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.

Atlantic Fisheries Fund – Atlantic innovation, infrastructure or science partnerships funding
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

NRC — Medical device facilities
Water Capacity Buy-Back Program

Stormwater Financing Program

ERA — 2025 Industrial Transformation Challenge

Launch Export Atlantic Incubator
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Innovative Enterprise Program

Collaborate 2 Commercialize

Energy Retrofit Loans (ERL)

Potato Stabilization and Innovation initiative (PSII)

Collective recovery support program (PSRC)

Programme d’appui au développement des secteurs stratégiques et des créneaux d’excellence (PADS)

Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA)

Financial assistance to develop the production, processing and marketing of Nordic biofood products


Efficiency Nova Scotia — Fisheries and Aquaculture Energy Efficiency Innovation Fund

Manitoba paid work experience tax credit

Food Ventures Program

C/AV and Smart Mobility — Stream 2

First Peoples Economic Growth Fund – Community Economic Expansion Program

SIF — Business Innovation and Growth projects

Manitoba Climate Action Fund (CAF)

Aero Montreal — Accelerator 360°

British Columbia shipbuilding and ship repair industry tax credit

Territorial and sectoral development program — Stream 1.1
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Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation & Southern Ontario Prosperity Program — Not-for-profit organizations


Technology Access Centres (TAC)


Atlantic Fisheries Fund — Science Partnerships

Skills Development Fund (SDF) — Capital Stream — SEED Pathway

NGen — Advanced Manufacturing Projects

Canada-Japan Corporate Co-innovation Program

Newfoundland and Labrador green technology tax credit

Food & Beverage Financing

NRC — Nanotechnology Research Centre

BioTalent — Career Starter Program
Large Scale Industrial Grant Matching Program

Economic Diversification Fund (FDE) for the MRC des Sources territory

Territorial and sectoral development program — Stream 2.2

NRC — Hygrothermal performance of buildings testing facilities

Atlantic Investment Tax Credit

REGI — Regional Innovation Ecosystems — CED (QC) — Not-for-profit

Property Tax Rebate Application for Registered Charities in Commercial or Industrial Class Properties

Protein Industries Canada — Capacity Building

ID Gatineau — Business Support Fund

Advisory Services Program — Component 3 – Support for the development of advisors’ skills and expertise

Business Development Program (BDP)
Support for Regional Quantum Innovation

Saskatchewan Lean Improvements in Manufacturing (SLIM)
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Business Growth — Attracting and retaining talent

PRIMA — INNOV-R

Food Security and Supply Chain Fund

PrairiesCan — Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative (ARRI)

Small Food Processor Scale-Up Program (SFPS)

Territorial and sectoral development program — Stream 2.1

Addressing the root causes of irregular migration through economic empowerment in Honduras

PRIMA — SI2TEC – Feasibility Studies

Aide financière aux festivals et aux événements touristiques - Stream 2: Festivals and Events of Tourist Scope

Pivot to Grow loan

Enriched Investment Tax Credit

PARTENAR-IA — CRIAQ — Academic

Intellectual Property Ontario

NRC — Manufacturing and Automotive Innovation Hub

Ville de La Tuque — RRF stream 4 - Support for vitality

Small Business Recovery (SBR) Consulting Rebate

Market Diversification and Trade Resiliency Initiative

NRC — Medical Devices Research Centre

Innovate BC — BC Fast Pilot program

Grow Ontario Market Initiative

The Low Carbon Economy Fund - Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund

Alberta Innovates — Technology Development Advisors (TDA)

The Low Carbon Economy Fund - Low Carbon Economy Challenge

Alberta Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit (APITC)

ACOA Jobs and Growth Fund — For Profit
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Export 4.0 program — Advanced and Intelligent Technologies

NRC — Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre

Humami Center — A structured approach to innovation and commercialization based on the specific needs of institutions

ERA — Advanced Materials Challenge

BOLT Grant Program


PacifiCan — Jobs and Growth Fund — For profit

Regional development agencies: COVID-19 support

NRC — Automotive and Surface Transportation



Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFW) — Express Entry

Indigenous Business Advisory Centres

BDC financing — Softwood Lumber Guarantee Program

CED — Regional Homebuilding Innovation Initiative

Biofood Innovation Program Component 3 – Business innovation in the commercial fisheries and aquaculture sector

BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund (BCMJF) — Capital Investment

Sustainable Growth and Adoption Program (SGAP)

innovÉÉ — PARTENAR-IA — Industry

Transal — Consortium TIC

Rental Cost Assistance

Accompaniment and technical support for Québec forestry companies (MASTE)

OCI — Critical Industrial Technologies initiative (CIR)

Accelerate Program for Quebec Emerging Companies
