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Regional Innovation Ecosystem
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Total Grants
41
Total Amount
$228.6M
Provinces Served
1
Top Recipients by Funding Amount
| # | Recipient | Grants | Total Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Waterloo | 2 | $18.2M |
| 2 | Trillium Health Partners | 3 | $17.0M |
| 3 | Palette Skills Incorporated | 3 | $15.0M |
| 4 | Ministry Of Natural Resources And Forestry | 1 | $15.0M |
| 5 | ventureLAB Innovation Centre | 2 | $14.7M |
| 6 | Toronto Innovation Acceleration Partners | 2 | $13.0M |
| 7 | GTA Region Investment Attraction | 2 | $13.0M |
| 8 | Ryerson University | 3 | $12.0M |
| 9 | Innovate Cities | 1 | $11.1M |
| 10 | Governing Council of the University of Toronto | 1 | $10.0M |
| 11 | Waterloo Accelerator Centre | 1 | $10.0M |
| 12 | McMaster University | 1 | $10.0M |
| 13 | Invest Ottawa (2013) | 1 | $7.0M |
| 14 | The Hamilton Young Women's Christian Association | 1 | $6.4M |
| 15 | Elevate Toronto | 2 | $6.4M |
| 16 | Bioenterprise Corporation | 1 | $6.3M |
| 17 | Innovation Factory | 1 | $6.0M |
| 18 | Alliance of Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters | 1 | $5.2M |
| 19 | Toronto Region Board of Trade (BOT) | 1 | $5.0M |
| 20 | Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association | 1 | $5.0M |
Geographic Distribution by Province
| Province / Territory | Grants | Total Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| ON | 41 | $228.6M | 100% |
Recent Grants
Recipient
Amount
Year
Purpose
Ministry Of Natural Resources And Forestry
$15.0M
--
Innovate Cities
$11.1M
--
McMaster University
$10.0M
--
Ryerson University
$10.0M
--
GTA Region Investment Attraction
$10.0M
--
Waterloo Accelerator Centre
$10.0M
--
University of Waterloo
$10.0M
--
Governing Council of the University of Toronto
$10.0M
--
ventureLAB Innovation Centre
$9.7M
--
University of Waterloo
$8.2M
--
Invest Ottawa (2013)
$7.0M
--
Trillium Health Partners
$6.8M
--
Trillium Health Partners
$6.8M
--
Toronto Innovation Acceleration Partners
$6.5M
--
Toronto Innovation Acceleration Partners
$6.5M
--
The Hamilton Young Women's Christian Association
$6.4M
--
Bioenterprise Corporation
$6.3M
--
Innovation Factory
$6.0M
--
Elevate Toronto
$5.9M
--
Alliance of Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters
$5.2M
--
City of Toronto
$5.0M
--
Toronto Region Board of Trade (BOT)
$5.0M
--
ventureLAB Innovation Centre
$5.0M
--
Palette Skills Incorporated
$5.0M
--
Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association
$5.0M
--
Ministry Of Natural Resources And Forestry
$15.0M--
The project seeks to establish a program to support and strengthen the natural resource sector and related downstream ac...
Innovate Cities
$11.1M--
Innovate Cities is establishing a smart city ecosystem to close the gap between prototype and procurement, deploy soluti...
McMaster University
$10.0M--
To support southern Ontario Community Futures Development Corporations in the provision of Canada Emergency Business Acc...
Ryerson University
$10.0M--
This project is to advance the operations, programs and impact of the Cybersecure Catalyst (the Catalyst), a new centre ...
GTA Region Investment Attraction
$10.0M--
The project is to support foreign direct investment attraction across the Toronto Region to build and diversify the regi...
Waterloo Accelerator Centre
$10.0M--
To develop and deliver the new AC Venture Studio Innovation Program to fuel the growth and success of 100 new, high pote...
University of Waterloo
$10.0M--
Grow and advance a thriving and self-sustaining health innovation ecosystem, that will support and retain the growth and...
Governing Council of the University of Toronto
$10.0M--
The project is to support industry adoption of transformative AI technologies to contribute to a skilled and made-in-Ont...
ventureLAB Innovation Centre
$9.7M--
The Hardware Catalyst Initiative will be Canada's first hardware and silicon incubator. It will enhance existing regiona...
University of Waterloo
$8.2M--
This project will establish a consortium based in Waterloo Region,comprising academic and industry stakeholders who will...
Invest Ottawa (2013)
$7.0M--
The project seeks to establish a globally differentiated 5G enabled test bed facility to help companies innovate and com...
Trillium Health Partners
$6.8M--
Additional funding is being provided for a one-year extension to the CAN Health Network project in southern Ontario to a...
Trillium Health Partners
$6.8M--
Development of a health innovation network of 8 early adopter healthcare providers working with 10 high-growth ventures ...
Toronto Innovation Acceleration Partners
$6.5M--
To continue TIAP's current company creation, incubation and acceleration services for health/life sciences companies and...
Toronto Innovation Acceleration Partners
$6.5M--
The project will support Toronto Innovation Acceleration Partners (TIAP) to continue its current
company creation, incu...
The Hamilton Young Women's Christian Association
$6.4M--
Increase skilled talent by rapidly up-skilling & transitioning women into high skill jobs in sectors traditionally under...
Bioenterprise Corporation
$6.3M--
Bioenterprise will support commercialization of innovative technologies to connect the regional ecosystem across Ontario...
Innovation Factory
$6.0M--
The Southern Ontario Pharmaceutical and Health Innovation Ecosystem (SOPHIE) brings together the Synapse Life Science Co...
Elevate Toronto
$5.9M--
A comprehensive upskilling and job placement pilot program in the GTA that matches training to open jobs in the tech sec...
Alliance of Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters
$5.2M--
Launch of the Productivity Technology Assessment project to deliver productivity and technology assessments for up to 17...
City of Toronto
$5.0M--
This project will create the Indigenous Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ICIE), which will provide business d...
Toronto Region Board of Trade (BOT)
$5.0M--
The project is to expand the current Trade Accelerator Program (TAP) across southern Ontario into further municipalities...
ventureLAB Innovation Centre
$5.0M--
The project is to enhance existing regional strengths and enable SMEs to accelerate growth to become globally competitiv...
Palette Skills Incorporated
$5.0M--
Transition 440 workers in sectors in decline due to automation to fast-growing sectors. Regions targeted are Windsor-Ess...
Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association
$5.0M--
The investment supports Project Arrow, the automotive industry’s first Canadian-made, zero emission concept vehicle.Proj...
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