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Federal riding · Ontario

Federal grants in Thunder Bay—Rainy River

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: Thunder Bay—Rainy River on MyMP.ca.

Total value
$434M
Agreements
714
To named organizations
678
$417M
To individuals or unnamed
36
$16.8M; 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.

ProgramAgreementsTotal
(FNIPP) First Nations and Inuit Policing Program1$129M
Universal Broadband Fund3$65.8M
Northern Ontario Development Program - 201184$38.4M
FedNor148$36.8M
Northern Ontario Development Program35$23.3M
Indigenous Justice Program14$18.6M
Broadband Contributions Program3$14.9M
National Trade Corridors Fund3$14.2M
Regional Economic Growth through Innovation (REGI)22$13.4M
Airports Capital Assistance Program5$13.2M
Regional Tariff Response Initiative9$6.1M
Women Entrepreneurship Strategy Ecosystem Fund1$4.6M
Regional Air Transportation Initiative1$4.5M
Federal Economic Development Department for Ontario21$4.3M
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario13$4.1M
(BSCF) Building Safer Communities Fund2$4M
Ontario Community Futures Program3$4M
Victims Fund9$3.9M
Regional Economic Growth through Innovation Program9$2.9M
Opportunities Fund - Project2$2.8M
(CPAF) Crime Prevention Action Fund1$2.4M
Youth Employment and Skills Strategy3$2.3M
WES Ecosystem Fund - Regional1$2.1M
Youth - Canada Summer Jobs212$1.9M
Contributions to Support the Recovery of Canada's Airport System / Airport Relief Fund1$1.7M

Top recipients

Organizations with the most funding.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Nishnawbe-Aski Police Services Boar1$129M
Grand Council Treaty #3 Representative Services1$37.7M
Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre Inc.8$30.8M
Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund27$28.9M
Thunder Bay International Airports Authority Inc.11$27.4M
Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services Corporation15$22.1M
PARO Centre for Women's Enterprise7$15.3M
Thunder Bay Port Authority3$14.2M
The Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay30$10.7M
Atikokan Economic Development Corporation29$7.5M
Rainy River Future Development Corporation17$5.6M
Confederation College of Applied Arts &Technology8$5M
Activation Laboratories Ltd3$3.8M
Thunder Bay Art Gallery1$3.5M
The Thunder Bay National Exhibition Centre for Indian Art1$3.5M
Independent Living Resource Centre Thunder Bay3$3.5M
Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission10$3.5M
The Corporation of the Town of Fort Frances17$3.3M
Ontario Native Women's Association12$3.1M
Fort William First Nation4$3.1M
2727712 Ontario Inc2$2.8M
Rainy River Cattlemen's Association5$2.2M
Blacksheep Mountain Bike Club4$1.6M
City of Thunder Bay3$1.6M
Anishinaabeg Of Naongashiing First Nation3$1.6M

Plus 36 agreements ($16.8M) 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.

Industry groupAgreementsTotal
Other local, municipal and regional public administration140$35.9M
Indigenous public administration54$31.8M
Traveller accommodation11$1.9M
Business, professional, labour and other membership organizations10$3.6M
Social advocacy organizations10$664K
Other amusement and recreation industries9$853K
Management, scientific and technical consulting services9$5.8M
Recreational vehicle (RV) parks and recreational camps8$793K
Support activities for air transportation8$14.4M
Other federal government public administration7$3.8M

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

YearAgreementsTotal
200623$2M
200729$4M
200822$5.4M
200942$12M
201029$19.3M
201113$3.3M
201220$6.7M
201312$7.6M
20145$445K
20173$5.6M
201812$31.6M
201922$11.3M
202037$17.4M
202145$72.8M
2022154$47.9M
202345$22.5M
202445$14.4M
2025132$141M
202624$8.5M

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Indigenous recipients72$190M
Not-for-profit organizations and charities290$146M
For-profit organizations213$53.1M
Government113$22.5M
Not stated by the department17$17.1M
Academia7$4.4M
Other organizations1$300K
Individuals and sole proprietorships1$39K

Latest agreements

StartRecipientProgramValue
Aug 2026Thunder Bay Community Economic Development CommissionNorthern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$30,000
Aug 2026Canadian Lighthouses of Lake SuperiorNorthern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$46,100
Jul 2026Northern Nishnawbe Education CouncilNorthern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$100,000
Jul 2026Confederation College of Applied Arts &TechnologyRegional Defence Investment InitiativeFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$900,000
Jun 2026Corporation of the Township of Red RockGeneral Class Grants and Contributions ProgramParks Canada$5,000
May 2026Canadian Lighthouses of Lake SuperiorGeneral Class Grants and Contributions ProgramParks Canada$20,000
May 20261001335000 Ontario Inc.Northern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$540,000
Apr 2026Windigo Ventures General Partner Ltd.Northern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$53,200
Apr 2026MobilEx Terminal LtdRegional Tariff Response InitiativeFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$1,000,000
Apr 2026Turn-Key Construction Inc.CanExportNational Research Council Canada$30,000
Apr 2026Nishnawbe Aski Development FundCommunity Futures ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$960,000
Apr 2026Emo Feed Service Ltd.Regional Tariff Response InitiativeFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$365,000
Apr 2026The Corporation of the Town of Fort FrancesNorthern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$35,625
Mar 2026Regional Food Distribution Association of Northwestern OntarioNew Horizons for Seniors ProgramEmployment and Social Development Canada$22,140
Mar 2026Norwest Community Health CentresNew Horizons for Seniors ProgramEmployment and Social Development Canada$13,198
Mar 2026Nishnawbe Aski Nation Corporate ServicesIndigenous Justice ProgramDepartment of Justice Canada$125,000
Mar 2026Thunder Bay Hydraulics Inc.Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada$75,000
Mar 2026BioPower Sustainable Energy CorpRegional Tariff Response InitiativeFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$600,000
Feb 2026Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre Inc.Regional Artificial Intelligence InitiativeFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$456,000
Feb 2026Confederation College of Applied Arts &TechnologyCAS Investments in Training Equipment – GrantEmployment and Social Development Canada$83,875
Jan 2026Fort William First Nation(CPAF) Crime Prevention Action FundPublic Safety Canada$2,430,623
Jan 2026Thunder Bay Community Economic Development CommissionNorthern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$50,000
Dec 2025New Vedic Cultural Centre(CCSP) Canada Community Security ProgramPublic Safety Canada$65,543
Dec 2025Rainy River Grain Company Ltd.Regional Tariff Response InitiativeFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$917,250
Dec 2025Maawandoon IncRegional Defence Investment InitiativeFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario$482,800