NAICS Industry group 5173 · in Telecommunications
Federal grants for wired and wireless telecommunications carriers(except satellite)
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.
Applying for funding? Programs taking applications in information, media and culture: Alberta · British Columbia · Manitoba · New Brunswick · Newfoundland and Labrador · Nova Scotia · Northwest Territories · Nunavut · Ontario · Prince Edward Island · Quebec · Saskatchewan · Yukon.
- Total value
- $41.8M
- Agreements
- 81
- To named organizations
- 64
- $40.4M
- To individuals or unnamed
- 17
- $1.4M; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIF Stream 1- R&D | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 2 | $26M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms | National Research Council Canada | 44 | $9.4M |
| Universal Broadband Fund | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 5 | $3.5M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program | National Research Council Canada | 7 | $2.2M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 8 | $249K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – AI Assist | National Research Council Canada | 3 | $225K |
| CanExport SME | National Research Council Canada | 5 | $127K |
| CanExport | National Research Council Canada | 4 | $91K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $75K |
| CanExport Innovation | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $33K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Green Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $10K |
Top recipients
Organizations with the most funding.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Redline Communications Inc. | 1 | $14M |
| Rockport Networks Inc. | 1 | $12M |
| A Parent Media Co. Inc. | 4 | $4.1M |
| The Westport Telephone Company, Limited | 2 | $2.5M |
| Edge Signal Corporation | 4 | $1.8M |
| Vivacity Technologies Ltd. | 5 | $924K |
| AAA Internet Publishing Inc. | 3 | $801K |
| Adaptiv Networks Inc. | 1 | $700K |
| Xplornet Communications Inc. | 1 | $500K |
| Hunch Manifest Inc. | 4 | $499K |
| The Apotheosis Group Ltd. | 3 | $399K |
| Western Fibre Communications Corp. | 3 | $324K |
| Eleven-x Inc. | 1 | $250K |
| Communication Components Antenna Research Inc. | 1 | $232K |
| Mobovivo Inc. | 2 | $187K |
| PulR Technologies inc. | 2 | $150K |
| Sales Spider Inc. | 3 | $135K |
| Rigstar Communications Inc. | 2 | $125K |
| Scale Computing Adaptiv, Inc. | 1 | $120K |
| Autonom Inc. | 2 | $108K |
| Kingsway Innovations Inc. | 1 | $75K |
| 68128 Newfoundland & Labrador Inc. | 1 | $75K |
| Hyperlight Consulting | 2 | $70K |
| Sencia Canada Ltd. | 1 | $63K |
| BrzWire inc. | 1 | $61K |
Plus 17 agreements ($1.4M) 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 | 1 | $3,000 |
| 2018 | 6 | $498K |
| 2019 | 3 | $12.4M |
| 2020 | 8 | $14.3M |
| 2021 | 12 | $6M |
| 2022 | 8 | $638K |
| 2023 | 13 | $3.9M |
| 2024 | 14 | $1.1M |
| 2025 | 12 | $1.6M |
| 2026 | 4 | $1.4M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 81 | $41.8M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | Optii Corporation | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Grant | $10,433 |
| Mar 2026 | Vivacity Technologies Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Secure AI Document Sharing and Redaction SystemContribution | $300,000 |
| Jan 2026 | Edge Signal Corporation | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Cross-Domain Video and Voice Awareness via Edge AIContribution | $985,000 |
| 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 |
| Aug 2025 | Vivacity Technologies Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Youth - Development of municipal records request platformContribution | $30,000 |
| Jul 2025 | The Apotheosis Group Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | National Data Sovereignty & Trust Verification Platform prototypeContribution | $250,000 |
| May 2025 | TelcoBridges inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $25,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Western Fibre Communications Corp. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Optimized sales process through experimentation and discoveryContribution | $54,000 |
| Feb 2025 | Edge Signal Corporation | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $500,000 |
| Jan 2025 | Sales Spider Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – AI AssistNational Research Council Canada | Data integrity for existing AI applicationContribution | $75,000 |
| Dec 2024 | Edge Signal Corporation | Industrial Research Assistance Program – AI AssistNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $75,000 |
| Dec 2024 | Kingsway Innovations Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – AI AssistNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $75,000 |
| Nov 2024 | PulR Technologies inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Complete the development of an RFID temperature monitoring solution.Contribution | $75,000 |
| Aug 2024 | Sales Spider Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Hiring a recent graduate - femaleContribution | $30,000 |
| May 2024 | TelcoBridges inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $25,000 |
| May 2024 | Rigstar Communications Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $25,000 |
| May 2024 | Hyperlight Consulting Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $25,000 |
| Apr 2024 | Vivacity Technologies Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $288,500 |
| Apr 2024 | Edge Signal Corporation | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Data Analysis with Edge AI - Edge MotionContribution | $200,000 |
| Apr 2024 | The Apotheosis Group Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Development of Digital Governance PlatformContribution | $100,000 |
| Jan 2024 | PulR Technologies inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | ARP— Implementation of a solution using RFID technology to track food samplesContribution | $75,000 |
| Jul 2023 | 68128 Newfoundland & Labrador Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Development of a Prototype Georedundant VoIP ClusterContribution | $75,000 |
| May 2023 | Eleven-X Incorporated | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $27,000 |
| May 2023 | A Parent Media Co. Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Interactive Live Streaming White Label Framework with Custom Ad Delivery for Sensitive AudiencesContribution | $3,000,000 |
| Apr 2023 | Communication Components Antenna Research Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Development of Dual band planar antenna solution with integrate radios for 5G ORAN networksContribution | $231,535 |