NAICS Industry group 5414 · in Professional, scientific and technical services
Federal grants for specialized design 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
- $13.4M
- Agreements
- 190
- To named organizations
- 180
- $13.1M
- To individuals or unnamed
- 10
- $272K; 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 | 40 | $4.3M |
| Federal Economic Development Department for Ontario | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 4 | $1.3M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 33 | $994K |
| Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – Direct | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 3 | $982K |
| CanExport SME | National Research Council Canada | 37 | $914K |
| FedNor | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 12 | $878K |
| Western Diversification Program | Pacific Economic Development Canada | 3 | $820K |
| CanExport SMEs | National Research Council Canada | 30 | $793K |
| Strategic Activities Program | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 2 | $791K |
| Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $512K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program | National Research Council Canada | 3 | $375K |
| CanExport | National Research Council Canada | 10 | $267K |
| REGI - Productivity and Business Skills | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 4 | $180K |
| REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 2 | $175K |
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $63K |
| LFP - Occup. Health & Safety & Fire Pre. - Grants | Employment and Social Development Canada | 2 | $62K |
| Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – For Profit | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $23K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Green Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 2 | $20K |
Top recipients
Organizations with the most funding.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Connect Resource Managers And Planners Inc | 2 | $893K |
| Flexcim Manufacturing Services Inc. | 5 | $815K |
| XMG Studio Inc. | 2 | $791K |
| Bowhead Design Corporation | 8 | $751K |
| S2S Outdoor Adventure Recreation Enterprise Society | 2 | $720K |
| Vermillion Power Technologies Inc. | 9 | $649K |
| StickerYou Inc. | 1 | $539K |
| Serious Labs Inc. | 2 | $510K |
| NeuronicWorks Inc | 7 | $505K |
| PCL Graphics Ltd. | 1 | $500K |
| Eastern Independent Telecommunications Ltd | 1 | $489K |
| 6905986 Canada Inc. | 4 | $330K |
| Just Parts Online Incorporated | 2 | $291K |
| Stylr Inc. | 6 | $270K |
| The Interactive Abode Inc. | 8 | $265K |
| Ikar Advertising and Creative Agency Corp | 4 | $237K |
| Creative Art Multimedia Inc. | 4 | $192K |
| Arcori Inc. | 1 | $191K |
| 9249-2057 Québec inc. | 5 | $184K |
| GCW Custom Kitchens & Cabinetry Inc. | 1 | $171K |
| Pantheon Design Ltd. | 4 | $169K |
| Elumicate Inc. | 1 | $151K |
| Automation ONX inc. | 2 | $137K |
| Agence Massivart inc. | 5 | $127K |
| 1473995 Ontario Inc. | 2 | $126K |
Plus 10 agreements ($272K) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | $26K |
| 2007 | 2 | $289K |
| 2009 | 6 | $480K |
| 2010 | 3 | $687K |
| 2011 | 1 | $539K |
| 2012 | 1 | $28K |
| 2013 | 4 | $455K |
| 2014 | 1 | $491K |
| 2017 | 1 | $20K |
| 2018 | 10 | $814K |
| 2019 | 9 | $376K |
| 2020 | 32 | $2.8M |
| 2021 | 21 | $1.3M |
| 2022 | 22 | $834K |
| 2023 | 23 | $1.4M |
| 2024 | 22 | $1.5M |
| 2025 | 23 | $1M |
| 2026 | 8 | $328K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 179 | $12.1M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 5 | $882K |
| Not stated by the department | 6 | $355K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | The Interactive Abode Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $35,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Thought Café Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $75,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Bowhead Design Corporation | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Customer Engagement ResourceContribution | $30,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Agence Massivart inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $30,000 |
| Apr 2026 | 9249-2057 Québec inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $26,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Canadian Standards Association, operating as CSA Group | LFP - Occup. Health & Safety & Fire Pre. - GrantsEmployment and Social Development Canada | Management of the Development of CSA OHS National Standards of Canada (NSC)Grant | $27,000 |
| Mar 2026 | NeuronicWorks Inc | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Rugged Onboard Computing PlatformGrant | $75,000 |
| Sep 2025 | CLEIO inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YEP - Graduate in mechanical engineeringContribution | $30,000 |
| Sep 2025 | CLEIO inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YEP - Graduate in biomedical engineeringContribution | $30,000 |
| Aug 2025 | Flexcim Manufacturing Services Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $150,000 |
| Aug 2025 | Metric Interior Design Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Building Technical Capacity in Software DevelopmentContribution | $74,980 |
| Aug 2025 | Vermillion Power Technologies Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | New Product Design- Engineering TechnicianContribution | $30,000 |
| Aug 2025 | The Interactive Abode Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YOUTH - project and design coordinationContribution | $30,000 |
| May 2025 | Studio Iregular inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $26,000 |
| May 2025 | Département, studio créatif inc | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $27,000 |
| May 2025 | Studio Automata Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $15,000 |
| May 2025 | NeuronicWorks Inc | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $36,000 |
| May 2025 | Andraos & Mongiat inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Grant | $28,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Advanta Design Group Inc | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $32,500 |
| Apr 2025 | Cortex Design Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Grant | $20,000 |
| Apr 2025 | NeuronicWorks Inc | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Antenna System Research for fast moving object detectionContribution | $75,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Le Groupe Chagall Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $24,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Bowhead Design Corporation | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Wheelchair Product Support SpecialistContribution | $30,000 |
| Apr 2025 | 9249-2057 Québec inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $25,000 |
| Apr 2025 | 2063209 Ontario Ltd. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $20,000 |