NAICS Industry group 6117 · in Educational services
Federal grants for educational support 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
- $628M
- Agreements
- 233
- To named organizations
- 225
- $627M
- To individuals or unnamed
- 8
- $347K; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Institute for Advanced Research | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 6 | $418M |
| Business + Higher Education Roundtable Program | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 2 | $41.3M |
| Federal Economic Development Department for Ontario | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 13 | $31.2M |
| The Canadian Artificial Intelligence Safety | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $27M |
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 7 | $25.7M |
| Canada Strategic Infrastucture Fund | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $20M |
| Black Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Fund | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 5 | $15.4M |
| REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 18 | $11.4M |
| Business Scale-Up | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $7.3M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms | National Research Council Canada | 31 | $6.8M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Prairies Economic Development Canada | 11 | $6.6M |
| Western Diversification Program | Prairies Economic Development Canada | 5 | $2.6M |
| Western Diversification Program | Pacific Economic Development Canada | 9 | $2.1M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Western Economic Diversification Canada | 6 | $1.9M |
| Western Diversification Program | Western Economic Diversification Canada | 2 | $1.7M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations | National Research Council Canada | 9 | $1.3M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Pacific Economic Development Canada | 2 | $1.1M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation Program | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | 1 | $1.1M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 35 | $1M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program | National Research Council Canada | 7 | $958K |
| CanExport SMEs | National Research Council Canada | 20 | $548K |
| Opportunities Fund - Project | Employment and Social Development Canada | 1 | $547K |
| Eureka/Eurostar | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $500K |
| CanExport SME | National Research Council Canada | 19 | $471K |
| CanExport | National Research Council Canada | 10 | $353K |
Top recipients
Organizations with the most funding.
Plus 8 agreements ($347K) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | $25M |
| 2008 | 1 | $20M |
| 2009 | 11 | $26.4M |
| 2010 | 2 | $23M |
| 2011 | 6 | $6.8M |
| 2012 | 2 | $25.8M |
| 2017 | 4 | $161M |
| 2018 | 9 | $520K |
| 2019 | 36 | $30.4M |
| 2020 | 20 | $4.5M |
| 2021 | 36 | $232M |
| 2022 | 39 | $35.8M |
| 2023 | 24 | $4.5M |
| 2024 | 19 | $29.6M |
| 2025 | 18 | $2.4M |
| 2026 | 5 | $485K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 69 | $551M |
| For-profit organizations | 132 | $58.9M |
| Not stated by the department | 22 | $11.7M |
| Academia | 4 | $3.3M |
| Indigenous recipients | 4 | $3.1M |
| Other organizations | 1 | $114K |
| Government | 1 | $20K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | Ontario Online Learning Consortium | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | OCIP Voucher Program 2026/27Contribution | $105,000 |
| May 2026 | Fenix Alma Solutions Inc | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Web DeveloperContribution | $30,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Movement51 | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Scaling Movement51 Founder Lab: Iterating a Proven Model to Support 20 SMEs per CohortContribution | $175,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Hoot Reading Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Experimentation to optimize business processes in go-to-market (GTM) direct to consume language learningContribution | $120,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Centre d'éducation et de formation pour adultes | Economic Development InitiativeFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | Contribution | $55,335 |
| Dec 2025 | Tutor Bright Operations Inc | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YOUTH - intelligent matching system and adaptive learningContribution | $30,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Tutor Bright Operations Inc | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | ICAP 2025 –UK– International Co-Innovation Action PlanContribution | $50,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Liminality Innovations Inc | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Experimentation to optimize business processes for neonatal ICU sales and technology solutions.Contribution | $58,000 |
| Sep 2025 | Tutor Bright Operations Inc | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | ITEA 2025 - European GVC/MNE access supportContribution | $50,000 |
| Sep 2025 | Teacher Time Machine Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Teacher Resource Shareable Re-mix HubContribution | $75,000 |
| Aug 2025 | Tutor Bright Operations Inc | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | EUREKA Cluster – ITEA – Participation in ITEA 2025 PO Days in Estoril, PortugalContribution | $3,675 |
| Jun 2025 | Stemble Learning Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Enhancing Content Development, Onboarding and Support Youth ProjectContribution | $30,000 |
| May 2025 | Learnstyle Ltd | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Youth - Technical WriterContribution | $30,000 |
| May 2025 | TLG Technologies for Learning Group Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $20,000 |
| May 2025 | Movement51 | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Founders Lab CohortContribution | $400,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Fenix Alma Solutions Inc | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Youth - Web DeveloperContribution | $30,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Fenix Alma Solutions Inc | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $24,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Ontario Online Learning Consortium | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to OrganizationsNational Research Council Canada | OCIP Voucher Program 2025Contribution | $90,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Cambrian College of Applied Arts & Technology | Regional Economic Growth through Innovation ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | Contribution | $1,050,000 |
| Feb 2025 | Stemble Learning Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Business Development ProjectContribution | $75,000 |
| Jan 2025 | ClassRebel Public Education Corp. | Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $238,625 |
| Jan 2025 | Fenix Alma Solutions Inc | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Competency Based Education - Assessment DashboardContribution | $75,000 |
| Nov 2024 | Canadian Institute For Advanced Research | The Canadian Artificial Intelligence SafetyInnovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $27,000,000 |
| Oct 2024 | Cypress County | Western Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $20,000 |
| Sep 2024 | Learnstyle Ltd | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Software Implementation Process Development and Client Support ImprovementsContribution | $30,000 |