Northern Isolated Community Initiatives
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
Program purpose (as reported by the department)
Supports food security in Northern and Indigenous communities by helping to strengthen and support Indigenous and northern food systems in Canada’s North, reducing food insecurity, and seeking out creative solutions to food challenges across Canada’s North. This initiative will also support investments in northern small- to medium-enterprises, territorial governments, and community organizations pursuing food security related initiatives.
What the numbers say
- Half of the agreements with businesses are worth $99,800 or less.
- The largest recipient, KNUTSFORD VENTURES INC., holds $1,200,000 (50% of the program's business funding in this data).
- The most recent agreement in the data started on 2025-06-04.
By fiscal year
By recipient province
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Agreements | Value | Latest start |
|---|---|---|---|
| KNUTSFORD VENTURES INC. | 2 | $1,200,000 | 2024-06-05 |
| 3542 Yukon Limited | 1 | $234,000 | 2024-06-07 |
| REPLIC8 TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 1 | $99,999 | 2025-06-04 |
| CS ENVIRONMENTAL | 1 | $99,999 | 2025-04-30 |
| CAN DO FARM | 1 | $99,999 | 2022-06-29 |
| 40518 YUKON INC | 1 | $99,999 | 2021-08-05 |
| 32862 YUKON INC | 1 | $99,999 | 2021-05-07 |
| FISH ON THE BAY | 2 | $99,801 | 2025-04-01 |
| YUKON GRAIN FARM LTD | 1 | $93,000 | 2021-06-01 |
| SUNNYSIDE FARM | 1 | $82,738 | 2021-05-28 |
| DUTEAU BIORESOURCE | 1 | $82,500 | 2022-08-26 |
| TUM TUM'S BLACK GILT MEATS LTD. | 1 | $54,727 | 2025-04-01 |
| TUM TUM’S BLACK GILT MEATS LTD. | 1 | $45,272 | 2025-04-01 |
| CHRISTINA GUILLEMETTE | 1 | $23,650 | 2022-10-03 |
Recent agreements
| Start | Recipient | Project | Province | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-04 | REPLIC8 TECHNOLOGIES INC. | Cultivating Resilience: Mobile Lab Scale Up and Capacity Development | YT | $99,999 |
| 2025-04-30 | CS ENVIRONMENTAL | The Channel - The North's First Food Hub | NT | $99,999 |
| 2025-04-01 | TUM TUM’S BLACK GILT MEATS LTD. | Micro-Abattoir Takhini River Road | YT | $45,272 |
| 2025-04-01 | FISH ON THE BAY | Poissonnerie professionnelle | NT | $1 |
| 2025-04-01 | TUM TUM'S BLACK GILT MEATS LTD. | Micro-Abattoir Takhini River Road | YT | $54,727 |
| 2025-04-01 | FISH ON THE BAY | Professional fishmonger's | NT | $99,800 |
| 2024-06-07 | 3542 Yukon Limited | Refrigeration Equipment Upgrades | YT | $234,000 |
| 2024-06-05 | KNUTSFORD VENTURES INC. | Egg Farm Remodel | NT | $0 |
| 2024-06-05 | KNUTSFORD VENTURES INC. | Egg Farm Remodel | NT | $1,200,000 |
| 2022-10-03 | CHRISTINA GUILLEMETTE | Northern Honeybee Storage & Educational Building | YT | $23,650 |
| 2022-08-26 | DUTEAU BIORESOURCE | Scaling Up Blends of Living Soil | YT | $82,500 |
| 2022-06-29 | CAN DO FARM | Mobile Abattoir | YT | $99,999 |
| 2021-08-05 | 40518 YUKON INC | Expansion of Hog Production Facility | YT | $99,999 |
| 2021-06-01 | YUKON GRAIN FARM LTD | Improvements to Grain Drying System | YT | $93,000 |
| 2021-05-28 | SUNNYSIDE FARM | Sunnyside Farm Micro Dairy | YT | $82,738 |
| 2021-05-07 | 32862 YUKON INC | Sundog Veggies: Our Growing Community Project | YT | $99,999 |
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