Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario: grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · all departments

Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario: grants and contributions: 4,394 agreements; $4.4B value; 3,150 recipients; 51 programs.

Assay record ASY-CA-174SMRK12D · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario: grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/federal-economic-development-agency-for-southern-ontario/

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4,394agreements
$4.4Bvalue
3,150recipients
51programs

Years

202623agreements$47.5Mvalue1departments
2025218agreements$347Mvalue1departments
2024307agreements$354Mvalue1departments
2023229agreements$308Mvalue1departments
2022738agreements$516Mvalue1departments
2021656agreements$852Mvalue1departments
20201,585agreements$748Mvalue1departments
2019497agreements$841Mvalue1departments
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201846agreements$162Mvalue1departments
20176agreements$6.3Mvalue1departments
201630agreements$28.0Mvalue1departments
201512agreements$21.1Mvalue1departments
201447agreements$137Mvalue1departments

Programs

Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSUP)279agreements$549Mvalue260recipients
Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)81agreements$400Mvalue61recipients
Jobs and Growth Fund (JGF)82agreements$279Mvalue62recipients
CED & Diversification116agreements$278Mvalue97recipients
Business Scale-Up95agreements$231Mvalue91recipients
Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – Direct764agreements$229Mvalue761recipients
Canada Community Revitalization Fund (CCRF)601agreements$219Mvalue349recipients
Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)152agreements$195Mvalue152recipients
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Regional Innovation Ecosystem34agreements$195Mvalue29recipients
Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD)39agreements$138Mvalue35recipients
Tourism Relief Fund (TRF)341agreements$125Mvalue268recipients
Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) - Indirect8agreements$104Mvalue8recipients
Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative (ARRI)26agreements$87.2Mvalue20recipients
Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) - CFDC36agreements$83.4Mvalue36recipients
Tourism Relief Fund132agreements$76.0Mvalue129recipients
Major Festivals and Events Support Initiative (MFESI)10agreements$69.8Mvalue9recipients
Regional Defence Investment Initiative (RDII)11agreements$67.3Mvalue11recipients
Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – For Profit496agreements$64.5Mvalue496recipients
Jobs and Growth Fund16agreements$63.1Mvalue16recipients
Black Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Fund25agreements$55.6Mvalue23recipients
Community Futures Program (CFP)41agreements$53.2Mvalue41recipients
Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (RAII)42agreements$47.7Mvalue42recipients
Steel and Aluminum Initiative83agreements$40.7Mvalue82recipients
Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF)134agreements$39.7Mvalue132recipients
Ontario Community Futures Program-Southern Ontario41agreements$36.4Mvalue40recipients

Largest recipients

City of Toronto24agreements$63.8Mvalue1departments
  • CED & Diversification
  • Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD)
  • Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)
  • Canada Community Revitalization Fund (CCRF)
  • Regional Innovation Ecosystem
  • Tourism Relief Fund

All grants to City of Toronto

Algoma Steel Inc.1agreements$60.0Mvalue1departments
INVEST OTTAWA5agreements$49.9Mvalue1departments
  • Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)
  • Jobs and Growth Fund (JGF)

All grants to INVEST OTTAWA

The Niagara College of Applied Arts and Technology5agreements$42.0Mvalue1departments
  • Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)
  • CED & Diversification
  • Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD)

All grants to The Niagara College of Applied Arts and Technology

Invest Ottawa (2013)3agreements$39.0Mvalue1departments
  • CED & Diversification
  • Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) - Indirect
  • Regional Innovation Ecosystem

All grants to Invest Ottawa (2013)

Waterloo Accelerator Centre4agreements$37.5Mvalue1departments
Ontario Bioscience Industry Organization5agreements$34.7Mvalue1departments
University of Waterloo5agreements$34.4Mvalue1departments
  • Regional Innovation Ecosystem
  • Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative (ARRI)
  • Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)
  • Jobs and Growth Fund (JGF)

All grants to University of Waterloo

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The Hamilton Young Women's Christian Association8agreements$33.6Mvalue1departments
  • Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)
  • Regional Innovation Ecosystem
  • Canada Community Revitalization Fund (CCRF)
  • WES Ecosystem Fund (Regional)
  • WES Regional Top-Up

All grants to The Hamilton Young Women's Christian Association

Communitech Corporation3agreements$33.4Mvalue1departments
  • Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)
  • Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) - Indirect
  • Regional Innovation Ecosystem

All grants to Communitech Corporation

MaRS Discovery District2agreements$33.3Mvalue1departments
Tourism Industry Association Of Ontario5agreements$32.6Mvalue1departments
  • Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) - Indirect
  • Tourism Relief Fund (TRF)
  • Tourism Growth Program (TGP)

All grants to Tourism Industry Association Of Ontario

GTA Region Investment Attraction5agreements$31.0Mvalue1departments
Bioindustrial Innovation Canada2agreements$30.0Mvalue1departments
  • CED & Diversification
  • Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD)

All grants to Bioindustrial Innovation Canada

Canadian Urban Institute2agreements$28.9Mvalue1departments
  • Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD)
  • CED & Diversification

All grants to Canadian Urban Institute

Quantum Valley Ideas Laboratories2agreements$28.0Mvalue1departments
Yves Landry Foundation3agreements$28.0Mvalue1departments
ventureLAB Innovation Centre5agreements$27.1Mvalue1departments
  • Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)
  • Regional Innovation Ecosystem
  • WES Ecosystem Fund (Regional)
  • WES Regional Top-Up

All grants to ventureLAB Innovation Centre

Invest WindsorEssex8agreements$25.8Mvalue1departments
  • CED & Diversification
  • Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD)
  • Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) - Indirect
  • WES Ecosystem Fund (Regional)
  • Investing in Regional Diversification
  • WES Regional Top-Up

All grants to Invest WindsorEssex

THE TOURISM PARTNERSHIP OF NIAGARA3agreements$25.5Mvalue1departments
Toronto Convention & Visitors Association3agreements$24.1Mvalue1departments
National Angel Capital Organization5agreements$24.0Mvalue1departments
The First Nations Technical Institute5agreements$23.7Mvalue1departments
  • Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD)
  • Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative (ARRI)
  • Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)

All grants to The First Nations Technical Institute

Western Fair Association3agreements$23.4Mvalue1departments
  • Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD)
  • Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)
  • CED & Diversification

All grants to Western Fair Association

Innovation Guelph Resource Centre4agreements$22.1Mvalue1departments
  • Jobs and Growth Fund
  • Jobs and Growth Fund (JGF)
  • WES Ecosystem Fund (Regional)
  • WES Regional Top-Up

All grants to Innovation Guelph Resource Centre

Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Limited2agreements$20.0Mvalue1departments
McMaster University4agreements$19.0Mvalue1departments
  • Regional Innovation Ecosystem
  • Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)
  • Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative (ARRI)

All grants to McMaster University

Innovation Factory3agreements$18.2Mvalue1departments
  • Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)
  • Regional Innovation Ecosystem

All grants to Innovation Factory

Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association3agreements$17.4Mvalue1departments
Ferrero Canada Limited3agreements$17.1Mvalue1departments

14 agreements worth $50.6M went to individuals, who are not named.

Federal ridings

Spadina–Fort York244agreements$370Mvalue180recipients
University–Rosedale86agreements$166Mvalue70recipients
Ottawa Centre82agreements$147Mvalue66recipients
University–Rosedale92agreements$143Mvalue76recipients
Kenora—Kiiwetinoong74agreements$109Mvalue57recipients
Hamilton Centre68agreements$95.0Mvalue37recipients
Thunder Bay—Superior North68agreements$81.7Mvalue64recipients
Nepean84agreements$79.3Mvalue64recipients
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Willowdale65agreements$78.1Mvalue47recipients
Sault Ste. Marie2agreements$75.0Mvalue2recipients
Guelph50agreements$74.2Mvalue36recipients
Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma38agreements$65.4Mvalue24recipients
Humber River–Black Creek54agreements$65.0Mvalue45recipients
Mississauga–Malton88agreements$64.6Mvalue78recipients
Niagara Centre45agreements$60.6Mvalue34recipients
Northumberland–Peterborough South62agreements$56.3Mvalue42recipients
Ottawa South46agreements$55.7Mvalue34recipients
Kapuskasing—Timmins—Mushkegowuk73agreements$50.2Mvalue55recipients
Spadina—Harbourfront68agreements$49.8Mvalue50recipients
Mississauga–Lakeshore22agreements$49.7Mvalue19recipients
York Centre35agreements$48.0Mvalue32recipients
Chatham-Kent–Leamington51agreements$46.0Mvalue40recipients
Brantford–Brant57agreements$45.8Mvalue34recipients
Hastings–Lennox and Addington61agreements$45.2Mvalue39recipients
Perth–Wellington53agreements$44.8Mvalue38recipients
Sudbury East—Manitoulin—Nickel Belt43agreements$40.4Mvalue38recipients
Brampton East29agreements$40.2Mvalue22recipients
Renfrew–Nipissing–Pembroke56agreements$40.0Mvalue40recipients
Lanark—Frontenac36agreements$38.9Mvalue34recipients
Burlington40agreements$38.8Mvalue37recipients

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.