Innovation Grants Available in the Canadian Prairies for 2026
Accelerate R&D, commercialization, and scale‑up with targeted public funding. Navigate federal, provincial, and local programs efficiently.
Across Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, innovation grants help organizations fund research, pilot projects, product validation, and scale‑up. Programs span federal agencies like NRC IRAP and PrairiesCan, provincial bodies such as Alberta Innovates, Innovation Saskatchewan, and Research Manitoba, and sector initiatives across agri‑food, cleantech, digital, and manufacturing. This directory explains key funding types, eligibility, and how to apply so applicants can secure non‑dilutive financing.
1162 opportunities available
Eligible Funding
- From $100,000 to $350,000
- Up to 40% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyInnovation
Grant and FundingClosed
Collaborative Industrial Research and Support to Innovative Entrepreneurship — Stream 3
Support for business clusters to develop large-scale innovation projects
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
Regional Defence Investment Initiative in Southern Ontario
Funding initiative supporting southern Ontario defence sector growth
Grant and FundingOpen
REGI — Business Scale-up and Productivity — CED (QC) — Not-for-profit
Funding for business innovation and growth through CERI program
Grant and FundingClosed
MAPAQ — Food Processing Program Component 3 — Food quality and safety management
Funding nutritious food development projects in Québec businesses
Grant and FundingOpen
Regional defence investment initiative (RDII) – Quebec
Supports Quebec organizations integrating into domestic and international defence supply chains
Grant and FundingClosed
Acting to support growth
Financial support for Montréal non-profits advancing business growth
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy (CAS) - Union Training and Innovation (UTIP))
Supports union-led training innovation for skilled Red Seal trades
Grant and FundingClosed
Greater Montreal Climate Fund — 2025-2026 Call for projects
Supports innovative projects reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Montreal
Grant and FundingOpen
Capitale-Innovation
Supports business innovation, commercialization, and market expansion projects
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
CELTIC-NEXT – Next Generation Communications Autumn 2025 call for proposals
Funding for collaborative ICT R&D projects for Canadian SMEs
Grant and FundingOpen
Social Economy Support Fund
Non-repayable financial aid supporting social economy projects in Mauricie
Grant and FundingClosed
Eastern Ontario Development Fund (EODF) — Business project grants
Grants to grow or expand in eastern Ontario
Grant and FundingClosed
Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) – Atlantic Canada
Supports Atlantic Canadian SMEs impacted by international trade tariffs
Grant and FundingOpen
FedNor — Regional Tariff Response Initiative
Supports Northern Ontario SMEs affected by international trade tariffs
Grant and FundingClosed
Collaborative Industrial Research and Support to Innovative Entrepreneurship — Stream 1
Funding for collaborative projects in AI
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Call for innovation projects in artificial intelligence and quantum technologies – collaborative industrial research and support for entrepreneurship
Supports collaborative innovation in artificial intelligence and quantum technologies
Grant and FundingClosed
Wood Innovation Program — Component 2
Supports innovative industrial projects using lower-grade Quebec wood
Grant and FundingClosed
Wood Innovation Program - component 1
Supports innovation and investment in Quebec's forest industry
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada Periodical Fund — Business Innovation
Funding for innovation in periodical publishing
Grant and FundingClosed
Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration Program
Funding for critical mineral projects
Grant and FundingOpen
FedDev Ontario — Economic Development Initiative (Southern Ontario) — Not-For-Profit
Assistance for Francophone projects in southern Ontario
Grant and FundingOpen
FedDev — Funding for southern Ontario
Funding for businesses in southern Ontario by FedDev Ontario.
Grant and FundingOpen
Entrepreneurial grant
Supports new business creation and structured business succession in Québec
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Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpenClosing Soon
Fabrication Process Development Challenge
Supports development and commercialization of Canadian semiconductor fabrication processes
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
Regional Economic Growth through Innovation (REGI) — Business Scale-up and Productivity — ACOA
Financing to accelerate growth in Atlantic Canada
Grant and FundingOpen
Innovative Solutions Canada — Challenge Stream for innovators
Supports Canadian SMEs developing innovative solutions for government challenges
Grant and FundingClosed
On-road Transportation Decarbonization — Demonstration Projects
Funding for demonstration projects in transportation
Grant and FundingOpen
Awareness and promotion projects
Supports innovative projects promoting active and public transport at festivals
Grant and FundingClosed
PADAAR — Measure 4051 – Innovation and testing
Supports agricultural innovation and adoption of new practices
Grant and FundingClosed
MT Lab — Project financing program — Component 1: Strategic support
Grant for strategic support in Quebec's tourism industry
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceClosed
iVisit
Enables SMEs to solve innovation challenges with research expertise
Grant and FundingOpen
Abandoned Boats Program - Education, Awareness, and Research (EA&R) component
Supports boat owner education and sustainable boat recycling research
Grant and FundingClosed
FAQDD — Écoemballage+ Stream 2
Support for Collective Innovation in Packaging Eco-design
Grant and FundingClosed
On-road Transportation Decarbonization — R&D Projects
Funding for research and development projects in transportation
Grant and FundingClosed
MT Lab — Project Financing Program — Component 2
Innovative tourism project funding program in Quebec
Grant and FundingClosed
Support program for economic development projects (PAPDE) — Component 2 : Support for the development of strategic sectors and regions
Support the economic development of strategic sectors and regions
Grant and FundingClosed
CMF — Innovation & Experimentation Program
Canadian digital media innovation and experimentation funding program
Grant and FundingClosed
Innovation Program — Stream 1 – Support for innovation projects
Innovation grant for Quebec's economic advancement
Grant and FundingOpen
Quebec City — Major projects
Supports significant business investments in targeted Quebec City sectors
Tax CreditsOpen
Development of E-Business Tax Credit Integrating Artificial Intelligence (CDAEIA)
Supports digital business projects integrating artificial intelligence in Quebec
Grant and FundingClosed
Aid measure for the decarbonization of Quebec's industrial sector (MADI)
Supports Quebec industrial decarbonization projects for reduced GHG emissions
Tax CreditsOpen
Ontario Made Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit (OMMITC)
Supports corporate investments in Ontario's manufacturing sector
Tax CreditsOpen
Tax incentives for mining and exploration
Federal and provincial tax incentives support mining and exploration activities
Grant and FundingClosed
Le Fonds d’initiatives locales (FIL) Village
Financial support for local socio-economic and cultural projects
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingWage Subsidies And InternsOpen
Official Languages Support Programs
Supports official language minority communities and promotes bilingualism
Grant and FundingClosed
Support for innovation projects
Funding for product and process innovations in Quebec
Grant and FundingOpenClosing Soon
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS)
Funding projects for innovative defence and security solutions
Grant and FundingClosed
Energy Innovation Program — Off-Site Construction Challenge
Funding to modernize energy-efficient residential building via off-site construction
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Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSP) in the Prairie provinces
Repayable support for prairie high-growth business scale-up
Grant and FundingOpen
Business case: Community Energy Systems
Funding to develop business cases for low-carbon community energy systems
Grant and FundingClosed
MEDTEQ+ — PARTENAR-IA — Industry
Funding for Quebec innovative collaborations in AI for health technologies
Grant and FundingClosed
SynergiQc program for biopharmaceutical research
Grant for Quebec biopharmaceutical research collaborations
Grant and FundingOpen
InnovEnSol Program
Quebec Ministry of the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change (MELCC), Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks
Funding for innovative soil and groundwater decontamination demonstration trials
Grant and FundingClosed
AI Compute Access Fund
Supports Canadian SMEs in accessing advanced AI compute resources
Grant and FundingClosed
Évolution-Compétences -Partnership for training and innovation
Funding for Red Seal training and innovation
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
The Initiative for Sustainable Aviation Technology (INSAT)
Funding to accelerate sustainable aviation technology innovation in Canada
Grant and FundingClosed
National Adaptation Strategy & Hydrologic prediction and innovation
Supports climate data, flood mapping, hydrologic prediction, hydrometry innovation
Grant and FundingOpen
Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) — British Columbia
Supports B.C. businesses adapting to tariff-related trade disruptions
Grant and FundingSuspended
Innovation Program — Stream 1 – Support for mobilising projects
Transport technology innovation projects funding in Quebec
Grant and FundingClosed
EcoAction - Freshwater Sustainability and Innovation across Canada Stream
Supports innovative projects improving freshwater sustainability across Canada
Grant and FundingOpen
Technology Maturation Program – PSOv2d
Supports technology development and validation for Quebec research institutions
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada Service Corps Program - Micro-grants Diversity stream
Funding for youth-led community service projects supporting diversity
Grant and FundingOpen
Regional Defence Investment Initiative in Atlantic Canada
Funding for Atlantic businesses integrating into defence supply chains
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
PME MTL — Call for projects : Innovation
Supports innovative business projects accelerating technology adoption in Montréal
Grant and FundingClosed
Cyber Security Innovation Network
Supports pan-Canadian cyber security research, commercialization, and talent development
Grant and FundingOpen
Support for commercial arteries — Component 1 - Support for urban revitalization projects
Supports urban revitalization and commercial sector animation initiatives
Grant and FundingClosed
Net Zero Accelerator Initiative
Funding for large-scale industrial decarbonization and clean technology projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Cyber Security Cooperation Program 2025
Funding support for Canadian cyber security initiatives and innovation
Grant and FundingOpen
Productivity-Skills
Funds workforce training projects to boost SME productivity and competitiveness
Grant and FundingOpen
Strategic sectors
Supports collaborative innovation projects in Quebec strategic technology sectors
Partnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
FTQ — Bioenergy
Financing and support for biomethanization projects in Quebec
Grant and FundingOpenClosing Soon
Harnessing Agriculture for Research, Value-add Environmental Solutions, and Technology (HARVEST)
Support for Canadian agri-food clean biotechnology commercialization
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Grant and FundingOpen
Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) — Northern Ontario
Supports tariff-impacted Northern Ontario SMEs for productivity and growth
Loans and Capital investmentsClosed
Call for investments VRQ
Supports Quebec research-based startups in early-stage company development
Partnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceOpen
Zú program — Incubation
Business growth through strategic mentoring and exclusive resources
Grant and FundingClosed
Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program (IFIT) — Business projects
Financial assistance for forestry projects in Ontario
Grant and FundingOpen
Future Fuels Challenge
Annual competitive funding for low-emission fuel technology commercialization projects
Loans and Capital investmentsClosed
CANtrade™
Flexible financing supporting Northumberland business growth and market expansion
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
CRIAQ International
Supports international collaborative aerospace R&D commercialization projects
Grant and FundingOpen
REGI — Targeted Manufacturing Initiative for Northern Ontario
Funding for manufacturers in Northern Ontario
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
Tourism Sprint Program
Cost-shared funding for short-term innovative tourism product development
Grant and FundingClosed
Environmental Damages Fund
Funds projects that restore and protect Canada's natural environment
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpenClosing Soon
Innovation Scouting Fund
Funds pilot collaborations to validate foodtech solutions with industry partners
Grant and FundingArchived
Call for projects in social innovation
Supports innovative solutions addressing significant social needs in Quebec
Grant and FundingOpen
Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) — Northern Canada
Supports Northern Canadian businesses facing trade-related challenges
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
Circular Economy Fund
Canada's first investment fund for circular economy startups
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
RNA Entrepreneurship initiative
Supports entrepreneurial development in RNA therapeutics for Quebec academics
Loans and Capital investmentsClosed
Biomed Propulsion Program
Supports life sciences companies for commercialization and job creation
Grant and FundingOpen
Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) — Prairie Provinces
Supports Prairie businesses impacted by trade tariffs and disruptions
Grant and FundingOpen
Regions and Rurality Fund (RRF) - Component 1 - Support for regional outreach
Supports regional projects impacting Quebec's territories and communities
Grant and FundingOpen
Water reduction program for paper mills
Financial support to help Quebec paper mills reduce water use
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
Innovation continuum
Supports innovation development and commercialization in Quebec’s strategic sectors
Grant and FundingOpen
Strategic Response Fund (SRF)
Supports Canadian industries facing global trade and supply chain risks
Grant and FundingOpen
Call for projects Genium360
Funding support for engineering students and graduates advancing public research
Grant and FundingClosed
Healthy Eating Program Stream 1 – Support for the implementation of diagnostic studies
Support for diagnostic studies in healthy food processing
Grant and FundingOpen
Green Shipping Corridor Program
Funding for decarbonizing ports and maritime shipping in Canada
Grant and FundingClosed
Call for projects – Technology showcase
Supports Sherbrooke businesses showcasing innovative industrial technologies