Grants and Funding for Commercialization in 2026
Accelerate Your Growth with Available Financial Support
Commercialization grants allow Canadian businesses to accelerate their growth by accessing strategic funds. They support commercialization and export efforts to better compete in local and international markets.
925 opportunities available
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Geniuses in business
Entrepreneurial competition supporting student innovation and commercialization skills
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
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 35% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationArtificial Intelligence (AI)TechnologyInnovation
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Sustainable New Agri-Food Products & Productivity Program — New Products
Funding for innovative northern Ontario agri-food projects
Tax CreditsOpen
Ontario Book Publishing Tax Credit (OBPTC)
Refundable support for Ontario book publishers
Grant and FundingOpen
JEDI — Aboriginal Development Fund — Business and Entrepreneurship Development
Money for New Brunswick First Nation entrepreneurs
Researchers And FacilitiesGrant and FundingClosed
Canada Impact+ Research Infrastructure Fund (CIRIF)
Supports research infrastructure for top researchers
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Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
CLEAR Operating Grant
Funding for innovative dementia research
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
CMF-SODEC — Corporate Financial Program for Television Production
Funding for Quebec animated series prototyping
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Trade Mission Support Program
Support for trade missions and buyer visits
Grant and FundingOpen
Economic Development Fund — Tier 2
Funding for medium-sized business projects in Yukon
Grant and FundingOpen
Quebec city — Valo-Capitale — commercialization of innovation
Financial support for commercializing innovative products or processes
Grant and FundingOpenClosing Soon
Publishing Marketing and Discoverability Fund
Funding for Ontario publishers to grow discoverability
Other SupportExpert AdviceClosed
MomentumPI – Intellectual property support
Intellectual property strategy support for Quebec-based innovative startups
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
INOVAIT Pilot Fund
Collaborative AI-driven image-guided therapy funding
Grant and FundingOpen
CALQ — Professional Development
Supports professional development for Québec artists and curators
Grant and FundingClosed
Sustainable New Agri-Food Products & Productivity Program — Clean Tech in Agri-Food
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor), Rural Agri-Innovation Network (RAIN)
Funding for agri-food innovation in northern Ontario
Grant and FundingClosed
SODEXPORT Program – Promotion of Quebec Illustrated Children's Books and Comic Books at the 2026 Gothenburg Book Fair
Support for Quebec book promotion abroad
Grant and FundingClosed
Indigenous Cannabis Business Fund — Community Planning & Engagement
Funding for Indigenous cannabis projects in British Columbia
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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Piscataqua Region Artist Advancement Grant Program
Support for visual artists’ career growth
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Other SupportExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
Funding available for starting and expanding a business
Financing for business startup and growth
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Grant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
Microcrédit Charlevoix - Fund for women entrepreneurs
Microloans for business start-up and digital growth
Other SupportExpert AdviceOpen
ACCLR Info entrepreneurs — Business services
Business support services for company growth
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Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Newcomer Entrepreneur Accelerator Program
Accelerator for newcomer-led Canadian tech companies
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpenClosing Soon
Call for Research Projects on the Brain
Funding for collaborative brain research projects
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Authors' and directors' tour schedule
Financial support for Quebec literary and film tours
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
Bioindustrial Innovation Canada
Commercialization support for sustainable SMEs
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Alberta Innovates — Clean Resources
Fosters economic growth, environmental sustainability, and innovation
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Financial support for students - research and education on Quebec
Support for Quebec studies and academic outreach
Tax CreditsOpen
Oil and Gas Processing Investment Incentive
Transferable tax credits for value-added processing
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Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
SheBoot Founder Readiness Webinar Series
Webinars to prepare start-up founders for SheBoot
Grant and FundingClosed
Territorial and sectoral development program — Stream 2.3
Funding for Quebec fisheries and aquaculture projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Programme de soutien à la diffusion des connaissances sur le Québec
Support for activities promoting Quebec knowledge
Grant and FundingOpen
Community Opportunity Readiness
Supports First Nation and Inuit communities' economic development initiatives
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
Genome Funding Opportunities
Funding for genomics research and innovation in BC
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
ID Gatineau — Local Fund
Financing for business growth in Gatineau
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Demo Recording
Support for B.C. artists to record demos
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Researchers And FacilitiesGrant and FundingClosed
FAST IMPACT (Innovative Methods to Advance Angelman Syndrome Treatments Towards Clinical Trials) Award
Translational funding for Angelman syndrome research
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
SMART Cluster’s 8th call for proposals – advanced manufacturing
International collaborative R&D for advanced manufacturing
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceOpen
NRC — Canadian Centre for Housing Technology
Real-life testing support for housing innovations
Grant and FundingClosed
Tourism Development Fund (TDF)
Government of Ontario, Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Gaming and Ministry of Sport, Regional Tourism Organization 8 (RTO8)
Funding for innovative tourism projects in Ontario
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Emerging Innovators Challenge
SME-led clean technology funding in Alberta
Grant and FundingClosed
FedDev — Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative – Adoption Pillar 2 – Businesses
AI adoption support for businesses
Grant and FundingOpen
AgriMarketing Program — National Industry Associations
Funding to increase international agrimarket opportunities
Grant and FundingClosed
NGen — Advanced Manufacturing Homebuilding Challenge
Advanced manufacturing funding for homebuilding innovation
Grant and FundingOpen
Business Development Program — Commercial Component
Money for start-up and expansion in Atlantic Canada
Grant and FundingClosed
Eastern Ontario Development Fund (EODF) — Community economic development projects
Grants for economic development in eastern Ontario
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Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
Short Film Venture Program
Funding for emerging New Brunswick filmmakers
Other SupportExpert AdviceOpen
Trade Commissioner Service — Canada Tariff Finder
Free tariff lookup for Canadian businesses
Grant and FundingOpen
ID Gatineau — Economic Diversification Fund
Non-repayable funding for Gatineau economic diversification
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Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Black-led Philanthropic Endowment Fund
Funding for Black-led community initiatives
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
Reshaping Energy Systems
Funding for Alberta energy system innovation
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Researchers And FacilitiesGrant and FundingOpenClosing Soon
Bayer Research Scholarship - fbauc-cuog on prostate cancer
Funding for prostate cancer research projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Support for Entrepreneurs and Economic Development (SEED) — Sector Research Support
Funding for strategic sector research in the Northwest Territories
Grant and FundingClosed
Alberta Innovates — Summer Research Studentships
Summer research funding for health innovation projects
Grant and FundingClosed
ERA — Expanded Technologies Pilot
Supports Alberta businesses testing new energy technologies
Other SupportClosed
Continental Defense and Security Technologies
Operational testing for defence innovations
Grant and FundingOpen
ARBJ — Targeted Financing Program (TFP)
Strategic financing for large regional projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Techno-Economic Profile Assistance Program
Funding for techno-economic profiles in agriculture
Grant and FundingClosed
The Economic Development Initiative
Supports economic growth in official language minority communities
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceOpen
Hardware Catalyst Initiative
No-cost incubation for hardware and semiconductor companies
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Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Innovation Seed Grant
Seed funding for innovative Angelman syndrome research
Grant and FundingOpen
Nunavut Filmmakers Funding — Story Telling Fund
Funding for Nunavut screen-based storytelling projects
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
CBDC Innovation Loan
Financing for technology adoption and business innovation
Grant and FundingClosed
Economic Development Organization Operating Support Program (PAFODE) — Component 3 : Operating support for export support organizations
Operating support for export promotion organizations
Researchers And FacilitiesExpert AdviceOpen
NRC — Cell Culture Pilot Plant
Cell culture scale-up for biologics and vaccines
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent — Rural Development Fund (FDR)
Financial support for rural and business development
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Artistic shift
Support for emerging professional artists in Montérégie
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceClosed
SSRIA – Business Growth Program
Business growth support for cleantech ventures
Grant and FundingClosed
NBIF — Emerging Concepts and Technologies Program
Funding for early-stage emissions-reduction technologies
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NBIF — Corporate Cleantech Innovation Fund
Funding for cleantech innovation projects
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Consolidating the entrepreneurial life cycle in the ecological transition
Funding for ecological transition business projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Cultural Industry Magazine Publishers Operating Grant (CI-MPOG)
Operating support for Alberta magazine publishers
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceOpen
NRC — Reverberant Acoustic Chamber - Research Facility
Acoustic testing for full-scale aerospace components
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Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
Renfrew County Community Development Fund
Non-repayable funding for local economic development
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
OVIN — C/AV and Smart Mobility — Stream 1
Co-investment for smart mobility technology development
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceOpen
NRC — Microbial fermentation pilot plant facility research facility
Microbial fermentation support for biotech scale-up
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American Literary Translators Association - Hong Kong Literature Translation Mentorship
Support for Hong Kong literature translation mentorships
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AgriCommunication Program
Funding to promote consumer awareness of Canadian agriculture
Grant and FundingClosed
Agriculture Research and Innovation — Applied Research (Agriculture Industry Associations)
Government of Prince Edward Island (PEI), Department of Agriculture and Land (PEI), Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP)
Funding for short-term applied research in Prince Edward Island agriculture
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
Support for the Internationalization of Companies
Financial support for company internationalization
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
Tourism Product Diversification and Marketing Program — Business Planning and Transition Assistance
Funding for tourism product business planning in the Northwest Territories
Tax CreditsOpen
Saskatchewan Manufacturing and Processing Profits Tax Reduction
Income tax reduction for manufacturing and processing in Saskatchewan
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Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingTax CreditsClosed
Huron-Kinloss Downtown Improvement Program
Matched funding for downtown business improvements
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
Ag-West Bio – Technology Commercialization Investment Fund
Loans or equity for Saskatchewan bioscience and agtech commercialization
Grant and FundingClosed
Strategic Core Areas 2021 Financial Incentive Program – Commercial Conversion Grant – Main Floor
Funding for main floor commercial conversions
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Emerging Renewable Power Program
Funding for emerging renewable electricity projects
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Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
FMO - Research funding
Supports eye and vision research projects
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