Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency: grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · all departments

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency: grants and contributions: 25,523 agreements; $6.6B value; 8,611 recipients; 98 programs.

Assay record ASY-CA-122NVL61SU · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency: grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/atlantic-canada-opportunities-agency/

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25,523agreements
$6.6Bvalue
8,611recipients
98programs

Years

2026478agreements$213Mvalue1departments
20251,093agreements$368Mvalue1departments
20241,114agreements$398Mvalue1departments
20231,038agreements$396Mvalue1departments
20222,016agreements$393Mvalue1departments
20211,272agreements$342Mvalue1departments
20201,647agreements$535Mvalue1departments
20191,133agreements$271Mvalue1departments
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20181,203agreements$309Mvalue1departments
20171,260agreements$368Mvalue1departments
20161,443agreements$258Mvalue1departments
20151,186agreements$237Mvalue1departments
20141,257agreements$279Mvalue1departments
20131,212agreements$226Mvalue1departments
20121,241agreements$243Mvalue1departments
20111,162agreements$307Mvalue1departments
20101,195agreements$239Mvalue1departments
20091,369agreements$353Mvalue1departments
20081,089agreements$271Mvalue1departments
20071,067agreements$225Mvalue1departments
20061,048agreements$321Mvalue1departments

Programs

Business Development Program8,631agreements$1.8Bvalue3,964recipients
REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity2,156agreements$808Mvalue1,530recipients
ICF - Strategic Community Capacity2,047agreements$692Mvalue1,127recipients
Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) - II263agreements$636Mvalue150recipients
REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem1,502agreements$564Mvalue575recipients
Community Futures487agreements$286Mvalue59recipients
BDP - Productivity and Business Skills2,666agreements$110Mvalue1,828recipients
REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)123agreements$103Mvalue97recipients
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Community Futures - RRRF1agreements$95.0Mvalue1recipients
REGI - Business Scale-Up and Productivity (BSP)131agreements$88.3Mvalue123recipients
ICF - Pro-active Investments119agreements$82.4Mvalue97recipients
BDP - Hurricane Fiona Recovery Fund (HFRF)110agreements$76.3Mvalue101recipients
ICF - Community Adjustment Fund (CAF)165agreements$70.6Mvalue159recipients
REGI-BSP-Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)125agreements$64.2Mvalue121recipients
Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation Portfolio188agreements$57.5Mvalue143recipients
REGI - Business Scale-Up and Prod (Jobs and Growth)120agreements$51.4Mvalue116recipients
REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity (CSSF)134agreements$46.6Mvalue97recipients
Industrial Diversification Program (IDP)3agreements$43.7Mvalue2recipients
REGI - Productivity and Business Skills946agreements$43.0Mvalue740recipients
BDP - IBD - Trade Education & Skills Development370agreements$41.4Mvalue112recipients
BDP - Dev and Enhancement of Tourism Exper (TRF)373agreements$40.9Mvalue370recipients
REGI - Regional Air Transportation (RATI)13agreements$40.0Mvalue13recipients
REGI - Strategic Growth Initiative (SGI)757agreements$35.6Mvalue602recipients
Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program637agreements$34.4Mvalue588recipients
Recreational Infrastructure Canada235agreements$33.9Mvalue199recipients

Largest recipients

Atlantic Association of Community Business Development Corporations101agreements$146Mvalue1departments
  • Community Futures - RRRF
  • Community Futures
  • Business Development Program
  • ATIGA - Long-term Market Engagement Activities
  • ATIGA -International Market Engagement
  • ATIGA - Competitive Intelligence and Market Analysis

All grants to Atlantic Association of Community Business Development Corporations

Memorial University of Newfoundland276agreements$141Mvalue1departments
  • Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) - II
  • Business Development Program
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem
  • ICF - Strategic Community Capacity
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystems (Jobs and Growth)
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)

All grants to Memorial University of Newfoundland

Halifax International Security Forum11agreements$71.1Mvalue1departments
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
  • Business Development Program
  • REGI - Business Scale-Up and Productivity (BSP)
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem

All grants to Halifax International Security Forum

Tourism Industry Association of Prince Edward Island59agreements$69.5Mvalue1departments
  • BDP - Tourism
  • Business Development Program
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RMSI)
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem (CEF Regional)

All grants to Tourism Industry Association of Prince Edward Island

Springboard Atlantic Inc.15agreements$67.6Mvalue1departments
  • Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) - II
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem
  • Business Development Program
  • Atlantic Policy Research Initiative

All grants to Springboard Atlantic Inc.

University of New Brunswick87agreements$62.4Mvalue1departments
  • Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) - II
  • Business Development Program
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem
  • ICF - Strategic Community Capacity
  • BDP - YEDI - Aspiring Entrepreneurs
  • BDP - IBD - Trade Education & Skills Development

All grants to University of New Brunswick

Institute for Ocean Research Enterprise15agreements$51.8Mvalue1departments
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem (ARRI)
  • Business Development Program

All grants to Institute for Ocean Research Enterprise

The University of New Brunswick56agreements$46.2Mvalue1departments
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem
  • Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) - II
  • REGI - Business Scale-Up and Productivity (ARRI)
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)
  • REGI - RIE - Reg Homebuilding Innovation Initiative (RHII)
  • REGI - Business Scale-Up and Prod (Jobs and Growth)

All grants to The University of New Brunswick

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Atlantic Wallboard Limited Partnership3agreements$42.4Mvalue1departments
  • Industrial Diversification Program (IDP)
  • Business Development Program

All grants to Atlantic Wallboard Limited Partnership

LearnSphere Canada Inc.65agreements$41.6Mvalue1departments
  • Business Development Program
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem
  • BDP - IBD - Trade Education & Skills Development
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)
  • Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) - II

All grants to LearnSphere Canada Inc.

University of Prince Edward Island101agreements$40.9Mvalue1departments
  • Business Development Program
  • Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) - II
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)
  • Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program
  • ICF - Building or improving community infrastructure (CCRF)

All grants to University of Prince Edward Island

Charlottetown Area Development Corporation28agreements$39.1Mvalue1departments
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem
  • ICF - Pro-active Investments
  • Business Development Program
  • ICF - Strategic Community Capacity
  • Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program
  • ICF - Building or improving community infrastructure (CCRF)

All grants to Charlottetown Area Development Corporation

Dalhousie University56agreements$37.6Mvalue1departments
  • Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) - II
  • Business Development Program
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)
  • Atlantic Policy Research Initiative
  • ICF - Strategic Community Capacity

All grants to Dalhousie University

Cooke Aquaculture Inc.22agreements$34.8Mvalue1departments
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
  • Business Development Program
  • Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) - II
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity (CSSF)
  • REGI-BSP-Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)
  • REGI - Productivity and Business Skills

All grants to Cooke Aquaculture Inc.

New Brunswick Association of CBDCs / L'Association des CBDC du Nouveau-Brunswick21agreements$33.3Mvalue1departments
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)
  • Business Development Program
  • Community Futures
  • BDP - WBI - Business Counselling and Community Outreach

All grants to New Brunswick Association of CBDCs / L'Association des CBDC du Nouveau-Brunswick

Regional Development Corporation7agreements$31.6Mvalue1departments
Nova Scotia Association of Community Business Development Corporations72agreements$23.5Mvalue1departments
  • Community Futures
  • ICF - Strategic Community Capacity
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem
  • BDP - YEDI - Aspiring Entrepreneurs
  • ATIGA - Firm-centric Activities
  • Innovative Communities Fund (ICF)

All grants to Nova Scotia Association of Community Business Development Corporations

Prince Edward Island BioAlliance Inc.74agreements$22.9Mvalue1departments
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem
  • Business Development Program
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
  • ATIGA - Firm-centric Activities
  • ATIGA - Competitive Intelligence and Market Analysis
  • ATIGA - Short-term Market Engagement Activities

All grants to Prince Edward Island BioAlliance Inc.

Fundy Trail Development Authority Inc.10agreements$21.2Mvalue1departments
  • ICF - Strategic Community Capacity
  • Business Development Program
  • ICF - Pro-active Investments
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem
  • ICF - Community Adjustment Fund (CAF)

All grants to Fundy Trail Development Authority Inc.

Sydney Ports Corporation Inc.12agreements$21.2Mvalue1departments
  • Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation Portfolio
  • Business Development Program
  • ICF - Strategic Community Capacity

All grants to Sydney Ports Corporation Inc.

Mount Saint Vincent University - Centre for Women in Business51agreements$20.2Mvalue1departments
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem
  • Business Development Program
  • BDP - WBI - Business Counselling and Community Outreach
  • REGI - WES Ecosystem Fund (Regional)
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)
  • BDP - WBI - Business Management Skills Development

All grants to Mount Saint Vincent University - Centre for Women in Business

CEED Centre for Entrepreneurship Education & Development Incorporated50agreements$20.0Mvalue1departments
  • Business Development Program
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
  • BDP - YEDI - Existing Entrepreneurs
  • BDP - YEDI - Aspiring Entrepreneurs
  • AIP - YEDI - Community Entrepreneurship

All grants to CEED Centre for Entrepreneurship Education & Development Incorporated

Université de Moncton25agreements$19.8Mvalue1departments
  • Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) - II
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem
  • REGI-BSP Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (RAII)
  • REGI - Business Scale-Up and Productivity (ARRI)
  • BDP - YEDI - Aspiring Entrepreneurs
  • Business Development Program

All grants to Université de Moncton

Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Community Business Development Corporat51agreements$19.7Mvalue1departments
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem
  • Community Futures
  • BDP - YEDI - Aspiring Entrepreneurs
  • ICF - Strategic Community Capacity
  • Business Development Program
  • BDP - IBD - Trade Education & Skills Development

All grants to Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Community Business Development Corporat

Institut atlantique de recherche sur le cancer inc. / Atlantic Cancer Research I8agreements$19.6Mvalue1departments
  • Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) - II
  • Business Development Program
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem

All grants to Institut atlantique de recherche sur le cancer inc. / Atlantic Cancer Research I

Cape Breton Regional Municipality58agreements$19.4Mvalue1departments
  • ICF - Strategic Community Capacity
  • ICF - CCTI - Infrastructure Fund
  • BDP - Hurricane Fiona Recovery Fund (HFRF)
  • Business Development Program
  • Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation Portfolio
  • ICF - Community Adjustment Fund (CAF)

All grants to Cape Breton Regional Municipality

University of Prince Edward Island - Atlantic Veterinary College18agreements$18.6Mvalue1departments
  • Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) - II
  • Business Development Program
  • ICF - Community Adjustment Fund (CAF)

All grants to University of Prince Edward Island - Atlantic Veterinary College

Holland College67agreements$18.5Mvalue1departments
  • Business Development Program
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem
  • ICF - Community Adjustment Fund (CAF)
  • ICF - Strategic Community Capacity
  • Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program
  • BDP - Hurricane Fiona Recovery Fund (HFRF)

All grants to Holland College

Cape Breton University43agreements$16.4Mvalue1departments
  • Business Development Program
  • ICF - Strategic Community Capacity
  • ICF - CCTI - Infrastructure Fund
  • REGI - Canadian Coal Transition Initiative (CCTI)
  • Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) - II
  • BDP - YEDI - Community Entrepreneurship

All grants to Cape Breton University

Black Business Initiative Society16agreements$16.3Mvalue1departments
  • REGI - Black Entrepreneurship Program
  • ICF - Strategic Community Capacity
  • Business Development Program
  • REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystem

All grants to Black Business Initiative Society

55 agreements worth $20.1M went to individuals, who are not named.

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value.Years are the agreement start year.Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.