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.
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Energy-Efficient Products Rebate Program
Rebates for energy-efficient product purchases
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
Water Efficient Technology (WET) Program
Support for business water-efficiency improvements
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Clean Fuels Awareness Projects
Increase clean fuels awareness and understanding in Canada
Grant and FundingOpen
AgriScience Program — Projects – Not-for-profit
Funding for pre-commercial agriculture and agri-food science
Grant and FundingClosed
Sustainable New Agri-Food Products & Productivity Program — Clean Tech in Agri-Food
Funding for agri-food innovation in northern Ontario
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
NRC — Aerospace Research Centre
Aerospace R&D support for industry and partners
Eligible Funding
- Varies by project
Eligible Industries
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationArtificial Intelligence (AI)TechnologyEnvironment and ClimateInnovationDigital Transformation
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation Fund — Small Businesses or Entrepreneurs Developing Agri-tech and Cleantech Solutions
Funding for Agri-tech and cleantech innovators
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
Bioindustrial Innovation Canada
Commercialization support for sustainable SMEs
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Alberta Innovates — Clean Resources
Fosters economic growth, environmental sustainability, and innovation
Tax CreditsOpen
Oil and Gas Processing Investment Incentive
Transferable tax credits for value-added processing
Grant and FundingOpen
Site Readiness Program
Funding assistance for industrial site preparation in Ontario
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Agri-Tech Innovation Initiative : Stream 1 – Agri-Tech Innovation
Cost-shared funding for agri-tech upgrades
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
PSO – Organic food
Supports collaborative biofood research and innovation projects in Quebec
Other SupportOpen
CCC — International Prime Contractor
Help Canadian businesses win more government business abroad
Grant and FundingClosed
Agriculture Development Fund
Money for agricultural industry research in Saskatchewan
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Northumberland Community Futures Development Corporation (NCFDC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Nventure
Innovation funding for southern Ontario businesses
Grant and FundingOpen
AgriAssurance Program — Kosher and Halal Investment – For-profit
Funding for kosher and halal certification
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Emissions Performance Standards program
Ontario EPS program reduces industrial greenhouse gas emissions
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceOpen
NRC — Canadian Centre for Housing Technology
Real-life testing support for housing innovations
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Agri-Food Energy Cost Savings Initiative
Energy efficiency funding for agri-food processors
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Financial assistance — Ecocharge
Support for electric vehicle charging projects
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Emerging Innovators Challenge
SME-led clean technology funding in Alberta
Grant and FundingOpen
AgriMarketing Program — National Industry Associations
Funding to increase international agrimarket opportunities
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Agri-Tech Innovation Initiative : Stream 3 – Agri-Tech Energy Costs Savings
Cost-shared support for agri-food energy efficiency
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Commercial Energy Audit Program
Incentives for commercial energy audits
Grant and FundingOpen
ID Gatineau — Economic Diversification Fund
Non-repayable funding for Gatineau economic diversification
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
Reshaping Energy Systems
Funding for Alberta energy system innovation
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ERA — Expanded Technologies Pilot
Supports Alberta businesses testing new energy technologies
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Innovative Solutions Canada — Zero emissions technologies for industrial process heating
Zero-emissions industrial process heating solutions
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceClosed
SSRIA – Business Growth Program
Business growth support for cleantech ventures
Grant and FundingClosed
Consolidating the entrepreneurial life cycle in the ecological transition
Funding for ecological transition business projects
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
Canada's Ocean Supercluster — Technology Leadership Project Program
Collaborative ocean technology commercialization support
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Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) — Studies projects
Support for forest innovation studies
Tax CreditsOpen
Clean Hydrogen Investment Tax Credit (ITC)
Refundable tax credit for clean hydrogen projects
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Sustainable New Agri-Food Products & Productivity Program — Productivity Enhancement
Funding for agri-food innovation and productivity
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Biofood Innovation Program Component 4 – Financial support for innovation partnership initiatives
Supports collaborative biofood research and innovation projects
Grant and FundingOpen
Livestock Strategy Program — Pollination Expansion
Support for PEI beekeeping expansion
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingArchived
Alberta Innovates — Agri-Food and Bioindustrial Innovation Program
Funding for agri-food and bioindustrial innovation
Grant and FundingClosed
Agricultural Clean Technology Program — Research and Innovation
Information not available
Grant and FundingOpen
ACOA — Regional Homebuilding Innovation Initiative (REGI)
Supporting innovative housing solutions and construction technologies in Canada
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
CQRDA — SI2TEC
Support for circular economy feasibility studies
Researchers And FacilitiesExpert AdviceOpen
NRC — Energy, Mining and Environment Research Centre
Collaborate on energy, mining and environment R&D
Grant and FundingClosed
innovÉÉ — Accord
Funding collaborative research and innovation in Quebec sectors
Other SupportClosed
Circular Initiatives Awards
Recognizes innovative circular economy initiatives across Quebec organizations
Tax CreditsOpen
Tax credit for cellulosic ethanol production in Quebec
Tax credit for eligible ethanol production in Quebec
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Grant and FundingOpen
Carbon Capture Kickstart
Funding pre-construction studies for industrial carbon capture projects in Alberta
Grant and FundingOpen
Forest Biomass Program — Indigenous bioeconomy partnerships stream
Supports Indigenous forest biomass partnerships
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Quebec Fisheries Fund — Innovation
Funding for Quebec fish and seafood innovation
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Manitoba — Research and Innovation
Funding for agriculture and agri-food R&D and innovation in Manitoba
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
Strategic Energy Management for Industry (SEMI)
Energy funding for Alberta industry
Tax CreditsOpen
Capital Investment Tax Credit (CITC)
Tax credit supporting Alberta manufacturing and tourism infrastructure investments
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Protein Industries Canada — Strengthening the Canadian Supply Chain Program
Supports Canadian plant-based innovation and local supply chain resilience
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Energy Innovation Program — Clean Fuels and Industrial Fuel Switching
Supports industrial decarbonization through clean fuel and fuel switching
Grant and FundingOpen
Alberta Innovates — Energy Storage and Minerals
Apply to the Energy Storage and Minerals Program to develop next-gen sustainable materials and critical minerals.
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
Canada Growth Fund (CGF)
Independent investments that unlock private capital for emissions reduction
Partnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceClosed
CRIBIQ-BIOnext
Support for industrial commercialization projects
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2023 Open Call: Automation, Digital Technologies, and Demonstration in Agri-Food Production
Money for agri-food sector technological advancements
Tax CreditsOpen
Manitoba green energy equipment tax credit
Manitoba tax credit for installing green energy equipment
Grant and FundingClosed
Agri-Tech Innovation Initiative : Stream 2 – Agri-Tech Innovation
Supports agri-food innovation and efficiency
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
i.d.e.a. Fund
Funding and support for high potential businesses focusing on a sustainable and green recovery
Tax CreditsOpen
Gaspésie and Maritime Provinces
Refundable tax credit supporting job creation in Quebec maritime regions
Grant and FundingClosed
Energy efficiency for industry – Industrial Facility Track
Supports energy efficiency upgrades for Canadian industrial facilities
Grant and FundingClosed
Bringing Circularity to Life in the Bioeconomy: From Envisioning to Planning
Supports feasibility studies for innovative circular economy projects
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Quebec Fisheries Fund — Science partnerships
Funding for Quebec fish and seafood innovation
Grant and FundingClosed
CED Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative — Indigenous stream
Funding to recover Quebec's Indigenous-led aerospace sector
Grant and FundingOpen
Biofood Innovation Program Component 1 – Financial support for research, transfer and dissemination organizations
Supports research and innovation in Quebec's biofood sector
Other SupportExpert AdviceOpen
SADC-CAE — Virage Vert Program
Support for greener business development in Quebec
Grant and FundingOpen
Atlantic Fisheries Fund — Innovation
Supports innovation, infrastructure, and science partnerships in Atlantic fisheries
Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario — Biosecurity Enhancement Initiative
Biosecurity Enhancement Initiative supports agriculture and food sector resiliency
Grant and FundingClosed
Energy Savings for Business Program
Funding for Alberta SMEs to improve efficiency
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingArchived
MTRIC — Start Program
Advance metal transformation processes and products
Grant and FundingOpen
Business Rebate Program
Supports business energy efficiency upgrades in New Brunswick
Grant and FundingClosed
Building Sector Capacity, Growth and Competitiveness
Supports agri-processing sector modernization, growth, and sustainability in Manitoba
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
Business Investment Program — Equity Investment
Equity funding for business improvement in Newfoundland and Labrador
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Program to support the fight against climate change in the bio-food sector – Component A
Funding for climate training in the bio-food sector
Grant and FundingOpen
FESBC — 2025-27 Fibre Utilization Funding
Supports residual fibre utilization projects
Researchers And FacilitiesExpert AdviceOpen
Quebec Industrial Research Centre — CRIQ
Support for companies designing innovative industrial projects
Grant and FundingClosed
CleanBC Industry Fund - Innovation Accelerator Request for Proposals
Support for industrial clean technology demonstrations in British Columbia
Grant and FundingClosed
CleanBC Industry Fund - Project Feasibility Studies Request for Proposals
Supports feasibility studies assessing project viability
Grant and FundingOpen
Seeding Food Innovation Grants
Seed funding for sustainable food innovation research
Grant and FundingClosed
Clean Fuels Fund — Indigenous-Led Projects
Funding for Indigenous-led clean fuel projects
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Ontario Bioindustrial Innovation Network
Supports Ontario bioindustrial cluster growth
Tax CreditsArchived
Capital Synergie
Supports business investment in innovative, high-growth Quebec companies
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