Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
National Defence
Program purpose (as reported by the department)
Targeted Engagement Grants (TEGs) respond to defence policy challenges with the goal of informing current and future defence policy-thinking. TEGs provide non-recurring financial support to fund activities such as conferences, workshops, roundtables, and research and publications that are relevant to DND/CAF and align with defence policy challenges.
What the numbers say
- Half of the agreements with businesses are worth $50,000 or less.
- The largest recipient, The Park Group Inc., holds $100,000 (17% of the program's business funding in this data).
- The most recent agreement in the data started on 2026-03-23.
By fiscal year
By recipient province
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Agreements | Value | Latest start |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Park Group Inc. | 2 | $100,000 | 2026-02-19 |
| Tina J. Park, Rockey Yoo | 1 | $50,000 | 2022-12-20 |
| Avascent | 1 | $50,000 | 2022-05-13 |
| Pendulum Group | 1 | $50,000 | 2026-03-23 |
| Tina Park Group Inc. | 1 | $50,000 | 2024-05-31 |
| Quantum Industry Canada | 1 | $50,000 | 2025-01-08 |
| Space Strategies Consulting Ltd. | 1 | $50,000 | 2025-08-07 |
| PerceptX Inc. | 1 | $50,000 | 2026-03-06 |
| Valens Games | 1 | $49,780 | 2024-12-18 |
| Journal of Geoeconomics | 1 | $49,680 | 2025-08-27 |
| Space Strategies Consulting Ltd. (SSCL) | 1 | $49,529 | 2024-06-11 |
Recent agreements
| Start | Recipient | Project | Province | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | Pendulum Group | Building Civilian Resiliency to Disinformation | ON | $50,000 |
| 2026-03-06 | PerceptX Inc. | Accelerating Canada's Defence-Industrial Engagement in the Indo-Pacific | ON | $50,000 |
| 2026-02-19 | The Park Group Inc. | The 2nd Annual Canada- Indo Pacific Security Roundtable | ON | $50,000 |
| 2025-08-27 | Journal of Geoeconomics | Conference - Economic Warfare and Strategic Competition in the Arctic: Multi-Domain Resilience for a New Era | ON | $49,680 |
| 2025-08-07 | Space Strategies Consulting Ltd. | National Security at the Space Cyber Nexus | ON | $50,000 |
| 2025-01-08 | Quantum Industry Canada | Quantum Technologies: Increasing Implications for National and Economic Security | ON | $50,000 |
| 2024-12-18 | Valens Games | Arctic Awakenings: Understanding Climate Change, Disinformation, and Arctic Defence through Immersive Experiences | ? | $49,780 |
| 2024-06-20 | The Park Group | 2024 Canada-Korea Forum | ON | $50,000 |
| 2024-06-11 | Space Strategies Consulting Ltd. (SSCL) | Dual Use of Space Systems in Times of Tension and Conflict, including DND's "Defend and Protect" Mandate | ON | $49,529 |
| 2024-05-31 | Tina Park Group Inc. | The Canada-Indo Pacific Security Forum | ON | $50,000 |
| 2022-12-20 | Tina J. Park, Rockey Yoo | The 2023 Canada-Korea Energy Forum | ON | $50,000 |
| 2022-05-13 | Avascent | Highlighting Collaboration Opportunities for Canada Across the Five Eyes Defence Innovation Ecosystem | ON | $50,000 |
Method & sources
Source: Government of Canada "Proactive Disclosure – Grants and Contributions" (Open Government Licence – Canada). We include agreements with for-profit recipients that started on or after April 1, 2021, and keep the latest amendment of each agreement, so values are the current agreement value, not money paid out. Departments report on their own schedule, so the most recent quarter is incomplete. Recipients are linked to company pages by exact name match. This is not an endorsement or an eligibility determination — check each program's official page.
Dataset on open.canada.ca · Search the official grants records