NAICS Subsector 523 · in Finance and insurance
Federal grants for securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investment and related activities
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
- $305M
- Agreements
- 91
- To named organizations
- 90
- $304M
- To individuals or unnamed
- 1
- $75K; 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5239 Other financial investment activities | 74 | $301M |
| 5231 Securities and commodity contracts intermediation and brokerage | 9 | $3.6M |
| 5232 Securities and commodity exchanges | 7 | $242K |
Programs that fund this industry
The programs that put the most money here.
| Program | Department | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Futurpreneur Canada | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 5 | $164M |
| Black Entrepreneurship Program | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 2 | $67M |
| Canadian Youth Business Foundation | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $40M |
| Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $15M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms | National Research Council Canada | 24 | $5.7M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Prairies Economic Development Canada | 4 | $4.2M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations | National Research Council Canada | 9 | $3.4M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program | National Research Council Canada | 8 | $1.9M |
| REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 3 | $790K |
| Eureka/Eurostar | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $749K |
| Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – For Profit | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 3 | $372K |
| Western Diversification Program | Prairies Economic Development Canada | 1 | $300K |
| CanExport SMEs | National Research Council Canada | 5 | $182K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 6 | $177K |
| CanExport | National Research Council Canada | 7 | $175K |
| REGI - Strategic Growth Initiative (SGI) | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 2 | $100K |
| REGI - Productivity and Business Skills | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 2 | $100K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – AI Assist | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $75K |
| CanExport SME | National Research Council Canada | 3 | $69K |
| REGI - Business Scale-Up and Prod (Jobs and Growth) | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 1 | $50K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Green Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $20K |
| Western Diversification Program | Western Economic Diversification Canada | 1 | $20K |
Top recipients
Organizations with the most funding.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Futurpreneur Canada | 6 | $204M |
| Federation of African Canadian Economics (F.A.C.E.) | 1 | $37M |
| Federation of African Canadian Economics (F.A.C.E.)Fédération Africaine Canadienne Économique (F.A.C.E.) | 1 | $30M |
| Bioindustrial Innovation Canada | 1 | $15M |
| Investissement Québec | 8 | $4.4M |
| Questrade Inc. | 1 | $3M |
| Start Up TNT Organization | 2 | $2.4M |
| Overbond Ltd. | 9 | $1.9M |
| Startup TNT | 1 | $1.6M |
| 685209 N.B. Inc. | 5 | $890K |
| HaloHealth Association | 7 | $839K |
| Recherches Dimensionnelles Canada Inc | 4 | $480K |
| Grain Discovery Corp. | 4 | $383K |
| MICC Financial Inc. | 4 | $328K |
| CacheFlo Inc. | 2 | $303K |
| Treaty One Development Corporation | 1 | $300K |
| Patchell Brook Equity Analytics Inc. | 2 | $226K |
| Ag Exchange Group Inc. | 6 | $197K |
| Expander Energy Inc. | 2 | $150K |
| TelosTouch Inc. | 1 | $116K |
| 4316005 Nova Scotia Limited | 2 | $100K |
| Distill Analytics Inc. | 1 | $85K |
| AMS Online Holdings Inc. | 1 | $75K |
| Value Connect Inc. | 2 | $70K |
| Flow Capital Corp. | 2 | $68K |
Plus 1 agreements ($75K) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | $40M |
| 2013 | 1 | $18M |
| 2015 | 1 | $14M |
| 2017 | 1 | $14M |
| 2018 | 7 | $538K |
| 2019 | 13 | $77.3M |
| 2020 | 12 | $2.4M |
| 2021 | 11 | $31.2M |
| 2022 | 15 | $5.7M |
| 2023 | 9 | $1.2M |
| 2024 | 5 | $60.8M |
| 2025 | 10 | $1.8M |
| 2026 | 5 | $37.6M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 26 | $295M |
| For-profit organizations | 56 | $8M |
| Not stated by the department | 8 | $1M |
| Indigenous recipients | 1 | $300K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | OneVest Technologies Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $20,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Investissement Québec | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Technology Support and Industrial Innovation IDContribution | $20,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Investissement Québec | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Technological support and industrial innovation.Contribution | $450,000 |
| Apr 2026 | HaloHealth Association | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | HaloHealth physician advisory for SMEsContribution | $100,000 |
| Feb 2026 | Federation of African Canadian Economics (F.A.C.E.) | Black Entrepreneurship ProgramInnovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $37,000,000 |
| Sep 2025 | Trillium Paradigm Capital Corporation | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Revolutionizing Efficiency and Yield in Controlled Environment AgricultureContribution | $50,000 |
| Aug 2025 | MICC Financial Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | SMB Loan Application Process with Multiagent AIContribution | $116,000 |
| Aug 2025 | MICC Financial Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | ICAP 2025 – International Co-Innovation Action PlanContribution | $49,900 |
| Jun 2025 | AMS Online Holdings Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $75,000 |
| May 2025 | OneVest Technologies Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $25,000 |
| May 2025 | Patchell Brook Equity Analytics Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Enhancing Stockcalc through AI InnovationContribution | $218,740 |
| Apr 2025 | HaloHealth Association | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | HaloHealth physician advisory and product validation for SMEsContribution | $125,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Treaty One Development Corporation | Western Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $300,000 |
| Feb 2025 | Patchell Brook Equity Analytics Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $7,168 |
| Feb 2025 | Investissement Québec | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Technological support and industrial innovationContribution | $825,000 |
| Sep 2024 | Futurpreneur Canada | Futurpreneur CanadaInnovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $60,000,000 |
| Apr 2024 | HaloHealth Association | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to OrganizationsNational Research Council Canada | HaloHealth specialty matched physician advisory and product validation for SMEsContribution | $115,000 |
| Apr 2024 | Grain Discovery Corp. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $60,000 |
| Jan 2024 | Investissement Québec | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to OrganizationsNational Research Council Canada | Technological support and industrial innovation.Contribution | $525,000 |
| Nov 2023 | Recherches Dimensionnelles Canada Inc | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Develop a platform to generate predictive signals for investment managersContribution | $300,000 |
| Aug 2023 | MICC Financial Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Innovative Credit ScoreContribution | $125,000 |
| Jul 2023 | Overbond Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Eureka Canada-E!18918-GREENWISE-ESG-focused Green Bond Analysis, Enhanced Prediction and Wise Investment OptimizationContribution | $500,000 |
| May 2023 | Grain Discovery Corp. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $20,000 |
| May 2023 | Recherches Dimensionnelles Canada Inc | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YEP – Data Scientist 1Contribution | $30,000 |
| May 2023 | 4316005 Nova Scotia Limited | REGI - Strategic Growth Initiative (SGI)Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | Contribution | $50,000 |