Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency · Contribution program
REGI - Indigenous Business Development (IBD)
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
- $6.3M
- Agreements
- 24
- Jun 2022 to May 2026
- Median agreement
- $100K
- Typical range
- $100K–$267K
- 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? ACOA — Business Development Program — Commercial Component: No intake dates on the official page. Deadline, who can apply and what applicants actually got.
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 1 agreements ($100K) 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.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | $656K |
| 2023 | 5 | $1.3M |
| 2024 | 6 | $1.4M |
| 2025 | 7 | $2.7M |
| 2026 | 3 | $300K |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| New Brunswick | 10 | $3.3M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 5 | $2.2M |
| Nova Scotia | 7 | $606K |
| Prince Edward Island | 2 | $200K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 13 | $3.4M |
| Not stated by the department | 9 | $2.7M |
| Indigenous recipients | 2 | $200K |
Industries funded
Where the department recorded an industry code (NAICS). Most agreements have none.
| Industry group | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Other miscellaneous manufacturing | 1 | $100K |
| Beverage manufacturing | 1 | $100K |
| Seafood product preparation and packaging | 1 | $500K |
| Support activities for crop production | 1 | $56K |