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.
1320 opportunities available
Tax CreditsOpen
BC Scientific Research & Experimental Development Tax Credit
Tax credit for R&D in British Columbia
Grant and FundingWage Subsidies And InternsOpen
FedNor — Economic Development Initiative (EDI)
Funding for Northern Ontario Francophone economic development
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
CQRDA — PSO-v2A
Supports collaborative research and innovation projects
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent — Support Fund for Structuring Projects (FSPS)
Financial support for enhancing projects in rural Quebec
Grant and FundingArchived
Business Growth — Growth support vouchers
Grant program supports strategic consultancy for business growth
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
SADC Lac-St-Jean Ouest — Tourist Loan
Tourism financing for local business growth
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
MRC Maskinongé — Young Entrepreneurs
Financial support for young business owners
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Podium Manufacturier
Enhances manufacturing SMEs' efficiency and local supply chain ties
Tax CreditsOpen
Tax Credit for Pre-Competitive Private Partnership Research
Tax relief for collaborative R&D projects
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Collines-de-l'Outaouais — FRR Stream 3
Support for sustainable village-centre projects
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
PME MTL – PME MTL investment funds
Loans for Quebec start-ups and growing companies
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesExpert AdviceOpen
OPZI – Innovation in optics and photonics
Accelerated R&D support for optics photonics and quantum innovation
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Papineau — Digital Transformation and Development Fund (FADN)
Supports digital transformation for local businesses
Other SupportExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
MRC Collines-de-l'Outaouais — Local Investment Fund (FLI) and Solidarity Fund (FLS)
Financing for local business growth and succession
Tax CreditsOpen
Saskatchewan Commercial Innovation Incentive (SCII)
Tax incentive for IP commercialization
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
CACHE Challenges
Open competition advancing computational drug discovery through expert collaboration
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Tourism Innovation Program — Stream 3 - Networking with regional innovation organisations
Tourism innovation support for Quebec businesses
Grant and FundingOpen
Trade Commissioner Service — Canadian International Innovation Program (CIIP)
Funding for international industrial R&D
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpening Soon
RCM Vallée-Du-Richelieu — Fonds d'appui à l'entrepreneuriat collectif (FAEC)
Supports social enterprise development through technical and financial assistance
Grant and FundingOpen
PADAAR — Measure 4074 – Targeted individual skills development plan
Support for targeted agricultural skills development
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Abitibi-Ouest — Emergence Fund
Fonds Émergence supports economic diversification with non-repayable aid
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
CQRDA — PSO-v2b
Collaborative R&D funding for aluminum innovation
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Grant and FundingOpening Soon
RCM Vallée-Du-Richelieu — Programme Innovation (PI)
Supports digital transformation projects for local businesses and organizations
Other SupportExpert AdviceOpen
Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) — Advisory Services
Expert business and technical advice
Grant and FundingOpen
Laval Économique — Business Launch Fund
Supports new business creation and acquisition in Laval
Other SupportGrant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
MRC du Rocher-Percé — Investment Fund (FLI) and Local Solidarity Fund (FLS)
Business funding for local growth projects
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
Developing Medicines through Open Science (DMOS)
Supports open science partnerships for preclinical drug development
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Haut-Richelieu — FRR – Stream 2
Funding to support regional economic and community development
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC de Montcalm — New Entrepreneur Fund
Funding for first-business startups and succession
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Papineau —Sustainable Development Fund (SDF)
Funding for sustainable business projects
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
eCommerce North Innovator Challenge
Four-week accelerator for early-stage e-commerce business growth
Grant and FundingClosed
Discovery Grants (individual) program
Supports long-term research in natural sciences and engineering
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Charlevoix — Social Economy Business Development Fund (FDEÉS)
Funding support for viable social economy enterprises projects
Grant and FundingClosed
FAQDD — Ecological Transition Accelerator
Support structuring initiatives for the local ecological transition
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC La Haute-Côte-Nord — Business support (PSE)
Supports economic development in the Haute-Côte-Nord region
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC La Matanie — FLI Succession Stream
Grant program offers financial support for business development activities
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
MTRIC — INNOV-R
Targets collaborative industrial research to reduce GHG emissions
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent — Business support policy
Supports sustainable job creation and business development in MRC
Grant and FundingOpen
Évolution-Compétences — Call for projects Parcours Exploration
Supports innovative workforce skills development and training pathways
Grant and FundingOpen
Tourism Innovation Program — Stream 1 - Call for proposals to support the development of innovative solutions
Tourism Innovation Program fosters solutions in Quebec industry
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC La Vallée-de-l'Or — Local Investment Funds FLI-FLS
Local financing for business projects in La Vallée-de-l'Or
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Marguerite-D'Youville — Local investment and solidarity funds (FLI and FLS)
Business financing for growth and succession
Other SupportExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Sept-Rivières — Local funds (FLI/FLS)
Financing for business development projects
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Genomics Innovation to Commercialization Program
Supports commercialization of genomics research through industry collaboration
Expert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Lotbinière — FLI (Local Investment Fund)
Business financing for growth and succession
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Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Innovation in Quantum Technologies — Stream 4
Collaborative funding for quantum innovation projects
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Abitibi-Ouest — Social Economy Fund
Funding for social economy business start-up
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Joliette — Assistance fund for the establishment and start-up of structuring companies (FAIDES)
Support for business establishment and launch
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC L'Érable — Local Investment Fund (FLI)
Financial support for business growth projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario Agri-food Research Initiative (OAFRIP)
Funding for Ontario agri-food innovation projects
Grant and FundingClosed
MRC Kamouraska — Support Program for Innovative Projects for Cultural Development and Community Animation
Funding for innovative cultural projects
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
MRC Charlevoix-Est — Signature Innovation Fund
Funding for innovative four-season tourism projects
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingArchived
CQRDA — PSO-International
Supports innovative international research and development partnerships
Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec Fisheries Fund — Infrastructure
Funding for Quebec fish and seafood innovation
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
MRC Maskinongé — Social Economy Fund (ES)
Funding for social economy projects in Maskinongé
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
PME MTL — Innovation Investment Fund
Loans for projects by Montreal-based businesses
Grant and FundingClosed
FedDev Ontario — Funding for organizations that help businesses grow
Funding for organizations supporting business growth
Expert AdviceOpen
MRC Papineau — Consultancy fund (FEC)
Non-recurrent fund for specialized professional services assistance
Grant and FundingClosed
MRC Charlevoix-Est — Cultural Development
Support for cultural projects in Charlevoix-Est
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Joliette — Business Assistance Fund (FAE) – Stream 3
Non-repayable support for innovation and growth
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC La Vallée-de-l’Or — Regions and Rurality Fund – Component 3 – Market Gardening Program
Funding for market gardening projects in Val-d'Or region
Grant and FundingClosed
Call for innovation projects in agritechnologies
Supports innovative agritechnology projects in Quebec businesses
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceClosed
eCommerce North Tech Accelerator
Accelerator supporting Canadian tech startups in ecommerce innovation
Loans and Capital investmentsClosed
MRC de Montcalm — FLI/FLS
Financing for business growth and succession
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
MTRIC — SI2TEC – Feasibility Studies
Funding for circular economy feasibility studies
Other SupportGrant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC d'Avignon — Local Investment Funds (FLI) and Local Solidarity Funds (FLS)
Local financing for business development projects
Grant and FundingClosed
MRC La Vallée-de-l'Or — Quebec Fund for Social Initiatives (FQIS)
Funding for social inclusion and anti-poverty projects
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
MRC Charlevoix — Support Fund for the Emergence of Business Projects
Funding for business project feasibility and expert analysis
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Grant and FundingClosed
MRC Charlevoix — Special Projects Fund
Funding for collective projects in Charlevoix
Grant and FundingClosed
Évolution-Compétences — Partnership for training and innovation
Funding for Red Seal training equipment
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
MRC Collines-de-l'Outaouais — FRR Stream 2
Funding for structuring local development projects
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Papineau — Local Investment Fund (FLI) and Solidarity Fund (FLS)
Financing for business growth and succession
Grant and FundingOpen
Fund to stimulate international business tourism – Stream 1 - Produce a bid book or business plan
Support for international business tourism in Quebec
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC de Thérèse de Blainville — Social Economy and Sustainable Development Business Development Fund
Funding for social economy and collective enterprise projects
Grant and FundingOpen
SODEXPORT — Component 5: Strategic initiatives
Supports major cultural export projects with international development potential
Grant and FundingSuspended
RCM de la Mitis — Component 3 : “Signature Innovation” Projects
Supports innovative digital projects strengthening local territorial identity
Grant and FundingClosed
Enabling Accessibility Fund – Youth Innovation Component
Empowering youth to improve accessibility for people with disabilities
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Marguerite-D'Youville — Business Support Fund – Stream 2
Funding for social economy non-profits
Grant and FundingOpen
Applied Research and Development Grants — Industrial Partner
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Government of Canada, ABC Life Literacy Canada (ABC)
Funded researcher for academic/business collaboration
Grant and FundingClosed
MRC Charlevoix-Est — Vitalization Fund
Funding for local vitality projects in Charlevoix-Est
Grant and FundingClosed
OAC — Deaf and Disability Arts Projects
Supports Ontario Deaf and disabled artists' creative and professional projects
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
Musicaction — International Event
Support for international music promotion
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Coaticook — Vitality Entrepreneurship Fund
Funding for business growth in Coaticook
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
Technology Leadership: Genomics stream
Supports commercialization of genomics-driven crop variety innovation
Loans and Capital investmentsClosed
La Vallée-du-Richelieu Agricultural Microcredit Fund
Interest-free loans for agricultural business development in Vall ée-du-Richelieu
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
Game Changer Pitch Competition
Pitch competition for innovative decentralised energy technology companies
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpening Soon
RCM Vallée-Du-Richelieu — Fonds de soutien à l'entrepreneuriat
Financial support for business development in Vallée-du-Richelieu
Grant and FundingOpen
Elevate Women+
Supports women and gender-diverse founders in Canadian tech entrepreneurship
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Project Seed Funding in Grid Innovation
Supports Alberta SMEs advancing innovations in energy grid modernization
Grant and FundingClosed
MTRIC — PARTENAR-IA — Academic
Funding for Quebec metal transformation R&D collaborations in AI
Grant and FundingOpen
Fund for Innovation and Technology (FIT)
Funds innovation for Mirabel businesses' productivity enhancement
Grant and FundingClosed
Genome British Columbia — GeneSolve Program
Supports genomics research to solve sector challenges in British Columbia
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
MRC Haut-Richelieu — FRR – Stream 3
Funding for innovation in public safety and logistics