Inc. | 1 | $462K |
| Swift Canoe Company Inc. | 3 | $451K |
| Georgian Bay Cruise Company Inc. | 1 | $450K |
| SV Business Group Inc. | 3 | $441K |
| Drop Marine Inc. | 1 | $435K |
Plus 14 agreements ($1.3M) 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 | 3 | $13M |
| 2007 | 3 | $7.2M |
| 2008 | 3 | $13.7M |
| 2009 | 2 | $4.5M |
| 2010 | 2 | $2.6M |
| 2012 | 3 | $6.3M |
| 2014 | 1 | $3.6M |
| 2018 | 6 | $699K |
| 2019 | 18 | $3.2M |
| 2020 | 13 | $2.3M |
| 2021 | 17 | $1.2M |
| 2022 | 15 | $5.2M |
| 2023 | 21 | $3.8M |
| 2024 | 6 | $832K |
| 2025 | 12 | $779K |
| 2026 | 7 | $800K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 94 | $58.3M |
| Not stated by the department | 38 | $11.4M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drop Marine (2024) Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Improve operator-focused functionalities for the Hydraulic Azimuth Drive Propulsion SystemContribution | $225,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Buckley Yacht Design Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Large Multi Mission Ice Class USVContribution | $200,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Chantier Naval Forillon inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Preparation of a shipyard for the construction and repair of vessels for Canada’s National Defence.Grant | $75,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Metal Craft Marine Incorporated | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Autonomy control system feasibility studyGrant | $75,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Celerity Craft, Inc | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Assess Dynamic Air Cushion Vehicle TechnologiesGrant | $75,000 |
| Feb 2026 | Metal Craft Marine Incorporated | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Autonomous UUV Launch and Recovery Vessel Conceptual DesignContribution | $75,000 |
| Jan 2026 | Glas Ocean Electric Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Exploring The Usage of PerforMarine® For Dual Use Applications.Contribution | $75,000 |
| Dec 2025 | AquaLogic Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Risk-Based Engineering Review and Validation of the AquaLogic VesselContribution | $75,000 |
| Sep 2025 | Metal Craft Marine Incorporated | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Introduction of Parametric Design and ERP flows, complete review and rework of design, project management and sell cycleContribution | $74,999 |
| Sep 2025 | Badriverboats Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Development of 26' Deep Water BoatContribution | $74,977 |
| Aug 2025 | Celerity Craft, Inc | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Research scale models for commercially viable water taxiContribution | $192,000 |
| Jul 2025 | Buckley Yacht Design Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $75,000 |
| Jun 2025 | Chantier Naval Forillon inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | ARP - Improving productivity through robotizationContribution | $45,000 |
| May 2025 | Voltari Marine Electric Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $25,000 |
| May 2025 | Chantier Naval Forillon inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YOUTH - Robotization and R&DContribution | $30,000 |
| May 2025 | Glas Ocean Electric Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Design Revision for Supply Chain ResilienceContribution | $74,980 |
| Apr 2025 | Navanex Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $20,000 |
| Jan 2025 | Celerity Craft, Inc | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Dynamic Air Cushion Vessel Alpha PrototypeContribution | $75,000 |
| Oct 2024 | Swift Canoe Company Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | SwiftSkins Kayak DevelopmentContribution | $215,208 |
| Sep 2024 | Glas Ocean Electric Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Youth Project - Glas Ocean ElectricContribution | $30,000 |
| May 2024 | Technologies Marine Vision Inc./Vision Marine Technologies Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $27,000 |
| May 2024 | Titan Boats Ltd. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $33,000 |
| Apr 2024 | Chantier Naval Forillon inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | ARP— R&D departmentContribution | $65,000 |
| Mar 2024 | 799200 Ontario Inc. | Regional Economic Growth through Innovation (REGI)Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | Contribution | $461,952 |
| Dec 2023 | Tern Boatworks Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Technology Development PartnershipsContribution | $25,336 |