Ridings · 2013 representation order · Nova Scotia
Cape Breton—Canso
544 agreements worth $31,482,905.96 name this federal electoral district as the recipient's riding. That is $441 per resident (2021 census population 71,380), rank 226 of 338 on the 2013 map. The largest single agreement is $135M (428.8% of the total).
Explore these agreementsPartial coverage. Only 23.3% of agreements nationally record a riding, so this total leaves out agreements that did not. The riding is where the recipient is located, not necessarily where the money is spent.
- Total agreement value
- $31.5Magreements naming this riding
- Per resident
- $441rank 226 of 338
- Agreements
- 544
- Population
- 71,3802021 census
By fiscal year
By program
- (no program name in the record)Global Affairs Canada$148M471.4%
- Development of Official Language Communities Program - Minority Language EducationCanadian Heritage$68.4M217.4%
- (no program name in the record)Canadian Institutes of Health Research$8.1M25.8%
- Discovery ResearchNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada$7.5M23.8%
- Mitacs Inc.Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada$7.0M22.2%
- (no program name in the record)Canadian Heritage$4.3M13.6%
- Incentives for Zero-emission vehicles programTransport Canada$4.2M13.4%
- Settlement ProgramImmigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada$4.1M13.1%
- Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada$3.6M11.5%
- (no program name in the record)National Research Council Canada$3.2M10.1%
- Youth - Skills Link - ProjectEmployment and Social Development Canada$2.6M8.2%
- (no program name in the record)Environment and Climate Change Canada$2.5M8.1%
- 155 other programs$60.3M191.6%
Largest agreements
| # | Agreement | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | World Bank|Banque mondiale · Washington, United States, United States of America (no program name in the record) · Global Affairs Canada · Grant, starts 2015-02-05 | $135M $135,000,000 |
| 2 | MINISTRE DES FINANCES DU QUÉBEC · Québec, QC Development of Official Language Communities Program - Minority Language Education · Canadian Heritage · Contribution, starts 2020-04-01 | $68.4M $68,432,787 |
| 3 | UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|UNESCO - Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture · Paris 07 SP, France, France (no program name in the record) · Global Affairs Canada · Contribution, starts 2016-01-05 | $13.2M $13,185,917.39 |
| 4 | Mitacs Inc. · Greater Vancouver A, BC Mitacs Inc. · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada · Contribution, starts 2019-08-19 | $7.0M $7,000,000 |
| 5 | KCWA FAMILY AND SOCIAL SERVICES · Toronto, ON Settlement Program · Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Contribution, starts 2025-04-01 Government record 094-2026-2027-Q1-S263931106 · data · 2 records combined | $2.1M $2,102,643 originally $1.8M |
| 6 | Niagara Catholic District School Board · Welland, ON Settlement Program · Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · Contribution, starts 2025-04-01 Government record 094-2026-2027-Q1-S263925009 · data · 2 records combined | $2.0M $2,018,817 originally $1.7M |
| 7 | Braitstein, Paula · Toronto, ON (no program name in the record) · Canadian Institutes of Health Research · Grant, starts 2017-11-01 | $2.0M $1,999,657 |
| 8 | Société d'aide au développement de la collectivité de la région d'Asbestos · Asbestos, Les Sources, Estrie, QC Community Futures Program (CFP) · Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions · Contribution, starts 2007-01-24 | $1.5M $1,472,482 |
| 9 | EXNER, Derek V · Calgary, AB (no program name in the record) · Canadian Institutes of Health Research · Grant, starts 2011-07-01 | $1.4M $1,400,000 |
| 10 | LA NATION MICMAC DE GESPEG · GASPÉ, QC CIRNAC - Economic Development, Education, Indian Government Support, CIRNAC - Indian Registration · Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada · Contribution, starts 2016-04-01 Government record 1910-2018-2019-Qrt4-0000298 · data · 8 records combined | $1.2M $1,222,735 |
| 11 | RayHawk Technologies Inc. · Saskatoon, SK Regional Economic Growth through Innovation · Prairies Economic Development Canada · Contribution, starts 2025-02-11 | $1.0M $1,015,083 |
| 12 | University of Regina · Regina, SK Enabling Accessibility Fund - Contributions · Employment and Social Development Canada · Contribution, starts 2019-06-05 | $1.0M $1,000,000 |
| 13 | Women Building Futures Society · Edmonton, AB (no program name in the record) · Western Economic Diversification Canada · Contribution, starts 2014-10-04 | $997K $996,942 |
| 14 | MPW Corporation · Randolph, MB Agricultural Clean Technology · Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada · Contribution, starts 2023-06-21 | $950K $949,558 |
| 15 | Dikeakos, Dimitrios J · London, ON Investigator-Initiated Research · Canadian Institutes of Health Research · Grant, starts 2023-04-01 | $945K $944,775 |
| 16 | NORTH EAST SCHOOL DIVISION NO. 200 · MELFORT, SK Education · Indigenous Services Canada · Contribution, starts 2023-04-01 Government record 1910-2023-2024-Qrt1-0007202 · data · 10 records combined | $927K $927,393.40 |
| 17 | OKANAGAN COLLEGE · Kelowna, BC CAS-Women Skilled Trades · Employment and Social Development Canada · Contribution, starts 2025-01-27 | $874K $873,979 |
| 18 | HAGHIGHI, Ali Pejmun · Montreal, QC (no program name in the record) · Canadian Institutes of Health Research · Grant, starts 2012-10-01 | $808K $808,327 |
| 19 | Lachowsky, Nathan J · Victoria, BC (no program name in the record) · Canadian Institutes of Health Research · Grant, starts 2017-04-01 | $750K $749,699 |
| 20 | LEGAL AID MANITOBA | L'AIDE JURIDIQUE DU MANITOBA · Winnipeg, MB Legal Aid · Department of Justice Canada · Contribution, starts 2022-09-01 | $700K $700,000 |
| 21 | Société Alzheimer Society | Société Alzheimer Society · Toronto, ON Infectious Disease Prevention and Control · Public Health Agency of Canada · Contribution, starts 2022-04-01 | $696K $695,552 |
| 22 | Malbrunot, Stephan · VANCOUVER, BC Discovery Research · Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada · Grant, starts 2024-04-01 | $690K $690,000 originally $600K |
| 23 | ComIT Corp · Winnipeg, MB Regional Economic Growth through Innovation · Prairies Economic Development Canada · Contribution, starts 2019-03-28 | $650K $649,987 |
| 24 | PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING, CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES | DÉVELOPPEMENT SOCIAL ET LOGEMENT, ENFANTS ET FAMILLES, L’ÎLE-DU-PRINCE-ÉDOUARD · Charlottetown, PE Justice Partnership and Innovation Program · Department of Justice Canada · Contribution, starts 2021-04-01 Government record 119-2023-2024-Q4-00012 · data · 3 records combined | $565K $564,787 originally $502K |
| 25 | Ancestral Hands Foundation · Markham, ON Women's Program · Women and Gender Equality Canada · Contribution, starts 2024-10-07 | $554K $554,050 |
Largest recipients
Individuals and aggregate entries are not ranked.- World Bank|Banque mondiale1 agreement$135M428.8%
- MINISTRE DES FINANCES DU QUÉBEC1 agreement$68.4M217.4%
- MITACS INC.1 agreement$7.0M22.2%
- KCWA Family and Social Services1 agreement$2.1M6.7%
- Niagara Catholic District School Board1 agreement$2.0M6.4%
- Société d'aide au développement de la collectivité de la région d'Asbestos1 agreement$1.5M4.7%
- LA NATION MICMAC DE GESPEG1 agreement$1.2M3.9%
- Rayhawk Technologies Inc.1 agreement$1.0M3.2%
- University of Regina1 agreement$1.0M3.2%
- Women Building Futures Society1 agreement$997K3.2%
- MPW Corporation1 agreement$950K3.0%
- NORTH EAST SCHOOL DIVISION NO. 2001 agreement$927K2.9%
- Okanagan College1 agreement$874K2.8%
- LEGAL AID MANITOBA | L'AIDE JURIDIQUE DU MANITOBA1 agreement$700K2.2%
- Société Alzheimer Society | Société Alzheimer Society1 agreement$696K2.2%
- 15 other recipients$7.3M23.1%