NAICS Industry group 4883 · in Support activities for transportation
Federal grants for support activities for water 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
- $89.7M
- Agreements
- 76
- To named organizations
- 73
- $89.1M
- To individuals or unnamed
- 3
- $558K; 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 | 2 | $50M |
| ICF - Hurricane Fiona Recovery Fund (HFRF) | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 4 | $14.1M |
| National Trade Corridors Fund | Transport Canada | 1 | $7M |
| REGI - CCTI - Infrastructure Fund | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 2 | $4.5M |
| BDP - Canadian Coal Transition Initiative (CCTI) | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 2 | $2.6M |
| ICF - Strategic Community Capacity | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 10 | $2.2M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms | National Research Council Canada | 15 | $2.1M |
| Western Diversification Program | Western Economic Diversification Canada | 1 | $1.8M |
| REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 3 | $909K |
| Business Development Program | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 6 | $768K |
| Pacific Economic Development Program | Pacific Economic Development Canada | 1 | $750K |
| BDP - Dev and Enhancement of Tourism Exper (TRF) | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 3 | $539K |
| REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 2 | $523K |
| ICF - Building or improving community infrastructure (CCRF) | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 2 | $353K |
| ICF - Canadian Coal Transition Initiative (CCTI) | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 2 | $306K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program | National Research Council Canada | 3 | $283K |
| Northern Ontario Development Program | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | 1 | $233K |
| Western Diversification Program | Pacific Economic Development Canada | 1 | $136K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 5 | $130K |
| ICF - Canadian Experience Fund (Regional) | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 1 | $120K |
| ICF - CCTI - Infrastructure Fund | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 1 | $99K |
| CanExport SME | National Research Council Canada | 3 | $60K |
| REGI - Productivity and Business Skills | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 2 | $59K |
| REGI - Canadian Coal Transition Initiative (CCTI) | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 1 | $34K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Green Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 2 | $20K |
Top recipients
Organizations with the most funding.
Plus 3 agreements ($558K) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | $1.8M |
| 2018 | 4 | $120K |
| 2019 | 8 | $3.6M |
| 2020 | 7 | $4.7M |
| 2021 | 19 | $10.4M |
| 2022 | 13 | $2.1M |
| 2023 | 11 | $15.2M |
| 2024 | 6 | $352K |
| 2025 | 4 | $50.5M |
| 2026 | 3 | $895K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Indigenous recipients | 1 | $50M |
| Not stated by the department | 40 | $27M |
| For-profit organizations | 29 | $9.6M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 3 | $2M |
| Government | 2 | $983K |
| Academia | 1 | $40K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | MTE Instruments inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Adaptation of a torque meter for naval military applicationsContribution | $69,800 |
| Mar 2026 | Offshore Designs Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Defence Readiness and Technology Adaptation for Underwater Robotic Hull Inspection and MaintenanceGrant | $75,000 |
| Jan 2026 | Vancouver Fraser Port Authority | Pacific Economic Development ProgramPacific Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $750,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Global Spatial Technology Solutions Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $138,000 |
| Sep 2025 | Arctic Gateway Group Limited Partnership | Western Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $50,000,000 |
| Apr 2025 | MTE Instruments inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Autonomous environmental DNA sampling system.Contribution | $162,000 |
| Feb 2025 | Corporation of the City of Sault Ste. Marie | Northern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | Contribution | $233,100 |
| Dec 2024 | University of Manitoba | Western Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $39,560 |
| Sep 2024 | BCS Automation Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | BCS SCMS & Digital Twin Phase IIContribution | $186,000 |
| Aug 2024 | Global Spatial Technology Solutions Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $30,000 |
| May 2024 | Global Spatial Technology Solutions Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | ICAP 2024 – International Co-Innovation Action PlanContribution | $43,985 |
| Apr 2024 | BCS Automation Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $52,910 |
| Jan 2024 | Global Spatial Technology Solutions Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Business Innovation Growth Project for Global CommercialisationContribution | $0 |
| Aug 2023 | BCS Automation Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | SCMS (Ship Control & Monitoring System) and Digital TwinContribution | $64,450 |
| Jul 2023 | Global Spatial Technology Solutions Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Artificial Intelligence for Natural Language Information Retrieval and Inference for Maritime AnalyticsContribution | $441,105 |
| Jun 2023 | Global Spatial Technology Solutions Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $20,000 |
| May 2023 | Port of Argentia Inc. | Business Development ProgramAtlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | Contribution | $74,591 |
| Apr 2023 | Océan Remorquage Québec Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $25,000 |
| Mar 2023 | Administration Portuaire de Belledune/Belledune Port Authority | REGI - Canadian Coal Transition Initiative (CCTI)Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | Contribution | $34,050 |
| Mar 2023 | Pointe-du-Chêne Harbour Authority Inc. | ICF - Hurricane Fiona Recovery Fund (HFRF)Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | Contribution | $7,640,810 |
| Mar 2023 | Pointe-du-Chêne Harbour Authority Inc. | ICF - Hurricane Fiona Recovery Fund (HFRF)Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | Contribution | $2,910,810 |
| Mar 2023 | Pointe-du-Chêne Harbour Authority Inc. | ICF - Hurricane Fiona Recovery Fund (HFRF)Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | Contribution | $2,180,810 |
| Mar 2023 | Pointe-du-Chêne Harbour Authority Inc. | ICF - Hurricane Fiona Recovery Fund (HFRF)Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | Contribution | $1,395,810 |
| Jan 2023 | SubC Control Limited | REGI - Business Scale-up and ProductivityAtlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | Contribution | $367,500 |
| Dec 2022 | Port of Sydney Development Corporation | ICF - Canadian Coal Transition Initiative (CCTI)Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | Contribution | $74,809 |