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Provincial
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Innovate BC Commercialization and Investment Readiness Microgrant
Innovate BC
Maximum Funding
Up to $30,000
Intake open November 2 to November 27, 2026
Difficulty
Easy
Payment
Milestone-Based
Trend
New Program
First-Timers
Friendly ✓
Co-Funding
75%
Innovate BC Commercialization and Investment Readiness Microgrant provides up to $30,000. The second call under Innovate BC's Microgrant Platform gives B.C.-headquartered, incorporated SMEs a non-repayable grant of up to $30,000 to hire qualified outside professionals who remove a specific barrier to investment, enterprise sales, procurement, partnerships or market entry: investor-ready financials, commercial agreements, IP strategy, privacy and cybersecurity readiness, certifications, CRM set-up, or planning a future collaborative R&D project. The program covers up to 75% of eligible costs. Intake open November 2 to November 27, 2026.
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Program Description
The second call under Innovate BC's Microgrant Platform gives B.C.-headquartered, incorporated SMEs a non-repayable grant of up to $30,000 to hire qualified outside professionals who remove a specific barrier to investment, enterprise sales, procurement, partnerships or market entry: investor-ready financials, commercial agreements, IP strategy, privacy and cybersecurity readiness, certifications, CRM set-up, or planning a future collaborative R&D project. The grant covers up to 75% of project costs and the company puts in at least 25% in cash. Advertising, trade shows, salaries and R&D itself are not funded. Intake runs November 2 to November 27, 2026.
Eligibility Requirements
- Be a for-profit company headquartered in British Columbia
- Be incorporated and in good standing in British Columbia or federally
- Be a small or medium-sized enterprise with 499 employees or fewer
- Own, license or otherwise hold the rights needed to commercialize the proposed product, service or technology
- Be developing or commercializing an innovative product, service or technology with a credible domestic or international market opportunity
- Identify a specific commercial or investment-readiness barrier and the next investment, market-entry, procurement, supply-chain, partnership, regulatory or research milestone the project will unlock, and be able to act on the work by March 19, 2027
- Have the operational and financial capacity to provide the matching funds, including a minimum 25% cash contribution
- No sector restriction, and no revenue, profitability or years-in-market threshold; the program targets early-stage companies, and companies that have raised Series A or reached an equivalent stage are generally outside its target
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Difficulty
Easy
Competition
High
First-Timer
Friendly
Funding Details
- Amount
- Up to $30,000Non-repayable grants of up to $30,000 per company, covering up to 75% of total project costs. The applicant must contribute at least 25% of project costs in cash; internal staff time cannot count toward that share. No minimum grant size is stated.
- Type
- Grant
- Level
- Provincial
- Co-Funding
- Up to 75% of eligible costs
- Deadline
- Intake open November 2 to November 27, 2026
Program Scorecard
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Competition
High
Deadline
Nov 27, 2026
Approval
Varies
Accessibility
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Competition
4/5
High competition — many applicants
Difficulty
2/5
Easy — minimal documentation
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Rejection Pitfalls 8
- Company is not headquartered in B.C., not incorporated, or not for-profit
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Application Steps
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Name the barrier and the milestone Pick one commercial or investment-readiness gap and the investment, customer, procurement, regulatory or partnership milestone that closing it unlocks.
Required Documents 7
✓ Short online application through SurveyMonkey Apply: company background, stage and B.C. operations; market opportunity and current evidence of commercial readiness; the readiness barrier and the milestone it unlocks; activities, deliverables and expected benefits; budget, applicant contribution and timeline; other public funding for the same activities
✓ A quotation and scope of work for each proposed professional service provider
Eligible Expenses 7
Ineligible Expenses 8
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Deadline Notes
Ineligible Organizations
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How much can my company get?
Up to $30,000 as a non-repayable grant, covering up to 75% of project costs. Your company pays at least 25% in cash.
Who can apply?
For-profit companies headquartered in B.C., incorporated in B.C. or federally, with 499 employees or fewer, that hold the rights to an innovative product, service or technology they are commercializing. Any sector can apply.
What does the grant pay for?
Outside expertise that fixes a specific readiness gap: accounting and audit work, legal agreements, IP strategy, privacy and cybersecurity readiness, certifications, CRM implementation, fractional executives on a defined project, and planning for a future collaborative R&D project.
Can it pay for marketing or a trade show?
No. Ads, campaigns, outsourced sales, trade shows, conferences and travel are excluded. Commercial strategy and sales-process design can qualify when they produce a defined deliverable.
Is there a revenue or age requirement?
No set revenue, profitability or years-in-market threshold. The program is aimed at early-stage companies; those past Series A are generally outside its target.
When is the deadline?
Intake runs November 2 to November 27, 2026. Decisions are expected December 15, 2026, and project costs must be incurred by March 19, 2027.
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