Federal riding · Ontario
Federal grants in Guelph
Only agreements where the department recorded the recipient’s riding: about one in five across the data, so these figures understate what reached this riding. Who represents it: Guelph on MyMP.ca.
- Total value
- $1.1B
- Agreements
- 931
- To named organizations
- 871
- $1.1B
- To individuals or unnamed
- 60
- $11.9M; never named here
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.
Programs
The programs that put the most money here.
| Program | Department | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Economic Development Department for Ontario | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 28 | $584M |
| SIF Stream 2 - Growth | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $169M |
| Automotive Innovation Fund | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 2 | $96.5M |
| SIF Stream3- Attraction | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $49M |
| SIF Stream4- Demonstration | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $38.6M |
| Jobs and Growth Fund (JGF) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 4 | $24.9M |
| Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 3 | $13.9M |
| Jobs and Growth Fund | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 2 | $11.9M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms | National Research Council Canada | 73 | $9.6M |
| Enabling Technologies | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $9M |
| Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $8.6M |
| Regional Innovation Ecosystem | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $6.3M |
| Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $5.5M |
| CED & Diversification | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $5M |
| Youth - Canada Summer Jobs | Employment and Social Development Canada | 281 | $4.8M |
| Incentives for Zero-emission vehicles program | Transport Canada | 142 | $4.7M |
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 15 | $4.7M |
| Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSUP) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 2 | $4.1M |
| Canada Community Revitalization Fund (CCRF) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 6 | $3M |
| Steel and Aluminum Initiative | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 6 | $2.8M |
| Business Scale-Up | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $2.5M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations | National Research Council Canada | 10 | $2.5M |
| Innovative Solutions Canada | National Research Council Canada | 2 | $2.3M |
| Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives | National Research Council Canada | 8 | $2M |
| WES Ecosystem Fund (Regional) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $1.9M |
Top recipients
Organizations with the most funding.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ministry Of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs | 3 | $565M |
| Linamar Corporation | 5 | $324M |
| Canadian Food Innovation Network | 1 | $38.6M |
| Innovation Guelph Resource Centre | 15 | $34.3M |
| Bioenterprise Canada Corporation | 5 | $13.4M |
| The Corporation of the City of Guelph | 21 | $12.3M |
| GMA Cover, ULC | 1 | $8.6M |
| University of Guelph | 36 | $6.9M |
| Bioenterprise Corporation | 3 | $6.7M |
| Hitachi Construction Truck Manufacturing Ltd. | 1 | $6.6M |
| Boundless Accelerator | 4 | $6.2M |
| City of Guelph | 3 | $5.5M |
| Canadian Food Innovation Network Inc | 1 | $2.8M |
| A Friendlier Company Inc. | 9 | $2.4M |
| Kortright Presbyterian Church | 4 | $1.7M |
| Onside Athletics | 34 | $1.5M |
| 10 Carden Shared Space | 5 | $1.5M |
| Barry Cullen Chevrolet Cadillac Ltd. | 26 | $1.4M |
| The Board of Management for the Downtown Guelph Business Association | 3 | $1.4M |
| Gh Motors | 24 | $1.4M |
| Second Chance Employment Counselling (Wellington) Inc. | 3 | $1.2M |
| TC Industries of Canada Company | 2 | $1.1M |
| Luminor Environmental Inc. | 4 | $1M |
| Well.ca, Inc. | 1 | $975K |
| Cooke & Denison Limited | 2 | $969K |
Plus 60 agreements ($11.9M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
Industries
Where the department recorded an industry code (NAICS); most agreements have none.
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 5 | $9.2M |
| 2007 | 9 | $378K |
| 2008 | 2 | $45.9M |
| 2009 | 25 | $16M |
| 2010 | 15 | $570M |
| 2011 | 3 | $3.5M |
| 2012 | 1 | $6.6M |
| 2013 | 2 | $1.3M |
| 2014 | 1 | $50.7M |
| 2017 | 6 | $49.7M |
| 2018 | 17 | $1.8M |
| 2019 | 47 | $16.2M |
| 2020 | 79 | $8.1M |
| 2021 | 52 | $94.6M |
| 2022 | 216 | $10.5M |
| 2023 | 114 | $11.3M |
| 2024 | 145 | $183M |
| 2025 | 168 | $7.5M |
| 2026 | 24 | $1.8M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Other organizations | 3 | $565M |
| For-profit organizations | 591 | $390M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 269 | $107M |
| Government | 30 | $18.6M |
| Indigenous recipients | 5 | $3.6M |
| Academia | 28 | $3.2M |
| Not stated by the department | 3 | $470K |
| Individuals and sole proprietorships | 2 | $109K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | Value Connect Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YEP Software DeveloperContribution | $30,000 |
| May 2026 | Green Menu Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Fill it Forward - User Engagement Platform 2.0Contribution | $211,100 |
| Apr 2026 | Pollinate Networks Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Marketing and Market Research CoordinatorContribution | $30,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Innovative Thermal Solutions Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $35,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Pfaff Subaru | Incentives for Zero-emission vehicles programTransport Canada | Agreement for the reimbursement of incentive(s) provided under the iZEV ProgramGrant | $23,750 |
| Apr 2026 | Guelph Toyota | Incentives for Zero-emission vehicles programTransport Canada | Agreement for the reimbursement of incentive(s) provided under the iZEV ProgramGrant | $180,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Gh Motors | Incentives for Zero-emission vehicles programTransport Canada | Agreement for the reimbursement of incentive(s) provided under the iZEV ProgramGrant | $5,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Barry Cullen Chevrolet Cadillac Ltd. | Incentives for Zero-emission vehicles programTransport Canada | Agreement for the reimbursement of incentive(s) provided under the iZEV ProgramGrant | $25,000 |
| Apr 2026 | University of Guelph | Northern Scientific Training ProgramPolar Knowledge Canada | Northern Scientific Training ProgramGrant | $24,818 |
| Apr 2026 | Guelph Twines Ltd | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $32,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Farm Health Guardian Ltd | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Protocol Tap: Closing the Biosecurity Gap to Prevent High-Cost Disease OutbreaksContribution | $160,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Boundless Accelerator | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Rhyze Up! National Accelerator ProjectContribution | $329,000 |
| Apr 2026 | A Friendlier Company Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $30,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Pickleball Guelph Association | New Horizons for Seniors ProgramEmployment and Social Development Canada | Seniors Pickleball AcademyGrant | $23,700 |
| Mar 2026 | Guelph Tool Library | New Horizons for Seniors ProgramEmployment and Social Development Canada | Grow & Nourish: Empowering Seniors through Gardening, Nutrition, and CommunityGrant | $24,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Guelph Community Health Centre | New Horizons for Seniors ProgramEmployment and Social Development Canada | Social Prescribing for Community ImpactGrant | $23,950 |
| Mar 2026 | The Governing Council of The Salvation Army in Canada | New Horizons for Seniors ProgramEmployment and Social Development Canada | Legacy LoungeGrant | $10,850 |
| Mar 2026 | Church Of The Apostles (St. James And St. Matthias) | New Horizons for Seniors ProgramEmployment and Social Development Canada | Embracing the Journey: A 6 Week Program for Reflections on Aging, Mortality and Leaving a LegacyGrant | $24,500 |
| Mar 2026 | University of Guelph | Grants and Contributions for the Advancement of Northern Science and TechnologyPolar Knowledge Canada | Arctic Water Solutions: Harnessing Native Northern Plants for Nature-Based Wastewater Treatment in Canada’s ArcticContribution | $200,002 |
| Mar 2026 | University of Guelph | Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D InitiativesNational Research Council Canada | Novel Quantum Error Correction Frameworks and Non-Additive CodesGrant | $253,000 |
| Dec 2025 | Halion Displays Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Germany ZIM 15 - Halion Switchable Film - Development of a Color-Changing Film for Architectural Glass Surfaces Based on Electrochromic NanoparticlesContribution | $467,000 |
| Nov 2025 | A Friendlier Company Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Clean TechnologyNational Research Council Canada | Modular Systems for Scaling Reusable PackagingContribution | $1,229,712 |
| Oct 2025 | Comoldco Corporation | Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Contribution | $900,000 |
| Sep 2025 | eQcell Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YOUTH- Optimization of stem cell and microcarrier bead separation and cell concentrationContribution | $30,000 |
| Sep 2025 | eQcell Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YOUTH- Optimization of stem cell freezing protocolContribution | $30,000 |