Organization: Innovation, Science and Economic Development CanadaAmount: Up to $50 millionLevel: federalStatus:
Ongoing
Supports large-scale, transformative and collaborative projects between industry, researchers and non-profit organizations that help grow Canada's economy.
Eligibility: For-profit corporations incorporated in Canada
Organization: National Research Council CanadaAmount: Up to $1 millionLevel: federalStatus:
Ongoing
Provides advice, connections and funding to help Canadian small and medium-sized businesses increase their innovation capacity and take ideas to market.
Eligibility: Canadian SMEs with 500 or fewer full-time equivalent employees
Organization: Innovation, Science and Economic Development CanadaAmount: Up to $1 millionLevel: federalStatus:
Ongoing
Helps Canadian entrepreneurs bring their innovations to market by connecting them with federal departments and agencies that have a challenge to solve.
Eligibility: Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises
Organization: Government of British ColumbiaAmount: VariesLevel: provincialStatus:
Program Ended
Supported the growth of B.C.'s technology sector through a $100 million venture capital fund co-investing in tech companies (fully allocated, now superseded by InBC).
Organization: City of TorontoAmount: Up to $50,000Level: municipalStatus:
Ongoing (program may target specific areas each year)
Supports innovative and revitalization projects for main street business areas through grants to Business Improvement Areas and non-profits for creative solutions to local challenges.
Eligibility: BIAs and not-for-profit business organizations in Toronto
40. PrairiesCan (Prairies Economic Development Canada) Funding
Organization: Prairies Economic Development CanadaAmount: VariesLevel: federalStatus:
Ongoing
Supports business growth and economic diversification in the Prairie provinces (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba) with various funding programs and services.
Eligibility: Businesses and organizations in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba
Organization: Canadian Space AgencyAmount: VariesLevel: federalStatus:
Ongoing
Supports space technology R&D and commercialization through various CSA funding programs and opportunities (e.g., Space Technology Development Program).
Eligibility: Companies developing space technologies or collaborating on space R&D
53. Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS)
Organization: Department of National DefenceAmount: Up to $1.5 millionLevel: federalStatus:
Ongoing
Provides funding for innovative solutions to defence and security challenges through competitive calls (IDEaS program includes contests, contracts, and sandboxes).
Eligibility: Canadian innovators (companies, universities, individuals) addressing defence challenges
Organization: Public Services and Procurement CanadaAmount: Up to $500,000Level: federalStatus:
Program Ended
Helped Canadian companies test and sell their innovative products to federal departments (now succeeded by Innovative Solutions Canada - Testing Stream).
Eligibility: Canadian companies with pre-commercial innovations (program merged into ISC)
Provinces: ALLIndustries: technology, innovation
Business Stage: startup, growth
Government TestingInnovationProcurement
55. Canadian Technology Accelerator (CTA)
Organization: Global Affairs CanadaAmount: Varies (in-kind support)Level: federalStatus:
Ongoing
Helps Canadian technology companies expand into international markets by providing mentorship, workspace, and access to investors/customers in global tech hubs.
Eligibility: Canadian technology companies seeking international expansion (competitive selection)
Organization: Global Affairs CanadaAmount: Up to $75,000Level: federalStatus:
Ongoing
Helps Canadian innovators (early-stage R&D collaborations) explore international partnerships by funding travel and meeting costs to secure foreign partnerships for technology commercialization.
Eligibility: Canadian SMEs or researchers pursuing technology partnership opportunities abroad
Organization: Global Affairs CanadaAmount: Advisory services (non-financial)Level: federalStatus:
Ongoing
Provides market intelligence, introductions and advice to help Canadian companies export and expand abroad (free advisory service by Trade Commissioners).
Eligibility: Canadian companies seeking to export (all sectors)
Organization: Business Development Bank of CanadaAmount: VariesLevel: federalStatus:
Ongoing
Increases private sector venture capital available to Canadian entrepreneurs by investing in venture capital funds and fund-of-funds, indirectly supporting high-growth firms.
Eligibility: Canadian venture capital fund managers and, indirectly, the entrepreneurs they finance
Organization: Innovation, Science and Economic Development CanadaAmount: Up to $100 millionLevel: federalStatus:
Ongoing
Supports large-scale industrial transformation projects that strengthen Canada's industrial capacity, often through contributions to major facility or innovation upgrades.
Eligibility: Large industrial companies in Canada undertaking transformative projects
Organization: Innovation, Science and Economic Development CanadaAmount: Up to $50 millionLevel: federalStatus:
Ongoing
Supports projects that help Canada achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, by funding decarbonization and clean technology scale-up initiatives in high-emitting sectors.
Eligibility: Companies undertaking large projects to reduce emissions or develop net-zero technologies
Provinces: ALLIndustries: clean-technology, environmental, energy
Organization: Natural Resources CanadaAmount: Up to $1.5 billionLevel: federalStatus:
Ongoing
Supports the development and expansion of domestic clean fuel production capacity through project funding (capital investments in new facilities or upgrades).
Eligibility: Companies developing or expanding clean fuel production in Canada
Organization: Natural Resources CanadaAmount: Up to $10 millionLevel: federalStatus:
Ongoing
Supports research, development and demonstration of clean energy technologies (including renewable, smart grid, energy efficiency, and other clean energy solutions).
Eligibility: Organizations developing clean energy technologies (industry or collaborations)
69. Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP) Programs
Organization: Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAmount: VariesLevel: federalStatus:
Ongoing
A five-year federal-provincial funding framework (2023-2028) supporting innovation, competitiveness and resilience in the agriculture and agri-food sector via various programs (grants, loans, insurance).
Eligibility: Agriculture and agri-food sector participants (varies by specific program)
Organization: Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAmount: Up to $250,000 per projectLevel: federalStatus:
Ongoing
Supports the development and adoption of assurance systems, standards and certifications to meet buyer and market demands for Canadian agriculture and agri-food products.
Eligibility: Agriculture and agri-food industry organizations, co-operatives, Indigenous groups
Organization: Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAmount: Up to $200,000 per year (50% of costs)Level: federalStatus:
Ongoing
Supports under-represented groups in agriculture (such as women, Indigenous peoples, youth, persons with disabilities) to develop skills, gain knowledge and grow their businesses.
Eligibility: Not-for-profit organizations supporting under-represented groups in agriculture
Provinces: ALLIndustries: agriculture, food
Business Stage: startup, growth
Agricultural DiversityInclusionUnderrepresented Groups
74. Aquaculture Innovation and Market Access Program
Organization: Fisheries and Oceans CanadaAmount: Up to $1 millionLevel: federalStatus:
Program Ended
Supports innovation and market development in the aquaculture sector through contribution funding for projects that increase global competitiveness and sustainability of Canadian aquaculture.
Eligibility: Aquaculture companies, industry organizations, academia (partnerships encouraged)
76. Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT)
Organization: Natural Resources CanadaAmount: Up to $10 millionLevel: federalStatus:
Ongoing
Supports innovative, first-in-kind projects in the forest sector that increase competitiveness and environmental performance (e.g., bioenergy, biomaterials).
Eligibility: Forest industry companies implementing transformative projects
Organization: Natural Resources CanadaAmount: Up to $5 millionLevel: federalStatus:
Ongoing
Supports the commercialization of innovative mining technologies by co-funding pilot demonstrations and commercialization projects in the mining sector.
78. Critical Minerals R&D and Demonstration Program
Organization: Natural Resources CanadaAmount: Up to $10 millionLevel: federalStatus:
Ongoing
Supports research, development and demonstration projects in critical minerals mining, processing and recycling, aiming to advance critical mineral supply chains.
Eligibility: Organizations developing technologies for critical minerals development
Organization: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (FedDev / regional agencies)Amount: Up to $100,000 (non-repayable) or $500,000 (repayable)Level: federalStatus:
Program Ended
Provided support to tourism businesses and organizations to adapt operations and invest in new opportunities post-COVID (fund administered by regional agencies).
Eligibility: Tourism and hospitality businesses and organizations (Program closed to new applications)
Provinces: ALLIndustries: tourism, hospitality
Business Stage: startup, growth, established
Tourism ReliefCOVID RecoveryHospitality
80. Indigenous Tourism Fund
Organization: Indigenous Tourism Association of CanadaAmount: Up to $100,000Level: federalStatus:
Ongoing (intake dependent on funding availability)
Supports the development of Indigenous tourism experiences and businesses through grants (often project-based funding for product development, marketing, etc.).
Eligibility: Indigenous tourism businesses and organizations in Canada
Provinces: ALLIndustries: tourism, indigenous, cultural
Business Stage: startup, growth
Indigenous TourismCultural TourismIndigenous Business
Organization: Canadian Heritage (Creative Export Canada)Amount: Up to $300,000 (or 75% of project costs)Level: federalStatus:
Annual Calls
Helps Canadian creative industry companies (film, music, books, etc.) expand to international markets through project funding for export-ready content and marketing initiatives.
Eligibility: Canadian creative industry companies with export-ready projects
Organization: Canada Media FundAmount: Varies (grant or recoupable investment)Level: federalStatus:
Ongoing (multiple programs with deadlines)
Supports the creation of Canadian content in television, digital media and interactive platforms through various funding streams (development, production, marketing).
Eligibility: Canadian media production companies (must meet Canadian content rules)
Provinces: ALLIndustries: media, television, digital
Organization: Telefilm CanadaAmount: VariesLevel: federalStatus:
Ongoing (various program deadlines)
Supports the Canadian audiovisual industry through investments and funding for film, television, and digital media projects (production, development, marketing funds).
Eligibility: Canadian film, TV and digital media producers (varies by program)
Organization: Canada Council for the ArtsAmount: VariesLevel: federalStatus:
Ongoing (various competitions)
Supports Canadian artists and arts organizations through a variety of grants for creation, production, professional development, touring, and more in arts and culture sectors.
Eligibility: Canadian artists, arts organizations and groups (eligibility depends on specific program)
Organization: Canadian HeritageAmount: VariesLevel: federalStatus:
Ongoing (varies by program)
Offers numerous grants and contributions programs supporting culture, heritage, official languages, Indigenous languages and sport (e.g., Canada Cultural Spaces Fund, Canada Book Fund, Athlete Assistance Program, etc.).
Eligibility: Cultural organizations, communities, and in some cases businesses (depending on program)
Organization: Sport CanadaAmount: VariesLevel: federalStatus:
Ongoing
Supports sport development and high-performance sport in Canada through funding programs such as the Athlete Assistance Program, Sport Support Program, and Hosting Program.
Eligibility: National sport organizations, athletes, sport events (varies by program)
Provinces: ALLIndustries: sports, recreation, health
Organization: Employment and Social Development CanadaAmount: Up to $10 millionLevel: federalStatus:
Ongoing
A federal initiative to support innovative approaches to social challenges, including a $755 million fund to fund, finance, and support social purpose organizations (currently rolling out).
Eligibility: Social purpose organizations (non-profits, charities, social enterprises) in Canada
Organization: Employment and Social Development CanadaAmount: Up to $100,000 (small projects stream)Level: federalStatus:
Regular Calls
Supports capital projects that improve accessibility in workplaces and community spaces for people with disabilities through grants for renovations, retrofits or accessible technologies.
Eligibility: Organizations (businesses, non-profits, municipalities) seeking to improve accessibility
Organization: Employment and Social Development CanadaAmount: Up to $25,000 (community stream)Level: federalStatus:
Annual Call
Supports projects that empower seniors, encourage social participation and inclusion of seniors, and improve their quality of life, including small community-based grants and larger pan-Canadian projects.
Organization: Employment and Social Development CanadaAmount: VariesLevel: federalStatus:
Program Ended
Former federal program that funded community projects to reduce homelessness, now replaced by Reaching Home: Canada's Homelessness Strategy as of 2019.
Eligibility: Organizations addressing homelessness (HPS replaced by Reaching Home)
91. Indigenous Skills and Employment Training Program
Organization: Employment and Social Development CanadaAmount: VariesLevel: federalStatus:
Ongoing
Supports skills development and employment training for Indigenous peoples through funding agreements with Indigenous service delivery organizations across Canada.
Eligibility: Indigenous organizations and communities (who deliver training to Indigenous individuals)
Organization: Employment and Social Development CanadaAmount: Up to $5 millionLevel: federalStatus:
Ongoing
Supports the development of foundational and transferable skills (like literacy, numeracy, digital skills) for Canadians through funding to organizations that deliver training and upskilling projects.
Eligibility: Organizations providing skills training and assessment projects
Organization: Employment and Social Development CanadaAmount: Up to $2 millionLevel: federalStatus:
Ongoing
Supports union-based apprenticeship training and innovation in training approaches through project funding, to help more apprentices succeed and modernize training systems.
Eligibility: Labour unions and partner organizations undertaking apprenticeship training projects
Provinces: ALLIndustries: skills-training, labour
Business Stage: established
Union TrainingLabour InnovationWorkforce Development
Organization: Employment and Social Development CanadaAmount: Up to $10 millionLevel: federalStatus:
Ongoing
Addresses workforce challenges in specific economic sectors by funding projects that help connect Canadians with training and jobs in in-demand sectors (e.g., sector-based workforce development projects).
Eligibility: Sector associations, employers and training organizations (for collaborative sector projects)
Organization: Employment and Social Development CanadaAmount: Up to $7,000 per placementLevel: federalStatus:
Ongoing
Supports work-integrated learning opportunities for post-secondary students by providing wage subsidies to employers who create co-op placements in STEM and business fields (e.g., through partner delivery organizations).
Eligibility: Employers providing quality work placements to post-secondary students (via program delivery partners)
Organization: Employment and Social Development CanadaAmount: Up to 100% wage subsidy (minimum wage)Level: federalStatus:
2025-02-28
Provides wage subsidies to help employers create summer job opportunities for youth (students) across Canada, particularly in not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers, and small businesses.
Eligibility: Employers (50 or fewer employees) hiring youth aged 15-30 for summer positions
Organization: Employment and Social Development CanadaAmount: Up to $5 millionLevel: federalStatus:
Ongoing
Supports training and skills development for jobs in the green economy and clean technology sectors, often through wage subsidies for youth in environmental roles (delivered via various partner organizations).
Eligibility: Organizations providing training or placement in green economy jobs
Organization: Innovation, Science and Economic Development CanadaAmount: Up to $15,000 per participant (wage subsidy)Level: federalStatus:
Ongoing
Provides funding to organizations to create internships that offer underemployed youth training and work experience in digital skills, helping them transition to careers in the digital economy.
Eligibility: Organizations (often non-profits) that can create digital skill internships for youth
Provides access to capital and business opportunities to Indigenous entrepreneurs by supporting a network of Indigenous Financial Institutions that offer loans and financing for Indigenous-owned businesses.
Eligibility: Indigenous entrepreneurs and Indigenous-owned businesses in Canada (usually by applying through local Aboriginal Financial Institutions)
Provinces: ALLIndustries: all
Business Stage: startup, growth, expansion
Indigenous BusinessAccess to CapitalEntrepreneurship
Organization: InBC Investment Corp (Government of British Columbia)Amount: Varies (Total fund $500 million)Level: provincialStatus:
Ongoing
A $500 million strategic investment fund that invests in high-growth, innovative companies in British Columbia to generate economic, social, and environmental returns for the province.
Eligibility: Innovative high-growth companies based in British Columbia (companies are selected for investment)
Canada's Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster that co-funds collaborative, transformative manufacturing and technology projects led by industry consortia to scale up innovation.
Eligibility: Consortia of Canadian manufacturers, tech firms and researchers with transformative projects
Organization: Protein Industries CanadaAmount: Varies (project-based co-investment)Level: federalStatus:
Ongoing
An innovation supercluster that co-invests in projects to grow Canada's plant-based protein and value-added agri-food sector, fostering collaboration from farm to fork.
Eligibility: Consortia of businesses, researchers, and organizations in Canada's plant protein sector
Canada's artificial intelligence supercluster that funds collaborative projects deploying AI to enhance supply chains. Supports industry-led consortia in retail, manufacturing, transportation and more.
Eligibility: Consortia of Canadian companies, solution providers, and research institutions implementing AI in supply chains
Organization: Government of AlbertaAmount: Up to $5,000 per employee (or $10,000 for unemployed trainees)Level: provincialStatus:
Ongoing (intakes open Fall 2025)
Cost-sharing program that helps Alberta employers cover training costs for current and new employees to enhance productivity. Replaced the Canada-Alberta Job Grant in 2025.
Eligibility: Alberta employers with training needs for current or future employees
Organization: Government of Nova ScotiaAmount: Up to 2/3 of training costs (max $10,000 per trainee)Level: provincialStatus:
Ongoing
Provides funding to Nova Scotia employers to train workers (new or existing) for available jobs, sharing the cost of training to boost skills and productivity.
Eligibility: Nova Scotia employers with a training plan for current or future employees
Organization: Government of New BrunswickAmount: Up to 2/3 of training costs (max $10,000 per trainee)Level: provincialStatus:
Ongoing
Helps New Brunswick employers offset the cost of training for new or existing employees by providing a grant for a portion of approved training expenses.
Eligibility: New Brunswick employers seeking to train employees or unemployed hires
Organization: Government of Prince Edward IslandAmount: Up to 2/3 of training costs (max $10,000 per trainee)Level: provincialStatus:
Ongoing
Provides financial assistance to PEI employers to deliver training for new or existing employees, sharing the training cost to help develop worker skills.
Eligibility: Prince Edward Island employers investing in training for their workforce
Provinces: PEIndustries: all
Business Stage: growth, expansion
Training GrantPrince Edward IslandWorkforce Development
Organization: City of VancouverAmount: Up to $7,000 (50% of costs)Level: municipalStatus:
Ongoing
A matching grant to help businesses in specific Business Improvement Areas (BIAs) enhance storefront security through measures like cameras and shutters.
Eligibility: Businesses in eligible Vancouver BIAs