Grant Funding for Natural Health Product Brands in Canada

Natural health product brands carry a cost most general CPG companies don't: Health Canada's Natural Product Number licensing process, which can be slow and expensive before a product ever reaches a shelf. Most grant guides don't account for this, which leaves NHP brands assuming general CPG funding is their only option.

Manufacturing and production funding

The same production and packaging grants available to any CPG brand apply to NHP companies for manufacturing-side costs, equipment, automation, and packaging lines.

Where NHP-specific costs get missed

Regulatory and compliance costs tied to NPN licensing aren't typically covered by general manufacturing grants, but some innovation and product development funding streams will cover formulation R&D if the product involves genuine development work, not just a new flavor of an existing formula.

Export funding for NHP brands

Once licensed, NHP brands exporting internationally can access CanExport the same way any exporter can, covering market entry costs in a new country.

Next steps

Run FundScout's free eligibility check to see which manufacturing, R&D, and export programs apply to your NHP brand. Check your matches.