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Grants and funding in Canada

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Quebec Fisheries Fund — Innovation

Funding for new technologies in Quebec fisheries. Get a contribution of up to $1 million/year for projects (including partnerships) involving the development, testing and marketing of sustainable technology for the Quebec fish and seafood industry.

Grant / Canada / Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Government of Canada)

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Digital Skills for Youth Program

Money for SMEs and non-profits to hire youth. Get a subsidy of up to $24,000 to cover the wages and associated training costs when you hire a post-secondary graduate 15 to 30 years old. You must provide the intern with digital and soft-skills experiences that will prepare them for the work...

Grant / Canada / Science and Economic Development Canada (Government of Canada)

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Alberta Petrochemicals Incentive Program

Large-scale project grants for Alberta companies. Get a grant to cover up to 12% of the costs involved in creating a new petrochemical manufacturing facility in Alberta, or expanding on an existing one, where the capital investment is at least $50 million.

Grant / Canada / Government of Alberta

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Lab2Market Validate

Funding for technology-enabled innovations. Get a grant of up to $15,000 in this 16-week program, with access to mentors and advisors, with opportunities for networking and partnerships as you look to develop, test and commercialize or license your science and technology-enabled innovation...

Grant / Canada / Lab2Market

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CED — Economic Development Initiative — Official Languages — For-profit

Funding for Quebec SMEs promoting official languages. Get a repayable contribution to cover up to 50% of the costs of a project that supports the economic development of an official-language minority community in Quebec through a range of activities.

Grant / Canada / Canada Economic Development for the Quebec regions (Government of Canada)

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Empowering Futures — Student Work Placement Program

Money for electricity firms to hire students. Get a wage subsidy of up to $5,000 per student when you provide work-integrated learning (WIL) opportunities for post-secondary students, including remote work placements in the field of electricity and up to a maximum of $7,000 per placement f...

Grant / Canada / Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC)

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Venture for Canada — Internship Program

Interns and subsidies for startups and SMEs. If you are not exclusively based in Ontario, you could access wage subsidies covering up to $7,000 per student, per term to hire interns from Canadian universities and colleges.

Grant / Canada / Venture for Canada

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CBDC Entrepreneurial Opportunities Program (EOP)

Support and startup funding for NL entrepreneurs. Get up to $5,000 in financial assistance, as well as business-plan guidance, business counselling and training to become self-employed in Newfoundland and Labrador if you are receiving or are eligible to receive Provincial Income Support.

Grant / Canada / Community Business Development Corporations

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StartAéro 360°

Commercialization help for Quebec aerospace SMEs. Get access to funding, industry experts and support to commercialize innovative developments, including networking with key players in the global supply chain.

Grant / Canada / Aéro Montreal

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Accelerator 360°

Funds to grow Quebec aerospace SMEs. Get funding of up to 63% of eligible expenses for technological developments in the pre-commercialization phase, as well as help with strategic planning, entering international markets, and finding partners.

Grant / Canada / Aéro Montreal

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Investments in Forest Industry Transformation — Capital Investment Projects

Capital for forest sector innovations. Get funding of up to $1 million (small businesses) or $20 million (larger businesses) to cover the project costs of diversifying into new product streams or implementing innovative process improvements.

Grant / Canada / Natural Resources Canada (Government of Canada)

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Innovative Solutions Canada — Testing stream

Sell your innovation to government. Get your product or service innovation tested and gain valuable feedback before taking it to market. You may also be eligible for funding where available, and where there is a significant level of interest in testing your innovation.

Grant / Canada / Science and Economic Development Canada (Government of Canada)

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Digital Main Street – Digital Transformation Grant Program

Funding to develop Ontario SMEs online presence. Receive funding for training, advisory support, adopting new technologies and increasing capacity through digital transformation and developing your SME's online presence.

Grant / Canada / Digital Main Street

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PME MTL – Subsidies to support social economy initiatives

Money for social economy projects in Montreal, Qc. Get a non repayable contribution of up to $50,000 to cover up to 80% of the costs of undertaking an innovative social economy project from planning stage to growth.

Grant / Canada / PME MTL

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Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program — Collaboration projects

Funding for collaborative forestry projects in Ontario. Access a grant of up to $3 million to cover up to 30% of eligible costs for partnership projects among at least three partners that improve productivity and innovation, develop, diversify and transform Ontario’s forest sector through...

Grant / Canada / Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (Government of Ontario)

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Canada Pavilion Program

Money to help SMEs participate to agriculture & agri-food trade shows.. If your export-ready company features products from the agriculture and agri-food sectors, you can get funding to offset the cost of booth prices on a show-by-show basis when you exhibit at trade shows.

Grant / Canada / Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (Government of Canada)

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Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program

Funding for agriculture and agri-food industry support organizations. If you’re a not-for-profit or Indigenous organization working toward sustainability and competitiveness by adopting new technology or building capacity, get up to $1 million per project in cost-shared funding to cover up...

Grant / Canada / Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (Government of Canada)

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Digital Technology Cluster

Funding in the development of novel and innovative digital technology solutions. Get a grant to cover a portion of eligible expenses for a collaborative project in various industries.

Grant / Canada / Canada's Digital Technology Cluster

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Innovation and Business Development Fund

Financing for oil and gas projects in NL. Get a non-repayable financial contribution that covers up to 50% of eligible costs of a project that helps grow and diversify the province's oil and gas supply and service capabilities, including supply chain collaboration as well as export and div...

Grant / Canada / Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development (Government of Newfoundland and Labrador)

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AI-Powered Supply Chains Cluster (Scale AI)

Funding to enhance supply chains with AI. Get funding to cover up to 50% of the costs of collaborative projects that accelerate the adoption or commercialization of artificial intelligence (AI) for supply chains, when your SME partners with other Scale AI members.

Grant / Canada / Scale AI Cluster (GIC - Global Innovation Clusters)

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REGI — Regional Innovation Ecosystems

Funding for business growth and innovation in Northern Ontario. Your organization could get a financial contribution to assist businesses at all stages of development in scaling up and becoming more competitive.

Grant / Canada / Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (Government of Canada)

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REGI — Business Scale-up and Productivity

Funds to accelerate business growth in Northern Ontario. Get a repayable contribution of up to $500,000 to cover up to 50% of eligible costs for a project that focuses on growth, productivity, technology adoption, market development and investment attraction.

Grant / Canada / Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (Government of Canada)

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Protein Industries Canada — Technology projects

Funding for collaborative projects on plant protein. Get a grant to cover up to 45% of eligible expenses for a collaborative project focused on genetics, crops, ingredients and products. Collaborators must be Protein Industries Canada members, with annual membership fees of $500.

Grant / Canada / Protein Industries Canada

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CDEM — Self-Employment Benefit Program

Money and help for unemployed Francophone Manitoban start-ups. If you are unemployed and receiving employment insurance benefits and have a good business idea, you could get funding as well as one year of business counselling and training to help you plan and start your business.

Grant / Canada / Economic Development Council for Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities