Public funds in Canada
14 public funds headquartered in Canada are recorded here. Stated investment stages run from seed to buyout. The sectors named most often are Life sciences, Technology and Agriculture. The cities with most of them are Vancouver (2), Edmonton (1) and Montréal (1). Every fact comes from the investor’s own website and links back to the page it was read from. Coverage is incomplete and biased toward investors who publish clearly.
| Investor | Layer | Type | Stage | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Enterprise Corporation Information Technology · Industrial Technology · Life Sciences |
Limited partner | Public fund | Funds | Edmonton, Canada |
| BDC Capital technology |
Direct investor | Public fund | Not stated | Canada |
| Export Development Canada (EDC) agri-food · cleantech · defence and security · energy |
Direct investor | Public fund | Growth | Canada |
| Fonds de croissance du Canada technologies propres · projets · chaînes d'approvisionnement à faibles émissions de carbone |
Direct investor | Public fund | Growth | Canada |
| InBC Investment Corp. quantum computing · biotechnology · cleantech · robotics |
Direct + LP | Public fund | Growth | Canada |
| Innovation Saskatchewan Agriculture · Energy · Life Sciences · Mining & Critical Minerals |
Direct + LP | Public fund | Seed – Growth | Saskatoon, Canada |
| Invest Nova Scotia technology · clean technology · life sciences · ocean technology |
Direct investor | Public fund | Seed | Canada |
| Investissement Québec agriculture · manufacturing · information technology · professional services |
Direct investor | Public fund | Seed – Buyout | Quebec City, Canada |
| NorthX Climate Tech climate hard tech · battery + energy storage · carbon management · low carbon fuels |
Direct investor | Public fund | Seed – Growth | Vancouver, Canada |
| Nova Scotia Pension Services Corporation | Limited partner | Public fund | Not stated | Canada |
| Nunavut Trust Fixed Income · Equity · Private Debt · Private Equity |
Limited partner | Public fund | Not stated | Canada |
| Ontario Capital Growth Corporation (OCGC) technology · life sciences · clean technology · software |
Direct + LP | Public fund | Funds | Toronto, Canada |
| Pender Growth Fund Inc. technology |
Direct investor | Public fund | Not stated | Vancouver, Canada |
| PME MTL | Direct investor | Public fund | Not stated | Montréal, Canada |