Federal
Funding
Available grants and funding from the Government of Canada.
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Canada Digital Adoption Program - Boost Your Business Technology
The Boost Your Business Technology grant gives you funds to get advice to build a Digital Adoption Plan and an interest free loan from the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) to implement the technologies that can propel your business forward. Businesses will receive a wage subsidy to hire talent through the funded work placement program.
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Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP)
The National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) provides advice, connections, and funding to help Canadian small and medium-sized businesses develop, adopt or adapt new or improved technologies at any stage of innovation and take ideas to market.
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Trade Commissioner Service - CanExport Innovation
CanExport Innovation is designed to promote and enhance Canada’s international innovation efforts. The program offers grants and contributions to Canadian organizations to assist them in establishing and formalizing new collaborative research and development (R&D) partnerships with foreign partners.
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Sustainable Development Technology Canada - Start-Up and Scale-Up Grant
Start-up projects support companies in order to develop clean technologies and innovations in order to reach target markets. Scale-up projects support companies through early commercialization and market leadership.The technology must demonstrate the potential for GHG emissions reductions, reductions in water consumption and/or the reduction of water, soil or air contamination. The project must include some further development of the technology, mitigate existing technology risk and include validation of the economic viability of the technology.
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FedDev Ontario - Regional Economic Growth through Innovation - Business Scale-up and Productivity
This fund helps accelerate the growth of firms and assist with the adoption of new, innovative technologies that support scale-up, productivity, and the development of and entry into new markets to help companies become globally competitive.
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FedDev Ontario - Regional Economic Growth through Innovation - Regional Innovation System
This fund helps to create, grow and develop strong and inclusive regional networks that support business growth and innovation, as well as the entrepreneurial environment necessary for more innovative regional economies.
10
Strategic Innovation Fund - Streams 1 - 3
The SIF covers all sectors of the economy and is available to for-profit and not-for-profit organizations with the goal of encouraging R&D that accelerates technology transfer and commercialization of innovative products and services; facilitates growth and expansion; attracting and retaining large-scale investments to Canada.
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ThriveForward Start-Up Stream
This fund helps accelerate industrial investment in innovation capital across southern Ontario. Eligible projects include the commercialization of innovation or the adoption of an innovation by a startup or SME, prioritizing critical sectors, diverse organizations and equity-deserving entrepreneurs that are investing in clean inclusive growth
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Canada Book Fund - Booksellers & Organizations
This fund provides two years of support for the costs associated with online sales, including shipping costs, and help Canadian booksellers improve their business model for online sales. The CBF's Support for Organizations stream contributes to the marketing and promotion of Canadian-authored books and strengthens the infrastructure and efficiency of the Canadian book industry through professional development, internships and technology projects.