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Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency · Contribution program

ATIGA - Long-term Market Engagement Activities

To improve the growth and competitiveness of Atlantic SME; to provide for dynamic and sustainable communities in Atlantic Canada; and to provide for policies and programs that strengthen the Atlantic economy.

Total value
$8.2M
Agreements
23
Feb 2023 to Jun 2026
Median agreement
$193K
Typical range
$147K–$606K
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.

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

$0$3M$6M2023202420252026*

* 2026 so far: agreements starting by Oct 2026. Departments publish each quarter after it ends, so the latest months fill in later.

Show the numbers
YearAgreementsTotal
20239$5.1M
20242$317K
20258$2M
2026*4$745K

By province

AB: none hereBC: none hereMB: none hereNew Brunswick: $567K in 3 agreements, $1 per residentNewfoundland and Labrador: $647K in 4 agreements, $1 per residentNova Scotia: $7M in 16 agreements, $6 per residentNT: none hereNU: none hereON: none herePE: none hereQC: none hereSK: none hereYT: none hereABBCMBNBNLNSNTNUONPEQCSKYT
$1$1$6

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 Scotia16$7M
Newfoundland and Labrador4$647K
New Brunswick3$567K

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Not-for-profit organizations and charities15$6M
Not stated by the department6$2M
Government2$231K

Industries funded

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

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Jun 2026Mining Association of Nova Scotia$146,314
Jun 2026Atlantic Chamber of Commerce$311,464
May 2026Atlantic Association of Community Business Development Corporations$140,000
Feb 2026Nova Scotia Association of Community Business Development Corporations$147,070
Nov 2025ITANS - The Information Technology Industry Alliance of Nova Scotia$120,890
Oct 2025NEI Association Inc.$159,390
Sep 2025Nova Scotia Association of Community Business Development Corporations$34,020
Sep 2025Invest Nova Scotia$38,010
Aug 2025Nova Scotia Association of Community Business Development Corporations$695,119
Jun 2025Atlantic Chamber of Commerce$645,662
May 2025Department of Industry, Energy and Technology$192,500
May 2025techNL Innovation Inc.$134,750
Nov 2024Taste of Nova Scotia Society$155,925
Feb 2024Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Technology and Innovation Inc.$160,790
Jun 2023Atlantic Association of Community Business Development Corporations$903,235
Jun 2023Atlantic Association of Community Business Development Corporations$715,120
May 2023Atlantic Chamber of Commerce$566,496
May 2023Atlantic Chamber of Commerce$832,799
May 2023Atlantic Chamber of Commerce$522,440
Apr 2023Atlantic Association of Community Business Development Corporations$999,940
Feb 2023Opportunities New Brunswick$193,200
Feb 2023Opportunities New Brunswick$193,200
Feb 2023Opportunities New Brunswick$180,600