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Government investment offices in Canada

Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026.

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Government investment offices in Canada
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Stages recorded
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Other types here
58 rows
# Name Location Investments Lead Exits People
1 Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) Gatineau, Canada 859 847 0 287
2 BDC Venture Capital Calgary, Canada 715 146 183 596
3 Government of Canada Gatineau, Canada 595 470 47 287
4 Sustainable Development Technology Canada Ottawa, Canada 292 217 43 0
5 Export Development Canada Ottawa, Canada 256 73 69 0
6 La Caisse Montréal, Canada 255 128 91 0
7 FedDev Waterloo, Canada 224 186 29 0
8 Natural Resources Canada Ottawa, Canada 219 208 34 0
9 Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Moncton, Canada 212 175 14 0
10 Prairies Economic Development Canada Edmonton, Canada 201 190 8 287
11 Pacific Economic Development Canada Vancouver, Canada 183 179 7 287
12 AQC Capital Montréal, Canada 98 21 9 0
13 Center of Aging and Brain Health Innovation Toronto, Canada 85 68 1 0
14 Government Of Quebec Quebec, Canada 73 39 11 0
15 Invest Nova Scotia Halifax, Canada 63 49 2 0
16 National Research Council Canada Ottawa, Canada 60 27 9 0
17 Women and Gender Equality Canada Gatineau, Canada 56 56 0 0
18 NorthX Climate Tech Vancouver, Canada 56 55 2 0
19 Ontario Brain Institute Toronto, Canada 52 33 0 0
20 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Ottawa, Canada 37 32 5 0
21 FedNor Sudbury, Canada 31 29 0 0
22 Creative Export Canada Gatineau, Canada 28 28 1 287
23 Veterans Affairs Canada Matane, Canada 23 23 0 0
24 Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Iqaluit, Canada 19 15 1 0
25 BDC Healthcare Venture Montréal, Canada 19 6 6 596
26 SCALE AI Montréal, Canada 17 16 6 0
27 Canada Economic Development Montréal, Canada 15 14 0 0
28 Innovatech Québec Quebec, Canada 14 1 4 0
29 Canadian Agricultural Partnership Ottawa, Canada 12 12 1 0
30 Federation of Canadian Municipalities Ottawa, Canada 12 12 0 0
31 The Manitoba Mineral Development Fund Winnipeg, Canada 12 12 9 0
32 Canadian Government Ottawa, Canada 12 7 5 287
33 Innovation Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Canada 11 11 0 0
34 The Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund Calgary, Canada 11 8 2 0
35 British Columbia Discovery Fund Vancouver, Canada 11 2 7 0
36 Ontario Together Fund Toronto, Canada 10 9 3 174
37 Innovation PEI Charlottetown, Canada 10 8 0 0
38 Canada Growth Fund Toronto, Canada 9 7 3 0
39 Government of Saskatchewan Regina, Canada 9 6 3 0
40 Investment Management Corporation of Ontario Toronto, Canada 9 5 5 0
41 Universal Broadband Fund Ottawa, Canada 8 7 2 0
42 Ministry of Economy and Innovation Quebec, Canada 7 3 0 0
43 Teralys Capital Montréal, Canada 7 0 4 0
44 Halifax Partnership Halifax, Canada 6 6 0 0
45 Women4Climate Toronto Toronto, Canada 6 6 0 0
46 Transition énergétique Québec Quebec, Canada 6 2 2 0
47 Government of Nova Scotia North West Arm, Canada 5 4 1 0
48 Community Foundation Of South Okanagan Similkameen Penticton, Canada 5 3 0 0
49 HaloHealth Toronto, Canada 5 1 0 0
50 Invest Ontario Toronto, Canada 4 3 0 0
51 Regional Innovation Ecosystems Program Ottawa, Canada 3 3 0 287
52 Ontario Venture Capital Fund Toronto, Canada 3 1 1 0
53 Agriculture Clean Technology Program Ottawa, Canada 2 2 0 0
54 Ontario Ministry of Economic Development Toronto, Canada 2 1 0 174
55 Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs Quebec, Canada 2 0 1 0
56 The Atmospheric Fund (TAF) Toronto, Canada 2 0 0 0
57 Government of Yukon Whitehorse, Canada 1 0 0 0
58 Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative Ottawa, Canada 1 0 1 0

Table 1. Government investment offices in Canada, by recorded investments. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 58.

Investment stages

Among these 58
Grant makers44 Early stage investors14 Seed investors7 Late stage investors5 Venture investors5 Debt investors4 Private equity investors2 Post IPO investors2

Other investors in Canada

Venture capital firms644 Angel investors509 Private equity firms286 Investment partners141 Startup accelerators99 Micro VC funds76 Startup incubators66 Angel groups61 Family offices54 Investment banks37 Venture debt funds30 Corporate venture capital29

Government investment offices elsewhere

United States269 United Kingdom60 China33 Australia27 India20
Cite: FundingWatcher, 58 government investment offices in Canada, 4 September 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/investors/government-investment-offices/canada/