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Funding ProgramDetailsRegionIndustryExpenditure
Digital Supercluster

The Digital Supercluster offers programs that help fund collaborative projects among its members that build world class digital technologies.

Canada-WideSoftware & ITInnovation
Sustainable Development Technology Canada

This program supports Canadian companies in their efforts to develop and demonstrate new environmental technologies that address climate change, clean air, clean water, and clean soil.

Canada-WideClean Tech & Sustainable TechnologiesInnovation
Strategic Innovation Fund – Stream 1 (R&D and Commercialization)

The Strategic Innovation Fund supports businesses with large projects in innovation efforts that have commercialization potential. This stream focuses on R&D that will accelerate technology transfer and commercialization of innovative products, processes, and services.

Canada-WideAdvanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste ManagementCommercialize Innovation, Innovation
Strategic Innovation Fund – Stream 2 (Firm Expansion and Growth)

The Strategic Innovation Fund supports businesses with large projects in innovation efforts that have commercialization potential. This stream supports expansion or material improvement of existing industrial/technological facilities or projects .

Canada-WideAdvanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste ManagementBusiness Expansion, Innovation
Strategic Innovation Fund – Stream 3 (Investment attraction and reinvestment)

The Strategic Innovation Fund supports businesses with large projects in innovation efforts that have commercialization potential. This stream supports new investment in Canadian industrial/ technological facilities.

Canada-WideAdvanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste ManagementBusiness Expansion, Innovation
Strategic Innovation Fund – Stream 4 (Collaborative Technology Development and Demonstration)

The Strategic Innovation Fund supports businesses with large projects in innovation efforts that have commercialization potential. This stream supports research and large-scale technology demonstrations.

Canada-WideAdvanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste ManagementInnovation
Strategic Innovation Fund – Stream 5 (National Ecosystems)

The Strategic Innovation Fund supports businesses with large projects in innovation efforts that have commercialization potential. This stream supports innovation that will highly impact Canadian ecosystems.

Canada-WideAdvanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste ManagementInnovation
Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster – Pilot Project Program (NGen)

NGen’s goal is to strengthen collaboration between manufacturers and technology companies to accelerate the development, adoption and scale-up of transformative capabilities in Canadian manufacturing. This program focuses on helping small- or medium-sized businesses scale-up plans for implementation, prepare technologies for production, and de-risk technology adoption.

Canada-WideAdvanced Manufacturing, Equipment Manufacturing, Software & ITCommercialize Innovation, Innovation
Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster – Project Program (NGen)

NGen’s goal is to strengthen collaboration between manufacturers and technology companies to accelerate the development, adoption and scale-up of transformative capabilities in Canadian manufacturing. This program focuses on collaborative transformative manufacturing and technology projects that will strengthen Canada’s advanced manufacturing sector.

Canada-WideAdvanced Manufacturing, Equipment Manufacturing, Software & ITCommercialize Innovation, Innovation
SCALE-AI

This program is aimed to support collaborative efforts to improve AI adoption and AI-based product commercialization.

Canada-WideSoftware & ITCommercialize Innovation, Innovation
CAP Agri-Innovate

This program supports projects that aim to accelerate the demonstration, commercialization, or adoption of innovative products, technologies, processes or services that increase Canada’s agricultural sector’s competitiveness and sustainability.

Canada-WideBiotech and Agriculture, Food & BeveragesCommercialize Innovation, Innovation
CAP Agri-Science Projects

This program aims to increase innovation by providing funding and support for pre-commercial research and development activities in the Canadian agriculture and agri-food sector.

Canada-WideBiotech and Agriculture, Food & BeveragesInnovation
Quantum Leap

The goal of this program is to support projects that aim to develop innovative technologies, tools and platforms that accelerate or facilitate the drug discovery/development process.

Canada-WideLife Sciences and PharmaceuticalsInnovation
Innovative Solutions Canada

This program has rotating challenges that call for projects to conduct research and development and testing of prototypes in real-life settings.

Canada-WideAdvanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste ManagementInnovation
Dairy Processing Investment Fund

This program aims to assist dairy processors in adapting to market changes resulting from the Canadian-European Union’s economic trade agreement.

Canada-WideBiotech and Agriculture, Food & BeveragesBusiness Expansion, Innovation
Matching Investment Fund

This program aims to encourage growth and innovation in the manufacturing and use of Canadian dairy products and ingredients.

Canada-WideBiotech and Agriculture, Equipment Manufacturing, Food & BeveragesInnovation
Ocean Supercluster

This program is aimed to bring together organizations from all sectors to develop and commercialize globally-relevant ocean solutions.

Canada-WideClean Tech & Sustainable TechnologiesCommercialize Innovation, Innovation
Protein Industries Superclusters

This program supports projects that will accelerate innovation and the competitiveness of the plant protein sector. 

Canada-WideBiotech and Agriculture, Food & BeveragesCommercialize Innovation, Innovation
AgriAssurance: SME Stream 

This program supports Canadian agricultural and agri-food businesses to help implement third-party assurance certification projects that address international market requirements.

Alberta, Canada-Wide, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Ontario, Québec, SaskatchewanBiotech and Agriculture, Food & Beverages
Magnet Student Work Placement Program

The Student Work Placement program brings together employers, students, and post-secondary school stakeholders to create quality work-integrated learning (WIL) opportunities. The student can be from any program of study, and there no restriction on the type of position.

 

Canada-WideAdvanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste ManagementHiring and Training
Talent Opportunities Program (TOP)

TOP brings together employers, students, and post-secondary school stakeholders to create quality work-integrated learning (WIL) opportunities. The student can be from any program of study in a Canadian college or university, and there are no restrictions on the type of position.

Canada-WideAdvanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste ManagementHiring and Training
Empowering Futures Program

The Empowering Futures Program is Canada’s Student Work Placement Program (SWPP) for the electricity industry. Aimed at preparing students for the future of work, the program will create new work-integrated learning (WIL) opportunities in electricity.

Canada-WideElectrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE)Hiring and Training
The Technation Career Ready Program (formerly ITAC)

Technation’s wage subsidy program, Career Ready, supports businesses providing a wage subsidy for a student work-term placement. Technation supports any tech-immersive roles, and you don’t need to be a tech company to promote tech skills development.

Canada-WideAdvanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste ManagementHiring and Training
Subsidized Digital Tech Internships

The program provides SMEs with wage subsidies to hire young (age 15-30) post-secondary graduates in a position within a digital field.

Canada-WideSoftware & ITHiring and Training
ICTC’s WIL Digital

This program offers subsidies to employers who create work opportunities for students. WIL Digital creates industry-education partnerships and explores innovative work- integrated learning models

Canada-WideAdvanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste ManagementHiring and Training
ECO Canada Student Work Placement Program

This program is a part of Government of Canada’s Student Work Placement Program (SWAPP), that is specific to the positions in the environmental sector and students in a STEM, arts, or business program.

Canada-WideBiotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Food & BeveragesHiring and Training
Level UP STEM Projects

The Level UP program (powered by Riipen) allows employers to bring on Canadian post-secondary students for 80-hour paid STEM projects.

Canada-WideAdvanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste ManagementHiring and Training
TECTERRA – HIRE Program

This program provides funding for businesses that need to hire highly qualified personnel for development or commercialization purposes to help Canadian Geospatial technology companies achieve commercial success. The Focus is on projects that can create jobs, contribute to company growth, and diversify the economy.

Canada-WideAdvanced Manufacturing, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Software & ITCommercialize Innovation, Hiring and Training, Innovation
Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium

Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC), via its WIL Works program, is a preferred partner for the Government of Canada to deliver the Student Work Placement Program (SWPP) to Canada’s manufacturing and related sectors.

Canada-WideAdvanced Manufacturing, Equipment ManufacturingHiring and Training
Digital Skills for Youth Program ECO Canada

This program offers funding for employers who are hiring unemployed or underemployed post-secondary graduates looking to enhance and develop digital and soft skills through work experience and training. Funding is available for positions with Digital Skill focus in the environmental sector.

Canada-WideClean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Waste ManagementHiring and Training
Canada Summer Jobs

Canada Summer Jobs is an initiative of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy, which aims to help all young Canadians develop the skills and gain paid work experience to successfully transition into the labour market.

Canada-WideAdvanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste ManagementHiring and Training
Mitacs Accelerate

This program aims to connect top-ranked research talent (post docs and masters students) with industrial partners in efforts to the company’s research challenges. Internships must be 4 months at minimum and can be scaled up as needed.

Canada-WideAdvanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste ManagementHiring and Training, Innovation
ICTC’s Digital Skills for Youth Program

ICTC’s Youth Dividend program connects Canadian employers with university and college graduates between 18-30 years old. These recent graduates will receive training and meaningful work experience to help transition to full-time employment.

 

Canada-WideAdvanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste ManagementHiring and Training
Youth Employment Placement Program

This program supports the hire of youth (e.g. 30 years old or younger) in STEM or natural resources related roles in the environmental sector. The funding is for paid full-time work terms between 6-12 months in length.

Canada-WideClean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Waste ManagementHiring and Training
NSERC Engage

This program is designed to give innovative companies that operate from a Canadian base access to the knowledge, expertise and capabilities available at Canadian universities and colleges. These grants are intended to foster the development of new research partnerships by supporting short-term research and development projects aimed at addressing a company-specific problem.

Canada-WideAdvanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste ManagementHiring and Training, Innovation
Soft Landing Program

This program is aimed to support Canadian businesses open in new markets, close international sales, secure investments, and connect with new partners.

Canada-WideAdvanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste ManagementCommercialize Innovation
Creative Export Canada (CEC)

This program targets creative Canadian industries to help generate export revenues.

Canada-WideDigital Media & EntertainmentCommercialize Innovation
Canada Small Business Financing Program 

This funding provides loans to Canadian small businesses. This program is delivered and approved by financial institutions, and then they will register the loan with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.

Canada-WideAdvanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste ManagementBusiness Expansion
AgriAssurance: SME Stream 

This program supports Canadian agricultural and agri-food businesses to help implement third-party assurance certification projects that address international market requirements.

Canada-WideBiotech and Agriculture, Food & BeveragesBusiness Expansion
Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) Program

The focus of this program is to invest in innovative technologies that will contribute to a more diversified, higher value product mix in the forest sector.

Canada-WideClean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Equipment ManufacturingInnovation
SRED

Finance your R&D efforts through the Scientific Research and Experimental Development or SRED tax credits – the largest federal program that supports R&D in Canada.

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Canada-WideAdvanced Manufacturing, Equipment Manufacturing, Software & ITInnovation
NSERC Alliance

This program encourages partnerships between organizations and university researchers to generate new knowledge and create benefits to Canada.

Canada-WideAdvanced Manufacturing, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Material Science and Biomaterials, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Waste Management
IRAP (INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM)

IRAP supports the innovation efforts of small and medium-sized Canadian enterprises with projects that strive to solve internal challenges that lead to new products, enhanced productivity, or competitive advantages. This can include market assessment, technology validation, R&D technology development.

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Canada-WideAdvanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste ManagementCommercialize Innovation, Innovation
CAP Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program (CASPP)

This program supports projects that address emerging issues in the agricultural industry and capitalize on opportunities.

Canada-WideBiotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Food & Beverages, Waste ManagementInnovation
Canada Digital Adoption Program – Stream1: Grow Your Business Online

Sponsored by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED). This program helps SMEs take advantage of e-commerce opportunities. Covers costs related to adopting digital technologies to stay competitive and achieve their business goals.

Canada-WideAdvanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste ManagementInnovation
STRATEGIC INNOVATION FUND

The Strategic Innovation Fund supports businesses with large projects in innovation efforts that have commercialization potential. This stream focuses on R&D that will accelerate technology transfer and commercialization of innovative products, processes, and services.

Get your application approved with the help of our funding experts.

Canada-WideAdvanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste ManagementCommercialize Innovation, Innovation
CanExport

Find your gateway to international success by applying to the CanExport Program. This is designed to help Canadian businesses reach their full potential by expanding into new markets around the world. With our funding and support, you can take your business to the next level and tap into the global market.

This program supports small to medium-sized businesses collaborating with foreign partners in R&D efforts to develop, validate, or adapt technologies for commercialization.

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Canada-WideAdvanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste ManagementCommercialize Innovation, Innovation
CanExport Innovation

This program supports small- or medium-sized businesses in introducing their product/service to new international markets.

Canada-WideAdvanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste ManagementCommercialize Innovation, Innovation

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