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 Martin, Derek received $734,820 across 4 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 2020-09-15: 6.0 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).
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 The Government of Northwest Territories|Le Gouvernement des Territoires du Nord-Ouest received $17,124,000 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 2020-09-15: 6.0 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 Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte | Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte received $30,093,216 across 1 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities | Ministère du Logement, de l’Infrastructure et des Collectivités — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-09-15: 6.0 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 Colleges and Institutes Canada (BN 133165225RT0001) received $2,200,000 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 2020-09-16: 6.0 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 The Governors of the University of Calgary|Conseil des gouverneurs de l'Université de Calgary (BN 108102864) received $7,847,296 across 6 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 2020-09-17: 6.0 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Harbour Air Seaplanes LLP, Harbour Air Ltd (BN 842955858) 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 2020-09-17: 6.0 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 Universities Canada (BN 129987301RP0001) received $2,299,495 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 2020-09-18: 6.0 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Actions Interculturelles Canada (BN 780110276RC0001) received $6,160,000 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 2020-09-18: 6.0 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows DK-SPEC inc.|DK-SPEC inc. (BN 104029749) received $2,000,000 across 3 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 2020-09-18: 6.0 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows SpaceBridge Inc.|SpaceBridge Inc. received $1,999,622 across 2 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-09-18: 6.0 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 BioVectra Inc. (BN 101379949) received $1,938,925 across 7 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 2020-09-21: 5.9 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Algonquin College (BN 106699549RT0001) received $2,500,000 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 2020-09-21: 5.9 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 Stewart World Port Services Ltd. |Stewart World Port Services Ltd. (BN 824179501) received $13,153,000 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 2020-09-21: 5.9 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 Macadamian Technologies inc. (BN 872989587) received $1,093,300 across 5 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 2020-09-21: 5.9 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows MaRS Discovery District (BN 876682717RR0001) received $8,605,565 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 2020-09-21: 5.9 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Delvinia Holdings Inc. (BN 853893840) received $535,200 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 2020-09-22: 5.9 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Network for the Advancement of Black Communities (NABC) (BN 900074212XX9999) received $500,000 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 2020-09-25: 5.9 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 Central Maine & Quebec Railway Canada inc.|Chemins de fer du Centre du Maine et du Québec au Canada inc. (BN 812601631) received $2,587,817 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 2020-09-25: 5.9 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 Biodextris Inc. (BN 801344995) received $1,337,678 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 2020-09-27: 5.9 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Restigouche CBCD (BN 131741886RP0001) received $600,000 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 2020-09-28: 5.9 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 Centre for Young Black Professionals (BN 781526322RR0001) received $531,007 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 2020-09-28: 5.9 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows ImmunoVaccine Technologies Inc. (BN 864736772) received $1,043,571 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 2020-09-28: 5.9 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Bluedrop Training and Simulation Inc. (BN 119509743) received $827,401 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 2020-09-28: 5.9 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Ontario|Ontario (BN 119219814) received $6,111,297 across 2 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Public Safety Canada | Sécurité publique Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-09-28: 5.9 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows CANADA'S NATIONAL BALLET SCHOOL/L'ECOLE NATIONALE DE BALLET DU CANADA received $88,520,387 across 23 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Canadian Heritage | Patrimoine canadien — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-09-28: 5.9 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 Government of Nunavut|Le Gouvernement du Nunavut received $17,124,000 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 2020-09-29: 5.9 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 Kwikwetlem First Nation l Kwikwetlem First Nation received $1,606,206 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 2020-09-29: 5.9 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 Société zoologique de Granby inc.|Société zoologique de Granby inc. (BN 119154516) received $3,373,826 across 2 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 2020-09-30: 5.9 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Moltex Energy Canada Inc. (BN 717350326) received $47,500,000 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 2020-09-30: 5.9 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 1)Fromagerie Montebello Inc. 2) 10871575 Canada Inc. (BN 835807603) received $750,157 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 2020-09-30: 5.9 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 1)Fromagerie Montebello Inc. 2) 10871575 Canada Inc. (BN 835807603) received $750,157 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 2020-09-30: 5.9 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 Adams Lake Indian Band (ALIB) I Adams Lake Indian Band (ALIB) (BN 124989310) received $1,764,827 across 1 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 2020-09-30: 5.9 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 Perennia Food and Agriculture Inc. (BN 1000024675) received $1,184,661 across 1 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 2020-09-30: 5.9 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 N'Quatqua Band (BN 106709694RP0001) received $797,693 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 2020-10-01: 5.9 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Skills/Compétences Canada Corporation (BN 130320559RR0001) received $23,717,456 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 2020-10-01: 5.9 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 Telebec, Limited Partnership (BN 144463817) received $2,377,201 across 4 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 2020-10-01: 5.9 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Timmins Economic Development Corporation (BN 846655611) received $2,457,281 across 8 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 2020-10-01: 5.9 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Magnet Forensics Inc. (BN 849061718) received $5,114,112 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 2020-10-01: 5.9 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Groupe Maskatel LP Inc. (BN 863515854) received $3,131,939 across 4 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 2020-10-01: 5.9 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Penokean Hills Farms Inc. (BN 857055818) received $1,809,225 across 1 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | Agence fédérale de développement économique pour le Nord de l’Ontario — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-10-01: 5.9 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 Osensa Innovations Corp. (BN 818908055) received $617,800 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 2020-10-01: 5.9 years of subsequent silence in the corpus as of 2026-09-01.
The dataset shows Booth, Gillian received $1,400,000 across 1 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-10-01: 5.9 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 City of Niagara Falls|Ville de Niagara Falls received $25,355,200 across 2 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Transport Canada | Transports Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-10-01: 5.9 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 Dacosta, Ralph S received $4,154,499 across 4 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-10-01: 5.9 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 Kar, Narayan NC received $1,400,000 across 1 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-10-01: 5.9 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 Lie, David J received $1,400,000 across 1 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-10-01: 5.9 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 Michnick, Stephen W received $2,295,930 across 2 federal agreements from 2 departments — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-10-01: 5.9 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 Potvin, Catherine Jeann received $1,400,000 across 1 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-10-01: 5.9 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 Tardif, Jean-Claude received $5,646,800 across 3 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-10-01: 5.9 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 Wathen, Nadine received $1,430,347 across 2 federal agreements from 1 department — above the 90th percentile of recipients funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada — with the most recent agreement dated 2020-10-01: 5.9 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).