Cape Breton Business Partnership: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Sydney, NS · grants and contributions register · South Shore—St. Margarets

Cape Breton Business Partnership: federal grants and contributions: 11 agreements; $3.8M value; 5 departments; 5 programs.

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11agreements
$3.8Mvalue
5departments
5programs

Largest agreements

Cape Breton Local Immigration Partnership (CBLIP) 2025-2028$639Kvalue2025start2028end
Cape Breton Local Immigration Partnership (CBLIP)$619Kvalue2020start2025end
Cape Breton Local Immigration Partnership (CBLIP)$563Kvalue2020start2025end
Cape Breton Local Immigration Partnership (CBLIP)$513Kvalue2020start2025end
Youth - Skills Link - Project$492Kvalue2010start–end

The Youth Employment Strategy is the Government of Canada's commitment to help young people, particularly those facing barriers to employment, get the information and gain the skills, work experience and abilities they need to make a successful transition to the workplace.

Addressing Barriers to Successful Entrepreneurship for Women in Cape Breton$298Kvalue2018start2021end

This 36-month project aims to increase the viability of entrepreneurship as a means to economic security for women by increasing their participation in support services, programs, and networks. Main activities include the creation of a community of practice, GBA of the existing support system, consultations and focus groups, development of a gender equity action plan, knowledge sharing activities, and adapted resources for business providers.

Cape Breton Local Immigration Partnership$242Kvalue2017start2020end
Youth - Skills Link - Project$205Kvalue2019start2020end

The objectives of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS) are to help all youth navigate through the labour market and to successfully transition into sustained employment. These objectives are attained by supporting the needs of all youth, especially youth facing barriers to develop skills, knowledge and networks through education, skills development and meaningful work experiences.

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Settlement$173Kvalue2017start–end
CanExport Community Investments – Cape Breton Business Partnership 2024/25$17.0Kvalue2024start2025end

This Project supports the Canadian community’s efforts to attract, retain and expand foreign direct investment (FDI) and is ultimately designed to strengthen the economy at the community level.

Participant Funding Program$2.0Kvalue2024start–end

Contribution as part of the Participant Funding Program to Cape Breton Business Partnership to assist in preparing for and engaging in Indigenous consultation activities and public participation opportunities associated with the assessment process for the Regional Assessment of the Offshore Wind Development in Nova Scotia.

Departments

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada6agreements$2.7Mvalue1programs
Employment and Social Development Canada2agreements$697Kvalue1programs
Status of Women Canada1agreements$298Kvalue1programs
Global Affairs Canada1agreements$17.0Kvalue1programs
  • CanExport - Community Investments

All grants from Global Affairs Canada

Impact Assessment Agency of Canada1agreements$2.0Kvalue1programs

Years

20251agreements$639Kvalue1programs
  • Settlement
20242agreements$19.0Kvalue2programs
  • CanExport - Community Investments
  • Participant Funding Program
20203agreements$1.7Mvalue1programs
  • Settlement
20191agreements$205Kvalue1programs
  • Youth - Skills Link - Project
20181agreements$298Kvalue1programs
  • Status of Women Canada
20172agreements$415Kvalue1programs
  • Settlement
20101agreements$492Kvalue1programs
  • Youth - Skills Link - Project

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.