National Defence: grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · all departments

National Defence: grants and contributions: 1,103 agreements; $2.5B value; 657 recipients; 38 programs.

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1,103agreements
$2.5Bvalue
657recipients
38programs

Years

2026160agreements$1.5Bvalue1departments
2025193agreements$85.0Mvalue1departments
2024181agreements$166Mvalue1departments
2023104agreements$90.6Mvalue1departments
2022103agreements$41.2Mvalue1departments
2021115agreements$552Mvalue1departments
2020130agreements$35.0Mvalue1departments
201993agreements$49.5Mvalue1departments
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201818agreements$7.6Mvalue1departments
  • Canadian Naval Memorial Trust
  • Bessma Momani, Balsillie School of International Affairs
  • Center for Strategic and International Studies
  • City of Saint-Hyacinthe
  • Centre for International and Defence Policy, Queen's University
  • Dave Perry, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
  • China Institute, University of Alberta
  • Kule Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS), University of Alberta
  • Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives (CAPI), University of Victoria
20172agreements$4.1Mvalue1departments
20164agreements$9.3Mvalue1departments

Programs

Canadian Defence Industry Resilience (CDIR) Program4agreements$1.4Bvalue3recipients
Capital Assistance Program40agreements$514Mvalue25recipients
Contributions in Support of the Remediation at North Bay, Jack Garland Airport and Water Treatment Plant2agreements$127Mvalue1recipients
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program160agreements$125Mvalue115recipients
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks79agreements$68.2Mvalue60recipients
Funding of Temporary Water Treatment Units and New Drinking Water Infrastructure for the City of Saguenay2agreements$61.7Mvalue1recipients
Remediation of Former Mid-Canada Line Radar Sites in Quebec1agreements$48.2Mvalue1recipients
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)346agreements$25.9Mvalue165recipients
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CASARA Contribution Agreement1agreements$20.0Mvalue1recipients
Contributions in Support of the Remediation of the North Bay Jack Garland Airport Site1agreements$19.4Mvalue1recipients
Civil Air Search Rescue Association (CASARA) Contribution Program1agreements$17.3Mvalue1recipients
Canadian Coast Guard Marine Operations and Response Transfer Payment Program52agreements$16.0Mvalue50recipients
Contributions for Funding of Temporary Water Treatment Units for the City of Saguenay Program1agreements$15.5Mvalue1recipients
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security8agreements$12.0Mvalue6recipients
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Netowrks8agreements$11.8Mvalue6recipients
Innovation for Defence Excellence and and Security50agreements$10.7Mvalue41recipients
Community Support for Sexual Misconduct Survivors Grant Program66agreements$9.7Mvalue59recipients
  • Muskoka Parry Sound Coordinated Sexual Assault Services
  • Landing Strong Co-operative
  • Amelia Rising Sexual Assault Centre of Nipissing
  • Sexual Violence New Brunswick
  • Centre de ressources et d'intervention pour hommes abusés sexuellement dans leur enfance
  • Veterans Transition Network
  • Ending Violence Association of Canada
  • Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton
  • Counselling and Family Service Ottawa
CCG Marine Operation & Response TPP-Contributions23agreements$7.5Mvalue23recipients
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Concept Development17agreements$7.1Mvalue16recipients
Preservation of HMCS Sackville2agreements$7.0Mvalue1recipients
Grant Program to the National Office of the Cadet Leagues of Canada12agreements$6.0Mvalue6recipients
Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA)23agreements$5.2Mvalue23recipients
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Contest2agreements$4.0Mvalue2recipients
Indigenous Reconciliation Program55agreements$3.5Mvalue40recipients
The Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS) program32agreements$2.7Mvalue31recipients

Largest recipients

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems - Canada Inc.2agreements$644Mvalue1departments
  • Canadian Defence Industry Resilience (CDIR) Program
  • Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program

All grants to General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems - Canada Inc.

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems - Canada Valleyfield Inc.2agreements$414Mvalue1departments
  • Canadian Defence Industry Resilience (CDIR) Program

All grants to General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems - Canada Valleyfield Inc.

IMT Partnership2agreements$306Mvalue1departments
  • Canadian Defence Industry Resilience (CDIR) Program
  • Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks

All grants to IMT Partnership

Government of the Northwest Territories1agreements$230Mvalue1departments
  • Capital Assistance Program

All grants to Government of the Northwest Territories

Government of the Northwest Territories / gouvernement des Territoires du Nord-Ouest2agreements$150Mvalue1departments
  • Capital Assistance Program

All grants to Government of the Northwest Territories / gouvernement des Territoires du Nord-Ouest

The Corporation of the City of North Bay3agreements$146Mvalue1departments
  • Contributions in Support of the Remediation at North Bay, Jack Garland Airport and Water Treatment Plant
  • Contributions in Support of the Remediation of the North Bay Jack Garland Airport Site

All grants to The Corporation of the City of North Bay

Ville de Saguenay3agreements$77.2Mvalue1departments
  • Funding of Temporary Water Treatment Units and New Drinking Water Infrastructure for the City of Saguenay
  • Contributions for Funding of Temporary Water Treatment Units for the City of Saguenay Program

All grants to Ville de Saguenay

Le Gouvernement du Québec1agreements$48.2Mvalue1departments
  • Remediation of Former Mid-Canada Line Radar Sites in Quebec

All grants to Le Gouvernement du Québec

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Government of Nunavut5agreements$21.7Mvalue1departments
  • Capital Assistance Program

All grants to Government of Nunavut

Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA)1agreements$20.0Mvalue1departments
  • CASARA Contribution Agreement

All grants to Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA)

Hydro Ottawa Ltd1agreements$19.5Mvalue1departments
  • Capital Assistance Program

All grants to Hydro Ottawa Ltd

Town of Oromocto3agreements$17.4Mvalue1departments
  • Capital Assistance Program

All grants to Town of Oromocto

Civil Air Search and Rescue Association1agreements$17.3Mvalue1departments
  • Civil Air Search Rescue Association (CASARA) Contribution Program

All grants to Civil Air Search and Rescue Association

Municipal Corporation of the City of Yellowknife2agreements$16.5Mvalue1departments
  • Capital Assistance Program

All grants to Municipal Corporation of the City of Yellowknife

University of Waterloo11agreements$13.7Mvalue1departments
  • Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program
  • Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks
  • Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)

All grants to University of Waterloo

City of Québec1agreements$12.2Mvalue1departments
  • Capital Assistance Program

All grants to City of Québec

Comox Valley Regional District5agreements$10.0Mvalue1departments
  • Capital Assistance Program

All grants to Comox Valley Regional District

York University7agreements$9.0Mvalue1departments
  • Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security
  • Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Netowrks
  • Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks
  • Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)

All grants to York University

NordSpace Corp.1agreements$8.3Mvalue1departments
  • Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program

All grants to NordSpace Corp.

17457693 Canada Inc.1agreements$8.3Mvalue1departments
  • Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program

All grants to 17457693 Canada Inc.

Reaction Dynamics Lab Inc.1agreements$8.3Mvalue1departments
  • Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program

All grants to Reaction Dynamics Lab Inc.

Canadian Naval Memorial Trust2agreements$7.0Mvalue1departments
  • Preservation of HMCS Sackville

All grants to Canadian Naval Memorial Trust

École Polytechnique de Montréal3agreements$7.0Mvalue1departments
  • Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program
  • Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks

All grants to École Polytechnique de Montréal

Governors of the University of Alberta3agreements$6.2Mvalue1departments
  • Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program

All grants to Governors of the University of Alberta

The University of British Columbia7agreements$6.0Mvalue1departments
  • Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program
  • Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks
  • Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
  • Innovation for Defence Excellence and and Security

All grants to The University of British Columbia

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT)1agreements$6.0Mvalue1departments
  • Capital Assistance Program

All grants to The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT)

University of Calgary9agreements$5.9Mvalue1departments
  • Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program
  • Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks
  • Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)

All grants to University of Calgary

Hydro Ottawa Ltd.1agreements$5.7Mvalue1departments
  • Capital Assistance Program

All grants to Hydro Ottawa Ltd.

Capital Regional District1agreements$5.7Mvalue1departments
  • Capital Assistance Program

All grants to Capital Regional District

University of Toronto4agreements$5.5Mvalue1departments
  • Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program
  • Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)

All grants to University of Toronto

36 agreements worth $2.7M went to individuals, who are not named.

Federal ridings

Northwest Territories3agreements$380Mvalue2recipients

All grants in Northwest Territories

Ponoka-Didsbury2agreements$1.9Mvalue1recipients

All grants in Ponoka-Didsbury

Ottawa Centre3agreements$1.5Mvalue3recipients
  • Navy League of Canada
  • Air Cadet League of Canada
  • Army Cadet League of Canada

All grants in Ottawa Centre

Halifax2agreements$1.3Mvalue1recipients

All grants in Halifax

Saint-Jean2agreements$1.2Mvalue2recipients

All grants in Saint-Jean

Brome–Missisquoi1agreements$843Kvalue1recipients
  • City of Saguenay

All grants in Brome–Missisquoi

Orléans1agreements$709Kvalue1recipients

All grants in Orléans

Québec1agreements$583Kvalue1recipients

All grants in Québec

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Spadina—Harbourfront1agreements$204Kvalue1recipients
  • Huronia Transition Homes

All grants in Spadina—Harbourfront

Kapuskasing—Timmins—Mushkegowuk1agreements$200Kvalue1recipients
  • Sexual Assault Centre Kingston

All grants in Kapuskasing—Timmins—Mushkegowuk

Victoria1agreements$185Kvalue1recipients
  • Vancouver Island Men's Trauma Counselling (MTC) Society

All grants in Victoria

Renfrew–Nipissing–Pembroke1agreements$175Kvalue1recipients
  • Renfrew County Sexual Support Rape Crisis Centre

All grants in Renfrew–Nipissing–Pembroke

Ottawa Centre1agreements$165Kvalue1recipients
  • Sexual Assault Support Centre of Ottawa

All grants in Ottawa Centre

Beauport–Limoilou1agreements$125Kvalue1recipients
  • Viol-Secours (CALACS QUÉBEC)

All grants in Beauport–Limoilou

Edmonton Centre1agreements$100Kvalue1recipients
  • Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton (SACE)

All grants in Edmonton Centre

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.