Natural Resources Canada · Contribution program
Contributions in support of the Forest Innovation Program
The objective of Promoting Forest Innovation and Investment is to support NRCan's goal of sustainable natural resources development by enhancing the long term economic opportunities for Canada's forest sector as a product of increased investment in forest innovation.
- Total value
- $196M
- Agreements
- 48
- Mar 2018 to Oct 2022
- Median agreement
- $226K
- Typical range
- $55K–$1.2M
- 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.
Applying? Forest Innovation Program (FIP). Taking applications? No. The deadline, who can apply and what applicants actually got are on its page.
See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Natural Resources Canada’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
Show the numbers
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | $20.7M |
| 2019 | 11 | $25.9M |
| 2020 | 17 | $77M |
| 2021 | 10 | $37.7M |
| 2022 | 9 | $34.3M |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Quebec | 23 | $177M |
| Ontario | 12 | $16.9M |
| Nova Scotia | 6 | $612K |
| British Columbia | 3 | $538K |
| New Brunswick | 3 | $349K |
| Saskatchewan | 1 | $25K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Other organizations | 28 | $156M |
| For-profit organizations | 12 | $38.1M |
| Academia | 6 | $1.1M |
| Government | 2 | $300K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2022 | FPInnovations | COMMERCIALIZATION OF BLACK LIQUOR SENSORContribution | $240,000 |
| Oct 2022 | FPInnovations | COMMERCIALISATION OF CELLULOSE-BASED BIOPRODUCTSContribution | $450,000 |
| Oct 2022 | FPInnovations | HYBRID SEMI-TRAILERContribution | $442,000 |
| Oct 2022 | FPInnovations | TRUCK PLATOONING INITIATIVEContribution | $250,000 |
| Apr 2022 | FPInnovations | Improving the Canadian forest sector through the transfer of scientific knowledgeContribution | $200,000 |
| Apr 2022 | Canadian Institute of Forestry/Institut forestier du Canada | Effective Knowledge Exchange to Support and Enhance Innovation and Research in Canada’s Forest SectorContribution | $55,000 |
| Apr 2022 | FPInnovations | TRANSFORMATIVE TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM - FORESTRY 4.0Contribution | $16,895,370 |
| Apr 2022 | FPInnovations | TRANSFORMATIVE TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM - FORESTRY 4.0Contribution | $15,748,000 |
| Mar 2022 | Canadian Woodlands Forum | Integrating Forest Science and Innovation in Forestry Operations Through Effective Technology TransferContribution | $45,000 |
| Aug 2021 | FPInnovations | Bio-Sourced Asphalt from the Canadian Forest IndustryContribution | $1,509,806 |
| Aug 2021 | FPInnovations | Bio-Sourced Asphalt from the Canadian Forest IndustryContribution | $1,100,000 |
| Jun 2021 | FPInnovations | Commercialization of a Biodegradable Surgical Face Mask.Contribution | $656,000 |
| Mar 2021 | Canadian Institute of Forestry/Institut forestier du Canada | Supporting Research and Innovation in Canada’s Forest Sector through National Knowledge ExchangeContribution | $55,000 |
| Mar 2021 | FPInnovations | Transformative Technologies Program (TPP)Contribution | $17,237,000 |
| Mar 2021 | FPInnovations | Transformative Technologies Program (TPP)Contribution | $16,423,000 |
| Mar 2021 | Canadian Woodlands Forum | Integrating Forest Science and Innovation in Forestry Operations Through Effective Technology TransferContribution | $45,000 |
| Mar 2021 | FPInnovations | Improving the Canadian forest sector through the transfer of scientific knowledgeContribution | $200,000 |
| Jan 2021 | Queen's University at Kingston | Linking chemical characterization to the enhanced forest inventoryContribution | $226,000 |
| Jan 2021 | Dalhousie University | Developing predictive soil mapping approaches to support enhanced forest resource inventories and evaluate soil carbon sequestration in British ColumbiaContribution | $206,000 |
| Dec 2020 | Canadian Standards Association | National and International Standards Development fopr Forestry BioeconomyContribution | $520,500 |
| Dec 2020 | Canadian Standards Association | National and International Standards Development fopr Forestry BioeconomyContribution | $459,000 |
| Dec 2020 | Ministry Of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations And Rural Development | BC Forest Biomass Supply Information System(BC FBSIS)Contribution | $150,000 |
| Dec 2020 | Minister Of Natural Resources And Forestry | Optimizing forest management with novel remote sensing tools to improve growth monitoring, yield prediction, and understanding of cumulative effects and social acceptabilityContribution | $150,000 |
| Dec 2020 | Université Laval - Renewable Materials Research Centre | Integrating Enhanced Forest Inventories (EFI) and Annual Monitoring to Inform Silvicultural PlanningContribution | $250,000 |
| Nov 2020 | Carleton University | A framework of anticipating risks, trade-offs and fostering resilience related to MPB outbreaks and genomic-enhanced tools for risk management planningContribution | $260,000 |