Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency · Contribution program
REGI-BSP-Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)
To invest in and support businesses at various stages of development, including high-growth firms to accelerate their growth and assist them in scaling up, enhance their productivity and competitiveness in both domestic and global markets.
- Total value
- $64.2M
- Agreements
- 125
- Aug 2025 to Jun 2026
- Median agreement
- $500K
- Typical range
- $268K–$750K
- 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? Regional Tariff Response Initiative. Taking applications? Yes, taking applications; no deadline stated. 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 Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 8 agreements ($3.6M) 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.
* 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
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49 | $22.4M |
| 2026* | 76 | $41.8M |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nova Scotia | 41 | $23M |
| New Brunswick | 34 | $19.8M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 32 | $12.4M |
| Prince Edward Island | 17 | $8.4M |
| Ontario | 1 | $600K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 123 | $63.1M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 1 | $605K |
| Individuals and sole proprietorships | 1 | $411K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 4721613 Nova Scotia Limited | Contribution | $375,000 |
| May 2026 | Exploits Welding and Machine Shop Limited | Contribution | $750,000 |
| May 2026 | Majestic Metals Ltd. | Contribution | $150,000 |
| May 2026 | GRi Simulations Inc. | Contribution | $250,000 |
| May 2026 | Cold Ocean Salmon Inc. | Contribution | $500,000 |
| May 2026 | Atlantic Machine Works Inc. | Contribution | $205,000 |
| Apr 2026 | KD Pharma Canada Ltd. | Contribution | $1,000,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Notus Electronics Limited | Contribution | $375,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Fogo Island Co-Operative Society Limited | Contribution | $1,000,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Metaltech Panel Division Ltd. | Contribution | $796,500 |
| Apr 2026 | Victoria Co-operative Fisheries Limited | Contribution | $500,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Kennedy Metals Inc. | Contribution | $800,000 |
| Apr 2026 | E Sonar Inc. | Contribution | $175,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Clearwater Seafoods Limited Partnership | Contribution | $990,000 |
| Mar 2026 | QRA Consulting Inc. | Contribution | $400,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Ocean Pride Fisheries Limited | Contribution | $660,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Hailmar Investments Limited | Contribution | $750,000 |
| Mar 2026 | KJL Solutions Inc. | Contribution | $500,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Urban Machinery Corporation | Contribution | $700,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Clear Risk Inc. | Contribution | $450,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Green Seafoods Limited | Contribution | $237,500 |
| Mar 2026 | Virtual Marine Technology Inc. | Contribution | $500,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Cooke Aquaculture Inc. | Contribution | $1,000,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Ariston Canada Inc. | Contribution | $516,175 |
| Mar 2026 | Imperial Manufacturing Group Inc. | Contribution | $500,000 |