Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario · Contribution program
Regional Economic Growth through Innovation Program
To provide streamlined, nationally consistent and yet regionally tailored support for business productivity and scale-up, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and women entrepreneurs and other underrepresented groups, and assist the enhancement of regional industrial and technology clusters and regional innovation ecosystems.
- Total value
- $77.5M
- Agreements
- 89
- Jan 2019 to Sep 2026
- Median agreement
- $500K
- Typical range
- $294K–$1M
- 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 Northern Ontario’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 3 agreements ($1.3M) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | $1.3M |
| 2020 | 16 | $28.4M |
| 2021 | 6 | $3.3M |
| 2022 | 4 | $2M |
| 2023 | 4 | $2.6M |
| 2024 | 19 | $11.8M |
| 2025 | 30 | $21.1M |
| 2026 | 9 | $7M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 89 | $77.5M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 43 | $47M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 33 | $22.7M |
| Academia | 9 | $3.9M |
| Government | 4 | $3.8M |
Industries funded
Where the department recorded an industry code (NAICS). Most agreements have none.