Grant Funding for Health and Wellness Companies in Canada

Health and wellness spans a wide range of business types: clinics, supplement brands, digital health startups, and medical device companies, and each maps to a different corner of Canada's grant system. Treating "health" as one category is the common mistake, since the eligibility rules differ completely depending on whether you're building technology, manufacturing a product, or running a service business.

Digital health and medtech

Health technology companies building genuinely novel software or devices generally qualify for the same R&D funding as any tech startup. IRAP and SR&ED apply here the same way they apply to any technical build, provided the work involves real technical uncertainty rather than integrating existing health platforms.

Supplement and wellness product brands

Brands manufacturing physical wellness products, like supplements, skincare, or devices, can often access the same manufacturing and export programs available to any CPG or manufacturing business, rather than a health-specific stream.

Clinics and service-based wellness businesses

Service businesses like clinics typically don't qualify for R&D or manufacturing grants, but can access hiring and training grants when expanding staff, and in some provinces, small business expansion funding tied to new locations.

Next steps

Run FundScout's free eligibility check to see which programs match your specific business model within health and wellness. Check your matches.