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Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency · Contribution program

ATIGA -International Market Engagement

Total value
$21.7M
Agreements
122
Jul 2017 to Nov 2023
Median agreement
$106K
Typical range
$61K–$186K
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 Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency’s website.

Who got it

Organizations with the most funding under this program.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Atlantic Chamber of Commerce Inc.6$4.1M
Taste of Nova Scotia Society12$2.8M
Nova Scotia Business Incorporated12$2.2M
Atlantic Association of Community Business Development Corporations3$2.2M
Atlantic Chamber of Commerce2$1.9M
Opportunities New Brunswick7$886K
Atlantic Food And Beverage Processors Association Inc.6$807K
Atlantic Canada Aerospace & Defence Association (ACADA)7$797K
Lobster Council of Canada8$783K
Mining Industry NL Inc.7$698K
Prince Edward Island BioAlliance Inc.10$667K
The Maritimes Energy Association7$650K
Venn Innovation Inc.4$477K
Invest Nova Scotia2$384K
Food and Beverage Atlantic Association Inc. / Association Aliments et Boissons A1$273K
Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Technology and Innovation Inc.3$271K
Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers Association Inc.3$252K
Alliance of Manufacturers & Exporters Canada2$241K
Innovation PEI2$199K
Canada China Business Council / Conseil d'affaires Canada-Chine1$195K
OceansAdvance Inc.2$168K
Aquaculture Association of Nova Scotia3$153K
Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Technology Industries Incorporated3$135K
Lobster Fishers of PEI2$131K
Department of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation1$103K
Marine Renewables Canada Society2$94K
Newfoundland & Labrador Oil & Gas Industries Association Inc.1$56K
Smart Grid Innovation Network Canada Inc.2$53K
NEI Association Inc.1$27K

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

$0$5M$10M2017201820192020202120222023
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YearAgreementsTotal
201723$2.1M
201815$2M
201920$4M
202030$9.1M
202124$3.5M
20226$543K
20234$539K

By province

AB: none hereBC: none hereMB: none hereNew Brunswick: $2.7M in 23 agreements, $3 per residentNewfoundland and Labrador: $1.5M in 18 agreements, $3 per residentNova Scotia: $16.3M in 66 agreements, $15 per residentNT: none hereNU: none hereOntario: $195K in 1 agreement, $0 per residentPrince Edward Island: $997K in 14 agreements, $5 per residentQC: none hereSK: none hereYT: none hereABBCMBNBNLNSNTNUONPEQCSKYT
$0$3$5$15

Per resident: the total over the whole window divided by the population on 1 July 2026 (Statistics Canada, table 17-10-0009-01). Agreements are placed by the recipient’s address, so a national organization’s funding counts where its office is.

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
Nova Scotia66$16.3M
New Brunswick23$2.7M
Newfoundland and Labrador18$1.5M
Prince Edward Island14$997K
Ontario1$195K

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Not stated by the department122$21.7M

Industries funded

Where the department recorded an industry code (NAICS). Most agreements have none.

Industry groupAgreementsTotal
Business, professional, labour and other membership organizations65$8.8M
Other provincial and territorial public administration12$7.9M

Latest agreements

RecipientValue
Venn Innovation Inc.Contribution · Nov 2023$38,599
Invest Nova ScotiaContribution · Sep 2023$152,936
Venn Innovation Inc.Contribution · Sep 2023$116,200
Invest Nova ScotiaContribution · Sep 2023$230,974
Atlantic Canada Aerospace & Defence Association (ACADA)Contribution · Aug 2022$19,721
Atlantic Canada Aerospace & Defence Association (ACADA)Contribution · Aug 2022$56,121
Prince Edward Island BioAlliance Inc.Contribution · Apr 2022$126,305
Prince Edward Island BioAlliance Inc.Contribution · Apr 2022$92,981
Mining Industry NL Inc.Contribution · Mar 2022$134,750
The Maritimes Energy AssociationContribution · Mar 2022$113,457
Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers Association Inc.Contribution · Nov 2021$91,000
Atlantic Canada Aerospace & Defence Association (ACADA)Contribution · Oct 2021$93,971
Smart Grid Innovation Network Canada Inc.Contribution · Aug 2021$0
Smart Grid Innovation Network Canada Inc.Contribution · Aug 2021$53,445
Aquaculture Association of Nova ScotiaContribution · Aug 2021$50,260
Aquaculture Association of Nova ScotiaContribution · Aug 2021$64,470
OceansAdvance Inc.Contribution · Aug 2021$70,000
The Maritimes Energy AssociationContribution · Aug 2021$51,217
Lobster Fishers of PEIContribution · Jul 2021$61,663
Lobster Fishers of PEIContribution · Jul 2021$69,230
Atlantic Food And Beverage Processors Association Inc.Contribution · Jul 2021$106,120
Venn Innovation Inc.Contribution · Jul 2021$154,000
Venn Innovation Inc.Contribution · Jul 2021$168,000
Nova Scotia Business IncorporatedContribution · Jul 2021$148,911
Nova Scotia Business IncorporatedContribution · Jul 2021$80,238