Manufacturing Grants in Canada in 2026
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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.

Rail Transportation Infrastructure and Modal Integration Support Program — Part 3 — Studies
- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 66.67% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction

- From $5,000 to $30,000
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Manufacturing

MRC Charlevoix — Special Projects Fund
- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 35% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade

CAE Rive-Nord — Financing for businesses
- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade

Enbridge Gas Quebec — Cash incentives – Innovation
- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

MRC des Chenaux — Economic Diversification Fund (FDÉ)
- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Apprenticeship Incentive Grant for Women (AIG-W)
- No Condition
- Construction
- Manufacturing

MRC Matawinie — Local investment fund
- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 15% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

MRC De D'Autray — Business Development Program
- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 10% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

MRC Arthabaska — Young Promoters Fund (FJP)
- Maximum amount : 8,000 $
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFW) — Positions in QC
- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade

PME MTL — Digital Circuit Program
- Maximum amount : 9,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Other services (except public administration)

CQRDA — PSO-v2A
- From $100,000 to $350,000
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

MRC Témiscouata — Local Investment Fund (FLI) / Local Solidarity Fund (FLS)
- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)

Innovation in Quantum Technologies — Stream 3
- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 35% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Construction
- Manufacturing

Technology Leadership: Genomics stream
- Up to 45% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

CRIBIQ — INNOV-R
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

RCM Vallée-Du-Richelieu — Programme Innovation (PI)
- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Other services (except public administration)

RCM Vallée-Du-Richelieu — Fonds de soutien à l'entrepreneuriat
- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries

Laval Économique — Tax credit – Urban Expansion
- Maximum amount : 1,600,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Ville de La Tuque — RRF stream 2 - Support for local and regional development skills
- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Emissions Reduction Advancement Program (ERAP)
- No Condition
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing

MTRIC — PARTENAR-IA — Academic
- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 35% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Manufacturing

PrairiesCan — Regional Economic Growth through Innovation — Business Scale-Up and Productivity
- From $200,000 to $5,000,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries

Ventures at Coralus
- Up to 45% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
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MRC Bécancour — Local investment fund (FLI) - “new business” component
- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Manufacturing

Défi-Québec, Sustainable City
- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Finance and insurance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

MRC de Thérèse de Blainville — FLI/FLS
- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

MRC Drummond — Local investment funds and local solidarity funds
- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Manufacturing

MRC L'Islet — SME Propulsion Measurement
- From $3,000 to $25,000
- Up to 35% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Accommodation and food services

Évolution-Compétences — Call for projects Parcours Exploration
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

MRC des Chenaux — Local Investment Fund (FLI) and Solidarity Fund (FLS)
- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Regional Homebuilding Innovation Initiative (RHII) in the Prairie Provinces
- From $200,000 to $5,000,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing

Northern Ontario Development Program — Community Economic Development
- Up to 33% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Manufacturing

MRC Roussillon — Local investment and solidarity funds (FLI and FLS)
- From $5,000 to $250,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services

MRC Beauce-Centre — Local Investment Funds (FLI-FLS)
- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

MRC du Granit — FIL
- No Condition
- Manufacturing

PME MTL — Innovation Investment Fund — Loans
- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

MRC Fjord-du-Saguenay — Development Optimisation Fund
- From $2,000 to $3,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade

MRC Caniapiscau — FDE
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries

Energy Innovation Program – Advancing Canada’s clean energy future
- No Condition
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing

CFIN — Unpuzzling: Foodtech Ontario
- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Retail trade
- Transportation and warehousing

- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

MRC Bécancour — Local Investment Fund (FLI) - “Business to be acquired” component
- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

MRC Coaticook — Local Fund FLI/FLS
- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

MRC Joliette — Business Assistance Fund (FAE) – Stream 3
- Maximum amount : 3,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

PROMPT — GHG reduction – Academic component
- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

MRC Portneuf — Capitale-Nationale Region Fund (FRCN)
- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

Manufacturing and processing profits deduction and zero-emission technology manufacturing deduction
- Up to 13% of project cost
- Utilities
- Manufacturing

CQRDA — PSO-International
- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
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MRC Haut-Richelieu — Local investment and solidarity funds (FLI and FLS)
- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Manufacturing

MRC Beauce-Centre — Labor fund
- From $3,500 to $5,000
- Manufacturing

MRC Fjord-du-Saguenay — Local FLI/FLS funds
- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)

Saguenay Promotion — FRR – Business Support
- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction

SDE Thetford — Local Investment Fund (LIF)
- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction

Zero Emission Vehicle Awareness Initiative - Indigenous stream
- Maximum amount : 450,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing

MRC de Rivière-du-Loup — FRR – Stream 3: Signature innovation - renewable energies
- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

MRC Sept-Rivières — Support for entrepreneurship (SE)
- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Accommodation and food services

Support for food processing companies
- Maximum amount : 12,800 $
- Up to 60% of project cost
- Manufacturing

MRC Bécancour — Local Investment Fund (FLI) - “Developing business” component
- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Manufacturing

City of Lévis — Desjardins Business Fund (FDE)
- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries
- Accommodation and food services

MRC de D’Autray — Business Development Program
- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 10% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

MRC Haute-Yamaska — Local investment and solidarity funds (FLI and FLS)
- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)

Canadian Semiconductor R&D Partnering Delegation to France
- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Grants for women entrepreneurs
- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Health care and social assistance

MRC Montmagny — Regions and Rurality Fund (FRR)
- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade

MRC Arthabaska — Social Economy Business Development Fund (FDEÉS)
- No Condition
- Manufacturing

MRC de Montcalm — New Entrepreneur Fund
- Maximum amount : 14,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

MRC Marguerite-D'Youville — Local investment and solidarity funds (FLI and FLS)
- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

MRC Bécancour — Social Economy Fund (SEF)
- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Bioenergies Program
- From $10,000 to $5,000,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing

MRC La Nouvelle-Beauce — Local investment and solidarity funds (FLI and FLS)
- From $10,000 to $250,000
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

MRC L'Islet — Local investment fund (FLI / FLS)
- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Manufacturing
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Enbridge Gas Quebec — Cash incentives – Feasibility study
- Maximum amount : 2,500 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Real estate and rental and leasing

Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP) — Alberta
- From $100,000 to $2,000,000
- Up to 33% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
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Beauce-Centre MRC — Optimization Assistance Program
- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

Développement Vaudreuil-Soulanges — FSTE
- From $25,000 to $150,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

Rio Tinto Aluminium Valley Fund
- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing

MRC de Montcalm — FLI/FLS
- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

Protein Industries Canada — Artificial Intelligence
- Up to 45% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

Rouyn-Noranda — FLI Succession
- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 5% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Xecs – electronic components and systems Call 5 call for proposals
- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Recyc-Québec — Beverage Container Recycling — Stream 3
- Maximum amount : 2,000,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

EHRC — Empowering Futures
- From $5,000 to $10,000
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

Ontario Automotive Investment Strategy (OAIS)
- No Condition
- Manufacturing

Next Generation of Jobs Fund
- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Utilities
- Manufacturing

Strategic Jobs Investment Fund (SJIF)
- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance
- Health care and social assistance

Rental Cost Assistance
- Maximum amount : 60,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries

Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative in southern Ontario - Pillar 2: AI Adoption
- Maximum amount : 5,000,000 $
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Finance and insurance
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Technology Access Centres (TAC)
- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

START Program
- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance
- Professional, scientific and technical services

- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

ERA — 2025 Industrial Transformation Challenge
- From $500,000 to $15,000,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Manufacturing

Tax credit for internal design in Québec
- Minimum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 24% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

- Maximum amount : 17,000 $
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Retail trade

OVIN — Regional Future Workforce Program
- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Educational services

Financial assistance to develop the production, processing and marketing of Nordic biofood products
- Minimum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Accommodation and food services

British Columbia logging tax credit
- Up to 10% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing

- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Other services (except public administration)

Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (RAII) in the Prairie Provinces
- From $250,000 to $5,000,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries