Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency · Contribution program
Regional Growth Through Innovation
To provide streamlined, nationally consistent and yet regionally tailored support for business productivity and scale-up, particularly for small and medium sized enterprises and women entrepreneurs and other underrepresented groups, and assist the enhancement of regional industrial and technology clusters and regional innovation ecosystems.
- Total value
- $19.4M
- Agreements
- 42
- Aug 2019 to Mar 2026
- Median agreement
- $100K
- Typical range
- $80K–$400K
- 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 Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 3 agreements ($450K) 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 | $0 |
| 2020 | 9 | $5M |
| 2021 | 2 | $175K |
| 2023 | 1 | $733K |
| 2024 | 12 | $3.1M |
| 2025 | 16 | $10.2M |
| 2026 | 1 | $100K |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Yukon | 22 | $7.5M |
| Northwest Territories | 7 | $6.8M |
| Nunavut | 12 | $3.9M |
| British Columbia | 1 | $1.2M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Indigenous recipients | 3 | $5.8M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 10 | $5M |
| For-profit organizations | 21 | $3M |
| Other organizations | 6 | $2.9M |
| Academia | 1 | $2.3M |
| Government | 1 | $325K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Bizont Inc. | Strategy Safe AI Infrastructure Pilot for the NorthContribution | $99,999 |
| Nov 2025 | Baffin Phones Inc. | Contribution | $90,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Da Daghay Development Corporation | Strengthening Governance through Policy Development & ImplementationContribution | $165,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Pinnguaq Association | Constructing an Economic Development Hub in NunavutContribution | $1,138,424 |
| Sep 2025 | Yukon Information Technology Industry Society | Contribution | $70,000 |
| Sep 2025 | Deltavue Inc. | Artificial Intelligence Platform for Arctic SensorsContribution | $99,999 |
| Aug 2025 | Rab Energy Group Inc | Commercial AutomationContribution | $182,641 |
| Aug 2025 | Castle Rock Enterprises Limited Partnership | Concrete Recycling EquipmentContribution | $500,006 |
| Jun 2025 | Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition | Yukon Food Security ConferenceContribution | $28,570 |
| Jun 2025 | Capital Exploration Limited | Northern Aero-Magnetic Geophysical ExplorationContribution | $99,999 |
| Apr 2025 | Ne'rahten Development Ltd. | Fort Good Hope Construction CentreContribution | $5,390,035 |
| Mar 2025 | Nunavut Economic Developers Association | Empowering Inuit-led Economic Growth Through AI and InnovationContribution | $200,000 |
| Mar 2025 | First Kaska Construction Limited Partnership | Heartland Timberframe Homes ExpansionContribution | $1,203,592 |
| Jan 2025 | Yukon Assembly Of First Nations | Arctic Security and Defence: Economic Opportunities for Yukon First NationsContribution | $30,000 |
| Jan 2025 | Archtech Inc. | Modular Housing FacilityContribution | $3 |
| Jan 2025 | Archtech Inc. | Modular Housing FacilityContribution | $1,000,006 |
| Nov 2024 | Indigenous Creatives Alliance | Re/Claim Artist Collective Market Development and ExpansionContribution | $210,000 |
| Nov 2024 | HyperYou, Inc. | Hyper CommercializationContribution | $99,999 |
| Sep 2024 | Baffin Business Development Corporation | Enhancement of Marketing and Entrepreneurial AccessContribution | $169,376 |
| Sep 2024 | Kivalliq Alternative Energy Ltd. | Net Zero Carbon Chesterfield InletContribution | $80,000 |
| Aug 2024 | 5140 Nunavut Ltd. | The Bay Home ExpansionContribution | $7 |
| Aug 2024 | 5140 Nunavut Ltd. | The Bay Home ExpansionContribution | $600,000 |
| Aug 2024 | Sakku Investments Corporation | Construction Personnel Accommodations UnitsContribution | $500,000 |
| Jul 2024 | Yukon Venture Angels Society | Yukon Private Capital Ecosystem Development ProjectContribution | $286,800 |
| Jun 2024 | Apprendo Learning Systems Inc | Scaling Apprendo Technology Export from YukonContribution | $400,000 |