NAICS Subsector 621 · in Health care and social assistance
Federal grants for ambulatory health care 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
- $281M
- Agreements
- 377
- To named organizations
- 357
- $199M
- To individuals or unnamed
- 20
- $82M; 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.
Within this industry
| Industry | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 6215 Medical and diagnostic laboratories | 187 | $223M |
| 6214 Out-patient care centres | 44 | $36.7M |
| 6213 Offices of other health practitioners | 66 | $9.3M |
| 6216 Home health care services | 36 | $4.1M |
| 6219 Other ambulatory health care services | 28 | $2.8M |
| 6211 Offices of physicians | 11 | $960K |
| 6212 Offices of dentists | 1 | $260K |
Programs that fund this industry
The programs that put the most money here.
| Program | Department | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Sciences Fund Contributions | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 7 | $140M |
| SIF Stream 4 - Demonstration | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $49M |
| FedNor | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 31 | $22.4M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms | National Research Council Canada | 115 | $17.2M |
| Life Sciences Fund | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 10 | $10.7M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Prairies Economic Development Canada | 6 | $10.4M |
| Federal Economic Development Department for Ontario | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 2 | $5.9M |
| Business Scale-Up | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $4M |
| Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSUP) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 5 | $3.5M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Western Economic Diversification Canada | 8 | $3.1M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 83 | $2.7M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program | National Research Council Canada | 19 | $2M |
| (CPAF) Crime Prevention Action Fund | Public Safety Canada | 1 | $1.7M |
| Canada Community Revitalization Fund (CCRF) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 3 | $1.5M |
| Canadian International Innovation Program | National Research Council Canada | 3 | $1.3M |
| Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – Direct | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 8 | $1.1M |
| REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 5 | $966K |
| REGI - Productivity and Business Skills | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 10 | $475K |
| Western Diversification Program | Western Economic Diversification Canada | 2 | $426K |
| CanExport SMEs | National Research Council Canada | 10 | $334K |
| CanExport SME | National Research Council Canada | 15 | $314K |
| Innovative Solutions Canada | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $267K |
| Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – For Profit | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 3 | $254K |
| CanExport | National Research Council Canada | 9 | $214K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – AI Assist | National Research Council Canada | 3 | $132K |
Top recipients
Organizations with the most funding.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Sunnybrook Research Institute | 1 | $49M |
| Avivo Biomedical Inc. | 2 | $22M |
| Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation | 1 | $21.9M |
| Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre | 3 | $16.9M |
| Qidni labs Inc. | 1 | $12.5M |
| PurposeMed Inc. | 2 | $8.1M |
| Northern RNA Inc. | 1 | $6M |
| MindBeacon Holdings Inc | 1 | $4M |
| STEMCELL Technologies Canada Inc. | 1 | $2.8M |
| Canadian Health Solutions Inc. | 2 | $2.3M |
| Ottawa Hospital Research Institute | 2 | $2.1M |
| St. Joseph's Health Centre of Sudbury | 1 | $1.9M |
| Genvira Biosciences Inc. | 2 | $1.8M |
| Cerebra Health Inc. | 6 | $1.7M |
| TAIBU Community Health Centre | 1 | $1.7M |
| Cerebra Medical Ltd. | 3 | $1.6M |
| McMaster University | 2 | $1.6M |
| The Governing Council of the University of Toronto | 1 | $1.6M |
| Université de Montréal | 1 | $1.6M |
| The University of British Columbia | 1 | $1.6M |
| Pathways Health Centre for Children | 2 | $1.5M |
| Sequence Bioinformatics Inc. | 2 | $1.2M |
| The Governors of the University of Alberta | 1 | $1.1M |
| CardiAI Inc. | 3 | $1.1M |
| OPTT Inc. | 1 | $1M |
Plus 20 agreements ($82M) 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 | 8 | $3.6M |
| 2007 | 6 | $15.3M |
| 2008 | 4 | $448K |
| 2009 | 8 | $2.6M |
| 2010 | 6 | $1.4M |
| 2011 | 1 | $5M |
| 2016 | 2 | $565K |
| 2017 | 6 | $1.5M |
| 2018 | 17 | $2.3M |
| 2019 | 32 | $8.6M |
| 2020 | 48 | $54M |
| 2021 | 54 | $6.9M |
| 2022 | 36 | $4.5M |
| 2023 | 36 | $11.6M |
| 2024 | 42 | $5.8M |
| 2025 | 38 | $92.7M |
| 2026 | 33 | $63.9M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 310 | $162M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 40 | $109M |
| Academia | 8 | $8.5M |
| Not stated by the department | 17 | $1.7M |
| Indigenous recipients | 1 | $165K |
| Government | 1 | $50K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | The Speech Therapy Centres of Canada Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | IP Assist: Intellectual Property Strategy Engagement for Virtual CaregiverContribution | $6,800 |
| Jun 2026 | TAIBU Community Health Centre | (CPAF) Crime Prevention Action FundPublic Safety Canada | Today's Flowers Tomorrow's Fruits (TFTF)Contribution | $1,686,500 |
| Jun 2026 | Rempart Neurophysiologie inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | ARP - Hiring a recent graduate in neurophysiology.Contribution | $30,000 |
| May 2026 | Wax-it Histology Services Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Youth - TechnicianContribution | $30,000 |
| May 2026 | 1001006312 Ontario Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Clinical Validation and Regulatory Aligment for AI-Enabled Mental Health Diagnostic PlatformContribution | $75,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Conception inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YOUTH - Technician in the Animal Reproduction Laboratory Analysis Department.Contribution | $30,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Yellowbird Diagnostics Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Developing a Scalable Precursor for Progressing Automated Radiotracer Kit CreationContribution | $100,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Yellowbird Diagnostics Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YOUTH - Quality Assurance for Radiotracer ManufacturingContribution | $30,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Sanoliving Inc | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | sanoLiving Clinical Decision Support Framework (CDSF) and Privacy Preserving InfrastructureContribution | $279,975 |
| Apr 2026 | Sanoliving Inc | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $25,000 |
| Apr 2026 | NodeAI Diagnostics Corp | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Development of NodeAI Foundational Platform for Scalable Clinical AI Model Deployment and ManagementContribution | $125,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Medessist Ltd. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $34,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Lyfemd Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Experimentation to optimize business processes for therapeutic lifestyle optimization servicesContribution | $48,000 |
| Apr 2026 | DigiBiomics Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | LungSense: Experimental Development and Validation of a Non-Contact Respiratory Monitoring PlatformContribution | $75,000 |
| Apr 2026 | BioAro Inc | Canadian International Innovation ProgramNational Research Council Canada | CIIP Taiwan - Integration of PanOmiQ on FPGA ChipContribution | $515,000 |
| Apr 2026 | BioAro Inc | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Participation in the Canadian co-innovation mission to the Eureka GIS and Swiss Biotech Day in Switzerland – May 2026Contribution | $5,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Advance Concussion Clinic Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Dual-Use Digital Health Screening Module with PTSD Screening IndicatorGrant | $75,000 |
| Mar 2026 | BioSport Health Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Youth-BioSport -GenomicsContribution | $30,000 |
| Feb 2026 | Canadian Centre for Psychedelic Healing Sault Ste. Marie Inc | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Service Adoption and Analytics InternContribution | $30,000 |
| Feb 2026 | STEMCELL Technologies Canada Inc. | Life Sciences Fund ContributionsInnovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $2,829,286 |
| Feb 2026 | Metabolomics Innovations Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Development of a Curated Microplastic (MP) Reference Library and Automated Imaging/ML AlgorithmsContribution | $29,880 |
| Jan 2026 | University of Saskatchewan | Life Sciences FundInnovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Grant | $465,000 |
| Jan 2026 | University of Ottawa | Life Sciences FundInnovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Grant | $775,000 |
| Jan 2026 | The University of British Columbia | Life Sciences FundInnovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Grant | $1,550,000 |
| Jan 2026 | Université de Montréal | Life Sciences FundInnovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Grant | $1,550,000 |