Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario · Contribution program
Regional Tariff Response Initiative
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
- $33.8M
- Agreements
- 46
- Feb 2025 to Sep 2026
- Median agreement
- $962K
- Typical range
- $505K–$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 1 agreements ($482K) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | $26.9M |
| 2026 | 12 | $6.9M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 46 | $33.8M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 46 | $33.8M |
Industries funded
Where the department recorded an industry code (NAICS). Most agreements have none.
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | Prospec Steel Fabrication Limited | Contribution | $1,000,000 |
| Aug 2026 | Top Steel Corporation | Contribution | $256,500 |
| Apr 2026 | South River Planing Mills Inc. | Contribution | $1,000,000 |
| Apr 2026 | MobilEx Terminal Ltd | Contribution | $1,000,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Emo Feed Service Ltd. | Contribution | $365,000 |
| Mar 2026 | McRAE MILLS LIMITED | Contribution | $900,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Viacore Solutions Inc. | Contribution | $113,040 |
| Mar 2026 | BioPower Sustainable Energy Corp | Contribution | $600,000 |
| Feb 2026 | 1949312 Ontario Inc. | Contribution | $121,047 |
| Jan 2026 | Pilot Diamond Tools Limited | Contribution | $969,500 |
| Jan 2026 | 1676427 Ontario Inc. | Contribution | $70,000 |
| Dec 2025 | 2438693 Ontario Limited | Contribution | $611,010 |
| Dec 2025 | Lecours Lumber Co. Limited | Contribution | $735,520 |
| Dec 2025 | Rainy River Grain Company Ltd. | Contribution | $917,250 |
| Dec 2025 | Premier Mining Products Inc. | Contribution | $1,000,000 |
| Dec 2025 | Premier Mining Products Inc. | Contribution | $1,000,000 |
| Dec 2025 | Old Forge Manufacturing Ltd | Contribution | $55,000 |
| Dec 2025 | Miller Technology Inc. | Contribution | $134,827 |
| Dec 2025 | Dryden Fibre Canada ULC | Contribution | $1,000,000 |
| Dec 2025 | 1779517 Ontario Inc | Contribution | $53,267 |
| Nov 2025 | Muskoka Millwrighting and Machining Ltd. | Contribution | $440,000 |
| Nov 2025 | Brawo Brassworking Ltd. | Contribution | $1,000,000 |
| Nov 2025 | Temiskaming Industrial Mining Equipment Limited | Contribution | $686,750 |
| Nov 2025 | Lawrence F. Derouard Trucking Limited | Contribution | $1,000,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Co-opérative Régionale de Nipissing-Sudbury Limited | Contribution | $1,000,000 |