Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada · Other transfer payment program
SIF Stream2- Growth
-Encourage R&D that will accelerate technology transfer and commercialization of innovative products, processes and services;-Facilitate the growth and expansion of firms in Canada;-Attract and retain large scale investments to Canada; and-Advance industrial research, development and technology demonstration through collaboration between academia, non-profit organizations and the private sector.
- Total value
- $1.9B
- Agreements
- 27
- Sep 2017 to Oct 2025
- Median agreement
- $41M
- Typical range
- $26.4M–$52.9M
- 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 Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| ArcelorMittal Dofasco G.P. | 1 | $450M |
| Cohere Inc. | 1 | $240M |
| Cedar LNG Partners LP | 1 | $200M |
| Algoma Steel Inc. | 1 | $200M |
| BioVectra Inc. | 2 | $67.6M |
| Entos Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $62M |
| Delpharm Boucherville Canada Inc | 1 | $60M |
| Variation Biotechnologies Inc. | 1 | $56M |
| Manikheir Canada Inc. | 1 | $49.9M |
| Providence Therapeutics Holdings Inc. | 1 | $49.9M |
| STEMCELL Technologies Canada Inc. | 1 | $49.9M |
| HTEC Hydrogen Technology & Energy Corporation | 1 | $49M |
| Michelin North America (Canada) Inc. | 1 | $44.3M |
| McIlvenna Bay Operating Ltd | 1 | $41M |
| Hitachi Energy Canada Inc | 1 | $40M |
| Vale Canada Limited | 1 | $37.1M |
| OmniaBio Inc. | 1 | $36M |
| ATTAbotics Inc. | 1 | $34M |
| Pharmascience inc. | 1 | $29.8M |
| Meltech Innovation Canada Inc. | 1 | $29M |
| Jubilant HollisterStier General Partnership | 1 | $23.8M |
| Eurofins CDMO Alphora Inc. | 1 | $22.4M |
| Maple Leaf Foods Inc. | 1 | $20M |
| Pea Pro Nutrition Ltd. | 1 | $15M |
| Precision NanoSystems ULC | 1 | $3.5M |
Plus 1 agreements ($14M) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | $56.1M |
| 2018 | 1 | $14M |
| 2020 | 4 | $122M |
| 2021 | 3 | $270M |
| 2022 | 2 | $480M |
| 2023 | 3 | $109M |
| 2024 | 2 | $89.9M |
| 2025 | 9 | $782M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 8 | $1.1B |
| Alberta | 5 | $361M |
| Quebec | 8 | $291M |
| British Columbia | 4 | $143M |
| Prince Edward Island | 2 | $67.6M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 27 | $1.9B |
Industries funded
Where the department recorded an industry code (NAICS). Most agreements have none.
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | OmniaBio Inc. | Contribution | $35,950,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Cedar LNG Partners LP | Cedar LNG Project: Canada’s First Indigenous-Majority-Owned Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) Export OperationOther transfer payment | $200,000,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Michelin North America (Canada) Inc. | Michelin Green MobilityOther transfer payment | $44,300,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Cohere Inc. | Advancing state-of-the-art Enterprise Artificial Intelligence (AI) Models with Compute Infrastructure and Annotator Workforce for Large Language Model (LLM) Training and Deployment.Contribution | $240,000,000 |
| Mar 2025 | STEMCELL Technologies Canada Inc. | Project BedrockOther transfer payment | $49,900,000 |
| Mar 2025 | HTEC Hydrogen Technology & Energy Corporation | Hydrogen Liquefier Facility ProjectContribution | $49,000,000 |
| Feb 2025 | Entos Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Innovation and Biomanufacturing Centre projectOther transfer payment | $62,000,000 |
| Feb 2025 | Delpharm Boucherville Canada Inc | Modernize and increase the capacities of the Boucherville site to meet the strong demand for sterile medicine forms on the North American market.Other transfer payment | $60,000,000 |
| Jan 2025 | McIlvenna Bay Operating Ltd | Mining Industry Transformation: Zero Carbon Critical MineralsOther transfer payment | $41,000,000 |
| Jun 2024 | Hitachi Energy Canada Inc | Net Zero North America ProgramOther transfer payment | $40,000,000 |
| May 2024 | Providence Therapeutics Holdings Inc. | Enhancing Canadian Innovation in Biomanufacturing and R&D in mRNA MedicinesOther transfer payment | $49,900,000 |
| Oct 2023 | Manikheir Canada Inc. | Canadian Nitrile Gloves Manufacturing FacilityContribution | $49,900,000 |
| Mar 2023 | Vale Canada Limited | Other transfer payment | $37,050,650 |
| Jan 2023 | Eurofins CDMO Alphora Inc. | CDMO Biologics Development and Manufacturing operationOther transfer payment | $22,439,200 |
| Sep 2022 | Pharmascience inc. | Candiac Expansion ProjectOther transfer payment | $29,770,000 |
| Mar 2022 | ArcelorMittal Dofasco G.P. | Contribution | $450,000,000 |
| Nov 2021 | BioVectra Inc. | Canadian Vaccines and Biomanufacturing CenterOther transfer payment | $46,472,500 |
| Sep 2021 | Jubilant HollisterStier General Partnership | Other transfer payment | $23,800,000 |
| Jul 2021 | Algoma Steel Inc. | Algoma Steel EAF TransformationContribution | $200,000,000 |
| Dec 2020 | Meltech Innovation Canada Inc. | Meltech Meltblown Manufacturing and R&D InitiativeContribution | $28,990,000 |
| Jun 2020 | Precision NanoSystems ULC | Biomanufacturing Centre Project.Contribution | $3,522,703 |
| Apr 2020 | ATTAbotics Inc. | Other transfer payment | $34,000,000 |
| Apr 2020 | Variation Biotechnologies Inc. | VBI COVID-19 ProjectContribution | $55,976,000 |
| Oct 2017 | Maple Leaf Foods Inc. | Contribution | $20,000,000 |
| Sep 2017 | Pea Pro Nutrition Ltd. | Other transfer payment | $15,000,000 |