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AI for Supply Chains
CEIM
Get coaching and the opportunity to access up to $35,000 in financial assistance to accelerate the planning, implementation or commercialization of your innovative artificial intelligence project.
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AI-Powered Supply Chains Supercluster (SCALE.AI)
Scale AI
Get funding to cover up to 50% of the costs of collaborative projects that accelerate the adoption or commercialization of artifical intelligence (AI) for supply chains, when your SME partners with other Scale AI members.
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Aboriginal Initiatives Fund III (in French only)
Secrétariat aux affaires autochtones
Your for-profit or non-profit Indigenous organization could be eligible for a grant for its economic development project.
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Access to Talent Program
Natural Products Canada
Canadian SMEs or start-up companies can receive up to 40% of the cost of a new employee’s salary to a maximum of $75,000 in order to carry out a project that supports the development of a natural product or technology.
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Accompagnement en technologies de la santé (in French only)
PME MTL et MEDTEQ+
Get coaching and start-up financing to develop your business in the health technology field.
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AgriScience Program — Projects — Not-for-profit
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Your not-for-profit organization can get up to $5 million over 5 years to fund 70% of the cost of pre-commercial scientific research in priority areas.
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AgriScience Program — Projects — for-profit organizations
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Your for-profit business can get up to $5 million over 5 years to fund 50% of the cost of pre-commercial scientific research in priority areas.
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Agricultural Clean Technology Program — Research and Innovation
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Get a financial contribution to develop a transformative clean technology or to expand a current technology, in 1 of 3 priority areas: green energy and energy efficiency, precision agriculture, and bioeconomy. Use this support for pre-market innovation, including research, development, demonstration and commercialization activities.
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Alimentation santé - Volet 1: Soutien à la réalisation d'études diagnostiques (in French only)
Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation
Receive up to $100,000 for food-related diagnostic studies.
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Alimentation santé - Volet 2: Soutien au développement et à la modification de la valeur nutritive de produits transformés québécois (in French only)
Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation
Get up to $150,000 for the development or modification of a health food product.
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Alliance grants
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Need R&D help for a business problem? Get support when you partner with a university researcher and make an in-kind contribution to a project that benefits Canada.
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BioEnergy — Implementation
Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles
Get financing of up to $5 million for a project that helps reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions using bioenergy for thermal energy production applications (heating or process) with a view to replacing fossil fuels.
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Business Assistance — Immigrant Investor Program
Investissement Québec
Non-repayable contributions of $40,000 to $250,000 covering up to 10% of project costs for existing businesses and 15% for start-ups.
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CED Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
If your SME or non-profit is working on a project to become more environmentally friendly, improve productivity, strengthen commercialization or integrate with regional and global supply chains, you could get a contribution to help with some of the costs.
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CED Jobs and Growth Fund — Indigenous stream
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
If your business is working on a project to transition to a green economy, foster an inclusive recovery, become more competitive and create jobs for Canadians, you could get a contribution for up to 100% of the project’s cost.
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Canada Digital Adoption Program — Boost your business technology
Innovation, Science and Economic Development
Get financial support for your SME to adopt new technologies. Support for your businesse will be in the form of grants to offset the cost of retaining Digital Advisors who will develop digital adoption plans tailored to the business. The grant will cover 90% of the cost to develop the digital plan, up to $15,000. To support the implementation of the plan, your SME will be able to apply for a zero-interest loan from the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) (up to $100,000) as well as a wage subsidy up to $7,300 for a youth placement.
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Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
If you’re a not-for-profit or Indigenous organization working towards sustainability and competitiveness by adopting new technology or building capacity, get up to $1 million per project in cost-shared funding to cover up to 50% of eligible project costs in most cases, and up to 75% for high-priority projects for the sector.
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Canadian International Innovation Program (CIIP)
Global Affairs Canada, Trade Commissioner Service
Get up to $600,000 in funding to cover up to 50% of research and development project expenses while working with a foreign partner in Brazil, China, India, Israel or South Korea.
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Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks (CENGN)
Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks
Is your next-generation communication solutions project ready for commercialization? You could qualify for commercialization support.
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Collaborative Industrial Research and Support to Innovative Entrepreneurship - Stream 1
Ministère de l'Économie et de l'Innovation
Get a grant of up to $150,000 to cover up to 50% of eligible costs for carrying out research and an innovation project to develop and grow products and services for which the start-up was created.
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Collaborative Industrial Research and Support to Innovative Entrepreneurship - Stream 3
Ministère de l'Économie et de l'Innovation
Receive up to $1.5 million in funding to cover up to 50% of eligible expenses for structuring projects that highlight collaborative research in AI by a cluster of companies that share project costs, benefits and intellectual property.
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College and Community social innovation Fund
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Your business can partner with college researchers who are eligible to apply for grants for social innovation projects that are conducted in partnership with public, private or not-for-profit sector organizations.
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Creating, Knowing and Sharing — Short-Term Projects
Canada Council for the Arts
Get a grant of up to $100,000 for projects up to 12 months involving creating (research/writing), knowing (mentorship, training) or sharing (exhibitions, presentations, collaborations) — including those with non-Indigenous artists.
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Digital Technology Supercluster
Canada's Digital Technology Supercluster
Get a grant to cover a portion of eligible expenses for a collaborative project in various industries. Activities may include R&D to improve connectivity, access to innovation, enabling partnerships and providing training for SMEs, women, Indigenous peoples and other underrepresented groups. Collaborators must be Digital Technology Canada members, with membership fees dependent on investment contributions.
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FACTOR funding for the sound recording industry
Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings
Get funding for the production and marketing of English-language Canadian sound recordings, domestic and international touring and showcasing, and more.
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Farm Credit Canada — Loans and lending options
Farm Credit Canada
You could access flexible financing options for your farming, agri-food or agribusiness operation.
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FinDev Canada Financing and Investment
FinDev Canada
Direct loans, loan guarantees, structured project financing and investments are available for companies operating in developing countries that bring sustainable social and economic benefits to local communities.
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Fonds Développement industriel et durable
PME MTL
Obtain financial assistance of up to $50,000 for the realization of a business project in the implementation, expansion and transfer or succession phases of your company.
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Fonds Moins c'est plus (in French only)
La Ruche
Do you have an innovative project that supports waste management? You could receive a contribution of up to $25,000 and the possibility of having a participatory financing campaign.
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Fonds d’appui à l’entrepreneuriat collectif (FAEC) (in French only)
MRC de la Vallée-du-Richelieu
Obtain technical support or a grant of up to $10,000 for an innovative project involving a social economy enterprise.
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Fonds fertile (in French only)
Union des producteurs agricoles
Get a non-refundable grant of up to $50,000 for your agri-food development project.
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Fonds Écopropulsion (in French only)
Corporation de développement durable
Obtain up to $10,000 for the realization of your sustainable development project on the territories of the Arthabaska and Érable MRCs.
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Funding programs for wildlife protection
Fondation de la faune du Québec
Obtain financial assistance for the implementation of conservation, development or enhancement projects for wildlife habitats in Quebec.
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Genome Canada
Genome Canada
Your not-for-profit organization could get funding for R&D projects in genomics related to agriculture, energy, environment, fisheries, forestry, health and mining.
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Genome Funding Opportunities
Genome British Columbia
Access current research funding competitions for genomics research addressing health, forestry, fisheries, aquaculture, energy, mining and environment industry needs.
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Genome Quebec Programs
Génome Québec
Get funding for genomics R&D projects.
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INNOGEC - Relance Fund (in French only)
Filaction
Get up to $10,000 to cover the fees of experts who will help your collective business assess the situation following the health crisis and up to $30,000 for them to assist you with your change management plan, recovery or business model adjustment.
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INNOV-R — CRIAQ
Consortium de recherche et d'innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec
Get a grant of up to $500,000 per year for a three-year project to cover up to 50% of eligible expenses when you collaborate with at least one academic institution or public research centre on an R&D project aimed at reducing GHG emissions project in the field of aerospace.
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INNOV-R — InnovÉÉ
Consortium de recherche et d'innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec
Get a grant of up to $500,000 per year for a three-year project to cover up to 50% of eligible expenses when you collaborate with at least one academic institution or public research centre on an R&D project aimed at reducing GHG emissions project relating to the electricity industry, smart grids, transportation electrification or intelligent vehicles.
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Initiative en Créativité entrepreneuriale jeunesse en Francophonie (in French only)
Les Offices jeunesse internationaux du Québec
Obtain coaching and financial support for the realization of entrepreneurial projects involving mobility in one of the territories of the member states and governments of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF).
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Innovation Program (in French only)
Investissement Québec
Your eligible SME, cooperative or non-profit organization could receive funding to support technological, organizational and social innovation projects.
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Mitacs Accelerate
Mitacs
Stretch your $7,500 investment and expand your R&D potential by collaborating with faculty, college students, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows on your company's complex research challenges.
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Mitacs Accelerate International
Mitacs
Get a grant of up to $15,000 when you partner with international researchers and universities to work on projects that benefit Canada by bringing talent here, creating domestically-held IP, increasing foreign investment and more.
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Mitacs — Elevate
Mitacs
Get a financial contribution of up to $30,000 in matching funds and be partnered with a postdoctoral fellow to help solve your business challenges.
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NGen Cluster Building Project
NGEN - Next Generation Manufacturing
You can get a funding of up to $150, 000 to cover a maximum of 50% of eligible costs if you work within an industry-led, membership-based organization to enhance capabilities and growth through the application of, or access to advanced manufacturing technologies, best practices and principles.
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Ocean Supercluster
Canada's Ocean Supercluster
Get a grant to cover a portion of eligible expenses for a collaborative project in a wide range of industries including marine renewable energy, fisheries, aquaculture, oil and gas, defence, shipbuilding and transportation. Activities may include digital sensors and monitoring, autonomous marine vehicles, energy generation, automation, marine biotechnology and marine engineering technologies.
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Plateforme d'innovation panneaux (in French only)
Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs
Get a grant of up to $375,000 for your wood-to-panel project.
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Poultry and Egg On-Farm Investment Program — Stream 1
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Get a non-repayable contribution to cover up to 70% of the costs of on-farm investments in modernizing operations, increasing efficiency, biosecurity, environmental sustainability, and meeting changing consumer demands, retroactive to March 19, 2019.
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Poultry and Egg On-Farm Investment Program — Stream 2
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
If you were 35 years old or younger on January 1, 2021, get a non-repayable contribution to cover up to 85% of the costs of on-farm investments in modernizing operations, increasing efficiency, biosecurity, environmental sustainability, and meeting changing consumer demands, retroactive to March 19, 2019.
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Programme Compétitivité et environnement 2022-2024 (in French only)
Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation
Obtain financial assistance for the contribution of expertise, the improvement of competitiveness and the realization of structuring projects in your company in the dairy and meat processing sectors.
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Programme de soutien financier aux orientations gouvernementales en action communautaire et en action bénévole (in French only)
Ministère du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale
Obtain financial support of up to $400,000 for the research and implementation of projects that support government orientations in community action.
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Programme de soutien à l'économie sociale - volet 3: Projets structurants de mutualisation (in French only)
Ministère de l'Économie et de l'Innovation
Obtain support for projects involving the sharing or pooling of resources, services or activities between social economy enterprises in order to optimize access to these resources and ensure the economic viability of the enterprises.
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Programme de soutien à l’économie sociale – volet 1: Accompagnement spécialisé des entreprises d’économie sociale (in French only)
Ministère de l'Économie et de l'Innovation
Get support for projects that provide a continuum of specialized social economy support services for each of the legal forms of the social economy.
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Programme d’appui financier au développement du secteur des pêches et de l’aquaculture commerciales - Volet 1 - Appui au développement [PDF](in French only)
Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation
Obtain financial assistance of up to $1,000,000 for the development of products or the implementation of innovative processes aimed at increasing your company's production and sales.
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Programme Écocamionnage (in French only)
Ministère des Transports
Receive financial assistance for the implementation of energy efficiency measures or the use of alternative energy to reduce GHG emissions in the road freight and service vehicle industry.
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Quebec Economic Development Program
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
Find out about financial and other resources that can help you develop your Quebec business.
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REGI — Business Scale-up and Productivity — CED (QC) — Private sector
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
Get a financial contribution to help you scale up and expand, adopt and commercialize innovative technologies and processes, or diversify your markets.
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Recyc-Québec — Beverage Container Recycling — Stream 1
Recyc-Québec
Receive up to $1 million funding to cover up to 70% of expenses to support beverage container packaging projects in Quebec, including optimization, expansion or implementation of structured reuse.
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Recyc-Québec — Beverage Container Recycling — Stream 2
Recyc-Québec
Receive up to $2 million funding to cover up to 70% of expenses to support projects involving packaging and recycling or recycling only of beverage containers in Quebec, including the optimization, expansion or implementation of structured reuse networks.
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Recyc-Québec — Support for R&D in recycling
RECYC-QUÉBEC
Get funding of up to $75,000 to cover up to 75% of costs related to R&D and commercial activities to diversify outcomes for unused tires or increase value for existing products.
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Renewable Natural Gas Production Support Program — Stream 1
Ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources naturelles
Get up to $300,000 to cover a maximum of 75% of eligible expenses for feasibility studies involving a project to produce renewable natural gas for injection into the grid or a project to connect to the gas grid.
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Renewable Natural Gas Production Support Program — Stream 2
Ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources naturelles
Get up to $15 million to cover up to 50% of eligible expenses for a project to produce and inject natural gas into the distribution grid, or to connect to distribution grid of RNG production sites.
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Soutien aux initiatives de développement économique dans l'arrondissement d'Ahuntsic-Cartierville (in French only)
Ville de Montréal
Get financial assistance to propel your collective economic development initiatives.
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Strategic Innovation Fund
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Secure investment to support your R&D activities, accelerate your growth and help you attract major investment.
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Support for innovation projects
Investissement Québec
Get up to $350,000 to cover 50% of the costs of project planning, R&D, technology validation and technological showcase activities relating to the development of innovative products or processes.
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Support for mobilising projects
Investissement Québec
Funding for projects involving the innovation of new products or processes, or the significant improvement of an existing product or process. To benefit from this program, projects must be carried out by a group of at least two entities.
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Sustainable Development Technology Fund
Sustainable Development Technology Canada
Get a non-repayable contribution of up to $5 million for your pre-commercial technology that helps fight climate change, or deals with clean air, water and soil.
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TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good
Telus
Get funding for your innovative projects in health, education, agriculture and the environment.
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Technoclimat Program
Ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources naturelles
Get a contribution to cover up to 50% of the cost for technological demonstration projects relating to energy efficiency, renewable energies, bioenergy or the reduction of GHG emissions.
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Technology and Business Demonstration
Hydro-Québec
Get financial assistance of up to $500,000 to cover 75% of the costs of testing the technical and commercial viability of innovative energy-saving or power-demand optimization measures.
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Transportez vert — DC fast charging station
Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles
Get financial assistance of up to $60,000 to acquire and install direct current (DC) fast charging stations to promote vehicle fleet electrification.
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Valorization of thermal waste
Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles
Get financing to cover up to 100% of the costs of a thermal waste recovery project, including industrial discharges from incinerators, data centers or wastewater, to be used for the heat needs of all types of users.