Artificial Intelligence Grants and Funding in Canada in 2026
Find AI funding for adoption, pilots, commercialization, and training
Canadian organizations can access artificial intelligence funding for projects tied to adoption, pilots, commercialization, implementation, training, and productivity gains. This 2026 guide is designed to help businesses and innovation teams understand where AI projects usually fit, what types of expenses are commonly supported, and how to position a real use case in a way funders can evaluate clearly.
Whether you are deploying AI in operations, building a new product, validating a pilot, or improving team capability, the key is to connect the technology to a defined business or research objective. Use this page to compare current AI funding paths in Canada, understand the difference between adoption and R and D programs, and avoid weak applications built around AI language without a real implementation plan.
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Automotive Innovation Challenge (AIC)
Support for Ontario automotive talent and learning
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
AI Sovereign Compute Infrastructure Program
Supports Canadian AI innovation with advanced national computing infrastructure
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Alberta Innovates — Digital Innovation in Clean Energy (DICE)
Funding for digital clean energy technology development
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Artificial Intelligence (AI)TechnologyEnvironment and ClimateInnovationDigital Transformation
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ACOA — Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative
Funding to recover Atlantic aerospace sector
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Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative in southern Ontario - Pillar 2: AI Adoption
Supports AI adoption for regional business productivity
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Canadian Agriculture Technology Innovation R&D Partnering Delegation to Brazil
Supports Canadian agtech SMEs in R&D collaboration with Brazil
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
CFIN — Foodtech Frontier 25
Honouring top Canadian innovators in food technology sector
Grant and FundingClosed
IBM Sustainability Accelerator
Supports tech-driven sustainability solutions for stressed communities
Tax CreditsOpen
Saskatchewan Technology Startup Incentive (STSI)
Money to invest in tech startups in Sask.
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CSSP — Lighting the path with AI: Advanced analytics and decision support for first responders
Funding to advance analytics and decision support research
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Other SupportGrant and FundingTax CreditsClosed
Disability Benefits (Veterans Affairs Canada)
Tax-free support for service-related disabilities
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Oil Spill Response Challenge
Supports innovative oil spill response technology development
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Alberta Innovates — Health Innovation Platform Partnerships Program
Supports Alberta health innovation platforms
Grant and FundingOpen
CQRDA — PARTENAR-IA — Business
Funding for Quebec innovative collaborations in AI, using aluminium
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceOpen
Synchronex
Québec network supporting innovation projects
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Canadian Cleantech for Mining Mission to Australia and Indonesia
Supports Canadian cleantech mining innovators expanding into Australia and Indonesia
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
PRIMA — Call For Projects In Artificial Intelligence And Quantum Technologies
Funding for collaborative AI and quantum projects
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Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
napari Plugin Grants
Funding for napari plugin improvement projects
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PRIMA — PARTENAR-IA — Academic
Funding for Quebec R&D collaborations in AI for advanced materials
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
INOVAIT Pilot Fund
Collaborative AI-driven image-guided therapy funding
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
NRC — Aerospace Research Centre
Aerospace R&D support for industry and partners
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation Fund — Small Businesses or Entrepreneurs Developing Agri-tech and Cleantech Solutions
Funding for Agri-tech and cleantech innovators
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Volta AI
Volta, Scale AI Cluster, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), National Research Council Canada (NRC)
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Researchers And FacilitiesGrant and FundingClosed
PSC Partners Canada Annual Research Grant Program
Funding for innovative PSC research projects
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
OVIN — TalentEdge Fellowship
Funding for automotive and smart mobility fellowships
Grant and FundingOpen
CQDM — PARTENAR-IA — Academic
Quebec Consortium for Drug Discovery (CQDM), Regroupements sectoriels de recherche industrielle du Québec (RSRI)
Funding for Quebec biopharmaceutical R&D collaborations in AI
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Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Cryo-CLEM Labels RFA
Supports one-year cryo-CLEM imaging probe development
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
TCA Opportunities Fund
Short-term collaborative research support
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Essential Open Source Software for Science (Cycle 6)
Funding for essential biomedical open source software
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Imaging Scientists Cycles 1-2
Support for imaging scientists in core facilities
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Food Processing Growth Fund (FPG)
Supports scaling BC food processors for productivity and growth
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceOpen
AC:Incubate
Incubation support for early-stage tech startups
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Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Collaborative Pairs Pilot Project Awards (Cycle 2)
Support for collaborative neuroscience pilot research
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
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Northumberland Community Futures Development Corporation (NCFDC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Nventure
Innovation funding for southern Ontario businesses
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
SMART Cluster’s 8th call for proposals – advanced manufacturing
International collaborative R&D for advanced manufacturing
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Emerging Innovators Challenge
SME-led clean technology funding in Alberta
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FedDev — Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative – Adoption Pillar 2 – Businesses
AI adoption support for businesses
Grant and FundingClosed
NGen — Advanced Manufacturing Homebuilding Challenge
Advanced manufacturing funding for homebuilding innovation
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
Reshaping Energy Systems
Funding for Alberta energy system innovation
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Alberta Innovates — Summer Research Studentships
Summer research funding for health innovation projects
Researchers And FacilitiesGrant and FundingClosed
RDAR — Irrigation Targeted Call
Funding for irrigation research in Alberta
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
innovÉÉ — PARTENAR-IA — Academic
Collaborative AI R&D funding for Quebec companies
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
NSERC Alliance – Alberta Innovates Advance Program
Supports Alberta university researchers advancing emerging technology discoveries
Other SupportClosed
Artificial Intelligence Behaviour Monitoring Solution
AI monitoring for RCMP detainee safety
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
CAAIN — Livestock Innovation Program 2025
Funding for livestock technology innovation
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingArchived
Alberta Innovates — Agri-Food and Bioindustrial Innovation Program
Funding for agri-food and bioindustrial innovation
Grant and FundingOpen
Quebec Research Fund — Society and Culture Sector (FRQSC)
Supports research, knowledge dissemination, and student training in Quebec
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Collaborative Industrial Research and Support to Innovative Entrepreneurship — Stream 2
Consortium for Research and Innovation in Aerospace in Quebec (CRIAQ), innovÉÉ, Centre québécois de recherche et de développement de l’aluminium (CQRDA), Quebec Consortium for Drug Discovery (CQDM)
Supports collaborative AI and quantum innovation projects
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Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
MaRS Momentum
Strategic support for scaling high-growth companies
Other SupportExpert AdviceOpen
ventureLAB — Capital Investment Program
Capital support for hardtech and deeptech startups
Other SupportGrant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
MaRS — Supply AI
Canadian AI supply chain ventures accelerator program
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Organ Donation and Transplant Research Foundation of BC/CDTRP Venture Grants
Seed funding for transplant research innovation
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceArchived
Alberta Innovates — Alberta Scaleup and Growth Accelerators Program
Accelerator program for entrepreneurs in Alberta
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
Catalyst Grant : Reimagining acute care
Research funding for acute care innovation
Grant and FundingOpen
Other Initiatives Program (OIP)
Supports urgent, community-focused projects benefiting the public interest
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
Terro X
Acceleration and networking for tech startups
Wage Subsidies And InternsClosed
TECHNATION — Calgary Wage Subsidy Program
Wage subsidies for tech skill development in Calgary businesses
Grant and FundingClosed
ESM — Digital Acceleration
Boost your business's digital maturity with non-repayable funding
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Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
ESSOR Program – Stream 2: Support for Investment Projects Promoting Productivity and Business Expansion
Funding for productivity, expansion and clean growth projects
Grant and FundingClosed
CQDM — PARTENAR-IA — Industry
Funding for Quebec innovative biopharmaceutical collaborations in AI
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Parkinson's Foundation Research Grant Programs
Funding for Parkinson’s research and training
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingArchived
MTRIC — Start Program
Advance metal transformation processes and products
Grant and FundingClosed
Graduate Student Scholarships
Municipality of West Elgin, Municipality of Trent Hills, Town of Stouffville, Town of Mono, Town of Petrolia
Scholarships for full-time graduate research in emerging technologies
Grant and FundingOpen
Alberta Innovates — Enabling Better Health through Artificial Intelligence
Funding innovative AI-driven solutions to advance health in Alberta
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
CQRDA — PARTENAR-IA — Academic
Collaborative AI innovation support for Quebec businesses
Grant and FundingClosed
Smart Agriculture Living Lab Call for Proposal
Funding innovative smart agriculture solutions for industry challenges
Wage Subsidies And InternsOpenClosing Soon
SGS Graduate Internship Program
Part-time graduate internships with external employers
Grant and FundingArchived
Alberta Innovates — Land and Biodiversity Program
Support for sustainable land and biodiversity innovation
Other SupportGrant and FundingClosed
AWS Imagine Grant Canada
Support for technology-driven nonprofit innovation
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) – Tech for Healthy Aging
Accelerates the commercialization of innovative technologies to enhance healthy aging
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Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Impact Canada Cleantech Challenge – Canada-UK Power Forward Challenge
Smart grid funding for Canada-UK clean tech teams
Grant and FundingClosed
OSAP for Microcredentials (Chang School Microcredentials at TMU)
Funding for approved microcredentials in Ontario
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Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
Support for the Completion of Investment Projects
Support for investment and digital transition projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Support program to help victims of crime and promote their recovery - Stream 1
Supports research, awareness, and training for victim assistance
Grant and FundingArchived
The Artificial Intelligence innovation funding program (PIIA) - Part 2 : SMEs
AI Innovation Funding Program for Quebec Businesses
Grant and FundingClosed
NGen — AI For Manufacturing Challenge 2024
AI commercialization for advanced manufacturing
Tax CreditsArchived
Capital Synergie
Supports business investment in innovative, high-growth Quebec companies
Grant and FundingOpen
CAAIN — Livestock Innovation Program 2024
Advancing livestock efficiency through technological innovation and research
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