Grant and contribution program
Contributions under the Regional Economic Growth through Innovation Program
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario · Northern and regional development
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2024–25
$11.6M
Down $10.7M from $22.4M in 2023–24.
$0.39per tax filer$0.28per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporation of the City of Temiskaming Shores | Haileybury, Ontario | $1.7M | $0.06 |
| 11166948 Canada Inc | Thornloe, Ontario | $1.0M | $0.03 |
| Temiskaming Native Women'S Support Group | New Liskeard, Ontario | $923K | $0.03 |
| Innovation Initiatives Ontario North | North Bay, Ontario | $651K | $0.02 |
| Payments under $100,000 (15) | Location not stated | $606K | $0.02 |
| Wabi Iron & Steel Corp | New Liskeard, Ontario | $591K | $0.02 |
| Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | $588K | $0.02 |
| Northern Centre For Advanced Technology | Sudbury, Ontario | $576K | $0.02 |
| The Bucket Shop Inc | Timmins, Ontario | $531K | $0.02 |
| Canadian Wood Council | North Bay, Ontario | $446K | $0.01 |
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.