🏭 Manufacturing & Production Grants 2025

Organization: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Amount: Up to $50 million

Supports large-scale, transformative and collaborative projects between industry, researchers and non-profit organizations that help grow Canada's economy.

Organization: National Research Council Canada

Amount: Up to $1 million

Provides advice, connections and funding to help Canadian small and medium-sized businesses increase their innovation capacity and take ideas to market.

Organization: Canada Revenue Agency

Amount: Up to 68% tax credit

Federal tax incentive program that encourages Canadian businesses to conduct research and development in Canada.

Organization: Global Affairs Canada

Amount: Up to $99,999

Helps small and medium-sized enterprises pursue new export opportunities and markets.

Organization: Digital Technology Supercluster

Amount: Up to $5 million

Builds digital technology solutions that address challenges in health, manufacturing, and natural resources.

Organization: Government of Ontario

Amount: Up to 8% tax credit

Refundable tax credit for eligible R&D expenditures incurred in Ontario by qualifying corporations.

Organization: Government of Quebec

Amount: Up to 14% tax credit

Refundable tax credit for eligible R&D expenditures incurred in Quebec.

Organization: Export Development Canada

Amount: Varies

Provides a suite of financial solutions (insurance, guarantees, financing) to help Canadian companies grow their export business and manage risk.

Organization: Colleges and Institutes Canada

Amount: Varies

Connects businesses with colleges and institutes for applied research projects, often via grants like NSERC's college programs.

Organization: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Amount: Up to $100 million

Supports large-scale industrial transformation projects that strengthen Canada's industrial capacity, often through contributions to major facility or innovation upgrades.

Organization: Natural Resources Canada

Amount: Up to $1.5 billion

Supports the development and expansion of domestic clean fuel production capacity through project funding (capital investments in new facilities or upgrades).

Organization: Natural Resources Canada

Amount: Up to $10 million

Supports innovative, first-in-kind projects in the forest sector that increase competitiveness and environmental performance (e.g., bioenergy, biomaterials).

Organization: Natural Resources Canada

Amount: Up to $10 million

Supports research, development and demonstration projects in critical minerals mining, processing and recycling, aiming to advance critical mineral supply chains.

Organization: Canada Media Fund

Amount: Varies (grant or recoupable investment)

Supports the creation of Canadian content in television, digital media and interactive platforms through various funding streams (development, production, marketing).

Organization: Telefilm Canada

Amount: Varies

Supports the Canadian audiovisual industry through investments and funding for film, television, and digital media projects (production, development, marketing funds).

Organization: Canada Council for the Arts

Amount: Varies

Supports Canadian artists and arts organizations through a variety of grants for creation, production, professional development, touring, and more in arts and culture sectors.

Organization: NGen (Supercluster)

Amount: Varies (project-based funding)

Canada's Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster that co-funds collaborative, transformative manufacturing and technology projects led by industry consortia to scale up innovation.

Organization: Scale AI

Amount: Varies (project-based funding)

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.

Organization: Province of Manitoba

Amount: Up to $100,000 (50% of project costs)

Provides non-repayable grants to support small and medium-sized businesses in Manitoba pursuing innovation and technology commercialization.

Organization: Innovation Factory (Hamilton)

Amount: 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.

Organization: Creative BC

Amount: Up to $30,000

Offers funding to B.C. production companies for the development of film, television, and digital media content.

Organization: Innovation Factory

Amount: 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.

Organization: SK Arts

Amount: Varies

Supports Saskatchewan artists to pursue their creative work and careers by funding creative, professional development, or research projects, and the production and/or presentation of artistic works.

Organization: Government of Ontario

Amount: 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.

Organization: Government of New Brunswick - Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries

Amount: Up to 100% of costs, max of $90,000 over program duration

Offers funding for R&D, agricultural innovation, and technology demonstration within the agriculture, agri-food, and agri-science sectors in New Brunswick.

Organization: Government of New Brunswick

Amount: Up to 50% of costs, to a max of $100,000

Provides financial assistance for the purchase of specialized and/or automated equipment to increase efficiency, quality, and productivity for New Brunswick's agri-food processors.