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Grants and Funding for Commercialization in 2026

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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
Alberta Women Entrepreneurs Programs
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen

Alberta Women Entrepreneurs Programs

Support for Alberta women entrepreneurs
Alberta, Canada
Eligible Funding
  • Varies by project
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationHuman ResourcesBusiness Buyout
Alberta, Canada
Eligible Funding
  • Varies by project
Eligible Industries
  • Construction
  • Manufacturing
  • Wholesale trade
  • Retail trade
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationArtificial Intelligence (AI)Environment and ClimateDigital Transformation
Quebec, Canada
Cultural Call for Projects – Ville de La Tuque
Grant and FundingClosed

Cultural Call for Projects – Ville de La Tuque

Funding for cultural and urban art projects in La Tuque
La Tuque, Quebec, Canada
Eligible Funding
  • Maximum amount : 20,000 $
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationConstruction and Renovation InnovationDigital Transformation
La Tuque, Quebec, Canada
Indigenous Youth Entrepreneurship (IYE) Program
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsClosed

Indigenous Youth Entrepreneurship (IYE) Program

Support for Indigenous youth business growth
Northwest Territories, Canada
Eligible Funding
  • Maximum amount : 25,000 $
  • Up to 45% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyBusiness BuyoutInnovation
Northwest Territories, Canada
Renewable Natural Gas Production Support Program
Grant and FundingClosed

Renewable Natural Gas Production Support Program

Funding for renewable natural gas projects
Quebec, Canada
Eligible Funding
  • Maximum amount : 15,000,000 $
  • Up to 75% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Utilities
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationEnvironment and ClimateConstruction and Renovation
Quebec, Canada
New Ventures BC Competition
Grant and FundingClosed

New Ventures BC Competition

Compete for start-up cash and prizes in British Columbia
British Columbia, Canada
Eligible Funding
  • From $200 to $250,000
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyEnvironment and Climate
British Columbia, Canada
Ontario Shortline Railway Investment Tax Credit
Tax CreditsClosed

Ontario Shortline Railway Investment Tax Credit

Refundable tax support for Ontario shortline railways
Ontario, Canada
Eligible Funding
  • Maximum amount : 8,500 $
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Transportation and warehousing
Types of eligible projects
Commercialization
Ontario, Canada
Regional Future Workforce (RFW) – Critical Minerals Pilot Program
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed

Regional Future Workforce (RFW) – Critical Minerals Pilot Program

Support for Ontario critical minerals workforce projects
Ontario, Canada
Eligible Funding
  • Maximum amount : 300,000 $
Eligible Industries
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
  • Manufacturing
  • Educational services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationHuman ResourcesInnovation
Ontario, Canada
Impact Your Business — Expansion Financing
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen

Impact Your Business — Expansion Financing

Loans for young entrepreneurs in urban Atlantic Canada
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationClosed

Prix Clément-Marchand Société des écrivains de la Mauricie

Supports emerging literary talent in the region
Quebec, Canada
Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) – Tech for Healthy Aging
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed

Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) – Tech for Healthy Aging

Accelerates the commercialization of innovative technologies to enhance healthy aging
Alberta, Canada
SADC Lac-St-Jean Ouest — Regular loan
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen

SADC Lac-St-Jean Ouest — Regular loan

Financing for business growth projects
Quebec, Canada
Cultural Development Agreements (EDC) - Financial Assistance Program
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed

Cultural Development Agreements (EDC) - Financial Assistance Program

Funding for municipal cultural partnership projects
Quebec, Canada
Rapid Response to Business Development Initiative (RRBDI)
Other SupportGrant and FundingClosed

Rapid Response to Business Development Initiative (RRBDI)

Support for Ontario agri-business sales opportunities
Ontario, Canada
Partners in scholarships Canada
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed

Partners in scholarships Canada

Scholarship program administration support
Canada
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Expert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsClosed

Prêt de prédémarrage

Pre-startup financing for social economy businesses
Quebec, Canada
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Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed

Support à la création - présentation générale | film principal

Support for film creation and production
Quebec, Canada
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Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen

(tri)cycle - film

Support for short fiction film creation
Quebec, Canada
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Expert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsClosed

Microcrédit Charlevoix - Digital strategy fund

Loan support for digital strategy projects
Quebec, Canada
Refundable tax credit for Gaspésie and certain maritime regions
Tax CreditsClosed

Refundable tax credit for Gaspésie and certain maritime regions

Refurbable tax credit for job creation in maritime Quebec regions
Quebec, Canada
Outaouais Region Tourism Development Program
Grant and FundingClosed

Outaouais Region Tourism Development Program

Supports regional tourism offer development projects
Quebec, Canada
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Grant and FundingClosed

The contest - recognition of agricultural entrepreneurs in Quebec

Recognition for Quebec agricultural entrepreneurs
Quebec, Canada
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Other SupportClosed

Help with research and exploration

Technical support for PRIM project budgeting
Canada
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Grant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed

The broadcasting assistance program

Support for finalizing and broadcasting media works
Quebec, Canada

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Other SupportGrant and FundingClosed

Défi osentreprendre

Entrepreneurial recognition across Quebec
Quebec, Canada
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Grant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed

Programme d'aide à la création

Support for independent media art creation
Quebec, Canada
RTO 9 - COVID-19 Tourism Adaptation Fund
Grant and FundingClosed

RTO 9 - COVID-19 Tourism Adaptation Fund

Funding for tourism businesses adapting to COVID-19
Ontario, Canada
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Other SupportGrant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed

Risk documentary program

Support for bold independent documentary projects
Quebec, Canada
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Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed

Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund

Supports Canadian television and new media projects
Ontario, Canada
Operations Implementation Program (OIP)
Other SupportGrant and FundingClosed

Operations Implementation Program (OIP)

Social media support for tourism operators
Ontario, Canada
The sitc-rce initiative
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed

The sitc-rce initiative

Supports international knowledge transfer networks
Canada
The knowledge mobilization initiative of rce (km-rce)
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed

The knowledge mobilization initiative of rce (km-rce)

Supports knowledge mobilization networks in Canada
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
British Columbia Manufacturing and Processing Tax Credit
Tax CreditsClosed

British Columbia Manufacturing and Processing Tax Credit

Non-refundable tax relief for manufacturing investments
British Columbia, Canada
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Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpen

Strategic Projects

International R&D collaboration funding
Canada
Regional Innovation Ecosystems in British Columbia
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed

Regional Innovation Ecosystems in British Columbia

Supports innovation ecosystems in British Columbia
British Columbia, Canada
Programme des centres d'excellence en commercialisation et en recherche (CECR)
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed

Programme des centres d'excellence en commercialisation et en recherche (CECR)

Supports research commercialization centres
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Forces AVENIR and Student Involvement Recognition Program (PRIE)
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed

Forces AVENIR and Student Involvement Recognition Program (PRIE)

Recognition program for student engagement
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Assistance Program for Associations and Collective‑Mandate Organizations
Quebec, Canada
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Other SupportGrant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsClosed

Tailored financing

Tailored support for business start-up and financing
Quebec, Canada
Services aux entrepreneurs - Montérégie
Expert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsClosed

Services aux entrepreneurs - Montérégie

Microloans and support for Montérégie entrepreneurs
Quebec, Canada
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Loans and Capital investmentsClosed

Cogeco television production program

Funding for Canadian fiction television series
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Early Stage Commercialization Fund (ESCF)
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed

Early Stage Commercialization Fund (ESCF)

Funding for early-stage research commercialization
Nova Scotia, Canada
Rural Ontario Development Program – Community Development
Grant and FundingClosed

Rural Ontario Development Program – Community Development

Funding for rural community development projects
Ontario, Canada
Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (2014-2019)
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed

Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (2014-2019)

Project funding for agricultural sector adaptation
Canada
Regional Development Program
Other SupportGrant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsClosed

Regional Development Program

Funding for business growth in Eastern and Southwestern Ontario
Ontario, Canada
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Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed

Single-Cell Analysis of Inflammation

Collaborative pilot projects on inflammation research
Canada
InnovÉÉ Member Grant for Horizon Europe
Partnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceClosed

InnovÉÉ Member Grant for Horizon Europe

Support for international research collaboration
Canada
Round 2 Product Development for IoT Device Challenge
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingTax CreditsExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsWage Subsidies And InternsClosed

Round 2 Product Development for IoT Device Challenge

Funding for Canadian IoT product development
Canada
Canada – Singapore 2025-26 collaborative industrial research and development call for proposals
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed

Canada – Singapore 2025-26 collaborative industrial research and development call for proposals

Bilateral support for Singapore-Canada R&D collaboration
Canada

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Seafood Accelerator Program
Grant and FundingOpen

Seafood Accelerator Program

Funding for Nova Scotia seafood businesses
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsClosed

Short-form fiction series development program in partnership with the FMC

Funding for short-form fiction series development
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Grant and FundingClosed

Grants and Scholarships - Pain Research and Management

Recognition for pain research and care excellence
Canada
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Loans and Capital investmentsClosed

Short-format fiction series production program

Funding for short-format fiction web series production
Quebec, Canada
FABrIC Quantum Computing Sandbox (QCS)
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed

FABrIC Quantum Computing Sandbox (QCS)

Support for Canadian quantum computing projects
Canada
Strategic Initiatives Fund - Export Component
Grant and FundingClosed

Strategic Initiatives Fund - Export Component

Export-focused funding for strategic initiatives
New Brunswick, Canada
Investor Speak™ Program
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed

Investor Speak™ Program

Investor Q&A training for women founders
British Columbia, Canada
Owen Sound Tourism Development Fund
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed

Owen Sound Tourism Development Fund

Funding for tourism projects in Owen Sound
Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
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Loans and Capital investmentsClosed

Innovation and Growth Fund in Social Economy

Revenue-based financing for social economy growth
Quebec, Canada
CEDC Tourism Development Fund (TDF)
Other SupportGrant and FundingClosed

CEDC Tourism Development Fund (TDF)

Funding for tourism projects and events in Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Jobs and Growth Fund in British Columbia
Other SupportGrant and FundingClosed

Jobs and Growth Fund in British Columbia

Supports growth and job creation in British Columbia
British Columbia, Canada
Ontario Forest Biomass Program
Grant and FundingOpen

Ontario Forest Biomass Program

Funding for Ontario forest biomass projects
Ontario, Canada
AscendBio
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed

AscendBio

Scale industrial biotech and agritech in Canada
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Foodpreneur Advantage - Scale-Up Program
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed

Foodpreneur Advantage - Scale-Up Program

Training and funding for growing food businesses
Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada
Impact Canada Cleantech Challenge – Crush It!
Grant and FundingClosed

Impact Canada Cleantech Challenge – Crush It!

Clean technology challenge for mining energy reduction
Quebec, Canada
Eurêka Investment Fund
Partnering and CollaborationLoans and Capital investmentsClosed

Eurêka Investment Fund

Supports commercialization of Quebec public research
Quebec, Canada
HARVEST Business Accelerator Funding Opportunity
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed

HARVEST Business Accelerator Funding Opportunity

Funding for Canadian agri-food biotech scale-up
Ontario, Canada
Cultural Mediation Program
Grant and FundingClosed

Cultural Mediation Program

Support for cultural mediation projects in Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada
Stream 1: Permanent Exhibitions
Grant and FundingClosed

Stream 1: Permanent Exhibitions

Support for museum exhibition renewal
Quebec, Canada
Innovation Guelph  —  Rhyze Up! Program
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen

Innovation Guelph — Rhyze Up! Program

National accelerator supporting women-led businesses to scale sustainably
Ontario, Canada
Emerging Opportunities Program
Grant and FundingOpen

Emerging Opportunities Program

Supports innovation and growth in Alberta’s value-added agriculture sector
Alberta, Canada
Farm Debt Mediation Service
Expert AdviceOpen

Farm Debt Mediation Service

Free mediation service helping insolvent Canadian farmers negotiate debt arrangements with creditors
Regina, Winnipeg

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Innovator Membership Program
Other SupportExpert AdviceOpen

Innovator Membership Program

Business support for innovative entrepreneurs
Ontario, Canada
TGR Foundation Grant
Grant and FundingClosed

TGR Foundation Grant

Support for youth education and creativity
Canada
Indigenous Participation Support Program for Mineral Resource Development
Grant and FundingClosed

Indigenous Participation Support Program for Mineral Resource Development

Funding for Indigenous mineral resource participation
Quebec, Canada
Tour Support Grant
Grant and FundingOpen

Tour Support Grant

Funding for eligible music tours
Saskatchewan, Canada
The Goodman Writer's Grant
Grant and FundingClosed

The Goodman Writer's Grant

Funding for emerging Icelandic-themed writers
Manitoba, Canada
Cultural Development Grant
Other SupportClosed

Cultural Development Grant

Guide to building Indigenous business partnerships
Canada
Healthy Cities Implementation Science (HCIS) Team Grants
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed

Healthy Cities Implementation Science (HCIS) Team Grants

Urban implementation science funding for healthy cities
Canada
AAC Membership FarmFood360 Program
Grant and FundingClosed

AAC Membership FarmFood360 Program

Funding for Ontario agri-food virtual reality tours
Ontario, Canada
SODEC_Lab @ Visions du Réel
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed

SODEC_Lab @ Visions du Réel

Support for documentary producers attending an international market
Quebec, Canada
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Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed

Municipal Accommodations Tax Fund

Funding for tourism projects in Gravenhurst
Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
The Carson Foundation Funding Program
Grant and FundingClosed

The Carson Foundation Funding Program

Funding for special needs services and equipment
Canada
STORYHIVE Top-ups
Grant and FundingOpenClosing Soon

STORYHIVE Top-ups

Top-up funding for B.C. documentary storytellers
British Columbia, Canada
Grant-in-Aid
Grant and FundingOpen

Grant-in-Aid

Annual funding for eligible local non-profits
British Columbia, Canada
2018 ChromaLuxe X Lucie Foundation Fine Art Scholarship
Grant and FundingClosed

2018 ChromaLuxe X Lucie Foundation Fine Art Scholarship

Support for fine art photographers worldwide
Canada
Piano 2017
Grant and FundingClosed

Piano 2017

International piano competition with major prizes
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsClosed

Leveraging Equality for Gender-Inclusive Economic Development (LEGEND)

Support for inclusive agribusiness growth in Kenya
Canada
Literary Promotion Program
Grant and FundingClosed

Literary Promotion Program

Funding for literary promotion activities in New Brunswick
New Brunswick, Canada
ACURA Award (AbbVie – CARO Uro-Oncologic Radiation Award)
Researchers And FacilitiesGrant and FundingClosed

ACURA Award (AbbVie – CARO Uro-Oncologic Radiation Award)

Funding for prostate cancer research projects
Quebec, Canada
ENCQOR 5G at MaRS
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingWage Subsidies And InternsClosed

ENCQOR 5G at MaRS

Pre-commercial 5G support for innovative startups
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Brian-Myles Scholarship
Grant and FundingClosed

Brian-Myles Scholarship

Support for active journalism students
Quebec, Canada
Industrial Research Chair Program
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed

Industrial Research Chair Program

Funding for industrial research chairs in Northern Ontario
Ontario, Canada
Kids Brain Health Network-Mitacs research awards to support children with disabilities
Partnering and CollaborationWage Subsidies And InternsClosed

Kids Brain Health Network-Mitacs research awards to support children with disabilities

Research support for children with disabilities
British Columbia, Canada
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Grant and FundingClosed

Tourism Accelerator Grant (TAG) Program

Funding for tourism growth projects in Port Colborne
Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada