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Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario · Contribution program

Jobs and Growth Fund (JGF)

To support regional job creation and position local economies for long-term growth.

Total value
$355M
Agreements
103
Apr 2021 to Aug 2022
Median agreement
$3M
Typical range
$1.5M–$5M
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.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Ferrero Canada Limited4$22.1M
Innovation Guelph Resource Centre2$20M
Kal-Trading Inc.3$19M
Toppits Foods Ltd.4$18M
ANVO Laboratories Inc.4$15.3M
Marwood International Inc.2$11.3M
Drader Manufacturing Industries Ltd3$11.2M
Invest Ottawa2$10.7M
Breadsource Corporation2$10M
Alliance of Manufacturers & Exporters Canada1$10M
Alliance Of Manufacturers & Exporters Canada/Alliance Des Manufacturies Et Des Exportateurs Du Canada1$8.8M
Alliance Manufacturers & Exporters Canada1$8.8M
Miovision Technologies Inc.1$8.4M
Earth Boring Co. Limited2$8M
Clear Blue Technologies Inc.2$8M
Yves Landry Foundation2$8M
2193305 Ontario Inc.2$7.8M
Kuntz Electroplating Inc.2$7.5M
Miovision Technologies Incorporated1$7.4M
6023797 Canada Inc1$6.1M
LatAm Startups2$6.1M
Arcelormittal Tailored Blanks Americas Limited1$6M
Canvass Analytics Inc.1$5.7M
Biscuits Leclerc Ltée1$5M
Sante Manufacturing Inc.2$5M
944743 Ontario Inc1$5M
Stanpac Inc.1$5M
Bioenterprise Canada Corporation2$4.9M
Shinydocs Corporation1$4M
Simpson Screen Print & Lithography Ltd3$3.9M
GreenCentre Canada1$3.8M
Autom River Inc.1$3.5M
Toronto Business Development Centre1$3.3M
Pinnguaq Association3$3.3M
Global Startups Accelerator1$3M
CHAR Technologies Thorold Inc.2$3M
Niagara Pallet & Recyclers Ltd1$3M
Lambton College Applied Arts And Technology1$3M
BlueDot Inc.1$3M
Albea Canada Inc.1$2.5M
Fieldless Farms Inc.1$2.5M
Martello Technologies Corporation1$2.5M
eSupply Canada Ltd.2$2.4M
Encircle Inc.1$2.1M
University of Waterloo1$2.1M
PiiComm Inc.1$1.8M
PARO Centre for Women's Enterprise1$1.7M
Cedar Valley Selections Inc.2$1.3M
Mukwa Media Inc2$1M
Nu-Edge Cutting Tools Ltd3$1M
50 of 56 organizations, most funding first.

Plus 11 agreements ($23.8M) 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.

$0$150M$300M20212022
Show the numbers
YearAgreementsTotal
202178$255M
202225$100M

By province

AB: none hereBC: none hereMB: none hereNB: none hereNL: none hereNS: none hereNT: none hereNU: none hereOntario: $355M in 103 agreements, $22 per residentPE: none hereQC: none hereSK: none hereYT: none hereABBCMBNBNLNSNTNUONPEQCSKYT
$22

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
Ontario103$355M

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
For-profit organizations81$257M
Not-for-profit organizations and charities20$92.5M
Academia2$5.1M

Industries funded

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

Industry groupAgreementsTotal
Business, professional, labour and other membership organizations8$58.9M
Other support services5$10.1M
Management, scientific and technical consulting services5$18.6M
Converted paper product manufacturing5$17M
Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing4$15.3M
Fabric mills4$7.3M
Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing4$22.1M
Computer systems design and related services3$18.3M
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers3$19M
Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing3$8.6M

Latest agreements

RecipientValue
Yves Landry FoundationContribution · Aug 2022$4,000,000
Pinnguaq AssociationContribution · Apr 2022$1,094,743
Pinnguaq AssociationContribution · Apr 2022$1,094,743
Pinnguaq AssociationContribution · Apr 2022$1,094,743
Toronto Business Development CentreContribution · Apr 2022$3,296,408
PARO Centre for Women's EnterpriseContribution · Apr 2022$1,732,200
Invest OttawaContribution · Apr 2022$5,371,912
Invest OttawaContribution · Apr 2022$5,371,912
Ferme Marseni Inc.Contribution · Apr 2022$750,000
Alliance Of Manufacturers & Exporters Canada/Alliance Des Manufacturies Et Des Exportateurs Du CanadaContribution · Apr 2022$8,800,000
Alliance of Manufacturers & Exporters CanadaContribution · Apr 2022$10,000,000
Alliance Manufacturers & Exporters CanadaContribution · Apr 2022$8,800,000
University of WaterlooContribution · Feb 2022$2,075,000
Yves Landry FoundationContribution · Jan 2022$4,000,000
Ferrero Canada LimitedContribution · Jan 2022$7,100,000
Ferrero Canada LimitedContribution · Jan 2022$5,000,000
Ferrero Canada LimitedContribution · Jan 2022$5,000,000
Ferrero Canada LimitedContribution · Jan 2022$5,000,000
Breadsource CorporationContribution · Jan 2022$5,000,000
Breadsource CorporationContribution · Jan 2022$5,000,000
Mukwa Media IncContribution · Dec 2021$500,000
Mukwa Media IncContribution · Dec 2021$500,000
Biskane Inc.Contribution · Dec 2021$500,000
Encircle Inc.Contribution · Nov 2021$2,123,272
Drader Manufacturing Industries LtdContribution · Nov 2021$3,709,090