NAICS Industry group 5179 · in Telecommunications
Federal grants for other 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
- $27.3M
- Agreements
- 142
- To named organizations
- 140
- $27.2M
- To individuals or unnamed
- 2
- $150K; 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 | 71 | $15.2M |
| Skills and Partnership Fund - CRF | Employment and Social Development Canada | 1 | $4.5M |
| REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 5 | $1.6M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Western Economic Diversification Canada | 1 | $1.3M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program | National Research Council Canada | 7 | $1.2M |
| REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 2 | $1.1M |
| Eureka/Eurostar | National Research Council Canada | 2 | $920K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 21 | $535K |
| CanExport SME | National Research Council Canada | 13 | $326K |
| CanExport | National Research Council Canada | 8 | $190K |
| REGI - Productivity and Business Skills | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 2 | $100K |
| REGI - Digital Acceleration Pilot | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 1 | $90K |
| CanExport SMEs | National Research Council Canada | 5 | $84K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – AI Assist | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $75K |
| Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – Direct | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $53K |
| CanExport Innovation | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $25K |
Top recipients
Organizations with the most funding.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Joint Economic Development Initiative Inc. | 1 | $4.5M |
| Les Réseaux Accedian inc. | 1 | $3M |
| Cheetah Networks Inc. | 12 | $1.9M |
| Viamo Inc. | 6 | $1.9M |
| 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 |
| New Brunswick Information Technology Council Ltd. | 2 | $1.1M |
| Radient360 Solutions Inc. | 2 | $750K |
| Accipiter Radar Technologies Inc | 2 | $686K |
| Eli Technology Inc. | 3 | $677K |
| PHNX Technologies Inc. | 8 | $638K |
| Dataduct Networks Inc. | 4 | $623K |
| ABC Advanced Business Communications Corp. | 5 | $580K |
| Optelian Access Networks Corporation | 1 | $500K |
| Obkio inc. | 4 | $427K |
| iTel Networks Inc. | 3 | $370K |
| Aeponyx inc. | 2 | $353K |
| Elastalink Corporation | 3 | $337K |
| Kepler Communications Inc. | 2 | $308K |
| Technologies Norda Inc. | 1 | $300K |
| Digital Ubiquity Capital inc. | 4 | $298K |
| Shore Acres Enterprises Inc. | 3 | $280K |
| Report Mate Inc. | 1 | $200K |
Plus 2 agreements ($150K) 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 | $150K |
| 2018 | 12 | $2.2M |
| 2019 | 15 | $5.2M |
| 2020 | 18 | $3.5M |
| 2021 | 16 | $1.7M |
| 2022 | 24 | $3.4M |
| 2023 | 15 | $7.1M |
| 2024 | 15 | $1.3M |
| 2025 | 14 | $1.9M |
| 2026 | 12 | $1.1M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 130 | $18.6M |
| Indigenous recipients | 1 | $4.5M |
| Not stated by the department | 10 | $2.9M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 1 | $1.3M |
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 | 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 |
| Apr 2026 | Viamo Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $21,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Koat AI Incorporated | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Grant | $10,425 |
| Apr 2026 | Drive Hockey Analytics Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $30,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Appreciation Engine Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $27,000 |
| Apr 2026 | 16 Bit Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $30,000 |
| Mar 2026 | ThinkRF Corp. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | RF Spectrum monitoring for Defence IndustryGrant | $60,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Jul 2025 | Dataduct Networks Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Autonomous Telecom Digital Twin (2025 pilot focus)Contribution | $200,000 |
| Jun 2025 | Digital Ubiquity Capital inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Autonomous Business Intelligence & Capital Readiness Platform for small ISPsContribution | $200,000 |
| Jun 2025 | Viamo Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | 'Ask an Expert 2.0' Product DevelopmentContribution | $438,000 |
| Jun 2025 | Viamo Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Experimentation to Optimize Business Processes in TelecommunicationsContribution | $125,000 |
| May 2025 | LyricFind Inc | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $25,000 |
| May 2025 | Dataduct Networks Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $25,000 |
| Apr 2025 | 16 Bit Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $21,500 |
| Apr 2025 | Solution Nexam inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $25,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Drive Hockey Analytics Inc. | CanExport InnovationNational Research Council Canada | Grant | $25,102 |
| Feb 2025 | 16 Bit Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – AI AssistNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $75,000 |