Ontario Centres of Excellence: federal grants and contributions

Updated 11 October 2026 · Toronto, ON · grants and contributions register · Spadina–Fort York

Ontario Centres of Excellence: federal grants and contributions: 2 agreements; $13.6M value; 2 departments; 1 programs.

Assay record ASY-CA-1L0SGBT1MT · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Ontario Centres of Excellence: federal grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/ontario-centres-of-excellence/

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2agreements
$13.6Mvalue
2departments
1programs

Largest agreements

Agreement$12.0Mvalue2018start–end

Support for OCE's SmartStart Seed Fund (SmartStart) that provides seed financing and support for product development and market entry to Ontario start-ups, helping them scale companies and prepare for later-stage investment, commercial partners, and customers.

509005$1.6Mvalue2011start2014end

Help STEM entrepreneurs make the transition from product development to market entry and company building.

Departments

Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario1agreements$12.0Mvalue0programs

    All grants from Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario

    Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada1agreements$1.6Mvalue1programs
    • Federal Economic Development Department for Ontario

    All grants from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

    Years

    20181agreements$12.0Mvalue0programs
      20111agreements$1.6Mvalue1programs
      • Federal Economic Development Department for Ontario

      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.