Canada Digital Adoption Program
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Up to $15,000
Helps small and medium-sized businesses adopt digital technologies to grow their businesses, compete in the global marketplace, and create jobs.
📍 All Canada
🏢 federal
📅 Program Ended
Eligibility: Small and medium-sized businesses with 1-499 employees
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Strategic Innovation Fund
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Up to $50 million
Supports large-scale, transformative and collaborative projects between industry, researchers and non-profit organizations that help grow Canada's economy.
📍 All Canada
🏢 federal
📅 Ongoing
Eligibility: For-profit corporations incorporated in Canada
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Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP)
National Research Council Canada
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.
📍 All Canada
🏢 federal
📅 Ongoing
Eligibility: Canadian SMEs with 500 or fewer full-time equivalent employees
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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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Clean Growth Program
Sustainable Development Technology Canada
Up to $10 million
Supports the development and demonstration of clean technology solutions that address climate change, air quality, clean water and clean soil.
📍 All Canada
🏢 federal
📅 Ongoing
Eligibility: Canadian companies developing clean technologies
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Innovative Solutions Canada
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Up to $1 million
Helps Canadian entrepreneurs bring their innovations to market by connecting them with federal departments and agencies that have a challenge to solve.
📍 All Canada
🏢 federal
📅 Ongoing
Eligibility: Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises
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AgriInnovate Program
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Up to $10 million
Supports the development and commercialization of innovative agri-food products, technologies, processes or services.
📍 All Canada
🏢 federal
📅 Ongoing
Eligibility: For-profit organizations in the agriculture and agri-food sector
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Ocean Supercluster
Ocean Supercluster
Up to $5 million
Accelerates ocean technology development and commercialization to strengthen Canada's ocean economy.
📍 NS, NB, PE, NL
🏢 federal
📅 Ongoing
Eligibility: Companies in Atlantic Canada's ocean technology sector
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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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Ontario Innovation Tax Credit
Government of Ontario
Up to 8% tax credit
Refundable tax credit for eligible R&D expenditures incurred in Ontario by qualifying corporations.
📍 ON
🏢 provincial
📅 Ongoing
Eligibility: Qualifying corporations conducting R&D in Ontario
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Ontario Scale-Up Vouchers Program
Ontario Centre of Innovation
Up to $250,000
Provided vouchers to help high-growth companies access specialized services to accelerate their growth.
📍 ON
🏢 provincial
📅 Program Ended
Eligibility: High-growth Ontario companies (Program now closed)
BC Tech Fund
Government of British Columbia
Varies
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).
📍 BC
🏢 provincial
📅 Program Ended
Eligibility: B.C. technology companies (Fund fully invested)
Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit
Government of British Columbia
Up to 17.5% tax credit
Refundable tax credit for eligible interactive digital media activities conducted in B.C.
📍 BC
🏢 provincial
📅 Ongoing
Eligibility: Corporations developing interactive digital media in B.C.
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Alberta Innovation Employment Grant
Government of Alberta
Up to 20% tax credit (on eligible R&D)
Supports companies that create jobs in innovation-focused industries in Alberta through a tax credit on incremental R&D expenditures.
📍 AB
🏢 provincial
📅 Ongoing
Eligibility: Companies creating innovation jobs in Alberta
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Quebec Research and Development Tax Credit
Government of Quebec
Up to 14% tax credit
Refundable tax credit for eligible R&D expenditures incurred in Quebec.
📍 QC
🏢 provincial
📅 Ongoing
Eligibility: Corporations conducting R&D in Quebec
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