Running pattern detector against the corpus
The dataset shows entities that received substantial federal funding then ceased appearing in the corpus — flagging recipients that went silent after the money flowed.
Glassbox surfaces correlations and observations, not findings of misconduct. Severity is a calibrated read on how strongly the dataset matches the pattern definition — a starting point for review, not a verdict.
The match meets the pattern threshold but the signal is the lower band. Normal review queue.
The match exceeds the routine threshold. Worth a closer look — pull the source rows, walk the citation.
The match is in the highest band of the calibrated scale. Recommend: prioritise for active review.
Severity is computed from the detection signal · recipient total (original commitments, is_amendment = false) ≥ p90 of recipient totals within the recipient's primary department AND ≥ $500K floor · last agreement_start_date < as-of − 36 months, as-of = MAX(agreement_start_date) ≤ CURRENT_DATE · signal = years silent
The dataset shows E. Hofmann Plastics Inc. (BN 101591345) received $5,649,707 across 2 federal agreements from 2 departments — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Agence fédérale de développement économique pour le Sud de l'Ontario — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-06: 6.2 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
Once a match is identified, the dataset suggests these review actions. Glassbox does not prescribe outcomes — these are calibrated options for funders, auditors, and program officers, framed as correlations to investigate.
Cross-reference the recipient legal name with the relevant federal/provincial corporate registry. An active corporate status with no recent grant activity may indicate program completion (normal); a dissolved or in-default status with prior public funding warrants review.
If the recipient is a registered charity (CRA-registered), pull the most recent T3010 filing date. A gap exceeding 18 months is a regulatory issue independent of the federal-funding silence.
Did the funded program complete? Was the final report submitted? Were funds returned, if applicable? Silence in the corpus is not evidence of incompletion, but it is the signal to verify.
Some zombies are just program endings; others are entity disappearances after public money flowed. Close the match with reasoning, or move to active monitoring if outcomes are unclear.
These are calibrated suggestions, not directives. The dataset shows the pattern; the funder decides the response.
Aggregated from the matches below. Severity bands are calibrated per pattern; counts and dollar totals reflect this snapshot only.
The dataset shows Pacific Salmon Foundation l Pacific Salmon Foundation (BN 119075638) received $3,976,125 across 3 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Pêches et Océans Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-06: 6.2 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Prodigy Education Inc. (BN 806858007) received $3,000,000 across 1 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-06: 6.2 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
Why this may be benign · A single large capital or research award is expected to be followed by silence; one-off funding is not a zombie signal on its own.
The dataset shows GTA Region Investment Attraction (BN 810658963) received $13,000,000 across 2 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Agence fédérale de développement économique pour le Sud de l'Ontario — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-06: 6.2 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Solutions Ambra inc. (BN 823113154) received $13,088,955 across 2 federal agreements from 2 departments — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-06: 6.2 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Semiosbio Technologies Inc (BN 838225712) received $2,948,410 across 6 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-06: 6.2 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows eXplorance inc. (BN 875589806) received $3,150,000 across 2 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-06: 6.2 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Services Automobiles GranTuned Inc. (BN 809210719) received $727,460 across 3 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-06: 6.2 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Celayix Inc. (BN 891810814) received $1,200,000 across 2 federal agreements from 2 departments — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Western Economic Diversification Canada | Diversification de l'économie de l'Ouest Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-06: 6.2 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows NK'MIP DESERT HERITAGE SOCIETY received $789,756 across 3 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Canadian Heritage | Patrimoine canadien — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-06: 6.2 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
Why this may be benign · The recipient business number is missing or a placeholder ('0', all-zeros, '-', 'n/a'): rows were grouped by legal name only, so distinct entities with the same name may be merged (KNOWN-DATA-ISSUES F-6/F-7).
The dataset shows University of Saskatchewan|Université de la Saskatchewan (BN 119279313) received $23,000,000 across 1 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Western Economic Diversification Canada | Diversification de l'économie de l'Ouest Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-07: 6.2 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
Why this may be benign · A single large capital or research award is expected to be followed by silence; one-off funding is not a zombie signal on its own.
The dataset shows Government of Alberta|Gouvernement de l'Alberta (BN 124072513) received $4,132,249 across 2 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Western Economic Diversification Canada | Diversification de l'économie de l'Ouest Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-08: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Auvik Networks Inc. (BN 843102906) received $1,533,124 across 3 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-09: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Mission Old Brewery (BN 123920324RP0001) received $866,937 across 4 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-10: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows United Youth Community Services (BN 745106930RP0001) received $1,855,019 across 33 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-13: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Canadian Mental Health Association-Toronto Branch (BN 893449884RP0001) received $702,591 across 1 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-13: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
Why this may be benign · A single large capital or research award is expected to be followed by silence; one-off funding is not a zombie signal on its own.
The dataset shows Ossiaco Inc (BN 732842927) received $670,656 across 4 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-13: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Iskatewizaagegan First Nation (BN 107978462) received $1,029,310 across 3 federal agreements from 2 departments — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-15: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Tantalus Labs Ltd. (BN 840221246) received $3,775,000 across 2 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Western Economic Diversification Canada | Diversification de l'économie de l'Ouest Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-15: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Cavard, Xavier received $1,480,000 across 1 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-15: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
Why this may be benign · A single large capital or research award is expected to be followed by silence; one-off funding is not a zombie signal on its own.
The dataset shows Hallett, Rebecca received $723,620 across 1 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-15: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
Why this may be benign · A single large capital or research award is expected to be followed by silence; one-off funding is not a zombie signal on its own.
The dataset shows MAYA Heat Transfer Technologies Limited (BN 103574067) received $3,282,900 across 2 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-16: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Pleasant Solutions Inc. (BN 824029029) received $3,531,312 across 3 federal agreements from 2 departments — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Western Economic Diversification Canada | Diversification de l'économie de l'Ouest Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-16: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Aéro Montréal|Aéro Montréal (BN 812690618) received $2,049,000 across 1 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions | Développement économique Canada pour les régions du Québec — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-16: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
Why this may be benign · A single large capital or research award is expected to be followed by silence; one-off funding is not a zombie signal on its own.
The dataset shows Zephyr Sleep Technologies Inc. (BN 851612853) received $1,008,400 across 2 federal agreements from 2 departments — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Western Economic Diversification Canada | Diversification de l'économie de l'Ouest Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-16: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows LuminUltra Technologies Ltd.|LuminUltra Technologies Ltd. (BN 861790087) received $2,309,700 across 4 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | Agence de promotion économique du Canada atlantique — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-20: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Johnston Packers (1995) Ltd. (BN 899156962) received $1,164,593 across 2 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-20: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Adamson Systems Engineering, Inc. (BN 135574879) received $525,000 across 2 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-20: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Sanofi Pasteur Ltd (BN 101095263) received $415,000,000 across 1 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-22: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
Why this may be benign · A single large capital or research award is expected to be followed by silence; one-off funding is not a zombie signal on its own.
The dataset shows New Brunswick Association of CBDCs / L'Association des CBDC du Nouveau-Brunswick|New Brunswick Association of CBDCs / L'Association des CBDC du Nouveau-Brunswick (BN 870675949RP0001) received $5,258,684 across 7 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | Agence de promotion économique du Canada atlantique — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-22: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows 7shifts Employee Scheduling Software Inc. (BN 835959974) received $1,620,000 across 3 federal agreements from 2 departments — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Western Economic Diversification Canada | Diversification de l'économie de l'Ouest Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-22: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows The Ontario Chamber of Commerce (BN 107801144RT0001) received $19,026,293 across 3 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-23: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows ELKEM MÉTAL CANADA INC. received $5,000,000 across 1 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-23: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
Why this may be benign · A single large capital or research award is expected to be followed by silence; one-off funding is not a zombie signal on its own.
The dataset shows Société Ferroviaire QC Rail S.E.C|Société Ferroviaire QC Rail S.E.C (BN 3375308387) received $7,450,000 across 1 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Transport Canada | Transports Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-24: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
Why this may be benign · A single large capital or research award is expected to be followed by silence; one-off funding is not a zombie signal on its own.
The dataset shows Carbon Engineering Ltd. (BN 839145059) received $25,060,000 across 4 federal agreements from 2 departments — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-24: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Keewaywin First Nation (BN 107560757RP0001) received $1,322,843 across 4 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-27: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows ConstructShield Products Corp. (BN 809463805) received $2,631,234 across 2 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Western Economic Diversification Canada | Diversification de l'économie de l'Ouest Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-27: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Viewtrak Technologies Inc., TrustBIX INc. (BN 899264212) received $1,000,000 across 1 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Western Economic Diversification Canada | Diversification de l'économie de l'Ouest Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-27: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
Why this may be benign · A single large capital or research award is expected to be followed by silence; one-off funding is not a zombie signal on its own.
The dataset shows Canadian Mat Systems Inc.,Far Coast Mats,E&N Farm Ventures Inc. (BN 861998029) received $1,000,000 across 1 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Western Economic Diversification Canada | Diversification de l'économie de l'Ouest Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-28: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
Why this may be benign · A single large capital or research award is expected to be followed by silence; one-off funding is not a zombie signal on its own.
The dataset shows Canadian Produce Marketing Association received $11,429,926 across 1 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-28: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
Why this may be benign · A single large capital or research award is expected to be followed by silence; one-off funding is not a zombie signal on its own.
The dataset shows 3459 - GNWT - INDUSTRY TOURISM AND INVESTMENT received $5,194,833 across 6 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency | Agence canadienne de développement économique du Nord — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-07-31: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
Why this may be benign · The recipient business number is missing or a placeholder ('0', all-zeros, '-', 'n/a'): rows were grouped by legal name only, so distinct entities with the same name may be merged (KNOWN-DATA-ISSUES F-6/F-7).
The dataset shows Programme d'encadrement clinique et d'hébergement P.E.C.H. (BN 137131793RP0001) received $735,736 across 2 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-08-01: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Aboriginal Professional Association of Canada (BN 813603487RC0001) received $1,850,000 across 1 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-08-01: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
Why this may be benign · A single large capital or research award is expected to be followed by silence; one-off funding is not a zombie signal on its own.
The dataset shows 3M CANADA COMPANY-COMPAGNIE 3M CANADA (BN 894922491) received $23,335,000 across 1 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-08-01: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
Why this may be benign · A single large capital or research award is expected to be followed by silence; one-off funding is not a zombie signal on its own.
The dataset shows Fernandez, José Manuel received $886,170 across 2 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-08-01: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
Why this may be benign · The recipient business number is missing or a placeholder ('0', all-zeros, '-', 'n/a'): rows were grouped by legal name only, so distinct entities with the same name may be merged (KNOWN-DATA-ISSUES F-6/F-7).
The dataset shows Valley Fiber Limited (BN 735102527) received $17,183,942 across 2 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-08-02: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Edmonton City Centre Church Corporation (BN 131558140RT0001) received $4,760,734 across 5 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-08-03: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Transpod Inc (BN 801503327) received $966,076 across 3 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-08-03: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Campus Notre-Dame-de Foy received $524,984 across 2 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-08-03: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
Why this may be benign · The recipient business number is missing or a placeholder ('0', all-zeros, '-', 'n/a'): rows were grouped by legal name only, so distinct entities with the same name may be merged (KNOWN-DATA-ISSUES F-6/F-7).
The dataset shows The Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work/Le Conseil Canadien de la Readaptation et du Travail (BN 118830611RR0001) received $2,999,968 across 1 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-08-04: 6.1 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
Why this may be benign · A single large capital or research award is expected to be followed by silence; one-off funding is not a zombie signal on its own.