NAICS Industry group 5418 · in Professional, scientific and technical services
Federal grants for advertising, public relations, and related 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
- $24.2M
- Agreements
- 214
- To named organizations
- 209
- $23.6M
- To individuals or unnamed
- 5
- $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.
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 | 58 | $12.8M |
| Western Diversification Program | Prairies Economic Development Canada | 4 | $1.6M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Prairies Economic Development Canada | 1 | $1.3M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Western Economic Diversification Canada | 5 | $1.3M |
| CanExport SMEs | National Research Council Canada | 37 | $1.1M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 31 | $921K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program | National Research Council Canada | 6 | $832K |
| CanExport SME | National Research Council Canada | 31 | $765K |
| Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – Direct | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 4 | $593K |
| CanExport | National Research Council Canada | 17 | $505K |
| Western Diversification Program | Western Economic Diversification Canada | 1 | $500K |
| Federal Economic Development Department for Ontario | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 3 | $437K |
| Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – For Profit | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 2 | $393K |
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $258K |
| Canada Community Revitalization Fund (CCRF) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 2 | $223K |
| Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSUP) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $200K |
| REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 2 | $195K |
| REGI - Digital Acceleration Pilot | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 4 | $159K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – AI Assist | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $120K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $75K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Green Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 2 | $30K |
Top recipients
Organizations with the most funding.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Media Resources Inc. | 4 | $3.5M |
| StackAdapt Inc. | 1 | $2.5M |
| Vertical City Inc. | 7 | $2.4M |
| Klever Programmatic inc. | 1 | $1000K |
| Manitoba Opera Association Inc. | 2 | $984K |
| Ursa Marketing inc. | 9 | $741K |
| Manitoba Indigenous Tourism Association | 2 | $618K |
| CRI Communication Inc | 7 | $570K |
| Agence Dialekta Inc. | 8 | $568K |
| Blue North Strategies Inc. | 2 | $511K |
| Metro Vancouver Convention and Visitors Bureau | 1 | $500K |
| Zero Gravity Marketing Inc. | 1 | $500K |
| Grosnor Industries Inc. | 1 | $453K |
| Curate Mobile Ltd | 1 | $370K |
| 6866051 Canada Inc. O/A Geekspeak | 3 | $359K |
| Hello Earth 2 Business Inc. | 6 | $357K |
| iGotcha WiFi Media inc. | 1 | $350K |
| HaulerAds Inc. | 8 | $330K |
| Media Resources International Inc. | 1 | $300K |
| Broadsight Technology Corporation | 3 | $295K |
| Moonlite Media Inc. | 4 | $290K |
| Swapopolis Inc. | 3 | $277K |
| Visio Media Inc. | 1 | $244K |
| Hamilton-Wentworth Green Venture | 2 | $223K |
| Kubik Inc. | 2 | $222K |
Plus 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2 | $511K |
| 2010 | 2 | $184K |
| 2017 | 2 | $342K |
| 2018 | 16 | $2M |
| 2019 | 25 | $1.5M |
| 2020 | 44 | $5.9M |
| 2021 | 27 | $4.9M |
| 2022 | 23 | $877K |
| 2023 | 22 | $2.2M |
| 2024 | 21 | $2.6M |
| 2025 | 18 | $1.1M |
| 2026 | 12 | $2.1M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 201 | $21.6M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 5 | $1.7M |
| Indigenous recipients | 2 | $618K |
| Not stated by the department | 6 | $354K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | Godin Productions Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $30,000 |
| May 2026 | Godin Productions Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Display manufacturing automationContribution | $75,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Ursa Marketing inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Development of an AI-powered assistant for optimizing digital advertising campaigns.Contribution | $350,000 |
| Apr 2026 | HaulerAds Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $35,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Vertical City Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $30,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Media Resources Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $30,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Knight Labs Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $28,000 |
| Apr 2026 | CRI Communication Inc | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $28,000 |
| Apr 2026 | BICOM Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $25,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Aux Mode Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Content Predictability ToolContribution | $75,000 |
| Feb 2026 | CRI Communication Inc | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Shared SaaS platform for university scholarship managementContribution | $75,000 |
| Jan 2026 | Vertical City Inc. | Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $1,300,000 |
| Dec 2025 | Media Resources Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $75,000 |
| Dec 2025 | Broadsight Technology Corporation | Industrial Research Assistance Program – AI AssistNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $120,000 |
| Sep 2025 | Agence Dialekta Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $75,000 |
| Jul 2025 | Agence Dialekta Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YOUTH - Design, optimization, and timing of marketing campaignsContribution | $30,000 |
| Jul 2025 | Swapopolis Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Sales funnel intelligence platformContribution | $182,000 |
| May 2025 | Intrigue Media Solutions Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $26,000 |
| May 2025 | McRae Imaging Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $38,000 |
| May 2025 | REC Media Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Grant | $26,500 |
| May 2025 | CRI Communication Inc | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $25,000 |
| May 2025 | Camden Canada inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $42,000 |
| May 2025 | Knight Labs Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $18,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Heylist inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YOUTH - Account ManagerContribution | $30,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Heylist inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $23,000 |