NAICS Industry group 5231 · in Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investment and related activities
Federal grants for securities and commodity contracts intermediation and brokerage
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
- $3.6M
- Agreements
- 9
- To named organizations
- 9
- $3.6M
- To individuals or unnamed
- 0
- $0; 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 | 5 | $3.4M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $75K |
| Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – For Profit | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 2 | $74K |
| CanExport SME | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $20K |
Top recipients
Organizations with the most funding.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Questrade Inc. | 1 | $3M |
| Grain Discovery Corp. | 4 | $383K |
| AMS Online Holdings Inc. | 1 | $75K |
| The51 Ventures Inc. | 1 | $56K |
| Currency Mart Inc. | 1 | $47K |
| Currency Converters of Waterloo Inc. | 1 | $27K |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | $78K |
| 2019 | 2 | $3.2M |
| 2020 | 2 | $74K |
| 2023 | 2 | $76K |
| 2024 | 1 | $60K |
| 2025 | 1 | $75K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 9 | $3.6M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | AMS Online Holdings Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $75,000 |
| Apr 2024 | Grain Discovery Corp. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $60,000 |
| May 2023 | Grain Discovery Corp. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $20,000 |
| Jan 2023 | The51 Ventures Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Market Assessment - Financial Feminist PlatformContribution | $56,250 |
| Mar 2020 | Currency Mart Inc. | Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – For ProfitFederal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Contribution | $47,350 |
| Mar 2020 | Currency Converters of Waterloo Inc. | Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – For ProfitFederal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Contribution | $27,115 |
| Sep 2019 | Questrade Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Digital Mortgage PlatformContribution | $3,000,000 |
| Jan 2019 | Grain Discovery Corp. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Blockchain payments and traceabilityContribution | $224,504 |
| Jul 2018 | Grain Discovery Corp. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Prototype grain blockchainContribution | $78,230 |