NAICS Subsector 519 · in Information and cultural industries
Federal grants for web search portals, libraries, archives, and all other information services
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
- $118M
- Agreements
- 605
- To named organizations
- 589
- $117M
- To individuals or unnamed
- 16
- $626K; 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5192 Web search portals, libraries and archives, and all other information services | 1 | $977K |
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 | 190 | $30.2M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Pacific Economic Development Canada | 7 | $25.5M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Western Economic Diversification Canada | 14 | $11.9M |
| Western Diversification Program | Western Economic Diversification Canada | 14 | $11.5M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program | National Research Council Canada | 23 | $6.9M |
| Western Diversification Program | Prairies Economic Development Canada | 8 | $6.1M |
| REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 24 | $4.3M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations | National Research Council Canada | 14 | $3.8M |
| Canada Community Revitalization Fund (CCRF) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 16 | $3.5M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Prairies Economic Development Canada | 5 | $2.7M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 63 | $2M |
| CanExport SMEs | National Research Council Canada | 44 | $1.2M |
| Canadian Digital Adoption Program Boost your Business Technology Stream | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 67 | $986K |
| REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 2 | $976K |
| CanExport | National Research Council Canada | 22 | $714K |
| CanExport SME | National Research Council Canada | 29 | $704K |
| REGI - Productivity and Business Skills | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 15 | $697K |
| Northern Ontario Development Program - 2011 | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | 4 | $597K |
| Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – Direct | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 5 | $567K |
| AI Compute Access Fund | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $553K |
| Western Diversification Program | Pacific Economic Development Canada | 1 | $404K |
| Eureka/Eurostar | National Research Council Canada | 2 | $353K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – AI Assist | National Research Council Canada | 5 | $319K |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation (REGI) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | 1 | $245K |
| ICF - Adapting and reimagining community spaces (CCRF) | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 3 | $199K |
Top recipients
Organizations with the most funding.
Plus 16 agreements ($626K) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | $2.3M |
| 2017 | 6 | $3.1M |
| 2018 | 46 | $6.3M |
| 2019 | 72 | $18M |
| 2020 | 78 | $16.8M |
| 2021 | 96 | $20.8M |
| 2022 | 80 | $26.9M |
| 2023 | 47 | $5.4M |
| 2024 | 113 | $6.8M |
| 2025 | 42 | $7.8M |
| 2026 | 23 | $3.5M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 489 | $75.7M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 43 | $21.1M |
| Academia | 6 | $9.9M |
| Not stated by the department | 50 | $6.5M |
| Government | 14 | $3.6M |
| Indigenous recipients | 3 | $822K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | Digital Governance Council | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | AI Governance Education for SMEs (2026-2027)Contribution | $100,000 |
| May 2026 | Javelin Sports Inc | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Javelin Digital Infrastructure for Tournament Expansion and Marketplace ScalabilityContribution | $135,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Bia formations inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | IP Assist - L3 - Intellectual property strategy engagementContribution | $25,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Groupe Ites Canada Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $28,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Tiny Email Corporation | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Experimentation to optimize business processes in AI-driven deliverability and onboard optimizationContribution | $75,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Solink Corporation | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $40,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Sinistar inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Experimentation to Optimize Business Processes in Customer Acquisition Through Integrated Digital and Event Marketing.Contribution | $200,000 |
| Apr 2026 | SightPower Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $27,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Quill Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $214,672 |
| Apr 2026 | Psiphon Inc | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $40,000 |
| Apr 2026 | OrderEase Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Secure, Interpretable AI for Querying and Monitoring Live Supply-Chain TransactionsContribution | $200,000 |
| Apr 2026 | GlobVision inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $40,000 |
| Apr 2026 | DistillerSR Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $30,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Clear Spider Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Strategic Infrastructure upgrade projectContribution | $150,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Bia formations inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $30,000 |
| Apr 2026 | 9354-2801 Québec inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $28,000 |
| Apr 2026 | 8769532 Canada Center o/a Refined Manufacturing Acceleration Process | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Value Stream Mapping for SMEsContribution | $200,000 |
| Apr 2026 | 12258706 Canada Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | End to End Sourcing Optimization for Global Healthcare ProcurementContribution | $475,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Solink Corporation | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Market Readiness & Go-to-Market EnablementGrant | $75,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Technology North Corporation | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Defence Readiness ProjectGrant | $75,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Mycroft Technologies Inc. | AI Compute Access FundInnovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $553,465 |
| Feb 2026 | Public Emergency Alerting Services Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Alertable for First Nations MessagingContribution | $74,000 |
| Jan 2026 | Psiphon Inc | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $685,000 |
| Dec 2025 | Nakisa Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | EUREKA Cluster – CELTIC-NEXT SUSTAINET Advance – C2024/3-3 – Sustainable and resilient ICT infrastructure: AI-driven digital twins for informed operations and energy management in the 6G eraContribution | $1,000,000 |
| Nov 2025 | Quill Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | CoHost AI Implementations: Enhancing Podcast Analytics and InsightsContribution | $30,000 |