GrantTrail

NAICS Sector 48-49

Federal grants for transportation and warehousing

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
$2B
Agreements
926
To named organizations
885
$1.9B
To individuals or unnamed
41
$122M; 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

IndustryAgreementsTotal
482 Rail transportation22$900M
488 Support activities for transportation354$879M
481 Air transportation83$114M
493 Warehousing and storage17$35.3M
487 Scenic and sightseeing transportation64$19.7M
485 Transit and ground passenger transportation56$19.4M
484 Truck transportation38$6.4M
483 Water transportation16$5.2M
486 Pipeline transportation9$4.5M
492 Couriers and messengers21$3.7M
491 Postal service1$1.1M

Programs that fund this industry

The programs that put the most money here.

ProgramAgreementsTotal
Building Canada Plan / Building Canada Fund1$600M
Western Diversification Program41$355M
Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative2$340M
Western Diversification Program57$114M
Contributions to Support the Recovery of Canada's Airport System / Airport Critical Infrastructure Program1$100M
National Trade Corridors Fund9$56.8M
Technology Demonstration Program1$54M
Western Diversification Program55$40.9M
REGI - Regional Air Transportation (RATI)11$34.7M
Federal Economic Development Department for Ontario12$31.7M
Regional Economic Growth through Innovation14$30M
SIF Stream 2 - Growth1$25M
Regional Air Transportation Initiative (RATI)16$24.9M
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms85$22.2M
Regional Economic Growth through Innovation43$20.3M
ICF - Hurricane Fiona Recovery Fund (HFRF)4$14.1M
Northern Ontario Development Program - 201118$14.1M
REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity26$11.6M
AI Compute Access Fund4$9.4M
Regional Air Transportation Initiative3$9.2M
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations3$8.8M
Regional Economic Growth through Innovation (REGI)6$7.8M
Regional Economic Growth through Innovation6$6.5M
Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSUP)2$6M
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario5$5.3M

Top recipients

Organizations with the most funding.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
City of Ottawa1$600M
Arctic Gateway Group Limited Partnership8$350M
Bombardier Inc. as represented by Bombardier Aviation1$253M
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.1$87.9M
Bombardier Aerospace1$54M
Flair Airlines Ltd.4$27.9M
Svante Technologies Inc.1$25M
TradePort International Corporation2$19M
Alberta Motor Transport Association, The Governors of the University of Alberta4$16.2M
The Calgary Airport Authority2$16M
British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure1$15.1M
Pointe-du-Chêne Harbour Authority Inc.6$14.6M
Thunder Bay International Airports Authority Inc.6$12.8M
Greater London International Airport Authority2$12.3M
St. John's International Airport Authority1$11.8M
Sudbury Airport Community Development Corporation5$10.7M
Winnipeg Airports Authority Inc.1$10M
Victoria Airport Authority3$9M
Greater Toronto Airports Authority2$8.7M
2746904 Ontario Inc.3$8.2M
Standard Aero Limited StandAero Limitee1$8M
ATTAbotics Inc.4$8M
Saskatoon Airport Authority4$7M
Halifax Port Authority1$7M
City of Kelowna5$6.8M

Plus 41 agreements ($122M) 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.

YearAgreementsTotal
20061$225K
20072$892K
20081$114K
200910$7.3M
20107$16.5M
20114$15.2M
20125$602M
20132$224K
20143$91.9M
20151$54M
20165$258M
201821$50.2M
201954$52.9M
2020115$90.8M
2021206$313M
2022100$289M
202351$28.4M
2024274$36.7M
202536$58.5M
202628$36.9M

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
For-profit organizations605$698M
Government75$661M
Not-for-profit organizations and charities114$296M
Indigenous recipients6$231M
Not stated by the department114$77.9M
Academia7$20.6M
Individuals and sole proprietorships4$16.9M
International (non-government)1$1M

Latest agreements

StartRecipientProgramValue
Jul 2026Romaeris CorporationIndustrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada$350,000
May 2026SCOOTY Mobility Inc.Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada$120,000
May 2026SCOOTY Mobility Inc.Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada$30,000
Apr 2026MTE Instruments inc.Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada$69,800
Apr 2026Expert Shipping Inc.Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada$75,000
Apr 2026OPSIS Services Aéroportuaires inc.Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada$74,045
Apr 2026Wildfire Robotics IncIndustrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada$150,000
Apr 2026RideFlag Technologies Inc.CanExportNational Research Council Canada$18,500
Apr 2026Hamilton Container Terminal Inc.Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada$75,000
Mar 2026Standard Aero Limited StandAero LimiteeRegional Economic Growth through InnovationPrairies Economic Development Canada$8,000,000
Mar 2026Oyen Regional Rail Company Inc.Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPrairies Economic Development Canada$1,000,000
Mar 2026Discovery Loft Inc.AI Compute Access FundInnovation, Science and Economic Development Canada$3,209,172
Mar 2026Offshore Designs Ltd.Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada$75,000
Mar 2026Big Sky Rail Corp.Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPrairies Economic Development Canada$1,000,000
Mar 2026Romaeris CorporationIndustrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada$75,000
Mar 2026Solutions Aéro SPARK inc.Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada$75,000
Mar 2026Lux Aérobot inc.Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada$75,000
Mar 2026iNAGO CorporationAI Compute Access FundInnovation, Science and Economic Development Canada$334,261
Mar 2026Fiddlehead Technology Inc.AI Compute Access FundInnovation, Science and Economic Development Canada$2,502,866
Feb 2026Tire Trax Inc.Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada$50,000
Feb 2026Winnipeg Airports Authority Inc.Western Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada$10,000,000
Feb 2026Spare Labs Inc.AI Compute Access FundInnovation, Science and Economic Development Canada$3,350,000
Feb 2026Airborne Engines Ltd.Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPacific Economic Development Canada$1,000,000
Jan 2026The University of British ColumbiaPacific Economic Development ProgramPacific Economic Development Canada$2,861,053
Jan 2026Centre de réparation hydraulique Hydrep inc.Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada$46,100