The winner database
| Program | Typical award | What winners got $500 ⸺ $10M, log scale | Awards on record | Repeat winners | Top sector | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada Summer Jobs Federal · FY2006–26 | $6K | $4K$6K$27K |
253,053 | 43% | — | |
| New Horizons for Seniors Program Federal · FY2008–26Between intakes | $24K | $16K$24K$25K |
24,273 | 27% | — | |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) Federal · FY2010–27 | $75K | $50K$75K$393K |
18,399 | 38% | Custom computer programming19% | |
| Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) Funding Federal · FY2006–26 | $75K | $48K$75K$500K |
17,872 | 41% | Religious, civic, professional org3% | |
| Canada-Alberta Productivity Grant AB · FY2023–25 | $2K | $732$2K$7K |
17,110 | 30% | — | |
| Business Development Program (BDP) - ACOA Federal · FY2006–26 | $64K | $40K$64K$477K |
12,568 | 40% | Accommodation2% | |
| CanExport SMEs Federal · FY2016–26Between intakes | $25K | $20K$25K$40K |
10,752 | 26% | Computer systems design services7% | |
| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED) Funding Federal · FY2006–26 | $201K | $100K$201K$1.2M |
10,003 | 20% | — | |
| Canada Periodical Fund — Aid to Publishers Federal · FY2018–25Between intakes | $29K | $12K$29K$150K |
8,250 | 63% | — | |
| Canada Arts Presentation Fund Federal · FY2016–26 | $20K | $8K$20K$100K |
7,985 | 72% | — | |
| Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage — Local Festivals Federal · FY2016–26 | $15K | $8K$15K$57K |
7,961 | 68% | — | |
| PrairiesCan (Prairies Economic Development Canada) Funding Federal · FY2007–26 | $60K | $40K$60K$855K |
7,731 | 5% | Municipal government3% | |
| PacifiCan (Pacific Economic Development Canada) Funding Federal · FY2007–26 | $60K | $40K$60K$610K |
7,059 | 3% | Other professional services2% | |
| Enabling Accessibility Fund Federal · FY2008–26Between intakes | $50K | $23K$50K$100K |
6,692 | 10% | — | |
| PrairiesCan Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSP) Federal · FY2017–26 | $58K | $40K$58K$672K |
6,315 | 3% | Other professional services2% | |
| REGI Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSP) — ACOA Federal · FY2018–26 | $92K | $50K$92K$660K |
4,535 | 33% | Food manufacturing7% | |
| Canada Book Fund — Publishing Support Federal · FY2017–26Between intakes | $41K | $19K$41K$214K |
4,221 | 72% | — | |
| CED Quebec — Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP) Federal · FY2011–25 | $200K | $100K$200K$957K |
4,174 | 15% | — | |
| CED Quebec — REGI Business Scale-up and Productivity Federal · FY2008–26 | $240K | $92K$240K$1.0M |
3,652 | 14% | — | |
| Museums Assistance Program — Access to Heritage Federal · FY2018–26Between intakes | $15K | $10K$15K$100K |
3,020 | 37% | — | |
| Invest Nova Scotia — Export Development Program NS · FY2021–23 | $3K | $2K$3K$13K |
2,330 | 38% | — | |
| Canada Cultural Spaces Fund (CCSF) Federal · FY2015–26 | $75K | $29K$75K$725K |
1,529 | 24% | — | |
| Wine Sector Support Program Federal · FY2022–25Between intakes | $23K | $9K$23K$158K |
1,520 | 55% | Beverage and tobacco mfg99% | |
| PrairiesCan Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD) Federal · FY2007–26 | $250K | $99K$250K$1.6M |
1,458 | 16% | Municipal government17% | |
| Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor) Funding Federal · FY2015–26Between intakes | $70K | $22K$70K$550K |
1,285 | 11% | — | |
| Canada Cultural Investment Fund — Endowment Incentives Federal · FY2015–25 | $43K | $8K$43K$500K |
1,173 | 50% | — | |
| IP Assist Program Federal · FY2021–26 | $16K | $10K$16K$25K |
939 | 12% | Custom computer programming18% | |
| CanNor IDEANorth (Inclusive Diversification and Economic Advancement in the North) Federal · FY2018–26Between intakes | $48K | $14K$48K$455K |
935 | 8% | — | |
| Youth Internships in Northern Ontario — FedNor Federal · FY2015–26 | $225K | $90K$225K$1.0M |
934 | 19% | Municipal government26% | |
| Atlantic Fisheries Fund Federal · FY2017–25 | $68K | $34K$68K$793K |
744 | 14% | — | |
| Post-Production, Visual Effects and Digital Animation Grant (PPG) AB · FY2023–25 | $3K | $1K$3K$14K |
738 | 64% | — | |
| Nova Scotia Digital Media Tax Credit (NSDMTC) NS · FY2015–26 | $29K | $11K$29K$295K |
733 | 61% | — | |
| CanExport Innovation Federal · FY2019–25Between intakes | $12K | $6K$12K$36K |
669 | 14% | Custom computer programming4% | |
| CanExport Community Investments Federal · FY2019–25Between intakes | $33K | $17K$33K$143K |
430 | 24% | — | |
| Union Training and Innovation Program Federal · FY2018–25 | $153K | $59K$153K$3.2M |
403 | 25% | — | |
| Energy Innovation Program Federal · FY2018–26 | $600K | $67K$600K$4.9M |
401 | 16% | — | |
| Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage — Legacy Fund Federal · FY2015–26Between intakes | $38K | $19K$38K$214K |
384 | 5% | — | |
| Innovation Partnership Program (IPP) Federal · FY2017–26Discontinued | $4K | $3K$4K$499K |
377 | 8% | R&D in natural sciences3% | |
| FedDev Ontario — Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSP) Federal · FY2014–25 | $1.8M | $1.0M$1.8M$4.2M |
339 | 1% | Computer systems design services8% | |
| CanExport Associations Federal · FY2019–25Between intakes | $83K | $42K$83K$174K |
333 | 34% | — | |
| Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) Federal · FY2019–26 | $338K | $35K$338K$1.6M |
322 | 22% | Professional, scientific, technical1% | |
| Alberta Project Script Development Grant AB · FY2023–25Between intakes | $15K | $15K$15K$25K |
319 | 41% | — | |
| Nova Scotia Productivity and Innovation Voucher Program (PIVP) NS · FY2018–22Between intakes | $15K | $15K$15K$25K |
298 | 25% | — | |
| Alberta Value-Added Program (SCAP) AB · FY2023–25 | $30K | $12K$30K$208K |
266 | 20% | — | |
| Nova Scotia Digital Animation Tax Credit (NSDATC) NS · FY2015–26 | $357K | $124K$357K$2.1M |
229 | 81% | — | |
| Indigenous Forestry Initiative Federal · FY2016–26 | $104K | $50K$104K$410K |
224 | 12% | — | |
| Indigenous Forestry Initiative — Capacity Grants Federal · FY2016–26 | $104K | $50K$104K$410K |
224 | 12% | — | |
| Creative Export Canada — Export Development Stream Federal · FY2023–25Between intakes | $54K | $37K$54K$85K |
223 | 6% | — | |
| Nova Scotia Creative Industries Fund NS · FY2023–24 | $14K | $9K$14K$30K |
213 | 33% | — | |
| CED Quebec — Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) Federal · FY2025–26 | $625K | $400K$625K$1.0M |
212 | 0% | — | |
| Atlantic Trade and Investment Growth Strategy (ATIGS) Federal · FY2017–26 | $105K | $56K$105K$273K |
208 | 59% | Religious, civic, professional org35% | |
| Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) Federal · FY2025–26 | $750K | $539K$750K$1.9M |
194 | 0% | Other fabricated metal products9% | |
| Fisheries and Aquaculture Clean Technology Adoption Program (FACTAP) Federal · FY2019–23Discontinued | $57K | $24K$57K$345K |
170 | 1% | — | |
| FedDev Ontario — Regional Tariff Response Initiative (Southern Ontario) Federal · FY2025–26 | $750K | $539K$750K$2.9M |
152 | 0% | Other fabricated metal products11% | |
| Supply Management Processing Investment Fund (SMPIF) Federal · FY2022–26 | $1.4M | $397K$1.4M$5.0M |
140 | 7% | Dairy product manufacturing59% | |
| Ocean Protection Plan (Grants and Contributions) Federal · FY2017–26Closed | $550K | $350K$550K$1.9M |
132 | 12% | — | |
| Innovative Solutions Canada Federal · FY2018–26 | $200K | $150K$200K$1.0M |
130 | 24% | Computer systems design services8% | |
| Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) Federal · FY2016–26Between intakes | $1.3M | $300K$1.3M$7.0M |
123 | 12% | — | |
| AgriScience Program — Projects Component Federal · FY2018–26 | $572K | $169K$572K$2.6M |
122 | 15% | Crop production23% | |
| IDEaS Defence Innovation Secure Hubs (DISH) Federal · FY2019–24Closed | $1.0M | $345K$1.0M$2.5M |
104 | 13% | — | |
| Invest Nova Scotia — Innovation Rebate Program (IRP) NS · FY2018–23 | $637K | $297K$637K$2.2M |
102 | 10% | — | |
| NRC IRAP Clean Technology Program Federal · FY2025–25 | $1.0M | $473K$1.0M$3.8M |
100 | 0% | Manufacturing5% | |
| Green Industrial Facilities and Manufacturing Program (GIFMP) — Industrial Facility Track Federal · FY2024–26Between intakes | $185K | $100K$185K$2.5M |
97 | 7% | — | |
| Nova Scotia Business ACCESS-Ability Grant NS · FY2023–24Between intakes | $22K | $11K$22K$50K |
90 | 5% | — | |
| Regional Defence Investment Initiative (RDII) — Multi-Region Federal · FY2025–26 | $1.3M | $549K$1.3M$6.9M |
80 | 0% | Search, detection and navigation instruments3% | |
| Invest Nova Scotia Accelerate NS · FY2018–22Closed | $40K | $25K$40K$50K |
78 | 13% | — | |
| Emerging Opportunities Program AB · FY2023–25 | $250K | $128K$250K$668K |
75 | 24% | — | |
| Creative Export Canada — Export-Ready Stream Federal · FY2023–25Between intakes | $215K | $155K$215K$596K |
71 | 9% | — | |
| Green Construction Through Wood (GCWood) Program Federal · FY2018–25Between intakes | $595K | $262K$595K$2.9M |
69 | 10% | — | |
| Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund (CMIF) Federal · FY2024–26Closed | $150K | $50K$150K$13M |
61 | 2% | — | |
| CanNor NIEOP — Entrepreneurship and Business Development Federal · FY2017–26 | $227K | $95K$227K$900K |
51 | 5% | — | |
| Aboriginal Business Investment Fund (ABIF) AB · FY2023–25Between intakes | $600K | $366K$600K$750K |
44 | 11% | — | |
| NRC IRAP–Germany ZIM Call 17 (Canada-Germany Collaborative Industrial R&D) Federal · FY2017–26Closed | $450K | $250K$450K$500K |
39 | 6% | Automatic environment control mfg15% | |
| AgriScience Program — Clusters Component Federal · FY2018–26Between intakes | $5.5M | $3.8M$5.5M$9.6M |
34 | 31% | Crop production26% | |
| CED RDII — Regional Defence Investment Initiative (Quebec) Federal · FY2025–26 | $1.1M | $500K$1.1M$4.5M |
33 | 0% | — | |
| Critical Minerals R&D and Demonstration Program Federal · FY2023–26 | — | — | 25 | 0% | — | |
| First and Last Mile Fund (FLMF) Federal · FY2025–26 | — | — | 23 | 5% | — | |
| Regional Development Corporation - Rural Economy Fund NB · FY2026–26 | — | — | 20 | 0% | — | |
| IDEaS Competitive Projects — Component 1 (Conceive & Design) Federal · FY2024–25 | — | — | 20 | 0% | — | |
| Alberta Investment and Growth Fund (IGF) AB · FY2023–25 | — | — | 11 | 11% | — |
Is this program winnable for a business like mine?
Whether a program is winnable for a business like yours shows in its own winner record. Pick a program, your ask and whether you have won it before.
Worked example: IRAP, asking $25K to $100K, never won it before.
Middle half $50K to $198K · typical $75K · top 10% from $393K · your ask $25K to $100K
What this means: your ask is in the range IRAP usually pays, and some winners return, so expect a few experienced applicants. Next: check who can apply to IRAP →
Find the programs you qualify for, then read their records here.
Second example: Canada Summer Jobs, asking under $25K
- Inside the middle half. Half of Canada Summer Jobs winners got $4K to $13K; the typical award is $6K.
- Many returning winners. 43% of winners came back in a later year.
- Money is spread out. 3% of all dollars went to the 10 largest recipients.
- Between intakes. Winners by province: Ontario 33%, Quebec 23%, British Columbia 10%. Plan for the next window.
Grant recipients, by year, program or city
Grant recipients in Canada are public: the federal government publishes who received each grant and contribution, and Alberta, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia publish their own payment records. As of October 24, 2026, this page holds those records for every program in the table above, so you can look up recipients by program or by city here. For one year's recipients, use the official lists under By year: the federal search sorts by start date, and Alberta publishes one file per fiscal year.
By year
Yes, 2021 grant recipients are public. 55 programs here have a record span that covers 2021 (the FY range under each name). For federal programs, the year is the calendar year the agreement started; provincial rows keep the province's fiscal year (Alberta's runs April 1 to March 31). The official lists:
- Federal: the Grants and Contributions search, sortable by start date, with the full dataset.
- Alberta: Grant payments disclosure, one file per fiscal year.
- New Brunswick: Supplier and Grant Payments by Department.
- Nova Scotia: program datasets on data.novascotia.ca.
By program
To see who won a program, open its row in the table. The drawer names its largest winners with their amounts. Three common starting points:
- R&D and techIRAP winners
- Selling abroadCanExport SMEs winners
- Summer hiringCanada Summer Jobs winners
Who can apply: IRAP · CanExport SMEs · Canada Summer Jobs. Running a greenhouse or a construction firm? Greenhouse funding in Canada and construction grants in Canada list the programs for your industry.
By city
Who got funding in your city has its own page. Each city page lists named local companies that received government business funding and the programs that paid them.
- OntarioToronto
- OntarioOttawa
- QuebecMontreal
- British ColumbiaVancouver
- AlbertaCalgary
- Nova ScotiaHalifax
Your city not here? Look up any company or city in Did they get funded →
How to read a winner list like a funder
A winner list is the public record of who a program paid and how much. Read it the way a funder would: in data as of July 2026, the typical award, the spread, the count and the repeat share tell you what size of ask a program is used to and who you will be up against. IRAP's 18,399 awards, by size:
- 1 in 4 under $50K
- Half $50K to $198K
- 15% $198K to $393K
- 1 in 10 $393K and up
What each column tells you
| Column | What it tells you | What to do with it |
|---|---|---|
| Typical award | The middle award, not the cap | Plan your ask near it. An ask far above it needs a project that plainly costs more. |
| What winners got | Where most awards fall, and how far the top runs | If your number sits past the tick, check the funder's own cap before you write. |
| Awards on record | How much history the figures rest on | Under about 100 awards, treat every figure as a sketch, not a pattern. |
| Repeat winners | The share who won in more than one year | High: show what is new in your project. Low: newcomers are normal here. |
| Status tag | Whether the program takes applications, as of the data | Between intakes: prepare now for the next window. Closed or discontinued: read the record as history. |
Where newcomers win, and where the same names come back
Repeat winners are businesses and organizations that won the same program in more than one year. In data as of July 2026, across the 23 programs with at least 1,000 awards and five years of record, the repeat share runs from 3% at PacifiCan to 72% at the Canada Arts Presentation Fund and the Canada Book Fund.
Fewest repeat winners
Most repeat winners
Why only 23 programs
The low end is regional development agencies, where most winners appear once. The high end is cultural programs whose presenters, publishers and festivals return year after year, with the business programs above in between.
Why only 23: a program that has run for 20 years gives its winners 20 chances to come back, so a young program looks newcomer-friendly just by age.
What this record can and cannot tell you
This winner record tells you who a program funded, how much and when, in data as of July 2026. It cannot tell you who was turned down, so a program's place in the table says nothing about your own chances.
| It shows | It cannot show |
|---|---|
| Who was awarded, by name, city and year | Who applied and was turned down |
| The size of each award | An approval rate, or your odds |
| Federal grants and contributions, plus Alberta, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia disclosures | Other provinces' own programs |
| Two Nova Scotia media tax credits the province publishes | SR&ED and other tax credits claimed on a return |
| Awards disclosed up to July 2026 | Awards not yet disclosed |
How an award reaches this table
- Agreement signedFederal amounts here are the value of the signed agreement, which can differ from what is finally paid. Alberta's are payments.
- Department disclosesThe award enters the public record.
- It appears hereThis page's data runs to July 2026, so the newest months are thin.
Questions about Canadian grant recipients
Are grant recipient lists public in Canada?
Yes. The Government of Canada publishes recipients of federal grants and contributions in its Grants and Contributions search, and Alberta, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia publish their own records. This page brings those records together by program, with the typical award, the spread and the repeat share.
Can I see the full list of winners?
Each program's row in the table opens a drawer that names its largest winners and their amounts. For every single recipient, use the official federal search or the provincial disclosures linked above. City pages list named local winners.
Does winning once make it easier to win again?
The record cannot say. It shows that 3% of PacifiCan winners and 72% of Canada Arts Presentation Fund winners won in more than one year, but it does not show who applied again and lost, so it gives no odds either way.
How current is this data?
As of October 24, 2026, the data runs to July 2026, the newest month with enough federal agreements to count. An award appears only after its department discloses it, so the last few months are thinner than older years.