Regional Economic Growth through Innovation
Western Economic Diversification Canada
Program purpose (as reported by the department)
Provide streamlined, nationally consistent and yet regionally tailored support for business productivity and scale-up, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and women entrepreneurs and other underrepresented groups, and assist the enhancement of regional industrial and technology clusters and regional innovation ecosystems.
What the numbers say
- Half of the agreements with businesses are worth $40,000 or less.
- The largest recipient, Genoptic LED Inc., Genoptic Smart Displays Inc., holds $5,000,000 (5% of the program's business funding in this data).
- The most recent agreement in the data started on 2021-12-23.
By fiscal year
By recipient province
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Agreements | Value | Latest start |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genoptic LED Inc., Genoptic Smart Displays Inc. | 1 | $5,000,000 | 2021-11-29 |
| 1441413 Alberta Inc. | 2 | $3,907,980 | 2021-06-14 |
| Elmer's Welding & Manufacturing Ltd. | 1 | $3,339,000 | 2021-12-02 |
| Northquip Inc. | 1 | $2,100,000 | 2021-12-02 |
| Helcim Inc. | 1 | $2,000,000 | 2021-07-22 |
| FPS Food Process Solutions Corporation | 1 | $2,000,000 | 2021-12-23 |
| Diamond Hotel Management | 2 | $2,000,000 | 2021-09-01 |
| Yastremski Associates Inc. | 2 | $1,900,000 | 2021-07-09 |
| DeeBee's Organics Inc. | 1 | $1,442,240 | 2021-12-23 |
| Westgen Technologies Inc. | 1 | $1,000,000 | 2021-12-01 |
| West Coast Sightseeing Ltd., Triple Bottom Line Investments Inc, Town Tours Ltd | 1 | $1,000,000 | 2021-09-08 |
| Sea To Sky Gondola Corp., Sea To Sky Gondola Limited Partnership | 1 | $1,000,000 | 2021-05-14 |
| MH Hotels (WEDM) Inc. | 1 | $1,000,000 | 2021-07-13 |
| Kudos Inc. | 1 | $1,000,000 | 2021-06-16 |
| Fairmont Hot Springs Resort Ltd. | 1 | $1,000,000 | 2021-09-28 |
Recent agreements
| Start | Recipient | Project | Province | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-23 | FPS Food Process Solutions Corporation | 000021808 | BC | $2,000,000 |
| 2021-12-23 | DeeBee's Organics Inc. | 000021895 | BC | $1,442,240 |
| 2021-12-22 | Moto-Wo Auto Solutions Ltd. | 000022377 | BC | $94,000 |
| 2021-12-21 | Diesel Tile & Stone Ltd. | 000022543 | AB | $22,021 |
| 2021-12-21 | Fresno Logistics Inc. | 000022542 | AB | $32,589 |
| 2021-12-15 | Canadian Plasma Resources Corporation | 000021747 | ON | $500,000 |
| 2021-12-06 | DITU Inc. | 000021809 | AB | $455,000 |
| 2021-12-06 | Canadian UAVS Inc. | 000021064 | AB | $415,000 |
| 2021-12-02 | SumoQuote Ltd. | 000021822 | AB | $483,500 |
| 2021-12-02 | Elmer's Welding & Manufacturing Ltd. | 000022456 | MB | $3,339,000 |
| 2021-12-02 | Jobbox Software Inc. | 000021321 | SK | $400,000 |
| 2021-12-02 | Exergy Solutions Inc. | 000022286 | AB | $879,063 |
| 2021-12-02 | Northquip Inc. | 000022507 | MB | $2,100,000 |
| 2021-12-02 | 1904038 Alberta Ltd. | 000021174 | AB | $250,000 |
| 2021-12-01 | Westgen Technologies Inc. | 000022139 | AB | $1,000,000 |
| 2021-11-29 | Natural Distributions Ltd. | 000022021 | AB | $461,000 |
| 2021-11-29 | Genoptic LED Inc., Genoptic Smart Displays Inc. | 000022386 | AB | $5,000,000 |
| 2021-11-24 | DMS Logistics Ltd. | 000022334 | BC | $40,000 |
| 2021-11-18 | Marwan Mokayed & Sons Ltd. | 000022394 | BC | $19,076 |
| 2021-11-03 | Harvinder Uppal, Surinder Uppal | 000022027 | AB | $20,000 |
| 2021-11-03 | Loveleen Kaur Professional Corporation | 000022399 | AB | $40,000 |
| 2021-11-01 | Phebulous S&P Cleaning Ltd. | 000021916 | AB | $40,000 |
| 2021-10-29 | Cora Pyykko Beitel, Carolyn Saunders | 000021917 | BC | $16,489 |
| 2021-10-26 | Manaf Transportation Inc. | 000022005 | AB | $40,000 |
| 2021-10-26 | Qwasmi Painting Ltd. | 000021908 | AB | $40,000 |
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