NAICS Industry group 5122 · in Motion picture and sound recording industries
Federal grants for sound recording industries
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
- $1.5M
- Agreements
- 29
- To named organizations
- 27
- $1.2M
- To individuals or unnamed
- 2
- $332K; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms | National Research Council Canada | 5 | $447K |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation (REGI) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | 2 | $332K |
| Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – Direct | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 3 | $264K |
| CanExport SMEs | National Research Council Canada | 6 | $166K |
| CanExport | National Research Council Canada | 4 | $87K |
| CanExport SME | National Research Council Canada | 4 | $86K |
| Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $60K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 2 | $60K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Green Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 2 | $20K |
Top recipients
Organizations with the most funding.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Viryl Technologies Corp. | 2 | $269K |
| Difuze inc. | 1 | $200K |
| 902HipHop Inc. | 3 | $86K |
| La Hacienda Creative inc. | 2 | $76K |
| Les Productions Pasa Musik inc. | 1 | $75K |
| Pasa Musik Productions Inc. | 2 | $60K |
| Nagamo Publishing Inc. | 1 | $60K |
| Sound Sensation Disc Jockey Services Ltd | 1 | $57K |
| 102022721 Saskatchewan Ltd. | 1 | $47K |
| Apollo Boutique Musicale Inc | 2 | $47K |
| Calm Radio Inc. | 1 | $34K |
| Apollo Music Store Inc | 1 | $31K |
| Avenue Vibe inc. | 1 | $29K |
| Soundscape Media Inc. | 1 | $24K |
| MDM Recordings Inc. | 1 | $20K |
| Hurry Hard Music Ltd. | 1 | $20K |
| Precision Record Pressing | 2 | $20K |
| Tonetripper Productions Inc. | 1 | $13K |
| 0737800 B.C. Ltd | 1 | $12K |
| Monstercat Inc. | 1 | $11K |
Plus 2 agreements ($332K) 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 | 4 | $142K |
| 2019 | 4 | $87K |
| 2020 | 7 | $419K |
| 2021 | 1 | $18K |
| 2022 | 6 | $465K |
| 2023 | 5 | $165K |
| 2024 | 1 | $26K |
| 2025 | 1 | $200K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 28 | $1.5M |
| Other organizations | 1 | $60K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | Difuze inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Personalized AI assistant for media file deliveryContribution | $200,000 |
| May 2024 | La Hacienda Creative inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $26,000 |
| Jul 2023 | Les Productions Pasa Musik inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | ARP - Digital transformation (PoC)Contribution | $75,000 |
| Jun 2023 | Monstercat Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $11,000 |
| Jun 2023 | Pasa Musik Productions Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Youth - Marketing / Communications / Social Media SpecialistContribution | $30,000 |
| May 2023 | Hurry Hard Music Ltd. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $20,000 |
| Apr 2023 | Avenue Vibe inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $28,500 |
| Aug 2022 | Pasa Musik Productions Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YEP – Technical Sales SpecialistContribution | $30,000 |
| May 2022 | Soundscape Media Inc. | CanExport SMEsNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $24,000 |
| Apr 2022 | Apollo Boutique Musicale Inc | CanExport SMEsNational Research Council Canada | Grant | $29,000 |
| Feb 2022 | La Hacienda Creative inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $50,000 |
| Apr 2021 | Apollo Boutique Musicale Inc | CanExport SMEsNational Research Council Canada | Grant | $18,000 |
| Oct 2020 | Calm Radio Inc. | CanExport SMEsNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $33,750 |
| Jul 2020 | Apollo Music Store Inc | CanExport SMEsNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $30,750 |
| Mar 2020 | Viryl Technologies Corp. | Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – DirectFederal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Contribution | $193,993 |
| Mar 2020 | Tonetripper Productions Inc. | Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – DirectFederal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Contribution | $13,000 |
| Mar 2020 | Sound Sensation Disc Jockey Services Ltd | Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – DirectFederal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Contribution | $57,000 |
| Mar 2020 | Nagamo Publishing Inc. | Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF)Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Contribution | $60,000 |
| Jan 2020 | 902HipHop Inc. | CanExport SMEsNational Research Council Canada | Licensing Music for TV&Film and Gaming Industry in GermanyContribution | $30,975 |
| Nov 2019 | MDM Recordings Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | MDM Recordings CanExport Business TravelContribution | $20,175 |
| Jul 2019 | 0737800 B.C. Ltd | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Studio X Labs Export Strategy 2019Contribution | $12,000 |
| Jul 2019 | 902HipHop Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Licensing Music for the Video Gaming IndustryGrant | $26,000 |
| Jan 2019 | 902HipHop Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Licensing Music for TV&Film and Gaming Industry in EuropeGrant | $29,300 |
| Dec 2018 | Viryl Technologies Corp. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | WarmTone Automated Record Press Cycle Time ReductionContribution | $75,000 |
| Oct 2018 | Precision Record Pressing | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Green Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Youth Green #2Contribution | $10,000 |