Grant Funding for Clean Technology and Environmental Product Makers

Clean technology funding in Canada covers a wider range of products than most founders assume. It's not limited to renewable energy infrastructure. Water treatment and filtration, sustainable packaging, waste reduction products, and energy-efficient devices all fall within clean-tech grant scope.

What qualifies as clean technology

The common thread across clean-tech programs is measurable environmental benefit: reduced emissions, reduced water use, reduced waste, or reduced energy consumption. A consumer product company making water filtration devices or reusable packaging usually qualifies the same way a solar technology company does.

Stacking with manufacturing and R&D funding

Clean-tech programs often stack with general manufacturing funding for production costs and SR&ED for the technical development behind the product, since each covers a different part of the business.

Where founders under-apply

Consumer brands with an environmental angle often don't think of themselves as a "clean technology company" and skip this category of funding entirely, even when their product qualifies on environmental benefit alone.

Next steps

Run FundScout's free eligibility check to see which clean-tech and manufacturing programs apply to your product. Check your matches.