Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED)
Canada Revenue Agency
Up to 68% tax credit
Federal tax incentive program that encourages Canadian businesses to conduct research and development in Canada.
📍 All Canada
🏢 federal
📅 Ongoing
Eligibility: Canadian businesses conducting eligible R&D activities
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Digital Technology Supercluster
Digital Technology Supercluster
Up to $5 million
Builds digital technology solutions that address challenges in health, manufacturing, and natural resources.
📍 BC
🏢 federal
📅 Ongoing
Eligibility: Companies in British Columbia's digital technology sector
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CIHR Industry Partnered Research
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Varies
Supports health research projects in partnership with industry (via CIHR programs that co-fund industry-academic collaborations).
📍 All Canada
🏢 federal
📅 Ongoing
Eligibility: Health-related companies partnering with academic researchers
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Genome Canada
Genome Canada
Up to $10 million
Supports large-scale genomics and genomics-related research projects through competitive funding programs co-funded with industry and provinces.
📍 All Canada
🏢 federal
📅 Ongoing
Eligibility: Researchers and companies conducting genomics R&D in Canada
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Life Sciences Innovation Fund
Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI)
Up to $500,000 (co-investment)
Supports the commercialization of life science innovations from Ontario's research institutions to create new companies and jobs.
📍 ON
🏢 provincial
📅 Ongoing
Eligibility: Early-stage life sciences companies commercializing research
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LiONS LAIR Pitch Competition
Innovation Factory (Hamilton)
Varies (e.g., $30,000 grand prize)
One of Canada's largest pitch competitions, where finalists compete for significant cash prizes from a pool of investors.
📍 ON
🏢 private
📅 Annual Competition
Eligibility: High-growth startups ready to pitch to investors. Primarily Southern Ontario-focused
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LiONS LAIR Pitch Competition
Innovation Factory
Over $150,000 in cash and professional resources
The Hamilton region's premier annual pitch competition where up-and-coming entrepreneurs pitch to a panel of investors for cash and in-kind prizes.
📍 ON
🏢 private
📅 Annual Intake
Eligibility: Top-performing start-ups from Innovation Factory's Founders Fast Track program receive an exclusive invitation to pitch. Primarily serves Hamilton, Halton, Brant, and Norfolk regions.
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Life Sciences Scale-up Fund (LSSUF)
Government of Ontario
Up to 33% of costs, to a max of $2.5 million
Provides financial support to help small-to-medium sized life sciences enterprises (SMEs) in Ontario scale up, commercialize new products, and build domestic manufacturing capacity.
📍 ON
🏢 provincial
📅 Closed (check for future intakes)
Eligibility: For-profit, Ontario-based SMEs (5-500 employees) in the human health sciences industry with at least two years of operations.
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Life Sciences Innovation Fund (LSIF)
Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI)
Up to $500,000
Provides co-investment funding to help early-stage, Ontario-headquartered life sciences and healthcare technology companies take their IP from the conceptual stage through to commercialization.
📍 ON
🏢 provincial
📅 Ongoing
Eligibility: Ontario-headquartered for-profit life sciences companies raising pre-seed or seed investments, with total round sizes from $1M to $5M.
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