Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario · Contribution program
Investing in Business Innovation (IBI)
The Investing in Business Innovation (IBI) program provides repayable contributions to for-profit organizations to help start-up businesses grow and succeed. Repayable contributions are provided to innovative for-profit businesses to accelerate the commercialization of new products, processes and practices while leveraging private sector investment.
- Total value
- $225K
- Agreements
- 1
- Jun 2017 to Jun 2017
- Median agreement
- $225K
- Typical range
- $225K
- 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 Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Food Cycle Sciences Corporation | 1 | $225K |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
Show the numbers
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | $225K |
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 | 1 | $225K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 1 | $225K |
Industries funded
Where the department recorded an industry code (NAICS). Most agreements have none.
| Industry group | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Waste treatment and disposal | 1 | $225K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food Cycle Sciences CorporationContribution · Jun 2017 | Contribution | $225,000 |