Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario · Contribution program
Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)
To support impacted SMEs and sectors to boost productivity, drive growth, and diversify markets.
- Total value
- $195M
- Agreements
- 152
- Mar 2025 to Jun 2026
- Median agreement
- $750K
- Typical range
- $537K–$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.
Applying? Regional Tariff Response Initiative in southern Ontario. 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 Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 8 agreements ($18.6M) 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.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 134 | $173M |
| 2026 | 18 | $22.1M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 152 | $195M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 148 | $182M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 2 | $10.5M |
| Government | 1 | $2.5M |
| Indigenous recipients | 1 | $520K |
Industries funded
Where the department recorded an industry code (NAICS). Most agreements have none.
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | FBT Inc. | Contribution | $800,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Bluestreak Equipment Inc. | Contribution | $243,808 |
| Mar 2026 | Toronto Business Development Centre | Contribution | $2,500,000 |
| Feb 2026 | Lamko Tool & Mold Incorporated | Contribution | $702,157 |
| Feb 2026 | FDF Race Shop Inc. | Contribution | $200,000 |
| Jan 2026 | The Corporation of The City of Brampton | Contribution | $2,500,000 |
| Jan 2026 | ZF Automotive Canada Limited | Contribution | $690,761 |
| Jan 2026 | ZipGrow Inc. | Contribution | $300,000 |
| Jan 2026 | Western Fair Association | Contribution | $8,000,000 |
| Jan 2026 | Jammbco Industrial Solutions Ltd. | Contribution | $630,000 |
| Jan 2026 | ICON Digital Productions Inc. | Contribution | $1,303,389 |
| Jan 2026 | Evik Diagnostic Innovations Inc | Contribution | $500,000 |
| Jan 2026 | DC Automotive Tooling Inc | Contribution | $666,684 |
| Jan 2026 | Continental Conveyor (Ontario) Ltd. | Contribution | $1,000,000 |
| Jan 2026 | Brentwood Classics Limited | Contribution | $132,292 |
| Jan 2026 | Blade Filters Inc. | Contribution | $446,250 |
| Jan 2026 | Armada Toolworks Limited | Contribution | $670,270 |
| Dec 2025 | CMI Heavy Industries Inc. | Contribution | $1,000,000 |
| Dec 2025 | Walters Inc. | Contribution | $700,000 |
| Dec 2025 | Kawartha Metals Corp. | Contribution | $500,000 |
| Dec 2025 | Integran Technologies Inc. | Contribution | $200,000 |
| Dec 2025 | Grayler Metals Corp. | Contribution | $500,000 |
| Dec 2025 | Acorn Biolabs Inc. | Contribution | $263,436 |
| Dec 2025 | 2617918 Ontario Inc. | Contribution | $230,000 |
| Dec 2025 | 1528593 Ontario Inc. | Contribution | $250,000 |