GrantTrail

NAICS Subsector 713 · in Arts, entertainment and recreation

Federal grants for amusement, gambling and recreation industries

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
$259M
Agreements
940
To named organizations
907
$253M
To individuals or unnamed
33
$5.9M; 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
7139 Other amusement and recreation industries835$232M
7131 Amusement parks and arcades47$12M
7132 Gambling industries5$1.1M

Programs that fund this industry

The programs that put the most money here.

ProgramAgreementsTotal
Western Diversification Program96$63.1M
Western Diversification Program139$61.2M
REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity31$12.2M
Northern Ontario Development Program - 201145$12M
ICF - Strategic Community Capacity61$10.7M
Western Diversification Program33$9.2M
FedNor84$9.2M
ICF - Adapting and reimagining community spaces (CCRF)47$7.7M
Major Festivals and Events Support Initiative (MFESI)1$7M
Canada Community Revitalization Fund (CCRF)21$7M
Northern Ontario Development Program28$6.3M
Regional Economic Growth through Innovation18$5.8M
ICF - Building or improving community infrastructure (CCRF)53$5.2M
Federal Economic Development Department for Ontario14$3.9M
Tourism Relief Fund (TRF)24$3.8M
BDP - Dev and Enhancement of Tourism Exper (TRF)29$3.6M
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario10$3.4M
REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystems (Jobs and Growth)3$3.2M
Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – Direct23$3M
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms24$2.9M
REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem15$1.8M
Broadband Contributions Program1$1.7M
Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – For Profit9$1.6M
Tourism Growth Program (TGP)18$1.6M
Tourism Relief Fund10$1.6M

Top recipients

Organizations with the most funding.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
A.S.T.C. Science World Society3$30.4M
Pacific National Exhibition2$20M
Explore Edmonton Corporation3$16.3M
Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Limited3$10.3M
Canadian National Exhibition Association2$7.1M
Ski Crabbe Mountain (2015) Inc.5$3.5M
Cape Smokey Holding Ltd.2$3.5M
Indigenous Tourism Alberta3$2.5M
G'Deh Investment Corp and Kinderplay Designs Incorporated1$2.5M
Cabot Links at Inverness Limited Partnership and Broad Cove, LP2$2.5M
London Optimist Sports Centre3$2.5M
Town of Coaldale3$2.3M
Local Services Board of Wabigoon3$2.2M
Bingemans Inc3$2M
Tourism Saskatchewan1$2M
Armenian Community Centre2$2M
Sandy Lake First Nation3$1.9M
Calgary Science Centre Society3$1.9M
The Forks Renewal Corporation3$1.8M
Science North5$1.8M
UNI Connexions Abitibi Inc.1$1.7M
Cultural Industries Ontario North2$1.7M
British Columbia Snowmobile Federation2$1.6M
The City of Calgary3$1.6M
Boys and Girls Club of Kingston & Area Inc.2$1.5M

Plus 33 agreements ($5.9M) 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
200614$814K
200719$2.4M
200810$1.2M
200928$5.3M
201022$6.2M
20115$301K
20127$392K
20134$1.5M
20162$1M
20182$88K
201940$9M
2020102$20.6M
2021170$42.9M
2022357$140M
202386$13.9M
202440$6.1M
202523$4.8M
20269$2.7M

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Not-for-profit organizations and charities315$148M
Not stated by the department270$47.5M
For-profit organizations275$38.7M
Government59$17.9M
Indigenous recipients19$6.9M
Individuals and sole proprietorships2$487K

Latest agreements

StartRecipientProgramValue
Jul 2026Cultural Industries Ontario NorthNorthern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$850,145
Jun 2026Sheshegwaning First NationBuild Communities Strong FundFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$378,161
May 2026Sheshegwaning First NationNorthern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$81,000
Apr 2026Peak Centre Kanata Inc.Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada$30,000
Mar 2026Peak Centre Kanata Inc.Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada$75,000
Feb 2026Sudbury Curling Club IncNorthern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$25,000
Jan 2026Alberta Velodrome AssociationWestern Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada$1,025,000
Jan 2026Ontario Federation of Snowmobile ClubsTourism Growth ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$227,413
Nov 2025Whitefish River First NationNorthern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$279,000
Nov 2025Whitefish River First NationNorthern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$279,000
Oct 2025Triotech Amusement Inc.Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada$300,000
Oct 2025Kivi Park Community FoundationNorthern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$57,500
Oct 2025Science NorthNorthern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$650,000
Aug 2025SkillShark Software Inc.Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada$75,000
Aug 2025Wikwemikong Development CommissionNorthern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$1,000,000
May 2025Zoa Engineering Ltd.CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada$19,000
Apr 2025Indigenous Tourism Association of OntarioNorthern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$250,011
Apr 2025Corporation of the Town of Northeastern Manitoulin and the IslandsNorthern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$42,575
Mar 2025Beardy's and Okemasis' Cree NationWestern Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada$100,000
Mar 2025Gostlin Keefer Lake Lodge Ltd.Western Diversification ProgramPacific Economic Development Canada$250,000
Mar 2025Gostlin Keefer Lake Lodge Ltd.Western Diversification ProgramPacific Economic Development Canada$250,000
Mar 2025Huntsville Municipal Accommodation Tax AssociationNorthern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$136,620
Feb 20258791678 Canada Inc.Tourism Growth Program (TGP)Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario$150,000
Jan 20251116490 Ontario Inc.Tourism Growth ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$42,853
Jan 20251116490 Ontario Inc.Northern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$100,000