NAICS Subsector 419 · in Wholesale trade
Federal grants for business-to-business electronic markets, and agents and brokers
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.
Applying for funding? Programs taking applications in wholesale trade: Alberta · British Columbia · Manitoba · New Brunswick · Newfoundland and Labrador · Nova Scotia · Northwest Territories · Nunavut · Ontario · Prince Edward Island · Quebec · Saskatchewan · Yukon.
- Total value
- $13.3M
- Agreements
- 38
- To named organizations
- 36
- $13.2M
- To individuals or unnamed
- 2
- $47K; 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
| Industry | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 4191 Business-to-business electronic markets, and agents and brokers | 35 | $13.1M |
Programs that fund this industry
The programs that put the most money here.
| Program | Department | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Pacific Economic Development Canada | 1 | $9.9M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Western Economic Diversification Canada | 2 | $1.1M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms | National Research Council Canada | 11 | $989K |
| Regional Defence Investment Initiative | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | 1 | $483K |
| CanExport SMEs | National Research Council Canada | 9 | $278K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 6 | $255K |
| CanExport SME | National Research Council Canada | 5 | $95K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $95K |
| CanExport | National Research Council Canada | 2 | $60K |
Top recipients
Organizations with the most funding.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Innovate BC | 1 | $9.9M |
| Freightera Logistics Inc | 1 | $1M |
| Maawandoon Inc | 1 | $483K |
| 11995294 Canada Inc | 2 | $385K |
| Emotion Media Inc. | 2 | $336K |
| Temple Lifestyle Inc. | 4 | $137K |
| Fundraisn Digital Solutions Inc. | 3 | $113K |
| Fairware Promotional Products Ltd. | 1 | $100K |
| Excel IT Consulting Inc. | 1 | $100K |
| Quark Baby Ltd. | 1 | $95K |
| Bloxo Inc. | 2 | $71K |
| Word of Mouth Floors Inc. | 1 | $50K |
| Kornak Technologies Inc. | 1 | $50K |
| Myflock Inc. | 1 | $50K |
| Sigma Wireless Inc. | 1 | $43K |
| Founded Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $38K |
| 2370642 Ontario Inc | 2 | $38K |
| FarmLead Resources Ltd | 1 | $33K |
| Global Food and Ingredients Inc. | 1 | $31K |
| Innovapte Corporation | 1 | $30K |
| Technologies Besa Inc. / Besa Technologies Inc. | 1 | $25K |
| Pump House Brewery Ltd. | 1 | $25K |
| 11228269 Canada Inc. | 1 | $23K |
| Besa Technologies Inc. | 1 | $23K |
| 4190777 Canada Inc. | 1 | $15K |
Plus 2 agreements ($47K) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | $409K |
| 2019 | 6 | $274K |
| 2020 | 8 | $300K |
| 2021 | 7 | $1.5M |
| 2022 | 5 | $160K |
| 2023 | 5 | $10M |
| 2024 | 2 | $80K |
| 2025 | 1 | $483K |
| 2026 | 1 | $95K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Government | 1 | $9.9M |
| For-profit organizations | 37 | $3.4M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Quark Baby Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Experimentation to optimize business processes in online sales of tech integrated baby productsContribution | $95,000 |
| Dec 2025 | Maawandoon Inc | Regional Defence Investment InitiativeFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | Contribution | $482,800 |
| May 2024 | Innovapte Corporation | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Outreach to Canadian CustomersContribution | $30,000 |
| Jan 2024 | Word of Mouth Floors Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Regional Logistics OptimizationsContribution | $50,000 |
| May 2023 | Pump House Brewery Ltd. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Grant | $25,000 |
| Apr 2023 | Indigenous Box Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Grant | $7,500 |
| Apr 2023 | 4190777 Canada Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $15,000 |
| Mar 2023 | Innovate BC | Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPacific Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $9,900,000 |
| Oct 2022 | Technologies Besa Inc. / Besa Technologies Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $25,000 |
| Oct 2022 | Emotion Media Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Gamified Campaign Global Event DistributionContribution | $50,000 |
| Jul 2022 | 11228269 Canada Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $22,500 |
| Jan 2022 | FarmLead Resources Ltd | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YOUTH: Combyne Record DigitizationContribution | $33,000 |
| Nov 2021 | 11995294 Canada Inc | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Youth support for Operations and LogisticsContribution | $100,000 |
| Nov 2021 | Temple Lifestyle Inc. | CanExport SMEsNational Research Council Canada | Grant | $25,000 |
| Sep 2021 | 11995294 Canada Inc | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | GoodLocal V2/V3 On-Line MarketplaceContribution | $285,000 |
| May 2021 | Fundraisn Digital Solutions Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YOUTH - Product led marketing and digital customer engagement investigationContribution | $37,500 |
| Apr 2021 | Fundraisn Digital Solutions Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YOUTH - Digital Voucher Redemption and Wallet InvestigationContribution | $25,000 |
| Apr 2021 | 2370642 Ontario Inc | CanExport SMEsNational Research Council Canada | Grant | $16,500 |
| Mar 2021 | Freightera Logistics Inc | Regional Economic Growth through InnovationWestern Economic Diversification Canada | Contribution | $1,000,000 |
| Dec 2020 | Fundraisn Digital Solutions Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Feasibility Study for the Development of a Vendor Management PlatformContribution | $50,000 |
| Nov 2020 | Temple Lifestyle Inc. | CanExport SMEsNational Research Council Canada | Grant | $33,000 |
| Sep 2020 | Global Food and Ingredients Inc. | CanExport SMEsNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $30,750 |
| Jun 2020 | Temple Lifestyle Inc. | CanExport SMEsNational Research Council Canada | Midwest and Northeast launch of Hungry Buddha Keto BarsContribution | $44,775 |
| May 2020 | 2370642 Ontario Inc | CanExport SMEsNational Research Council Canada | OrderEase Expansion to United StatesContribution | $21,000 |
| Apr 2020 | Bloxo Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Bloxo VirtualContribution | $41,685 |