Toronto Metropolitan University: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Toronto, ON · in the contract register · grants and contributions register · Thunder Bay—Superior North

Toronto Metropolitan University: federal grants and contributions: 72 agreements; $1.0B value; 18 departments; 42 programs.

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72agreements
$1.0Bvalue
18departments
42programs

Largest agreements

Future Skills Centre - Centre des Compétences Futures$566Mvalue2018start2027end

The objectives of the Future Skills program are to:.• Help Canadians make informed decisions about the skills needed for the future as they adapt to changes in the labour market;.• Increase access to in-demand quality training and supports that address the changing nature of work, especially for underrepresented and disadvantaged groups (such as persons with disabilities, racialized groups or workers in certain sectors and occupations); and.• Support transformative labour market policy and program innovation to ensure that Canada’s labour market and training systems remain future-fit..

Delivering Wage Subsidies Across Canada, including to non-traditional WIL students$171Mvalue2019start2027end

The objective of the WIL Initiatives is to drive systemic change in the skills development system at the PSE level, to effectively align technical, foundational and “work-ready” skills of PSE students with the skills required by Canadian employers – demonstrated by an increase in incremental and sustainable WIL opportunities in sectors targeted by the program; and the continuation of collaborative and innovative partnerships. .

Canada First Research Excellence Fund$98.6Mvalue2023start2030end

The Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF) helps Canadian post-secondary institutions to excel globally in research areas that create long-term economic advantages for Canada. By helping Canadian postsecondary institutions to achieve global leadership capability, the program contributes to enhancing Canada’s competitiveness in the global, knowledge-based economy, improving Canadians’ health, and enriching our social and cultural life.

514281$64.2Mvalue2022start2025end

The Project will help develop Canada’s next generation of technology talent while supporting eligible small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Youth participants, aged 18-30, will be provided valuable on-the-job experiential learning opportunities, once matched with an eligible SME that is seeking to implement its Digital Adoption Plan received through the Canada Digital Adoption Program, Boost Your Business Technology Stream

Developing Canada's Work Integrated Learning Technology Ecosystem$54.4Mvalue2019start2027end

The objective of the WIL Initiatives is to drive systemic change in the skills development system at the PSE level, to effectively align technical, foundational and “work-ready” skills of PSE students with the skills required by Canadian employers – demonstrated by an increase in incremental and sustainable WIL opportunities in sectors targeted by the program; and the continuation of collaborative and innovative partnerships.

514436$8.0Mvalue2022start2026end

To extend support for the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub until year 2025-26

Canada Excellence Research Chairs$8.0Mvalue2023start2031end

The Canada Excellence Research Chairs (CERC) Program targets the very top tier of world-class researchers in priority areas identified by the Federal Government. The CERC Program aims to strengthen Canada’s ability to attract the world’s top researchers in order to be at the leading edge of breakthroughs in priority research areas expected to generate social and economic benefits for Canadians; to help Canada build a critical mass of expertise in priority areas identified by the government; to create a competitive environment to help Canadian universities attract a cadre of world leading resea

Research Support Funds$5.1Mvalue2025start2026end

The Research Support Fund (RSF) helps universities, colleges and their affiliated research hospitals and institutes sustain and maintain a research environment which will enable them to make optimal use of the federal investment in academic research provided through the three federal granting agencies.

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Research Support Funds$5.0Mvalue2024start2025end

The Research Support Fund (RSF) helps universities, colleges and their affiliated research hospitals and institutes sustain and maintain a research environment which will enable them to make optimal use of the federal investment in academic research provided through the three federal granting agencies.

Research Support Funds$4.9Mvalue2023start2024end

The Research Support Fund (RSF) helps universities, colleges and their affiliated research hospitals and institutes sustain and maintain a research environment which will enable them to make optimal use of the federal investment in academic research provided through the three federal granting agencies.

514967$4.6Mvalue2023start2027end

The Women Entrepreneurship Strategy (WES) aims to increase women-owned businesses? access to the financing, talent, networks and expertise they need to start up, scale up and access new markets.

1018263$3.5Mvalue2024start2028end

To establish the Centre for Housing Innovation to support Canadian and southern Ontario housing manufacturing solutions and innovation.

Partnership Grants - Stage 2$2.5Mvalue2025start2032end

The Partnership Grants provide support to new or existing formal partnerships for initiatives that advance research, research training and/or knowledge mobilization in the social sciences and humanities.

Accessible Upskilling of Diverse talent for SMEs$2.4Mvalue2023start2024end

The key objective of the Skills for Success Program is to improve the awareness of adult learning, literacy and essential skills among partners, stakeholders and employers and the application and integration of literacy and.essential skills into their programs and activities.

Virtual bridge: delivering settlement services through social media$2.1Mvalue2021start2024end
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Toolkit for Federally-Regulated Companies$1.8Mvalue2023start2026end

The objectives of the Labour Funding Program are to:.• promote respect for fundamental labour rights and international obligations through capacity building of labour administrations and exchange of good practice in the areas of labour relations and working conditions; .• develop and transfer knowledge on effective approaches to address the labour dimensions of globalization in Canada and internationally; .• strengthen relationships that foster collaboration, partnership, alliances and networks to address labour issues; .• support the capacity of governments, labour and management, and employe

Incremental Project Grants$851Kvalue2025start2026end

The Incremental Project Grants (IPG) help Canadian postsecondary institutions ensure their federally funded research projects are conducted in world-class facilities with the best equipment and administrative support available

1019984$600Kvalue2026start2029end

To establish the Future of Sport Lab (FSL) x FIFA 2026 Legacy Incubation Hub for scaling Canadian soccer-adjacent startups and cementing southern Ontario as a global leader in sports innovation.

Enhanced Training and Professional Development for Deaf Interpreters in Canada$556Kvalue2024start2027end

The objective of the OF is to assist persons with disabilities prepare for, obtain and keep employment or become self-employed, thereby increasing their economic participation and independence.

Incremental Project Grants$537Kvalue2024start2025end

The Incremental Project Grants (IPG) help Canadian postsecondary institutions ensure their federally funded research projects are conducted in world-class facilities with the best equipment and administrative support available

Defending Canadian Democracy in the Workplace$532Kvalue2024start2025end

Digital Citizen Contribution Program -

TMU Indo-Pacific Mobility Initiative (TMU-IPMI)$520Kvalue2026start2028end

Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) proposes the Indo-Pacific Mobility Initiative (TMU-IPMI), a three-year program to strengthen academic engagement with the Indo-Pacific through scholarships and fellowships for study, research, and collaboration. The initiative will award 22 total awards (12 scholarships and 10 fellowships) for short- to medium-term placements (4–5 months) in priority countries including India, Vietnam, Japan, South Korea, and Australia. Scholarships ($22,150) will support graduate students, while fellowships ($17,625) will fund faculty and researcher mobility. Thematic pri

Incremental Project Grants$497Kvalue2023start2024end

The Incremental Project Grants (IPG) help Canadian postsecondary institutions ensure their federally funded research projects are conducted in world-class facilities with the best equipment and administrative support available

2324-HQ-000024$449Kvalue2023start2026end

Not Available

Building Digital Resilience in Diverse Canadian Communities and the Media Ecosystem$362Kvalue2025start2026end

Digital Citizen Program

The Creative School Chrysalis at Toronto Metropolitan University$350Kvalue2024start2025end

Canada Cultural Spaces Fund - Canada Cultural Spaces Fund

Building towards a feminist economic recovery for racialized women living in poverty in Toronto$309Kvalue2021start2024end

This 28-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. Ryerson University will achieve this by 1) analyzing City of Toronto’s disaggregated data, 2) identifying data gaps that will support the development of programs and policies aimed at addressing racialized women’s poverty in Toronto, and 3) by building women's capacity for economic empowerment and advocacy in two geographic neighborhoods. The project aims to influence and inform public policy responses in the City of Toronto’s pandemic recovery planning by building

Agreement$300Kvalue2025start–end

Leveraging Automated Imaging Technologies to Quantify Nuisance Algae Growth and Impacts in the Nearshore and Shoreline of Lake Ontario

Research security$276Kvalue2025start2026end

The Research security aims to help Canadian postsecondary institutions ensure their federally fudned research projects are conducted in world-class facilities with the best equipment and administrative support availalbe. Research security funding will help to build capacity within postsecondary institutions to identify, assess and mitigate the potential risks to research security.

Research security$268Kvalue2024start2025end

The Research security aims to help Canadian postsecondary institutions ensure their federally fudned research projects are conducted in world-class facilities with the best equipment and administrative support availalbe. Research security funding will help to build capacity within postsecondary institutions to identify, assess and mitigate the potential risks to research security.

Research security$260Kvalue2022start2023end

The Research security aims to help Canadian postsecondary institutions ensure their federally funded research projects are conducted in world-class facilities with the best equipment and administrative support available. Research security funding will help to build capacity within postsecondary institutions to identify, assess and mitigate the potential risks to research security.

Research security$255Kvalue2023start2024end

The Research security aims to help Canadian postsecondary institutions ensure their federally funded research projects are conducted in world-class facilities with the best equipment and administrative support available. Research security funding will help to build capacity within postsecondary institutions to identify, assess and mitigate the potential risks to research security.

End-to-End Solution for Dynamic Tasks Allocation in Search and Rescue Missions$252Kvalue2024start2027end

This project will develop an end-to-end solution that assists search and rescue management for decisions related to dynamic (re)assignment of tasks to responders on search and rescue missions. This will enhance the missions’ probabilities of success and minimize cognitive and physical fatigue of responders, improving the effectiveness of response efforts.

Capacity Building for Digital Literacy in Canada$251Kvalue2024start2025end

Digital Citizen Contribution Program -

2122-HQ-000064$250Kvalue2021start2024end

Not Available

Customized EDI Assessments for SMEs$200Kvalue2025start2026end

The "Customized EDI Assessments for SMEs" project aims to provide in-depth, one-on-one Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion consultations and assessments to 30 small and medium-sized enterprises, leveraging the Diversity Assessment Tool to deliver customized EDI strategy reports for improved organizational performance, while also offering follow-up consultations to monitor and enhance EDI initiatives.

Digital Growth Marketing CTO$200Kvalue2025start2026end

Enable IRAP-supported SMEs to utilize growth marketing strategies and more efficient sales channel to increase sales, validate their products, and/or increase brand awareness.

DGM Program for SMEs$200Kvalue2026start2027end

Enable IRAP-supported SMEs to will test hypotheses and experiment with new mechanisms to design (or optimize) a repeatable and scalable business process, which may result in new business methods for online digital channels

EDI Assessments for SMEs$200Kvalue2024start2025end

The Customized EDI Assessments for SMEs project will provide EDI Assessments to SMEs through various methods, including 1-on-1 consultations, to provide organizations with an EDI assessment report which includes: ● a diversity assessment spidergram , ● suggestions for improvement based on where the organization is on their EDI journey, and ● curated best practices of what other similar organizations are doing in relation to EDI. Organizations that previously participated in this project will be eligible for follow up consultations to help implement recommendations from their report.

Agreement$150Kvalue2024start–end

Mitigating per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals in the Great Lakes: beyond compliance strategies and innovative removal technologies from Canadian wastewater treatment plants.

Departments

Employment and Social Development Canada11agreements$797Mvalue8programs
  • Future Skills
  • Student Work Placement
  • ALLESP - Skills for Success - Contribution
  • LFP - Workplace Opportunities – Cont
  • Opportunities Fund - Project
  • Enabling Accessibility Fund - Grants

All grants from Employment and Social Development Canada

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada16agreements$127Mvalue4programs
  • Insight research
  • Research Support Fund
  • Insight Research
  • Research Partnerships

All grants from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada5agreements$76.9Mvalue5programs
  • Canada Digital Adoption Program - Boost Your Business Technology
  • Support For Women Entrepreneurs
  • Women Entrepreneurship Strategy Ecosystem Fund
  • Intellectual Property Clinics Program
  • Intellectual Property Legal Clinics Program

All grants from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario2agreements$4.1Mvalue2programs
  • Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)
  • Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD)

All grants from Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada1agreements$2.1Mvalue1programs
Canadian Heritage7agreements$1.7Mvalue6programs
  • Digital Citizen Contribution Program -
  • Digital Citizen Program
  • Canada Cultural Spaces Fund - Canada Cultural Spaces Fund
  • Digital Citizen Contribution Program
  • Community Support, Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program - Multi Inter-Action - Events
  • Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - MARP - Events

All grants from Canadian Heritage

National Research Council Canada10agreements$1.2Mvalue5programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program – Ideation Fund
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Outreach Initiative

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Global Affairs Canada6agreements$784Kvalue2programs
  • Indo-Pacific Engagement Program
  • Grants and Contributions in Aid of Academic Relations

All grants from Global Affairs Canada

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Public Health Agency of Canada2agreements$699Kvalue1programs
  • Infectious Disease Prevention and Control

All grants from Public Health Agency of Canada

Canada Water Agency2agreements$359Kvalue0programs
Women and Gender Equality Canada1agreements$309Kvalue1programs
Public Safety Canada1agreements$252Kvalue1programs
  • (SAR NIF) Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund

All grants from Public Safety Canada

Environment and Climate Change Canada2agreements$230Kvalue1programs
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada2agreements$127Kvalue1programs
Natural Resources Canada1agreements$94.5Kvalue1programs
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency1agreements$90.0Kvalue1programs
  • Atlantic Policy Research Initiative

All grants from Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

National Defence1agreements$18.0Kvalue1programs
  • Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)

All grants from National Defence

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada1agreements$4.6Kvalue1programs

Years

20267agreements$1.5Mvalue7programs
  • Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD)
  • Indo-Pacific Engagement Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
  • Preventing and Managing Pollution
  • Research Partnerships
  • Grants and Contributions in Aid of Academic Relations
202519agreements$10.6Mvalue11programs
  • Research Support Fund
  • Research Partnerships
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations
  • Digital Citizen Program
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
  • Grants and Contributions in Aid of Academic Relations
202421agreements$12.1Mvalue15programs
  • Research Support Fund
  • Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)
  • Digital Citizen Contribution Program -
  • Opportunities Fund - Project
  • Canada Cultural Spaces Fund - Canada Cultural Spaces Fund
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations
202315agreements$122Mvalue12programs
  • Insight research
  • Insight Research
  • Research Support Fund
  • Women Entrepreneurship Strategy Ecosystem Fund
  • ALLESP - Skills for Success - Contribution
  • LFP - Workplace Opportunities – Cont
20224agreements$72.5Mvalue4programs
  • Canada Digital Adoption Program - Boost Your Business Technology
  • Support For Women Entrepreneurs
  • Research Support Fund
  • Intellectual Property Legal Clinics Program
20213agreements$2.7Mvalue3programs
  • Settlement
  • Women's Program
  • Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
20192agreements$226Mvalue1programs
  • Student Work Placement
20181agreements$566Mvalue1programs
  • Future Skills

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.