Department of Justice Canada · Grant program
Business and Regional Growth Program (CED-Business)
Business Performance
- Total value
- $598M
- Agreements
- 176
- May 2015 to Apr 2019
- Median agreement
- $20K
- Typical range
- $6,000–$250K
- 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.
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Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 9 agreements ($64K) 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.
Show the numbers
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | $2.9M |
| 2016 | 5 | $10.8M |
| 2017 | 13 | $90.8M |
| 2018 | 98 | $492M |
| 2019 | 56 | $2.1M |
By province
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 territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 47 | $270M |
| Quebec | 14 | $148M |
| British Columbia | 35 | $94.6M |
| Saskatchewan | 12 | $31.6M |
| Nova Scotia | 8 | $26.5M |
| Prince Edward Island | 5 | $8.1M |
| Nunavut | 3 | $8M |
| New Brunswick | 6 | $4.3M |
| Manitoba | 12 | $3.3M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 6 | $1.3M |
| Northwest Territories | 4 | $1.3M |
| Yukon | 5 | $1M |
| Alberta | 19 | $842K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not stated by the department | 176 | $598M |