NAICS Subsector 418 · in Wholesale trade
Federal grants for miscellaneous merchant wholesalers
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
- $60.1M
- Agreements
- 199
- To named organizations
- 190
- $58.3M
- To individuals or unnamed
- 9
- $1.8M; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobs and Growth Fund (JGF) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 3 | $19M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms | National Research Council Canada | 60 | $12.1M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program | National Research Council Canada | 12 | $9.6M |
| CED & Diversification | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 3 | $4M |
| REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 8 | $3.1M |
| Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – Direct | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 6 | $2.2M |
| Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSUP) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 2 | $1.5M |
| REGI - Business Scale-Up and Prod (Jobs and Growth) | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 5 | $1.1M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Prairies Economic Development Canada | 1 | $1M |
| REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystems (Jobs and Growth) | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 2 | $967K |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Western Economic Diversification Canada | 3 | $863K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 27 | $773K |
| Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $700K |
| CanExport SMEs | National Research Council Canada | 20 | $528K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations | National Research Council Canada | 3 | $523K |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation Program | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | 1 | $380K |
| CanExport | National Research Council Canada | 13 | $341K |
| Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $312K |
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $300K |
| CanExport SME | National Research Council Canada | 10 | $237K |
| REGI - Digital Acceleration Pilot | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 1 | $100K |
| REGI - Productivity and Business Skills | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 2 | $100K |
| Women Entrepreneurship Fund | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $100K |
| Federal Economic Development Department for Ontario | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $100K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Green Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 7 | $69K |
Top recipients
Organizations with the most funding.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Kal-Trading Inc. | 5 | $20.2M |
| DeNova Inc. | 5 | $4.8M |
| Flashfood Inc | 11 | $4.7M |
| Excir Works Corp. | 5 | $4.4M |
| SixRing Inc. | 2 | $2.7M |
| Newco Metal & Auto Recycling Limited | 3 | $2M |
| B-W Feed and Seed Ltd. | 1 | $2M |
| VDB Grains Ltd. | 2 | $2M |
| Green Solutions Industries International Ltd. | 3 | $1.6M |
| CAC Enterprises Group Inc | 1 | $1M |
| Broadening Horizons Recycling Inc. | 2 | $967K |
| Distributions J.R.V. Inc. | 5 | $903K |
| Cobric Chemicals Inc. | 1 | $807K |
| Prairie Grain Analyzers Inc. | 12 | $743K |
| BumperNow Plastic Welding Inc | 1 | $700K |
| Nrgene Canada Inc. | 5 | $681K |
| Genrus Buying Group Inc | 4 | $650K |
| 80994 Newfoundland & Labrador Inc. | 1 | $550K |
| Alsmadi Holding Incorporated | 4 | $500K |
| Mid North Recycling Inc | 1 | $380K |
| Électrobac inc. | 2 | $349K |
| Granulum Inc. | 1 | $338K |
| Kotmo inc. | 10 | $337K |
| GTS Recycling Inc. | 1 | $312K |
| Wiberg Corporation | 1 | $300K |
Plus 9 agreements ($1.8M) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | $300K |
| 2010 | 1 | $100K |
| 2017 | 1 | $270K |
| 2018 | 11 | $230K |
| 2019 | 26 | $3.4M |
| 2020 | 31 | $9.3M |
| 2021 | 26 | $23.1M |
| 2022 | 34 | $5.3M |
| 2023 | 20 | $4.6M |
| 2024 | 15 | $4.5M |
| 2025 | 23 | $7.7M |
| 2026 | 10 | $1.4M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 181 | $55.2M |
| Not stated by the department | 16 | $4.9M |
| Other organizations | 1 | $20K |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 1 | $7,500 |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | MTJ Covers & Co. Inc | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Product Development Farm LiaisonContribution | $30,000 |
| Apr 2026 | ZipGrow Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $15,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Entreprise Lefebvre Industri-Al Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Technical and Economic Study of the Process for Treating Dross from Aluminum Recycling for Reuse.Contribution | $46,400 |
| Apr 2026 | Entreprise Lefebvre Industri-Al Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $33,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Recyclage Caoutchouc Métaux Montréal inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | ARP-Assessing the Potential of a Physical Separation Process for Recycled MaterialsContribution | $5,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Eugeria inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $35,000 |
| Apr 2026 | 1567987 B.C. Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Youth Job Placement - Financial & Business Systems AnalystContribution | $30,000 |
| Mar 2026 | CAC Enterprises Group Inc | Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $1,000,000 |
| Feb 2026 | AgroGene Solutions Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Advancing Pathogen Detection and Bee Health Through a Scalable Diagnostic PlatformContribution | $137,427 |
| Dec 2025 | Green Planet Innovation Recycling Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) Cable Recycling: Feedstock Analysis and Market Development StrategyContribution | $20,000 |
| Dec 2025 | SixRing Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Producing Lignocellulose-based Precursors for HEFAContribution | $2,200,000 |
| Dec 2025 | RV Plumbing & Heating Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Development of High-Performance Recycled PVC for Flooring ApplicationsContribution | $72,000 |
| Dec 2025 | DeNova Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Technical Development and Process Efficiency for Sustainable Microbial Protein at ScaleContribution | $2,926,997 |
| Nov 2025 | Kotmo inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YOUTH Sales CoordinatorContribution | $30,000 |
| Oct 2025 | 3310959 Nova Scotia Limited | CanExport InnovationNational Research Council Canada | Grant | $19,444 |
| Aug 2025 | Distributions J.R.V. Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | ARP - Reconfiguration of inventory management by the supplier (VMI)Contribution | $75,000 |
| Aug 2025 | Innovation Mining Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Development of a Sustainable Electrochemical System for Gold Leaching with a Recyclable Leach SolutionContribution | $75,000 |
| Jul 2025 | Recyclage Caoutchouc Métaux Montréal inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YOUTH - Marketing supportContribution | $30,000 |
| Jun 2025 | SimpleHedge Technologies Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Advanced AI Hedging Recommendations - Phase IContribution | $45,000 |
| May 2025 | Evoco Ltd. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $27,000 |
| May 2025 | Ferris Wheel Press Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $26,000 |
| May 2025 | Kotmo inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YOUTH - Handling ClerkContribution | $30,000 |
| Apr 2025 | XlynX Materials Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Scale-up Diazirine Production for commercializationContribution | $75,000 |
| Apr 2025 | GO Matériaux Inc./GO Materials Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $25,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Farmer's Legacy Biotech Limited | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Development and field trial testing and testing of new Oilseed crop varietyContribution | $51,500 |