NAICS Industry group 5411 · in Professional, scientific and technical services
Federal grants for legal 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
- $9.3M
- Agreements
- 43
- To named organizations
- 29
- $8.4M
- To individuals or unnamed
- 14
- $867K; 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 | 14 | $5.1M |
| Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSUP) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $2M |
| Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (RAII) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $1M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation Program | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | 1 | $343K |
| Northern Ontario Development Program | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | 1 | $180K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 5 | $135K |
| CanExport SME | National Research Council Canada | 6 | $131K |
| CanExport SMEs | National Research Council Canada | 6 | $128K |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Western Economic Diversification Canada | 1 | $100K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $75K |
| CanExport | National Research Council Canada | 4 | $75K |
| Worker Retention Grant | Employment and Social Development Canada | 1 | $17K |
| CanExport Innovation | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $13K |
Top recipients
Organizations with the most funding.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2666254 Ontario Inc. | 1 | $3M |
| Blue J Legal Inc. | 1 | $2M |
| BorderPass Corp. | 4 | $1.1M |
| Heirlume Inc. | 3 | $1M |
| Muskoka Community Land Trust | 1 | $343K |
| SRFN Limited Partnership | 1 | $180K |
| Fee Simple Tech Inc. | 1 | $125K |
| 1345750 B.C. Ltd. | 2 | $109K |
| Canadian Divorce Services (CDS) Inc. | 1 | $100K |
| Lex Cortex Ltd. | 2 | $80K |
| Clausehound Inc. | 2 | $70K |
| 13312844 Canada Inc. | 1 | $70K |
| Skylegal, techno juridique inc. | 1 | $50K |
| Brunet & Co. Ltd. | 2 | $38K |
| Spraggs Group Inc | 1 | $30K |
| Riahi Patents Inc. | 1 | $29K |
| Barriston Services Ltd. | 1 | $26K |
| Trustiics Inc. | 1 | $25K |
| Investatech Inc. | 1 | $17K |
| Lafortune Légal Inc. | 1 | $10K |
Plus 14 agreements ($867K) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | $285K |
| 2019 | 6 | $257K |
| 2020 | 4 | $372K |
| 2021 | 3 | $57K |
| 2022 | 3 | $111K |
| 2023 | 6 | $352K |
| 2024 | 7 | $3.5M |
| 2025 | 6 | $4.3M |
| 2026 | 4 | $130K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 42 | $9M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 1 | $343K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | Investatech Inc. | Worker Retention GrantEmployment and Social Development Canada | Worker Retention and Skills Development Plan for Work-Sharing EmployeesGrant | $17,072 |
| Apr 2026 | BorderPass Corp. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $35,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Spraggs Group Inc | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $30,000 |
| Jul 2025 | BorderPass Corp. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Development of RAG System to Power Next-Generation Global Mobility ServicesContribution | $689,461 |
| Jun 2025 | 2666254 Ontario Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | ROSY – Revolutionizing Real Estate Transactions with Innovative TechnologyContribution | $3,000,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Heirlume Inc. | CanExport InnovationNational Research Council Canada | Grant | $13,229 |
| Feb 2025 | SRFN Limited Partnership | Northern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | Contribution | $180,000 |
| Jan 2025 | Muskoka Community Land Trust | Regional Economic Growth through Innovation ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | Contribution | $343,260 |
| Dec 2024 | Heirlume Inc. | Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (RAII)Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Contribution | $1,000,000 |
| Dec 2024 | 1345750 B.C. Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $45,000 |
| Jun 2024 | Blue J Legal Inc. | Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSUP)Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Contribution | $2,000,000 |
| Apr 2024 | BorderPass Corp. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Improving Newcomer Integration and Job Recognition with Micro-Credentials and Employment PortalContribution | $339,000 |
| Mar 2024 | 1345750 B.C. Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Enhancing monetization through Pay-Per-Click servicesContribution | $63,960 |
| Sep 2023 | Riahi Patents Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YOUTH - Machine Learning Development for the firm's Patent Analysis ToolContribution | $29,000 |
| Apr 2023 | BorderPass Corp. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $25,000 |
| Apr 2023 | Trustiics Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $25,000 |
| Apr 2023 | Brunet & Co. Ltd. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $23,000 |
| Nov 2022 | 13312844 Canada Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Development of backend capability for bulk upload and direct to client servicesContribution | $69,720 |
| Apr 2021 | Brunet & Co. Ltd. | CanExport SMEsNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $15,000 |
| Sep 2020 | Heirlume Inc. | CanExport SMEsNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $30,000 |
| Jul 2020 | Barriston Services Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Client Portal and Barriston 3Sixty Online Client Checkup/AssessmentContribution | $25,987 |
| Feb 2020 | Lex Cortex Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Document management platform for estate planning documentsContribution | $50,000 |
| Jun 2019 | Skylegal, techno juridique inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | ARP - Market validationContribution | $50,000 |
| May 2019 | Lex Cortex Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Youth - Developing a will registration soluton for the Canadian publicContribution | $30,000 |
| Jan 2019 | Clausehound Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Youth - Customer Integration Analyst - Content and ProductContribution | $20,000 |