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Business Development Program

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Total Grants

10,583

Total Amount

$2.2B

Provinces Served

Top Recipients by Funding Amount

#	Recipient	Grants	Total Amount
1	LearnSphere Canada Inc.\|LearnSphere Canada Inc.	50	$35.4M
2	Regional Development Corporation\|Regional Development Corporation	6	$31.0M
3	Memorial University of Newfoundland\|Memorial University of Newfoundland	133	$29.9M
4	Tourism Industry Association of Prince Edward Island\|Tourism Industry Association of Prince Edward Island	51	$25.7M
5	Halifax International Security Forum\|Halifax International Security Forum	4	$23.9M
6	University of Prince Edward Island\|University of Prince Edward Island	85	$22.6M
7	Ulnooweg Development Group Incorporated\|Ulnooweg Development Group Incorporated	36	$17.5M
8	CEED Centre for Entrepreneurship Education & Development Incorporated\|CEED Centre for Entrepreneurship Education & Development Incorporated	48	$14.9M
9	The Real Dairy Company of Newfoundland Ltd.\|The Real Dairy Company of Newfoundland Ltd.	3	$13.0M
10	The German Marshall Fund of the United States\|The German Marshall Fund of the United States	2	$12.5M
11	Greater Fredericton Community Economic Development Agency Inc.\|Greater Fredericton Community Economic Development Agency Inc.	48	$12.0M
12	Atlantic Association of Community Business Development Corporations\|Atlantic Association of Community Business Development Corporations	7	$11.4M
13	Holland College\|Holland College	50	$11.4M
14	Dalhousie University\|Dalhousie University	20	$11.3M
15	University of New Brunswick\|University of New Brunswick	39	$11.2M
16	Cooke Aquaculture Inc.\|Cooke Aquaculture Inc.	8	$10.5M
17	Grieg NL Nurseries Ltd.\|Grieg NL Nurseries Ltd.	1	$10.0M
18	Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information (NLCHI)\|Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information (NLCHI)	3	$9.0M
19	EduNova Co-operative Limited\|EduNova Co-operative Limited	33	$8.9M
20	Opportunities New Brunswick\|Opportunities New Brunswick	14	$8.6M

Geographic Distribution by Province

Province / Territory	Grants	Total Amount	Share
NS	3,002	$640.9M	29%
NB	2,767	$638.6M	29%
NL	2,878	$573.4M	26%
PE	1,734	$288.5M	13%
DC	7	$36.5M	2%
ON	91	$22.0M	1%
QC	52	$13.7M	1%
BC	13	$3.5M	0%
AB	11	$2.4M	0%
CO	5	$2.1M	0%
MB	5	$1.6M	0%
MA	2	$626.3K	0%
CA	2	$500.0K	0%
NV	1	$500.0K	0%
NJ	1	$497.0K	0%
CT	2	$135.0K	0%
SK	2	$30.0K	0%

Recent Grants

Recipient

Amount

Year

Purpose

Regional Development Corporation|Regional Development Corporation

$10.0M

Provide working capital to New Brunswick salmon growers

Grieg NL Nurseries Ltd.|Grieg NL Nurseries Ltd.

$10.0M

Build a recirculating aquaculture system for the production of Atlantic salmon

Regional Development Corporation|Regional Development Corporation

$10.0M

Francophone Immigration - 2008-2013 Roadmap linguistic dual

Regional Development Corporation|Regional Development Corporation

$10.0M

Support infrastructure upgrades for strategic economic and sector development

Tourism Industry Association of Prince Edward Island|Tourism Industry Association of Prince Edward Island

$10.0M

2015-2018 Atlantic Canada Tourism Partnership Agreement

Tourism Industry Association of Prince Edward Island|Tourism Industry Association of Prince Edward Island

$10.0M

Support the Atlantic Canada Tourism Partnership

The German Marshall Fund of the United States|The German Marshall Fund of the United States

$10.0M

Deliver multi year International Security Forums in Halifax

Halifax International Security Forum|Halifax International Security Forum

$9.8M

Deliver the Halifax International Security Forum 2014-2018

The Real Dairy Company of Newfoundland Ltd.|The Real Dairy Company of Newfoundland Ltd.

$8.0M

Establish a secondary dairy processing facility in Newfoundland and Labrador

Halifax International Security Forum|Halifax International Security Forum

$7.5M

Deliver the Halifax International Security Forum 2011-2013

Atlantic Beef Products Inc.|Atlantic Beef Products Inc.

$6.0M

Improve financial viability

Cooke Aquaculture Inc.|Cooke Aquaculture Inc.

$6.0M

Establish a salmon farming operation in the Fortune Bay area

University of Prince Edward Island|University of Prince Edward Island

$6.0M

Establish Research Centres of Excellence at UPEI Centre for Engineering Design

Dalhousie University|Dalhousie University

$6.0M

Establish the Deep Sense platform

Canada Fluorspar (NL) Inc.|Canada Fluorspar (NL) Inc.

$5.0M

Undertake acquisition and installation of innovative processing technologies for...

Memorial University of Newfoundland|Memorial University of Newfoundland

$5.0M

Build a high performance computing infrastructure

Institut atlantique de recherche sur le cancer inc. / Atlantic Cancer Research I|Institut atlantique de recherche sur le cancer inc. / Atlantic Cancer Research I

$5.0M

Support innovation and commercialization activities

Nova Scotia Lands Inc.|Nova Scotia Lands Inc.

$5.0M

Undertake land improvements

BioVectra Inc.|BioVectra Inc.

$5.0M

Expand capacity for fermentation and synthesis of complex active pharmaceutical ...

Atlantic Canada Airports Association|Atlantic Canada Airports Association

$5.0M

Re-establish air access to support economic growth

The Real Dairy Company of Newfoundland Ltd.|The Real Dairy Company of Newfoundland Ltd.