286 Canadian funding programs

Federal and provincial grants, tax credits and vouchers — amounts, deadlines and what each one asks you to submit.

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Federal

NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program — up to $250K+
Mitacs Accelerate — up to $15,000 per 4-month internship unit (clusters of 2+ units typical)
NSERC Engage Grant — up to $25,000
WD Regional Innovation Ecosystems — up to $500,000+
ACOA Business Development Program — up to $500,000
Regional AI Initiative — up to $3M
Women Entrepreneurship Strategy — up to $100,000
Innovative Solutions Canada — up to $1,000,000 (Phase 2)
Futurpreneur Canada Startup Program — up to $60,000 (loan + BDC co-loan)
NRC IRAP Youth Employment Program — up to $30,000 per hire (50% wage subsidy)
NSERC Alliance Grants — up to $1,000,000+
ElevateIP Intellectual Property Program — up to $100,000
Canada Small Business Financing Program — up to $1,000,000
Agricultural Clean Technology Program — up to $2,000,000
SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant — up to $25,000
FCM Green Municipal Fund — up to $5,000,000
Indigenous Growth Fund — up to $300,000
Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund — up to $250,000
NSERC Idea to Innovation Grants — up to $500,000
CanExport Innovation — up to $100,000
Mitacs Business Strategy Internship — up to $15,000 per project
Student Work Placement Program — up to $7,000 per student (70% for underrepresented)
BDC Tech Startup Loan — up to $150,000
Youth Employment and Skills Strategy — up to $7,500 per youth hire
Digital Technology Supercluster — up to $1,000,000+
Scale AI Supercluster — up to $1,000,000+
Atlantic Innovation Fund — up to $3,000,000
ACOA Regional Economic Growth through Innovation — up to $1,000,000+
Social Finance Fund — up to $2,000,000
Export Development Canada Buyer Financing — up to Varies by deal size
Digital Technology Supercluster — up to $1,000,000+
Ocean Supercluster — up to $1,000,000+
Protein Industries Canada Supercluster — up to $1,000,000+
NGen Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster — up to $1,000,000+
Canadian Agricultural Partnership — Agri-Innovation — up to $500,000
NRC IRAP Clean Tech Accelerator — up to $500,000
Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship — up to $130,000 per fellow per year (subsidized to $30K company cost)
Strategic Innovation Fund — up to $100,000,000+
Net Zero Accelerator Initiative — up to $500,000,000+
Sustainable Development Technology Canada — up to $5,000,000
Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program — up to $50,000,000
Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program — up to $5,000,000
Apprenticeship Service — up to $10,000
Enabling Accessibility Fund — up to $100,000
Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Program - Business Development — up to $99,999
Metis Capital Corporations Business Financing — up to $250,000
Tourism Relief Fund — up to $500,000
Creative Export Canada — up to $2,500,000
Canada Media Fund — up to $5,000,000
Canada Music Fund — up to $1,500,000
Canada Book Fund — up to $1,500,000
PrairiesCan - Regional Business Scale-Up and Productivity — up to $5,000,000
FedDev Ontario - Southern Ontario Fund for Investment in Innovation — up to $10,000,000
CanNor - Inclusive Diversification and Economic Advancement in the North — up to $1,000,000
National Quantum Strategy - Quantum Commercialization Program — up to $4,000,000
Clean Growth Program — up to $10,000,000
Genome Canada Large-Scale Applied Research Project Competition — up to $10,000,000
Women Entrepreneurship Strategy - Ecosystem Fund — up to $3,000,000
Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada Development Fund — up to $75,000
Strategic Innovation Fund - Net Zero Stream — up to $200,000,000+
Low Carbon Economy Innovation Fund — up to $50,000,000
Canada Plastics Pact - Zero Plastics Waste Initiative — up to $5,000,000
AgriInnovate Program — up to $10,000,000
Trade Accelerator Program — up to $50,000
CME SMART Program - Sustainability, Manufacturing, Automation, Robotics, and Technology — up to $100,000
Stem Cell Network Platform Support Program — up to $1,500,000
Local Journalism Initiative — up to $250,000
Indigenous Screen Office - Development Program — up to $75,000
Canada Arts Presentation Fund - Film and Video — up to $500,000
AgriRecovery Framework — up to $5,000,000
Clean Fuels Fund — up to $150,000,000
Forest Innovation Program — up to $3,000,000
Smart Grid Program — up to $25,000,000
Northern Adult Basic Education and Skills Development Program — up to $250,000

Alberta

Alberta Innovates IDEA Program — up to $100,000
Emissions Reduction Alberta ERA Grants — up to $5,000,000
Alberta Women Entrepreneurs Loan Program — up to $150,000
Alberta Enterprise Corporation Co-Investment — up to Co-investment (varies)
Community and Regional Economic Support (CARES) — up to $200,000
Alberta Innovates Proof of Concept Grant — up to $150,000
Emissions Reduction Alberta - Clean Energy Challenge — up to $10,000,000
Alberta Agriculture Technology Adoption Program — up to $100,000
Alberta Small Business Support Program — up to $25,000
Alberta Export Expansion Program — up to $75,000
Alberta Media Fund - Film, Television and Interactive Digital Media — up to $500,000
Alberta Film and Television Tax Credit — up to $10,000,000
Alberta Tourism Levy Investment Fund — up to $150,000
Alberta Music Initiative — up to $25,000
Alberta Precision Laboratories Translational Research Fund — up to $200,000
Alberta Tech Diversification Fund — up to $1,000,000
Alberta Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit — up to $12,000,000
Cyber Security Alberta Initiative — up to $75,000
Alberta Health Innovation Voucher — up to $100,000
Alberta AgTech Innovation Program — up to $250,000
Emissions Reduction Alberta Accelerator — up to $500,000
Rural Municipalities of Alberta - Rural Development Fund — up to $250,000
Women Entrepreneurs Alberta - Business Growth Program — up to $150,000
Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation — up to $250,000,000
Edmonton Global Trade and Investment Attraction — up to $500,000
Calgary Economic Development Innovation Voucher — up to $50,000
Alberta Energy Futures Program — up to $2,000,000
Coal Community Transition Fund — up to $1,000,000

British Columbia

Innovate BC Venture Acceleration Program — up to $150,000
BC Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit — up to 17.5% of eligible labour costs
CleanBC Industrial Incentive Program — up to Varies by emission reductions
New Ventures BC Competition — up to $280,000 (combined prizes)
BC Renaissance Capital Fund — up to $500,000
CleanBC Go Electric Commercial Vehicle Program — up to $100,000
BC Hydro Power Smart Commercial Conservation Incentives — up to $500,000
BC Arts Council Project Assistance — up to $50,000
Film Incentive BC (FIBC) Production Tax Credit — up to $10,000,000
UBC HATCH Incubator Commercialization Grant — up to $25,000
BC Social Enterprise Fund — up to $100,000
BC Agri-food and Seafood Innovation Fund — up to $250,000
Rural Dividend Program — up to $500,000
BC Indigenous Business and Investment Council - Indigenous Procurement Fund — up to $75,000
BC Agri-food Export Program — up to $50,000
BC Food and Beverage Innovation Fund — up to $150,000
BC Health Innovation Fund — up to $200,000
Forestry Innovation Investment - Market Development Program — up to $300,000
Destination BC Tourism Innovation Fund — up to $75,000
Environmental Enhancement Fund — up to $200,000
Women's Enterprise Centre BC Microloans and Advisory — up to $150,000
Coast Capital Savings Innovation Program — up to $25,000
BC Tech Fund - Emerging Technologies Stream — up to $300,000
BC Oil and Gas Commission Orphan Well Remediation Grants — up to $500,000
BC Mineral Exploration Tax Credit — up to $2,000,000
CleanBC Industry Fund - Capital Investment Incentives — up to $5,000,000
BC Cybersecurity Capacity Building Program — up to $50,000
BC Production Services Tax Credit — up to Up to 28% of BC labour

Ontario

Ontario Genomics / OICR Commercialization Fund — up to $250,000
Ontario Centres of Excellence Market Readiness — up to $50,000
Ontario Together Trade Fund — up to $5,000,000
Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation — up to $500,000
Ontario Scale-Up Voucher Program — up to $50,000
Invest Ontario Incentives — up to Varies by project size
MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund — up to $500,000
Ontario Research Fund - Research Excellence — up to $5,000,000
Small Business Enterprise Centres — up to $10,000
Starter Company Plus — up to $5,000
Summer Company — up to $3,000
Eastern Ontario Development Fund — up to $1,500,000
Southwestern Ontario Development Fund — up to $1,500,000
Export Market Access Program — up to $50,000
Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance — up to $500,000
Digital Main Street — up to $2,500
LIFT Agri-Food Program — up to $250,000
Ontario Made Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit — up to $2,000,000
Ontario Creates - Book Publishing and Content Fund — up to $150,000
OBIO Proof-of-Concept Fund — up to $100,000
L-SPARK SaaS Accelerator Program — up to $50,000
Ontario Automotive Modernization Program — up to $500,000
Ontario Mining Innovation Program — up to $500,000
Ontario Institute for Regenerative Medicine Grants — up to $300,000
Ontario Futures Fund - Skills Training — up to $200,000
Ontario Centre for Women in Enterprise — up to $15,000
Ontario Youth Entrepreneurship Fund — up to $10,000
NOHFC Youth Internship Program — up to $35,000
Ontario Health Technology Commercialization Fund — up to $250,000
Agri-Food Innovation Fund — up to $400,000
Ontario BioRefinery Development Fund — up to $1,000,000
Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit — up to $5,000,000
Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit — up to $3,000,000

Quebec

Investissement Québec Innovation — up to $5M+ (varies by project)
Investissement Québec Innovation Program — up to $500,000+
PME MTL Business Development — up to $50,000
PRIMA Québec AI Research Program — up to $500,000+
Crédit d'impôt R&I (CRIC) — Quebec — up to 30% of eligible R&D expenditures
Investissement Quebec ESSOR Program — up to $5,000,000
Fonds d'investissement economique regional — up to $2,000,000
Investissement Quebec Innovation Financing — up to $3,000,000
Programme de soutien aux strategies numeriques — up to $100,000
Programme de soutien au developpement des marches d'exportation — up to $75,000
Programme Aide aux entreprises en tourisme — up to $500,000
Programme d'appui pour la multifonctionnalite de l'agriculture — up to $50,000
Programme d'aide aux entreprises et organismes culturels — up to $250,000
Fonds de developpement des territoires — up to $150,000
Fonds d'emprunt economique communautaire - Women Entrepreneurs — up to $50,000
Programme de soutien aux entreprises autochtones du Quebec — up to $100,000
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Quebec Grants — up to $60,000
Investissement IA Quebec - Scale AI Provincial Support — up to $1,000,000
Programme CleanTech Quebec — up to $2,000,000
Programme MedTech Quebec — up to $1,500,000
Programme Aerospatiale Quebec — up to $5,000,000
Programme BioPharma Quebec — up to $3,000,000
Programme Biomed Quebec — up to $500,000
Programme d'aide aux incubateurs d'entreprises — up to $200,000
Startup Quebec - Accelerators and Incubators — up to $50,000
Fonds de solidarite FTQ Investment Programs — up to $10,000,000
Programme de soutien aux organismes a but non lucratif — up to $150,000
Programme Agri-Diversification MAPAQ — up to $200,000
Fonds de recherche du Québec — Partenariat industrie — up to $500,000

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Technology Startup Incentive — up to $225K tax credit per investor (on $500K investment)
Innovation Saskatchewan Commercialization Funding — up to $200,000
Saskatchewan Commercial Innovation Incentive — up to Tax rebate on net new revenue
Innovation Saskatchewan Research Program — up to $100,000
Innovate Saskatchewan Accelerator Program — up to $150,000
Saskatchewan Agri-Innovation Grant — up to $100,000
Export Saskatchewan Market Access Fund — up to $50,000
Saskatchewan Rural Development Fund — up to $200,000
Saskatchewan Film Employment Tax Credit — up to No cap (percentage of eligible labour costs)
Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation Industry Partnership — up to $200,000
Saskatchewan Mining Innovation Program — up to $250,000
Saskatchewan Clean Energy Fund — up to $500,000
Saskatchewan Indigenous Economic Development Program — up to $75,000
Women Entrepreneurship Saskatchewan — up to $100,000
Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership Programs — up to $30,000
Creative Saskatchewan Market Travel Grant — up to $5,000

Manitoba

Manitoba Technology Accelerator Program — up to $200K
Manitoba Research and Development Tax Credit — up to 15% of eligible R&D costs
Manitoba Industrial Opportunities Program — up to Conditional loan (varies)
North Forge Technology Exchange Programs — up to $25,000
Manitoba Export Support Fund — up to $50,000
Grow Forward Manitoba - Agri-Food Innovation — up to $150,000
Manitoba Film and Music Production Fund — up to $1,000,000
Manitoba Health Innovation Fund — up to $200,000
Manitoba Mining Innovation Program — up to $300,000
Manitoba Hydro Power Smart - Commercial Conservation — up to $250,000
Manitoba Indigenous Economic Development Fund — up to $75,000
Manitoba Tourism Innovation and Investment Fund — up to $100,000
Rural Economic Development Initiative Manitoba — up to $150,000
Women's Enterprise Centre of Manitoba — up to $150,000
North Forge Technology Exchange Startup Fund — up to $100,000
Manitoba Trade Accelerator Program — up to $25,000

Nova Scotia

Early Stage Commercialization Fund — up to $500K
Innovacorp Early Stage Commercialization Fund — up to $500,000
Nova Scotia Ocean Technology Grants — up to $200,000
COVE Ocean Innovation Program — up to $75,000
Film Nova Scotia Production Financing Program — up to $750,000
Nova Scotia Orchard Renovation and Innovation Program — up to $50,000
Nova Scotia Business Export Program — up to $100,000
Rural Business Development Fund Nova Scotia — up to $100,000
Tourism Nova Scotia Product and Experience Development Fund — up to $75,000
Efficiency Nova Scotia Commercial Energy Efficiency Incentives — up to $200,000
Mi'kmaw Economic Benefits Office Business Support — up to $50,000
Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation Industry Partnership — up to $150,000
Volta Startup Support Program — up to $50,000
Women's Enterprise Initiative Atlantic Canada — up to $100,000
Fisheries and Aquaculture Nova Scotia - Catch New Markets — up to $75,000
Creative Nova Scotia Arts and Culture Project Grants — up to $25,000

New Brunswick

New Brunswick Innovation Foundation — up to $500,000
Launch Lab Innovation Programs — up to $50,000
Opportunities New Brunswick Business Development — up to $150,000
New Brunswick Film Tax Credit — up to No cap (percentage of eligible labour costs)
New Brunswick Agricultural Innovation Fund — up to $75,000
Tourism New Brunswick Development Fund — up to $100,000
Rural Community Action Fund New Brunswick — up to $100,000
NB Power Energy Efficiency for Business — up to $150,000
New Brunswick Aboriginal Business Services Funding — up to $50,000
Opportunities NB BioScience Fund — up to $500,000
Business New Brunswick Export Accelerator Program — up to $50,000
Women in Business New Brunswick — up to $100,000
New Brunswick Innovation Foundation Startup Support — up to $150,000
Atlantic Fisheries Fund - New Brunswick — up to $250,000
artsnb - New Brunswick Arts Board Project Grants — up to $20,000

Newfoundland & Labrador

Research & Development Corporation NL — up to $250,000
Newfoundland & Labrador Angel Investor Tax Credit — up to 35% credit to investor (up to $50K per investment)
Newfoundland and Labrador Farm Business Development Fund — up to $60,000
Fish Harvesters Benefit and Support Program — up to $40,000
OilTech Innovation Fund — up to $150,000
Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism Recovery and Growth Program — up to $35,000
NL Film Development Corporation Production Fund — up to $200,000
Trade NL Export Market Development Program — up to $20,000
Women in Business Newfoundland Program — up to $25,000

Prince Edward Island

PEI BioAlliance Industry Programs — up to $100,000
PEI Agri-Business Development Fund — up to $50,000
Tourism PEI Business Development Program — up to $25,000
PEI Aquaculture Innovation Fund — up to $75,000
PEI Film Fund — up to $100,000
PEI Export Development Program — up to $15,000
PEI Rural Action Fund — up to $30,000
Women in Business PEI Program — up to $20,000

Yukon

Yukon Innovation Fund — up to $50,000
Yukon Business Support Fund — up to $40,000
Yukon Arts Project Support Fund — up to $15,000
Yukon Arts and Culture Project Fund — up to $20,000
Yukon Business Development Program — up to $75,000

Northwest Territories

NWT Business Development and Investment Corporation — up to $50,000
NWT Business Development Program — up to $50,000
NWT Production Fund — up to $75,000
NWT Arts Council Project Grants — up to $15,000
NWT Energy Efficiency Incentive Program — up to $50,000

Nunavut

Kivalliq Business Development Grants — up to $25,000
Inuit Arts Fund — up to $10,000
Nunavut Tourism Development Fund — up to $25,000
Nunavut Food Security Investment Program — up to $50,000