NAICS Industry group 4821 · in Rail transportation
Federal grants for rail transportation
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
- $298M
- Agreements
- 20
- To named organizations
- 20
- $298M
- To individuals or unnamed
- 0
- $0; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Diversification Program | Prairies Economic Development Canada | 6 | $241M |
| Western Diversification Program | Western Economic Diversification Canada | 4 | $46.9M |
| National Trade Corridors Fund | Transport Canada | 2 | $4.6M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Prairies Economic Development Canada | 2 | $2M |
| Northern Ontario Development Program | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | 3 | $2M |
| Northern Ontario Development Program - 2011 | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | 2 | $1.5M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $75K |
Top recipients
Organizations with the most funding.
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | $648K |
| 2018 | 1 | $46M |
| 2019 | 4 | $3M |
| 2020 | 3 | $3.9M |
| 2022 | 5 | $241M |
| 2024 | 2 | $1M |
| 2025 | 1 | $500K |
| 2026 | 3 | $2.1M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Indigenous recipients | 3 | $180M |
| For-profit organizations | 9 | $67.9M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 8 | $49.8M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Hamilton Container Terminal Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $75,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Oyen Regional Rail Company Inc. | Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $1,000,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Big Sky Rail Corp. | Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $1,000,000 |
| Aug 2025 | Koch Grain Elevator (Earlton) Inc. | Northern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | Contribution | $499,895 |
| Oct 2024 | Arctic Gateway Group Limited Partnership | Western Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $11,000 |
| Sep 2024 | Southern Railway of British Columbia Limited | National Trade Corridors FundTransport Canada | Agreement for the Digital Solutions for Supply Chain Planning in Southwestern British Columbia ProjectContribution | $1,020,500 |
| Nov 2022 | Western Canadian Shortline Railway Association INC. | Western Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $506,800 |
| Jul 2022 | Arctic Gateway Group Limited Partnership | Western Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $90,000,000 |
| Jul 2022 | Arctic Gateway Group Limited Partnership | Western Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $90,000,000 |
| Jul 2022 | Arctic Gateway Group Limited Partnership | Western Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $60,000,000 |
| Mar 2022 | Great Canadian Railtour Company Ltd. | Western Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $99,999 |
| Aug 2020 | City of Estevan | Western Diversification ProgramWestern Economic Diversification Canada | Contribution | $119,932 |
| Aug 2020 | City of Estevan | Western Diversification ProgramWestern Economic Diversification Canada | Contribution | $150,000 |
| Jul 2020 | Southern Railway of British Columbia Limited | National Trade Corridors FundTransport Canada | Agreement for Annacis Track Capacity Improvement ProjectContribution | $3,589,105 |
| Aug 2019 | City of Greater Sudbury Community Development Corporation | Northern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | Contribution | $750,000 |
| Aug 2019 | City of Greater Sudbury Community Development Corporation | Northern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | Contribution | $750,000 |
| Aug 2019 | City of Greater Sudbury Community Development Corporation | Northern Ontario Development Program - 2011Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | Contribution | $750,000 |
| Aug 2019 | City of Greater Sudbury Community Development Corporation | Northern Ontario Development Program - 2011Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | Contribution | $750,000 |
| Aug 2018 | Arctic Gateway Group Limited Partnership | Western Diversification ProgramWestern Economic Diversification Canada | Contribution | $46,000,000 |
| Oct 2016 | Quester Tangent Corporation | Western Diversification ProgramWestern Economic Diversification Canada | Contribution | $647,500 |