Government of Canada
VC Fund
Gatineau, Canada
Government of Canada is a VC fund in Gatineau focused on Non Profit and Manufacturing. The Government of Canada is making it easier for Canadians to find and access government information and services online through its central website, Canada.ca. The website is the single entry point for all government information and services available online and is accessible using any device with an Internet connection, including tablets ormobile phones. Its portal shows how government works, its priorities, laws, finances, transparency, digital government, and policies.
- Total investments:
- 533
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 78%
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Government of Canada invests in
Stages Government of Canada invests in
Countries Government of Canada invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 11 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $293k–$4.7M
- Grant
- $100k–$25M
- Debt Financing
- $100k–$38M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Non Profit 94 (18%)
- Manufacturing 59 (11%)
- Education 58 (11%)
- Health Care 43 (8%)
- Communities 31 (6%)
Stage
- Grant 415 (78%)
- Debt Financing 49 (9%)
- Seed 8 (2%)
- Post-IPO Debt 7 (1%)
- Funding Round 4 (1%)
Country
- Canada 437 (82%)
- United States 10 (2%)
- Kenya 5 (1%)
- Nigeria 5 (1%)
- Germany 4 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aslam Nathoo
Regional Deputy Director (Pacific)
|
Regional Deputy Director (Pacific) | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Justin Pahara
Research Scientist
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Research Scientist | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Pablo Rodriguez
Minister of Canadian Heritage
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Minister of Canadian Heritage | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Ashley Casovan
Director for Data Architecture and Innovation
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Director for Data Architecture and Innovation | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Benoit Hamelin
Researcher
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Researcher | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 11 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation is a not-for-profit organization that advances the commercialization of life sciences and healthcare innovations. It works to accelerate growth in the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors by addressing key challenges in drug development, regulatory processes, and market access while supporting innovators andcompanies. The organization provides a range of services, including research and development support, clinical trials, pharmaceutical analysis, and manufacturing capabilities for health products. It also offers training and educational programs, such as pharmacometrics and clinical pharmacology initiatives, designed to build skills and strengthen the life sciences workforce. Through partnerships with industry, academia, and healthcare stakeholders, API aims to translate scientific research into real-world applications and drive innovation across the life sciences ecosystem. | $15.7M / Grant / Sep 18, 2026 | ||
| LawZero is committed to advancing research and creating technical solutions that enable safe-by-design AI systems. | $215.2M / Grant / Sep 16, 2026 | ||
| Birds Canada is a non-profit organization that conducts research, conservation programs, and educational services. | $1.9M / Grant / Sep 16, 2026 | ||
| Lucent BioSciences is a Vancouver-based AgTech start-up driven by accelerating the transition of agriculture to sustainability. Lucent Bio has developed a novel patent-pending fertilizer for agriculture called "Soileos'' using cellulose fibre as a delivery agent. The product improves yield and soil health, and is climate positive,non-polluting, and sustainable. | $1.4M / Grant / Sep 16, 2026 | ||
| Flair Airlines is a privately owned Canadian charter airline based in Kelowna, B.C. Flair Air’s management team combines extensive industry experience with a commitment to professionalism and customer satisfaction to create a safe, reliable and economic charter experience. Flair Airlines supplies large aircraft contract and ad hoc charter services. | $54.7M / Debt Financing / Sep 14, 2026 | ||
| Since its founding in 2016, Xanadu has focused extensively on the effects quantum will have on society and how to best service those needs. Xanadu's ultimate goal is to provide quantum on demand to enable significant computational improvements over the best classical methods to solve really tough real-world problems. Xanadu has amalgamatedleading scientists and professionals to pair academic research with industry veterans to develop a massively scalable venture.For more information, please visit xanadu.ai | $140.2M / Post-IPO Debt / Aug 28, 2026 | ||
| Evonik, the creative industrial group from Germany, is in specialty chemicals. Its activities focus on the key megatrends health, nutrition, resource efficiency and globalization. In 2010 about 80 percent of the Groups chemical sales came from activities where it ranks among the market leaders. Evonik benefits specifically from its innovativeprowess and integrated technology platforms. Evonik is active in over 100 countries around the world. In fiscal 2010 more than 34,000 employees generated sales of around €13.3 billion and an operating profit (EBITDA) of about €2.4 billion. | $49.1M / Grant / Aug 27, 2026 | ||
| Kardium is a medical solutions company that develops a globe pulsed field system for the diagnosis and treatment of atrial fibrillation. Its flagship Globe Pulsed Field System integrates high-definition mapping, pulmonary vein isolation, and atrial ablation into a single spherical catheter featuring 122 electrodes. | $31.3M / Grant / Aug 27, 2026 | ||
| IRC is a non-profit organisation dealing with economic, social & cultural well-being of Inuvialuit through the implementation of the IFA. | $638.6K / Grant / Aug 27, 2026 | ||
| First Phosphate Corp is a mineral development company fully dedicated to extracting and purifying phosphate for the production of cathode-active material. | $3.4M / Grant / Aug 05, 2026 | ||
| See all 533 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Government of Canada invest in?
Government of Canada invests primarily in Non Profit, Manufacturing and Education startups, most often at Grant and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 533 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Government of Canada's check size?
Government of Canada typically joins rounds of $293k–$4.7M at Seed, $100k–$25M at Grant and $100k–$38M at Debt Financing. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Government of Canada participates in.
How do I contact Government of Canada?
Public channels for Government of Canada include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.
Who are the partners at Government of Canada?
The team at Government of Canada includes Aslam Nathoo (Regional Deputy Director (Pacific)), Justin Pahara (Research Scientist) and Pablo Rodriguez (Minister of Canadian Heritage), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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