Not-for-profit organizations and charities · Markham, Ontario
VentureLab Innovation Centre
- Total value
- $37.6M
- Agreements
- 27
- Programs
- 7
- First and latest
- 2016–2026
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. Agreements under programs that mostly fund individuals are not listed under any name.
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Applying for the same funding? NRC IRAP Financial Assistance (apply through the funder’s page; no deadline stated); Canada Summer Jobs Program (apply through the funder’s page; no deadline stated). Deadlines, who can apply and who else got it.
By program
| Program | Department | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 2 | $15.2M |
| Regional Innovation Ecosystem | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 2 | $14.7M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations | National Research Council Canada | 9 | $3.6M |
| WES Ecosystem Fund (Regional) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $1.7M |
| WES Regional Top-Up | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $370K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $200K |
| Youth - Canada Summer Jobs | Employment and Social Development Canada | 7 | $193K |
Plus 4 agreements ($1.5M) where the department did not name a program.
By year
Funding by the year agreements started.
* 2026 so far: agreements starting by Oct 2026. Departments publish each quarter after it ends, so the latest months fill in later.
Show the numbers
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | $861K |
| 2017 | 2 | $652K |
| 2018 | 2 | $427K |
| 2019 | 6 | $27.4M |
| 2020 | 4 | $696K |
| 2021 | 2 | $541K |
| 2022 | 2 | $794K |
| 2023 | 2 | $520K |
| 2024 | 3 | $5M |
| 2025 | 1 | $500K |
| 2026* | 1 | $200K |
Agreements
Newest first.
| Start | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Expansion of the ventureLAB Investment Readiness Program - National and International Approach and Hardware Investment Readiness InitiativeContribution | $199,500 |
| Apr 2025 | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to OrganizationsNational Research Council Canada | Capstone support for SME's in order to raise venture fundingContribution | $500,000 |
| Apr 2024 | Youth - Canada Summer JobsEmployment and Social Development Canada | CSJ 2024 - Venturelab Innovation Centre - (Markham-Thornhill) (OP)Contribution | $10,706 |
| Apr 2024 | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to OrganizationsNational Research Council Canada | Capstone support for SME's in order to raise venture fundingContribution | $500,000 |
| Jan 2024 | Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Contribution | $4,500,000 |
| Apr 2023 | Youth - Canada Summer JobsEmployment and Social Development Canada | CSJ 2023 - Venturelab Innovation Centre (Markham-Thornhill)Contribution | $20,048 |
| Apr 2023 | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to OrganizationsNational Research Council Canada | Continued Expansion of the ventureLAB capital investment Program-National and International Approach and investment DEI initiativeContribution | $500,000 |
| Apr 2022 | Youth - Canada Summer JobsEmployment and Social Development Canada | CSJ 2022 - Venturelab Innovation Centre (Markham–Thornhill)Contribution | $43,560 |
| Apr 2022 | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to OrganizationsNational Research Council Canada | Continued Expansion of the ventureLAB Capital Investment Program - National and International Approach and Investment DEI InitiativeContribution | $750,000 |
| Apr 2021 | Youth - Canada Summer JobsEmployment and Social Development Canada | CSJ 2021 - Venturelab Innovation Centre (Markham--Thornhill)Contribution | $40,580 |
| Apr 2021 | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to OrganizationsNational Research Council Canada | Capital Investment Program - National and International ApproachContribution | $500,000 |
| Aug 2020 | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to OrganizationsNational Research Council Canada | Pilot-Canadian IP Retention Program - Increasing value of startups to enable Canadian M&AContribution | $0 |
| Jun 2020 | WES Regional Top-UpFederal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Contribution | $370,000 |
| May 2020 | Youth - Canada Summer JobsEmployment and Social Development Canada | CSJ 2020 - Venturelab Innovation Centre (Markham-Thornhill)Contribution | $26,580 |
| May 2020 | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to OrganizationsNational Research Council Canada | Continued Expansion of the ventureLAB Capital Investment ProgramContribution | $299,870 |
| Jul 2019 | WES Ecosystem Fund (Regional)Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Contribution | $1,716,835 |
| Jun 2019 | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to OrganizationsNational Research Council Canada | Expansion of the ventureLAB Capital Investment ProgramContribution | $150,000 |
| May 2019 | Youth - Canada Summer JobsEmployment and Social Development Canada | Other transfer payment | $24,915 |
| Feb 2019 | Regional Innovation EcosystemFederal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Contribution | $5,000,000 |
| Feb 2019 | Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Contribution | $10,735,000 |
| Feb 2019 | Regional Innovation EcosystemFederal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Contribution | $9,735,000 |
| May 2018 | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to OrganizationsNational Research Council Canada | Velocity of CapitalContribution | $400,000 |
| Apr 2018 | Youth - Canada Summer JobsEmployment and Social Development Canada | CSJ2018-ventureLAB (Markham--Thornhill)Contribution | $26,577 |
| May 2017 | Program not namedNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $376,000 |
| May 2017 | Program not namedNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $276,000 |
| Apr 2016 | Program not namedNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $468,124 |
| Apr 2016 | Program not namedNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $393,000 |