NAICS Industry group 6115 · in Educational services
Federal grants for technical and trade schools
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
- $72.6M
- Agreements
- 76
- To named organizations
- 74
- $71.4M
- To individuals or unnamed
- 2
- $1.3M; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Pacific Economic Development Canada | 4 | $24.7M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Prairies Economic Development Canada | 21 | $22M |
| Western Diversification Program | Western Economic Diversification Canada | 7 | $6.2M |
| CED & Diversification | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $4.9M |
| Western Diversification Program | Prairies Economic Development Canada | 9 | $3.6M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Western Economic Diversification Canada | 2 | $3.4M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation (REGI) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | 3 | $2.5M |
| Regional Defence Investment Initiative | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | 2 | $2.5M |
| Skills and Partnership Fund - CRF | Employment and Social Development Canada | 1 | $913K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations | National Research Council Canada | 7 | $478K |
| Northern Ontario Development Program | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | 1 | $450K |
| Northern Ontario Development Program - 2011 | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | 1 | $450K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms | National Research Council Canada | 3 | $211K |
| CanExport SMEs | National Research Council Canada | 6 | $180K |
| CanExport | National Research Council Canada | 4 | $132K |
| FedNor | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $34K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $30K |
| CanExport SME | National Research Council Canada | 2 | $28K |
Top recipients
Organizations with the most funding.
Plus 2 agreements ($1.3M) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | $34K |
| 2015 | 2 | $3.4M |
| 2018 | 4 | $248K |
| 2019 | 9 | $10.1M |
| 2020 | 6 | $1.1M |
| 2021 | 6 | $2.3M |
| 2022 | 19 | $30.1M |
| 2023 | 13 | $13.4M |
| 2024 | 7 | $2.8M |
| 2025 | 8 | $8.2M |
| 2026 | 1 | $896K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Academia | 23 | $46.7M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 28 | $18.7M |
| Indigenous recipients | 7 | $4.1M |
| For-profit organizations | 18 | $3.1M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | British Columbia Institute of Technology | Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPacific Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $895,500 |
| Nov 2025 | ITPS (Canada) Ltd | Regional Defence Investment InitiativeFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | Contribution | $1,500,000 |
| Nov 2025 | ITPS (Canada) Ltd | Regional Defence Investment InitiativeFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | Contribution | $1,000,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Holland College | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to OrganizationsNational Research Council Canada | Increasing Competitiveness of Regional SMEs Through Technical Support, Advisement and Applied Research SupportContribution | $110,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Saugeen First Nation #29 | Skills and Partnership Fund - CRFEmployment and Social Development Canada | Gzhe-Mnidoo Gi-Ta-Gaan: Saugeen First Nation Creator's GardenContribution | $912,500 |
| Jan 2025 | Saskatchewan Polytechnic | Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $899,500 |
| Jan 2025 | Saskatchewan Polytechnic | Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $992,000 |
| Jan 2025 | Saskatchewan Polytechnic | Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $1,405,663 |
| Jan 2025 | Saskatchewan Polytechnic | Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $1,405,663 |
| Mar 2024 | Atoskiwin Training and Employment Centre Inc. | Western Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $500,000 |
| Mar 2024 | Atoskiwin Training and Employment Centre Inc. | Western Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $500,000 |
| Jan 2024 | Zen Maker Lab Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Youth software developer hire to build the software aspects for the firm's cobot platformContribution | $30,000 |
| Jan 2024 | Regina Flying Club | Western Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $250,000 |
| Jan 2024 | Regina Flying Club | Western Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $250,000 |
| Nov 2023 | The Board of Governors of the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology | Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $1,197,786 |
| Nov 2023 | The Board of Governors of the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology | Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $1,412,080 |
| Nov 2023 | Saskatchewan Polytechnic | Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $450,000 |
| Nov 2023 | Saskatchewan Polytechnic | Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $450,000 |
| May 2023 | Graceful Lashes Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $16,000 |
| Apr 2023 | Vancouver Animation Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $12,000 |
| Apr 2023 | Holland College | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to OrganizationsNational Research Council Canada | Increasing Competitiveness of Regional SMEs through Technical Support, Advisement and Applied Research Support.Contribution | $110,000 |
| Mar 2023 | The Board of Governors of the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology | Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $1,440,807 |
| Mar 2023 | The Board of Governors of the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology | Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $1,480,977 |
| Feb 2023 | Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies | Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $1,000,000 |
| Feb 2023 | British Columbia Institute of Technology | Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPacific Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $5,235,899 |