Green Manufacturing and Decarbonization Grants in Canada
Canada’s manufacturing sector is transforming toward a low-carbon future, and billions in grants and incentives are available to support that shift. Through federal and provincial programs, businesses can fund clean technologies, energy efficiency upgrades, electrification, and carbon capture projects. These programs reduce capital costs, improve competitiveness, and help companies meet climate goals. This guide outlines the main green manufacturing and decarbonization grants in Canada, including funding opportunities for cleaner industry, advanced equipment, and low-carbon innovations that drive sustainable growth.
304 opportunities available
Tax CreditsOpen
Clean Technology Manufacturing (CTM) Investment Tax Credit (ITC)
Incentivize Canadian companies to invest in clean technology
Grant and FundingOpen
Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF)
Federal support for large-scale innovative business and network projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Green Industrial Facilities and Manufacturing Program (GIFMP) — Industrial Facility Track
Support for the implementation of energy efficiency and energy management solutions
Grant and FundingOpen
ÉcoPerformance — Recommissioning of building mechanical systems
Funding to optimize the operation of building mechanical systems
Grant and FundingOpen
NRC IRAP – Support for clean technology
Funding for Canadian SMEs advancing innovative clean technology commercialization
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
AgriScience Program – Projects
Supports innovative agricultural research to advance sector sustainability
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Expanded Energy Management Program
Funding to strengthen facility energy management and efficiency initiatives
Grant and FundingClosed
FAQDD — Écoemballage+ Stream 1
Fonds d'action Québécois pour le développement durable (FAQDD), Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)
Subsidy for ecodesign projects for recyclable food packaging and containers in Quebec.
Grant and FundingOpen
XLerate Program
Pay-for-performance funding for large-scale Ontario energy-efficiency projects
Grant and FundingClosed
GHG Challenge Program - Industry
Supports major industrial projects reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Grant and FundingOpen
Bioénergies — Analysis
Quebec Ministry of the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change (MELCC), Gouvernment of Québec
Reducing GHG emissions in Quebec's fossil fuel sector
Grant and FundingOpen
Bioénergies — Implementation
Quebec Ministry of the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change (MELCC), Gouvernment of Québec
Funds for Quebec companies, institutions and municipalities to reduce GHG emissions
Grant and FundingOpen
ÉcoPerformance — Standard Analysis Stream
Supports feasibility analyses to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Grant and FundingClosed
Green Industrial Facilities and Manufacturing Program — Energy Efficiency Solutions Track
Support for industrial energy efficiency in Canada
Other SupportGrant and FundingClosed
Artificial Intelligence for Canadian Energy Innovation
Supports AI-driven solutions accelerating Canadian energy technology innovation
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
Call for collaborative and structuring innovation projects in Quebec's strategic sectors
Collaborative innovation funding for Quebec's strategic sectors
Grant and FundingOpen
Innovative Projects Program
Supports innovative, energy-efficient projects for multi-building developments
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpening Soon
Forest Innovation Program
Funding innovation to transform and decarbonize Canada's forest sector
Grant and FundingOpen
Technoclimat
Quebec Ministry of the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change (MELCC), Gouvernment of Québec
Financial assistance for the demonstration of new technologies in Quebec
Grant and FundingOpen
ÉcoPerformance — Standard Implementation stream
Financial aid for energy efficiency and emission reduction projects
Grant and FundingOpen
Enbridge Gas Quebec — Custom-made project
Supports energy-saving projects using natural gas in buildings
Grant and FundingOpen
Energir — Energy efficiency program - Efficient construction
Supports energy-efficient construction and renovation for businesses in Quebec
Grant and FundingClosed
Energir — Energy efficiency program – Feasibility study
Financial assistance for energy efficiency audits and project implementation
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
FABconstruction – Stream 2 : Support for productivity enhancement
Supports productivity and sustainability in modular construction companies
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Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
FABconstruction – Stream 1 : Business process analysis and action plan
Expert guidance for optimizing modular and off-site construction processes
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceSuspended
Financial support to assess your energy use Hydro Quebec
Up to $50,000 for energy performance analysis and optimization
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
Competitiveness and Environment Program - Component 1
Supports dairy and meat processors' competitiveness and environmental improvements
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
REGI — Jobs and Growth Fund — CED (QC) — For profit
Money to future-proof your for-profit business in Quebec
Grant and FundingOpen
Capitale-Innovation
Supports business innovation, commercialization, and market expansion projects
Grant and FundingOpening Soon
CQRDA — INNOV-R SME
Innovative projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Quebec
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
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
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
FAQDD — Écoemballage+ Stream 2
Support for Collective Innovation in Packaging Eco-design
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
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
Grant and FundingClosed
Energy Innovation Program — Off-Site Construction Challenge
Funding to modernize energy-efficient residential building via off-site construction
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
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
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 FundingClosed
Net Zero Accelerator Initiative
Funding for large-scale industrial decarbonization and clean technology projects
Grant and FundingOpen
Organic Waste Management Support Program for Industry, Commerce, and Institutions (PMOICI)
Supports organic waste management projects for businesses and institutions
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Grant and FundingOpen
Productivity-Skills
Funds workforce training projects to boost SME productivity and competitiveness
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 FundingClosed
Zero Emission Vehicle Awareness Initiative — Light-Duty Vehicle — For-profit
Funding to increase awareness for the reduction of vehicle emission
Grant and FundingOpen
Future Fuels Challenge
Annual competitive funding for low-emission fuel technology commercialization projects
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
Circular Economy Fund
Canada's first investment fund for circular economy startups
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 FundingClosed
Eco-design incentive bonus
The ÉEQ Ecodesign Incentive Bonus Program rewards companies for sustainable packaging innovations, offering up to a 50% contribution credit.
Grant and FundingClosed
CED Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative
Funding to recover Quebec's aerospace sector
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 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
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
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
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 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
innovÉÉ — INNOV-R — SME
Supporting industrial research for GHG reduction in Quebec
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Grant and FundingOpen
Wood Construction Innovation Program
Supports innovative use of wood in sustainable construction projects
Grant and FundingOpen
Financial assistance program aimed at optimizing Quebec's network of eco-centers
Supports development and optimization of Quebec's eco-center network
Grant and FundingOpen
OVIN — Electric Vehicle (EV) — Stream 1
Money for electric vehicle related technologies
Grant and FundingOpen
Program to support research and development of products made from reused and recycled end-of-life tires
Supports innovative projects using recycled end-of-life tires
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
PROMPT — GHG Reduction – SME Component
Supports Quebec SMEs developing innovative GHG reduction technologies
Grant and FundingClosed
Powering the future: Solid-state hydrogen storage for military platforms
Funding innovative solid-state hydrogen storage for military vehicles
Grant and FundingClosed
Recyc-Québec — Beverage Container Recycling — Stream 3
Supports beverage container reuse and recycling facility projects
Tax CreditsOpen
Tax credit for shipbuilding
Tax incentive supporting shipbuilding and naval innovation in Quebec
Other SupportExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Drummond — Business Succession Program
Business financing demystified for tailored entrepreneurial support
Tax CreditsOpen
Manufacturing and processing profits deduction and zero-emission technology manufacturing deduction
Corporate tax reduction for Canadian manufacturing and zero-emission technology
Grant and FundingOpen
innovÉÉ — SI2TEC
Supports innovative industrial projects for circular economy transition
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC de Rivière-du-Loup — FRR – Stream 3: Signature innovation - renewable energies
Supports innovative renewable energy projects in Rivière-du-Loup
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Coaticook — Vitality Entrepreneurship Fund
Supports Coaticook businesses with funding for entrepreneurship and growth
Grant and FundingClosed
Financial assistance for large-scale northern projects
Supports major northern Quebec community and infrastructure development projects
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpening Soon
CQRDA — PSO-International
Supports innovative international research and development partnerships
Grant and FundingClosed
CRIBIQ — INNOV-R
Innovative GHG reduction through collaboration in bioeconomy in Quebec
Grant and FundingOpen
ÉcoPerformance — Implementation of large industrial projects
Quebec Ministry of the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change (MELCC), Gouvernment of Québec
Financial support for large-scale industrial projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Prix innovation en alimentation
Recognizes outstanding innovation and creativity in the agri-food sector
Grant and FundingOpen
Eco-Roof Incentive Program
Supports installation of green and cool roofs in Toronto
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Kamouraska — Project Emergence Program (PEP)
Non-repayable financial aid up to $5,000 for eligible projects
Grant and FundingArchived
Business Growth — Growth support vouchers
Grant program supports strategic consultancy for business growth
Other SupportClosed
Commercial CoolSaver Program
Free commercial HVAC tune-ups and discounts for York Region businesses
Grant and FundingClosed
Rail Transportation Infrastructure and Modal Integration Support Program – Part 2 – Modal Integration
Supports railway infrastructure upgrades and integration with other transport modes
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