Manufacturing Grants in Canada in 2026
Accelerate your growth with manufacturing grants. Automate, innovate, export.
Manufacturing grant programs are designed to support businesses in the manufacturing sector in Canada, by providing them with grant funding to help them grow and innovate. The program aims to strengthen the competitiveness of the manufacturing sector in Canada and create new opportunities for businesses in this sector. The program is funded by the Government of Canada and is administered by the Canadian government. Manufacturing Grants Program is an important resource for Canadian manufacturing businesses, providing them with the support they need to remain competitive in the global.
871 opportunities available
Grant and FundingOpen
FedDev — Funding for southern Ontario
Funding for businesses in southern Ontario by FedDev Ontario.
Eligible Funding
- From $125,000 to $10,000,000
Eligible Industries
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationArtificial Intelligence (AI)TechnologyEnvironment and ClimateInnovation
Grant and FundingOpen
Entrepreneurial grant
Supports new business creation and structured business succession in Québec
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationArtificial Intelligence (AI)TechnologyEnvironment and ClimateHuman ResourcesBusiness BuyoutInnovation
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpenClosing Soon
Fabrication Process Development Challenge
Supports development and commercialization of Canadian semiconductor fabrication processes
Grant and FundingArchived
Ambition-Compétences — Training for resilience and competitiveness in employment
Enhances workforce skills amid economic challenges
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
EDC — Structured and Project Finance
Financing for large-scale international infrastructure projects
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 FundingClosed
MAPAQ — Food Processing Program — Subcomponent 4.2 - Regional, sectoral and environmental challenges facing slaughterhouses and cheese dairies
Supports abattoirs and cheese dairies facing regional and environmental challenges
Grant and FundingClosed
On-road Transportation Decarbonization — Demonstration Projects
Funding for demonstration projects in transportation
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
BDC Financing — Buying a Business Loan
Loan to buy an existing business
Grant and FundingClosed
MAPAQ — Food Processing Program — Subcomponent 4.1 - Competitiveness of slaughterhouses and cheese dairies
Supports competitiveness investments for Quebec slaughterhouses and cheese dairies
Grant and FundingClosed
INVEST North Program — Investment — Grow Stream
Financial help to grow a business in Northern Ontario
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceClosed
iVisit
Enables SMEs to solve innovation challenges with research expertise
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
MAPAQ — Food Processing Program — Component 1
Food transformation skill development and planning support program
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
DEL — Expertise Financing Grant
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Grant and FundingOpen
Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (RAII) for Northern Ontario
Funding AI commercialization and adoption in Northern Ontario businesses
Grant and FundingOpen
Doing business in French
Workplace French training for small businesses in select Quebec regions
Grant and FundingOpen
Quebec City — Major projects
Supports significant business investments in targeted Quebec City sectors
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
Wage Subsidies And InternsClosed
AEP - Food processing equipment operation
Short-term work-study training for food processing equipment operators
Grant and FundingClosed
Support for innovation projects
Funding for product and process innovations in Quebec
Grant and FundingClosed
Zero Emission Vehicle Awareness Initiative — Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles and Clean Fuels
Funding for awareness projects of ZEVs, stations and clean fuels
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Grant and FundingOpen
OCI — Digital Modernization and Adoption Plan program (DMAP)
Support for digital modernization for SMEs in Ontario
Grant and FundingClosed
Energy Innovation Program — Off-Site Construction Challenge
Funding to modernize energy-efficient residential building via off-site construction
Grant and FundingOpen
Investment and Growth Fund
Support for high-impact private sector investment projects in Alberta
Grant and FundingClosed
Capital Retrofits
Funding for non-emitting industrial retrofits reducing energy use and emissions
Grant and FundingClosed
Energy Management Information Systems (EMIS)
Funding for systems using energy data to reduce waste and costs
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 FundingClosed
MEDTEQ+ — PARTENAR-IA — Industry
Funding for Quebec innovative collaborations in AI for health technologies
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
The Initiative for Sustainable Aviation Technology (INSAT)
Funding to accelerate sustainable aviation technology innovation in Canada
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Youth Initiative to Combat Climate Change - Education and Awareness
Supports young Quebecers' climate action projects and awareness abroad
Grant and FundingOpen
Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) — British Columbia
Supports B.C. businesses adapting to tariff-related trade disruptions
Wage Subsidies And InternsOpen
Clean Tech Internships
Internships supporting youth employment in clean technology sectors
Grant and FundingClosed
EcoAction - Freshwater Sustainability and Innovation across Canada Stream
Supports innovative projects improving freshwater sustainability across Canada
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
Net Zero Accelerator Initiative
Funding for large-scale industrial decarbonization and clean technology projects
Grant and FundingOpen
BC Agriculture and Food Export Program
Cost-shared funding for agrifood export market development outside British Columbia
Grant and FundingOpen
Organic Waste Management Support Program for Industry, Commerce, and Institutions (PMOICI)
Supports organic waste management projects for businesses and institutions
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
Grant and FundingOpen
Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) — Northern Ontario
Supports tariff-impacted Northern Ontario SMEs for productivity and growth
Grant and FundingClosed
Zero Emission Vehicle Awareness Initiative — Light-Duty Vehicle — For-profit
Funding to increase awareness for the reduction of vehicle emission
Wage Subsidies And InternsOpen
WILWorks program — Student Work Placement Program
Practical student internships with wage subsidies in Canada
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Grant and FundingOpen
Future Fuels Challenge
Annual competitive funding for low-emission fuel technology commercialization projects
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 FundingOpenClosing Soon
Innovation Scouting Fund
Funds pilot collaborations to validate foodtech solutions with industry partners
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 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
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Aero Montreal — Eco-Responsibility
Supports Quebec aerospace companies with eco-responsible project funding
Grant and FundingOpen
Strategic Response Fund (SRF)
Supports Canadian industries facing global trade and supply chain risks
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 FundingClosed
Call for projects – Technology showcase
Supports Sherbrooke businesses showcasing innovative industrial technologies
Grant and FundingClosed
CRIBIQ — PARTENAR-IA — Industry
Funding for Quebec innovative collaborations in AI
Grant and FundingOpen
Food self-sufficiency – major investment projects in bio-food companies
Support for major bio-food investment and automation projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Eco-design incentive bonus
The ÉEQ Ecodesign Incentive Bonus Program rewards companies for sustainable packaging innovations, offering up to a 50% contribution credit.
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
BDC Financing — Equipment Purchase Loan
Flexible government financing for equipment and business modernization
Grant and FundingOpen
Regional Defence Investment Initiative (RDII) in the Prairie provinces
Supports Prairie organizations integrating into defence supply chains
Grant and FundingClosed
CED Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative
Funding to recover Quebec's aerospace sector
Grant and FundingClosed
PRIMA — Call for Projects
Funding for collaborative advanced materials R&D projects in Quebec
Grant and FundingOpen
Alberta Carbon Capture Incentive Program (ACCIP)
Supports carbon capture projects for emissions reduction in Alberta
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Youth Initiative to Combat Climate Change - Entrepreneurship and Green Economy
Supports young Quebecers in entrepreneurship and green economy initiatives
Grant and FundingClosed
Grains Innovation Fund
Supports innovation and market growth for Ontario grain projects
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Grant for a circular economy assessment
Supports businesses in Montreal adopting circular economy practices
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceOpen
Advanced Manufacturing program
Supporting innovation and digitalization in advanced manufacturing technologies
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Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
Duo grand V
Flexible funding and tech support for sustainable innovation projects
Grant and FundingOpen
Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) — Southern Ontario
Supports southern Ontario businesses impacted by international trade disruptions
Grant and FundingClosed
FAQDD — Reducing air and noise pollution – Component 1
Quebec supports air and noise pollution reduction projects
Tax CreditsOpen
Trois-Rivières — Revitalization of certain industrial sectors
Property tax credit for industrial building improvement projects
Grant and FundingClosed
FAQDD — Reducing air and noise pollution – Component 2
Supports projects improving air quality and reducing noise pollution
Grant and FundingOpen
Financial assistance for a standard project to implement GHG emission reduction measures
Financial assistance for business GHG reduction and energy efficiency measures
Grant and FundingOpen
Small business mitigation for drugs and medical devices
Reduced fees for small businesses on health product reviews
Grant and FundingClosed
Business Scale-up and Productivity in British Columbia
PacifiCan's BSP supports high-growth business innovation and scale-up
Grant and FundingOpen
Textile circularity support program
Support for circular management and recovery of textiles
Grant and FundingClosed
Food Safety and Growth Initiative
Enhance food safety systems, adopt new technologies, and drive sector growth
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
Apprenticeship Incentive Grant (AIG)
Supports apprentices financially during technical training in Red Seal trades
Grant and FundingClosed
Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program (SREP) – Indigenous-Led Clean Energy stream
Supports Indigenous-led clean energy and electrification projects
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Guidance grants
Funding for business growth through specialized consulting services
Grant and FundingClosed
Customized Export Development Training Program
Funding for export expertise, training and planning
Grant and FundingClosed
innovÉÉ — INNOV-R — SME
Supporting industrial research for GHG reduction in Quebec
Grant and FundingOpen
Buy BC Partnership Program
Supports local B.C. agri-food businesses with cost-shared marketing initiatives
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Quebec Strategic Electric Supply Platform (PASQÉ)
Supports innovation and supply chain development in Quebec's electrical industry
Grant and FundingOpen
Wood Construction Innovation Program
Supports innovative use of wood in sustainable construction projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Apprenticeship Completion Grant (ACG)
Provides financial support for certified apprentices in Red Seal trades
Other SupportOpen
Food Industry Personality of the Year 2026
Recognition award honoring a transformative Quebec food industry leader
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
Productivity and Sustainable Innovation Fund – Component 3: Project Implementation, It's time to take action!
Financial support for industrial productivity and digital transformation projects
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
RCM Vallée-Du-Richelieu — Creavenir
Support and financing for young entrepreneurs in Vallée-du-Richelieu
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