Grant and contribution program
Contributions under the Business Development Program
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency · Northern and regional development
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$35.2M
Down $45.0M from $80.3M in 2023–24.
$1.18per tax filer$0.86per person
Per tax filer uses 29,965,100 tax filers (2023, the latest count published); per person uses a population of 41,162,593 (2024). An allocation of cost, not a tax bill.
Largest recipients
The largest named recipients of payments reported under this program in 2024–25. Location is the recipient's address, which is not always where the money is spent. Recipient payments can differ slightly from the program total above because the Public Accounts report them separately.
| Recipient | Location | Paid | Per tax filer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payments under $100,000 (149) | Location not stated | $5.8M | $0.19 |
| The Association for Sustainable Forestry | Truro, Nova Scotia | $3.2M | $0.11 |
| Government of Prince Edward Island as represented by the Minister of Fisheries | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | $2.8M | $0.09 |
| Louisbourg Seafoods Limited | Sydney, Nova Scotia | $2.2M | $0.07 |
| Raspberry Point Oyster Co Inc | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | $1.8M | $0.06 |
| Ulnooweg Development Group Incorporated | Millbrook, Nova Scotia | $1.8M | $0.06 |
| Stanhope Golf and Country Club Inc | York, Prince Edward Island | $1.4M | $0.05 |
| Government of Prince Edward Island as represented by the Minister of Agriculture | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | $1.2M | $0.04 |
| Cape Breton Regional Municipality | Sydney, Nova Scotia | $1.0M | $0.03 |
| Canadian Maritime Engineering Limited | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia | $550K | $0.02 |
Source and basis
- Detailed information on Transfer Payments, as per the Public Accounts of Canada, retrieved 2026-11-03. Open Government Licence - Canada.
- Recipients: Detailed information on Transfer Payments, as per the Public Accounts of Canada.
- Net expenditures of this transfer payment program in the Public Accounts. It overlaps with program spending, so do not add the two.