GrantTrail

NAICS Industry group 4881 · in Support activities for transportation

Federal grants for support activities for air 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
$714M
Agreements
199
To named organizations
192
$595M
To individuals or unnamed
7
$119M; 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.

ProgramAgreementsTotal
Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative2$340M
Contributions to Support the Recovery of Canada's Airport System / Airport Critical Infrastructure Program1$100M
Technology Demonstration Program1$54M
Western Diversification Program18$33.8M
REGI - Regional Air Transportation (RATI)10$33.7M
Federal Economic Development Department for Ontario8$30M
Western Diversification Program33$26.4M
Western Diversification Program26$22.7M
Northern Ontario Development Program - 20118$10.4M
Regional Air Transportation Initiative (RATI)9$9.7M
Regional Economic Growth through Innovation4$9M
Regional Air Transportation Initiative2$8.9M
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations2$8.7M
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario4$5.2M
FedNor12$5.1M
Business Scale-Up1$5M
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms18$2.8M
Regional Economic Growth through Innovation (REGI)3$2.7M
Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – Direct3$1.3M
Regional Economic Growth through Innovation1$1M
Northern Ontario Development Program1$1M
REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem1$500K
ICF - Strategic Community Capacity1$500K
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program14$410K
Industrial Research Assistance Program4$299K

Top recipients

Organizations with the most funding.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Bombardier Inc. as represented by Bombardier Aviation1$253M
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.1$87.9M
Bombardier Aerospace1$54M
The Calgary Airport Authority2$16M
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
Standard Aero Limited StandAero Limitee1$8M
City of Kelowna4$6.6M
JCAI Inc.1$5M
Greater Moncton International Airport Authority Inc.1$4.8M
City of Abbotsford2$4.6M
Saint John Airport Inc.1$3.8M
Gander International Airport Authority Inc.3$3.4M
Comox Valley Airport Commission3$3.3M
Charlottetown Airport Authority Inc.1$3.1M
Deer Lake Regional Airport Authority Inc.1$3.1M
Nanaimo Airport Commission2$2.8M
Sydney Airport Authority1$2.7M
Huron Business Development Corporation2$2.6M
Prince George Airport Authority Inc.2$2.6M

Plus 7 agreements ($119M) 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
20099$7.2M
20105$16.4M
20113$13.9M
20121$1.4M
20132$224K
20141$87.9M
20151$54M
20162$255M
20195$5.6M
202015$30.2M
202193$195M
202220$6.5M
202312$1.1M
202412$17.2M
20258$2.4M
20266$19.2M

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
For-profit organizations64$421M
Not-for-profit organizations and charities67$209M
Not stated by the department13$34.8M
Government52$31.6M
Individuals and sole proprietorships2$16.6M
International (non-government)1$1M

Latest agreements

StartRecipientProgramValue
Apr 2026OPSIS Services Aéroportuaires inc.Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada$74,045
Mar 2026Standard Aero Limited StandAero LimiteeRegional Economic Growth through InnovationPrairies Economic Development Canada$8,000,000
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
Feb 2026Winnipeg Airports Authority Inc.Western Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada$10,000,000
Feb 2026Airborne Engines Ltd.Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPacific Economic Development Canada$1,000,000
Dec 2025City of Cold LakeWestern Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada$350,000
Dec 2025Synergy Aviation Ltd.Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPrairies Economic Development Canada$875,000
Dec 2025Lux Aérobot inc.Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada$75,000
May 2025Thunder Bay International Airports Authority Inc.Northern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$1,000,000
Apr 2025Solutions Aéro SPARK inc.Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada$75,000
Jan 2025Solutions Aéro SPARK inc.Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada$21,555
Jan 2025Solutions Aéro SPARK inc.Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada$29,276
Jan 2025Eagle Aerospace LtdIndustrial Research Assistance Program – AI AssistNational Research Council Canada$14,408
Nov 2024The Calgary Airport AuthorityWestern Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada$8,000,000
Nov 2024The Calgary Airport AuthorityWestern Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada$8,000,000
Oct 2024Solutions Flex Travel Inc.Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada$120,000
Sep 2024Elevate Aviation Ltd.Western Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada$101,832
Sep 2024Elevate AviationWestern Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada$101,832
Sep 2024Elevate AviationWestern Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada$209,609
Sep 2024Elevate AviationWestern Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada$209,609
Sep 2024Lux Aérobot inc.Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada$30,000
Aug 2024TSL Aerospace TechnologiesIndustrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada$140,000
Aug 2024Solutions Aéro SPARK inc.Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada$29,890
May 2024Lux Aérobot inc.Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada$275,000