GrantTrail

NAICS Subsector 712 · in Arts, entertainment and recreation

Federal grants for heritage institutions

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
$177M
Agreements
527
To named organizations
512
$173M
To individuals or unnamed
15
$3.1M; 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

IndustryAgreementsTotal
7121 Heritage institutions486$160M

Programs that fund this industry

The programs that put the most money here.

ProgramAgreementsTotal
Western Diversification Program114$56M
Canada Community Revitalization Fund (CCRF)52$17.2M
Northern Ontario Development Program - 201121$15.7M
Western Diversification Program37$10.9M
Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD)3$9.3M
Tourism Relief Fund (TRF)35$8.7M
Federal Economic Development Department for Ontario20$8.5M
Western Diversification Program27$7.6M
Northern Ontario Development Program12$6.2M
ICF - Strategic Community Capacity26$5.1M
Tourism Growth Program (TGP)28$4.1M
Tourism Relief Fund15$3.6M
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario1$2.8M
BDP - Dev and Enhancement of Tourism Exper (TRF)15$2.7M
FedNor27$2.3M
ICF - Adapting and reimagining community spaces (CCRF)28$2.2M
ICF - CCTI - Infrastructure Fund3$1.9M
Regional Economic Growth through Innovation2$1.6M
Business Development Program12$1.3M
ICF - Canadian Experience Fund (Regional)5$1.3M
ICF - Building or improving community infrastructure (CCRF)12$1.1M
LFP - Workplace Opportunities – Cont1$1M
Canadian Experiences Fund1$1M
Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – Direct1$730K
Pacific Economic Development Program2$700K

Top recipients

Organizations with the most funding.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Science North12$11.5M
Western Fair Association1$8.2M
Mounted Police Heritage Centre4$6.7M
The City of Calgary19$6M
North America Railway Hall of Fame2$5.5M
Calgary Zoological Society4$5.3M
Explore Edmonton Corporation2$4.5M
The Forks Renewal Corporation9$3.6M
The Thunder Bay National Exhibition Centre for Indian Art2$3.6M
Thunder Bay Art Gallery1$3.5M
Edmonton Space & Science Foundation4$3.3M
Calgary Science Centre Society3$3M
Heritage Park Society3$2.8M
South Nation River Conservation Authority4$2.5M
Wanuskewin Heritage Park Authority5$2.1M
O'Connor Irish Heritage House2$2.1M
Metis Crossing Ltd.4$2.1M
Chinese Canadian Museum Society of British Columbia1$2M
The Elgin Military Museum Inc.1$1.9M
Vancouver Chinatown Foundation for Community Revitalization1$1.9M
Assiniboine Park Conservancy Inc.5$1.8M
Cape Breton Miners Foundation2$1.8M
The Canadian Canoe Museum3$1.7M
Elora Centre for the Arts4$1.7M
Beaverbrook Art Gallery4$1.6M

Plus 15 agreements ($3.1M) 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.

YearAgreementsTotal
20068$594K
20096$6.1M
201012$5M
20113$673K
201215$794K
20133$113K
20141$219K
20182$7M
201929$7.2M
202031$17.3M
202195$34.6M
2022212$65.8M
202336$14.3M
202459$12.2M
202513$4.6M
20262$79K

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Not-for-profit organizations and charities312$128M
Not stated by the department113$15.6M
Government54$15.1M
Indigenous recipients27$9.5M
For-profit organizations20$8M
Other organizations1$20K

Latest agreements

StartRecipientProgramValue
Mar 2026Metis Crossing Ltd.Strategic Partnerships InitiativePrairies Economic Development Canada$21,500
Jan 2026North Bay Area Museum SocietyNorthern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$57,000
Oct 2025Thunderbird Cultural Farm Inc.Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD)Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario$228,000
Jul 2025Heritage Park SocietyWestern Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada$329,000
Jul 2025The Confluence Historic Site & Parkland SocietyWestern Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada$349,629
Jul 2025Town of Bruce MinesNorthern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$74,812
Jul 2025Town of Bruce MinesNorthern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$74,812
Mar 2025The Art Gallery of Saskatchewan Inc.Western Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada$85,000
Mar 2025Metis Crossing Ltd.Strategic Partnerships InitiativePrairies Economic Development Canada$78,750
Mar 2025Tourism Fernie SocietyWestern Diversification ProgramPacific Economic Development Canada$126,000
Mar 2025Tourism Fernie SocietyWestern Diversification ProgramPacific Economic Development Canada$176,000
Jan 2025Mounted Police Heritage CentreWestern Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada$3,000,000
Jan 2025Village of NakuspWestern Diversification ProgramPacific Economic Development Canada$42,000
Jan 2025Lodge Pole Arts AllianceTourism Growth Program (TGP)Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario$57,350
Dec 2024Assiniboine Park Conservancy Inc.Western Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada$250,000
Dec 2024Assiniboine Park Conservancy Inc.Western Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada$212,075
Dec 2024Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park Ltd.Western Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada$350,000
Dec 2024Conseil Économique et Coopératif de la SaskatchewanWestern Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada$250,000
Dec 2024Mounted Police Heritage CentreWestern Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada$205,000
Dec 2024Redd Fish Restoration SocietyWestern Diversification ProgramPacific Economic Development Canada$250,000
Dec 2024Friends of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory SocietyWestern Diversification ProgramPacific Economic Development Canada$165,440
Dec 2024Corporation of the City of Sault Ste. MarieNorthern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$195,000
Dec 2024Corporation of the City of Sault Ste. MarieNorthern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$195,000
Dec 2024Corporation of the City of Sault Ste. MarieNorthern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$195,000
Nov 2024Historic Vehicle Society of OntarioTourism Growth Program (TGP)Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario$100,000