Canadian Space Agency: grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · all departments

Canadian Space Agency: grants and contributions: 1,611 agreements; $1.5B value; 392 recipients; 7 programs.

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1,611agreements
$1.5Bvalue
392recipients
7programs

Years

2026124agreements$28.0Mvalue1departments
2025192agreements$48.2Mvalue1departments
2024217agreements$55.8Mvalue1departments
2023126agreements$66.8Mvalue1departments
2022130agreements$36.2Mvalue1departments
2021114agreements$47.0Mvalue1departments
2020143agreements$849Mvalue1departments
201972agreements$33.9Mvalue1departments
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2018104agreements$43.6Mvalue1departments
201746agreements$50.2Mvalue1departments
201669agreements$121Mvalue1departments
201544agreements$26.1Mvalue1departments
201472agreements$33.8Mvalue1departments
201327agreements$25.9Mvalue1departments
201244agreements$39.3Mvalue1departments
201123agreements$10.1Mvalue1departments
201061agreements$10.9Mvalue1departments
20093agreements$350Kvalue1departments

Programs

Contributions under the Canada/European Space Agency (ESA) Cooperation Agreement45agreements$1.1Bvalue1recipients
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology1,454agreements$389Mvalue368recipients
Class Grant and Contribution Program toSupport Research, Awareness and Learningin Space Science and Technology17agreements$12.0Mvalue16recipients
Contributions under the Cooperation Agreement between the Government of Canada and the European Space Agency (ESA)2agreements$11.7Mvalue1recipients
STDP AO 9.1 Space R&D - Advanced Technologies1agreements$1.0Mvalue1recipients
CSA Class G&C Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology1agreements$500Kvalue1recipients
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology - Learning14agreements$47.3Kvalue0recipients

    Largest recipients

    European Space Agency47agreements$1.1Bvalue1departments
    • Contributions under the Canada/European Space Agency (ESA) Cooperation Agreement
    • Contributions under the Cooperation Agreement between the Government of Canada and the European Space Agency (ESA)

    All grants to European Space Agency

    The Governors of the University of Calgary29agreements$19.4Mvalue1departments
    • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
    • CSA Class G&C Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

    All grants to The Governors of the University of Calgary

    University of Waterloo48agreements$14.0Mvalue1departments
    • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

    All grants to University of Waterloo

    Mission Control Space Services Inc.13agreements$13.2Mvalue1departments
    • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
    • Class Grant and Contribution Program toSupport Research, Awareness and Learningin Space Science and Technology

    All grants to Mission Control Space Services Inc.

    York University51agreements$12.7Mvalue1departments
    • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

    All grants to York University

    University of Calgary35agreements$12.5Mvalue1departments
    • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

    All grants to University of Calgary

    University of Toronto32agreements$12.2Mvalue1departments
    • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

    All grants to University of Toronto

    University of Saskatchewan32agreements$10.7Mvalue1departments
    • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

    All grants to University of Saskatchewan

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    GLOBVISION Inc.4agreements$10.4Mvalue1departments
    • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

    All grants to GLOBVISION Inc.

    Canadensys Aerospace Corporation8agreements$9.6Mvalue1departments
    • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

    All grants to Canadensys Aerospace Corporation

    University of Alberta33agreements$8.8Mvalue1departments
    • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

    All grants to University of Alberta

    The Governors of the University of Alberta23agreements$7.9Mvalue1departments
    • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

    All grants to The Governors of the University of Alberta

    MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Corporation6agreements$7.3Mvalue1departments
    • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
    • Class Grant and Contribution Program toSupport Research, Awareness and Learningin Space Science and Technology

    All grants to MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Corporation

    The Governing Council of the University of Toronto37agreements$7.1Mvalue1departments
    • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

    All grants to The Governing Council of the University of Toronto

    GHGSat Inc.10agreements$6.7Mvalue1departments
    • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

    All grants to GHGSat Inc.

    University of New Brunswick16agreements$6.6Mvalue1departments
    • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

    All grants to University of New Brunswick

    COM DEV Ltd.11agreements$6.6Mvalue1departments
    • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

    All grants to COM DEV Ltd.

    McGill University26agreements$6.4Mvalue1departments
    • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

    All grants to McGill University

    MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Inc.6agreements$6.0Mvalue1departments
    • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

    All grants to MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Inc.

    Kepler Communications Inc.7agreements$5.2Mvalue1departments
    • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

    All grants to Kepler Communications Inc.

    The University of Western Ontario34agreements$4.7Mvalue1departments
    • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

    All grants to The University of Western Ontario

    Simon Fraser University14agreements$4.5Mvalue1departments
    • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

    All grants to Simon Fraser University

    Laboratoire Reaction Dynamics4agreements$4.0Mvalue1departments
    • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

    All grants to Laboratoire Reaction Dynamics

    University of Western Ontario22agreements$3.8Mvalue1departments
    • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

    All grants to University of Western Ontario

    University of Victoria27agreements$3.7Mvalue1departments
    • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

    All grants to University of Victoria

    University of Montreal16agreements$3.3Mvalue1departments
    • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

    All grants to University of Montreal

    UrtheCast Corp.3agreements$3.2Mvalue1departments
    • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

    All grants to UrtheCast Corp.

    University of British Columbia18agreements$3.1Mvalue1departments
    • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

    All grants to University of British Columbia

    ABB Inc.6agreements$3.0Mvalue1departments
    • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

    All grants to ABB Inc.

    QEYnet Inc.6agreements$3.0Mvalue1departments
    • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

    All grants to QEYnet Inc.

    291 agreements worth $1.8M went to individuals, who are not named.

    Federal ridings

    Saint Boniface–Saint Vital1agreements$4.2Kvalue0recipients

      All grants in Saint Boniface–Saint Vital

      Vancouver Quadra1agreements$4.0Kvalue0recipients

        All grants in Vancouver Quadra

        Victoria1agreements$4.0Kvalue0recipients

          All grants in Victoria

          London North Centre1agreements$4.0Kvalue0recipients

            All grants in London North Centre

            University–Rosedale1agreements$3.9Kvalue0recipients

              All grants in University–Rosedale

              Winnipeg South1agreements$3.4Kvalue0recipients

                All grants in Winnipeg South

                Papineau1agreements$3.3Kvalue0recipients

                  All grants in Papineau

                  Ville-Marie–Le Sud-Ouest–Île-des-Soeurs1agreements$3.3Kvalue0recipients

                    All grants in Ville-Marie–Le Sud-Ouest–Île-des-Soeurs

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                    Beloeil–Chambly1agreements$3.3Kvalue0recipients

                      All grants in Beloeil–Chambly

                      Lac-Saint-Louis1agreements$3.3Kvalue0recipients

                        All grants in Lac-Saint-Louis

                        Brampton East1agreements$3.2Kvalue0recipients

                          All grants in Brampton East

                          Kapuskasing—Timmins—Mushkegowuk1agreements$3.2Kvalue0recipients

                            All grants in Kapuskasing—Timmins—Mushkegowuk

                            Pickering–Uxbridge1agreements$3.2Kvalue0recipients

                              All grants in Pickering–Uxbridge

                              Nipissing—Timiskaming1agreements$1.0Kvalue0recipients

                                All grants in Nipissing—Timiskaming

                                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.