NAICS Subsector 517 · in Information and cultural industries
Federal grants for telecommunications
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
- $789M
- Agreements
- 279
- To named organizations
- 260
- $787M
- To individuals or unnamed
- 19
- $1.6M; 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
| Industry | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 5174 Satellite telecommunications | 63 | $719M |
| 5173 Wired and wireless telecommunications carriers(except satellite) | 81 | $41.8M |
| 5179 Other telecommunications | 126 | $26.9M |
Programs that fund this industry
The programs that put the most money here.
| Program | Department | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEO) Satellite Capacity Agreement | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $600M |
| SIF Stream 1- R&D | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 3 | $111M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms | National Research Council Canada | 137 | $28.6M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program | National Research Council Canada | 23 | $12.8M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Prairies Economic Development Canada | 4 | $8.7M |
| Regional Defence Investment Initiative (RDII) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $7M |
| Skills and Partnership Fund - CRF | Employment and Social Development Canada | 1 | $4.5M |
| Universal Broadband Fund | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 5 | $3.5M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Clean Technology | National Research Council Canada | 2 | $3M |
| REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 5 | $1.6M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Western Economic Diversification Canada | 2 | $1.5M |
| Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – Direct | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 5 | $1.4M |
| Eureka/Eurostar | National Research Council Canada | 3 | $1.3M |
| REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 2 | $1.1M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 36 | $1M |
| CanExport SME | National Research Council Canada | 16 | $413K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations | National Research Council Canada | 4 | $407K |
| Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – For Profit | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $250K |
| CanExport | National Research Council Canada | 9 | $246K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – AI Assist | National Research Council Canada | 3 | $225K |
| REGI - Productivity and Business Skills | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 4 | $192K |
| CanExport SMEs | National Research Council Canada | 7 | $144K |
| REGI - Digital Acceleration Pilot | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 1 | $90K |
| CanExport Innovation | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $33K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Green Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 3 | $30K |
Top recipients
Organizations with the most funding.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Telesat LEO Incorporated | 2 | $685M |
| Redline Communications Inc. | 1 | $14M |
| Rockport Networks Inc. | 1 | $12M |
| GHGSat Incorporated | 5 | $9.8M |
| Kepler Communications Inc. | 5 | $8.1M |
| Tektelic Communications Inc. | 2 | $7.9M |
| Joint Economic Development Initiative Inc. | 1 | $4.5M |
| A Parent Media Co. Inc. | 4 | $4.1M |
| Wyvern Incorporated | 11 | $3.2M |
| Les Réseaux Accedian inc. | 1 | $3M |
| The Westport Telephone Company, Limited | 2 | $2.5M |
| Orbital Research Ltd. | 8 | $2.1M |
| Cheetah Networks Inc. | 12 | $1.9M |
| Viamo Inc. | 6 | $1.9M |
| Edge Signal Corporation | 4 | $1.8M |
| ThinkRF Corp. | 10 | $1.5M |
| The Alacrity Foundation of B.C. | 1 | $1.3M |
| Netexperience Inc. | 7 | $1.3M |
| Dejero Labs Inc | 5 | $1.2M |
| PolarSat inc. | 4 | $1.2M |
| New Brunswick Information Technology Council Ltd. | 2 | $1.1M |
| Vivacity Technologies Ltd. | 5 | $924K |
| AAA Internet Publishing Inc. | 3 | $801K |
| Radient360 Solutions Inc. | 2 | $750K |
| Terrestar Solutions Inc. | 4 | $722K |
Plus 19 agreements ($1.6M) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | $153K |
| 2018 | 23 | $3.5M |
| 2019 | 24 | $103M |
| 2020 | 37 | $20M |
| 2021 | 38 | $9.1M |
| 2022 | 35 | $4.6M |
| 2023 | 36 | $19.6M |
| 2024 | 34 | $3.8M |
| 2025 | 32 | $622M |
| 2026 | 18 | $3.3M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 261 | $780M |
| Indigenous recipients | 1 | $4.5M |
| Not stated by the department | 12 | $3M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 5 | $1.8M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | Elastalink Corp. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Youth - Cybersecurity ProjectContribution | $30,000 |
| Jun 2026 | Optii Corporation | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Grant | $10,433 |
| Jun 2026 | ThinkRF Corp. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Feasibility of Signal Classification and Rogue Base Station DetectionContribution | $68,000 |
| Jun 2026 | Technologies Norda Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Sovereign Satellite Platform for Edge Deployment in Harsh Environments MVPContribution | $300,000 |
| Jun 2026 | Solara Remote Data Delivery Incorporated | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Next Generation of Portable Consumer Satellite Communication DeviceContribution | $130,000 |
| Jun 2026 | Solara Remote Data Delivery Incorporated | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Embedded ElectronicsContribution | $30,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Viamo Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $21,000 |
| Apr 2026 | QEYnet Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Eurostars E!9796 – CANA-QKD: QUANTUM COMMS FROM THE CANARIES AND CANADAContribution | $50,825 |
| Mar 2026 | Wyvern Incorporated | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Defence Readiness Assessment and Maritime Surveillance Business Development for a Canadian Earth Observation SMEGrant | $75,000 |
| Mar 2026 | ThinkRF Corp. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | RF Spectrum monitoring for Defence IndustryGrant | $60,000 |
| Mar 2026 | PolarSat inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Readying VSATPlus 4 for Mission-Critical OperationsGrant | $75,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Vivacity Technologies Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Secure AI Document Sharing and Redaction SystemContribution | $300,000 |
| Feb 2026 | ThinkRF Corp. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Compact-RF Sensing for National DefenseContribution | $405,000 |
| Feb 2026 | Elastalink Corp. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $75,000 |
| Jan 2026 | Obkio inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | ICAP 2025 – Morocco & Kenya – International Co-Innovation Action PlanContribution | $50,000 |
| Jan 2026 | PolarSat inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | EUREKA Cluster – CELTIC-NEXT SUSTAINET InNOVate – C2024/3-4 - AI Assisted error handlingContribution | $605,000 |
| Jan 2026 | Edge Signal Corporation | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Cross-Domain Video and Voice Awareness via Edge AIContribution | $985,000 |
| Dec 2025 | NorthStar Earth & Space Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Wide-FOV, High-Resolution Passive Camera System for Space Situational AwarenessContribution | $75,000 |
| Dec 2025 | GHGSat Incorporated | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Next Generation Satellite Technologies for Advanced Methane Detection and QuantificationContribution | $7,200,000 |
| Nov 2025 | Wyvern Incorporated | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Scalable Data Pipeline Infrastructure to Grow Market Access to Hyperspectral Image ProductsContribution | $200,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Cheetah Networks Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | E!CAN#5 - E!23739 - IntelliAsset: AI driven optimization of asset managementContribution | $450,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Orbital Research Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | EUREKA Cluster – CELTIC-NEXT SUSTAINET InNOVate – C2024/3-4 - Tolerance and Mitigation of Interference in Satellite CommunicationsContribution | $1,000,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Scale Computing Adaptiv, Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Experimentation to optimize business and go-to-market processes in the small and medium enterprise networking industryContribution | $120,000 |
| Sep 2025 | PHNX Technologies Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Integrated Open Platform providing Operational & Billing Support System for Wireless Internet Service ProvidersContribution | $185,000 |
| Aug 2025 | Digital Impact Holdings Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Feasibility of Integrated Operating Entity (neoNortel): Norda Digital Infrastructure PlatformContribution | $49,000 |