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Transport Canada · Contribution program

Airports Capital Assistance Program

The program funds airport capital projects that maintain and improve safety of the Canadian traveling public.

Total value
$521M
Agreements
310
Jun 2017 to Jun 2026
Median agreement
$402K
Typical range
$210K–$1.4M
the middle half of agreements

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.

See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Transport Canada’s website.

Who got it

Organizations with the most funding under this program.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Government of Nunavut13$34.7M
Government of Northwest Territories17$28.4M
4033515 Manitoba Association Inc.1$24.9M
Government of Manitoba20$23.4M
Aéroport régional de Val-d'Or inc.3$20.4M
Northern Rockies Regional Municipality3$19.6M
Village of Masset5$13M
Thunder Bay International Airports Authority Inc.4$12.9M
Government of Saskatchewan1$12.1M
Ville de Rouyn-Noranda1$11.6M
City of Brandon2$11.3M
La Société de développement de la Baie-James4$11.3M
La Régie intermunicipale de l'aéroport régional Mont-Joli3$11.1M
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo1$11M
Sault Ste. Marie Airport Development Corporation6$10.4M
Town of Smithers2$10M
Kenora Airport Authority Inc.3$9.5M
City of Quesnel2$9.3M
North Peace Airport Society4$8.7M
Greater Moncton International Airport Authority Inc.8$8.6M
Kamloops Airport Authority Society7$8.5M
City of Powell River3$8.5M
Nanaimo Airport Commission5$8.4M
City of Campbell River4$8.2M
Greater London International Airport Authority6$7.8M
Regional Municipality of Waterloo4$7.7M
Sydney Airport Authority Inc.2$7.6M
City of Lethbridge4$7.4M
Thompson Regional Airport Authority3$6.9M
Heiltsuk Tribal Council1$6.4M
Municipalité régionale de comté Manicouagan1$6.4M
The Corporation of the City of Timmins6$6.3M
City of Lloydminster4$6.2M
Province of Saskatchewan1$5.6M
The Corporation of the Town of Moosonee5$5.2M
Province of Manitoba2$4.8M
Développement Aéroport Saint-Hubert de Longueuil (DASH-L)3$4.5M
Town of La Ronge6$4.5M
Government of Yukon2$4.2M
City of Prince Albert5$4.2M
Deer Lake Regional Airport Authority Inc.4$3.9M
Regional District of Alberni-Clayoquot3$3.9M
Le Développement Aéroport Saint-Hubert de Longueuil (DASH-L)2$3.7M
Prince Rupert Airport Authority1$3.6M
Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation Limited2$3.4M
Central Coast Regional District1$3.4M
The Corporation of the City of Dawson Creek1$3.4M
Terrace-Kitimat Airport Society7$3.3M
Manicouagan Regional County Municipality2$3.2M
Fredericton International Airport Authority Inc.4$3.1M

Plus 4 agreements ($4.7M) 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
20171$6.4M
20182$7.1M
201917$49.3M
202035$25M
2021151$253M
202253$32M
202331$67.6M
20245$27.8M
202510$32.9M
20265$20.3M

By province

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
British Columbia62$130M
Ontario65$77.2M
Quebec26$76.5M
Manitoba40$73.7M
Nunavut13$34.7M
Alberta22$29.7M
Northwest Territories17$28.4M
Saskatchewan13$26.4M
New Brunswick27$18.4M
Newfoundland and Labrador16$11.5M
Nova Scotia2$7.6M
Yukon2$4.2M
Prince Edward Island5$3M

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Government184$336M
Not-for-profit organizations and charities106$155M
For-profit organizations17$22.8M
Indigenous recipients3$7M

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Jun 2026Government of Yukon$2,351,775
Jun 2026Kamloops Airport Authority Society$1,349,057
Apr 2026Central Coast Regional District$3,396,100
Apr 2026Aéroport régional de Val-d'Or inc.$11,970,209
Apr 2026Government of Northwest Territories$1,237,795
Sep 2025Manicouagan Regional County Municipality$2,366,701
Sep 2025Manicouagan Regional County Municipality$802,628
Jul 2025Province of Saskatchewan$5,641,526
Jun 2025The Corporation of the Town of Moosonee$3,675,040
Jun 2025Northern Rockies Regional Municipality$552,660
May 2025Town of Smithers$3,395,108
May 2025The Corporation of the City of Windsor$1,978,427
Apr 2025The Corporation of the Municipality of Red Lake$29,700
Mar 2025Prince Rupert Airport Authority$3,649,910
Mar 2025Village of Masset$10,852,330
Apr 20244033515 Manitoba Association Inc.$24,947,184
Feb 2024Le Développement Aéroport Saint-Hubert de Longueuil (DASH-L)$1,300,000
Feb 2024Government of Manitoba$510,000
Feb 2024Government of Manitoba$499,375
Feb 2024Government of Manitoba$499,375
Dec 2023City of Windsor$402,750
Dec 2023Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation Limited$499,375
Nov 2023Regional District of Alberni-Clayoquot$533,631
Nov 2023The Corporation of the City of Timmins$402,750
Nov 2023City of Campbell River$558,375