Grants and Funding for Metal Manufacturing in Canada for 2026
Canadian metal manufacturers can access funding to enhance efficiency and drive progress.
Canadian metal manufacturers can leverage grants to boost productivity and innovation. Funding helps drive sustainable growth and industry advancement.
77 opportunities available
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REGI — Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSP) - Northern Ontario
Funds to accelerate business growth in Northern Ontario
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Expanded Energy Management Program
Funding to strengthen facility energy management and efficiency initiatives
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 FundingClosed
Economic development program to help revitalize territories (DEPART)
DÉPART supports economic diversification and growth in targeted areas
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Green Industrial Facilities and Manufacturing Program — Energy Efficiency Solutions Track
Support for industrial energy efficiency in Canada
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MTRIC — PARTENAR-IA — Industry
Funding for Quebec metal transformation innovative collaborations in AI
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Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) – Atlantic Canada
Supports Atlantic Canadian SMEs impacted by international trade tariffs
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Transportation and warehousing
- Other services (except public administration)
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyInnovationDigital Transformation
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Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) — Quebec
Support for Quebec manufacturing SMEs impacted by international tariffs
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
Protect Ontario Financing Program
Financial support for Ontario businesses facing tariff-related challenges
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Capital Retrofits
Funding for non-emitting industrial retrofits reducing energy use and emissions
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 FundingOpen
Productivity-Skills
Funds workforce training projects to boost SME productivity and competitiveness
Grant and FundingOpen
Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) — Northern Ontario
Supports tariff-impacted Northern Ontario SMEs for productivity and growth
Wage Subsidies And InternsOpen
WILWorks program — Student Work Placement Program
Practical student internships with wage subsidies in Canada
Grant and FundingOpen
Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) — Northern Canada
Supports Northern Canadian businesses facing trade-related challenges
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
Strategic Response Fund (SRF)
Supports Canadian industries facing global trade and supply chain risks
Grant and FundingClosed
Recyc-Québec — Beverage Container Recycling — Stream 3
Support for beverage container reuse and recycling
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Grant for a circular economy assessment
Supports businesses in Montreal adopting circular economy practices
Grant and FundingOpen
Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) — Southern Ontario
Supports southern Ontario businesses impacted by international trade disruptions
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
Mosaic Fund
Business loans for Quebec's cultural communities entrepreneurs
Grant and FundingOpen
innovÉÉ — SI2TEC
Supports innovative industrial projects for circular economy transition
Grant and FundingArchived
Business Growth — Growth support vouchers
Grant program supports strategic consultancy for business growth
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Expert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Témiscamingue — Youth Strategy Loan
Financing for young entrepreneurs in Témiscamingue
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
MTRIC — INNOV-R
Targets collaborative industrial research to reduce GHG emissions
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC de D’Autray — FLI/FLS
Supporting business development through proactive financial solutions
Grant and FundingClosed
Laval économique — Tech shift – Manufacturing
Digital transformation grants for Laval manufacturers
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
DEL — Business Acquisition Loan
Supports entrepreneurs acquiring businesses for succession and ownership transfer
Loans and Capital investmentsClosed
DEL — Equipment and Technology Loan
Enhance business efficiency through financing equipment and technology investments
Grant and FundingClosed
MRC Maskinongé — Programme DÉPART
Funding for business growth and diversification
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
MTRIC — SI2TEC – Feasibility Studies
Funding for circular economy feasibility studies
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC La Nouvelle-Beauce — Local investment and solidarity funds (FLI and FLS)
Loan financing for business growth and succession
Grant and FundingOpen
Rio Tinto Aluminium Valley Fund
Support for aluminum project development in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
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Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
Rouyn-Noranda — FLI Succession
Financing for business succession in Rouyn-Noranda
Expert AdviceOpen
BDC Advisory Services — Operational Efficiency
Advice to optimize your operations for growth
Grant and FundingOpen
Toronto — Capacity Buyback Program
Rewards businesses for implementing permanent water-saving measures
Grant and FundingOpen
Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA)
Provides federal financial assistance for large-scale natural disaster recovery
Other SupportOpen
Technology Access Centres (TAC)
Access specialized technology, equipment and expertise
Grant and FundingOpen
ID Gatineau — Business Support Fund
Non-repayable financial support for business growth in Gatineau
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
PRIMA — INNOV-R
innovÉÉ, Consortium de recherche et d'innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec (CRIBIQ), Consortium for Research and Innovation in Aerospace in Quebec (CRIAQ)
Funding for GHG-reduction projects in Quebec
Researchers And FacilitiesExpert AdviceOpen
NRC — Manufacturing and Automotive Innovation Hub
Automotive manufacturing innovation space in London
Researchers And FacilitiesExpert AdviceOpen
NRC — Automotive and Surface Transportation
Collaborate on automotive and surface transportation R&D
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingWage Subsidies And InternsClosed
OCI — Critical Industrial Technologies initiative (CIR)
Support for Ontario critical technology innovation
Grant and FundingClosed
Support for Entrepreneurs and Economic Development (SEED) — Sector Support Capital Expansion Incentive
Money for capital purchases in the Northwest Territories
Wage Subsidies And InternsClosed
ESDC — Apprenticeship Service Program
Support for SMEs to take part in apprenticeship
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Industrial Energy Efficiency Program
Supports industrial energy efficiency projects in New Brunswick
Other SupportGrant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
Ontario Together Trade Fund (OTTF)
Supports Ontario SMEs to strengthen supply chains and expand markets
Grant and FundingClosed
Native Women’s Association of Canada — National Apprenticeships Program
Inclusive apprenticeship hiring support across Canada
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceOpen
Synchronex
Québec network supporting innovation projects
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationOpen
NRC — Laser processing and surface modification facility
Advanced laser manufacturing and surface technology support
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BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund (BCMJF) — Project Readiness
Funding for manufacturing growth projects in British Columbia
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CME’s Technology Investment Program
Funding for manufacturing technology investments
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
SMART Cluster’s 8th call for proposals – advanced manufacturing
International collaborative R&D for advanced manufacturing
Other SupportClosed
Circular Initiatives Awards
Recognizes innovative circular economy initiatives across Quebec organizations
Other SupportClosed
Innovative Solutions Canada — Inclusive industrial protective headwear
National Research Council Canada (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Inclusive headwear solution for industrial safety
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceOpen
NRC — Aluminium Technology Centre
Support for aluminium manufacturing innovation
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
Grant and FundingClosed
Energy Innovation Program — Clean Fuels and Industrial Fuel Switching
Supports industrial decarbonization through clean fuel and fuel switching
Grant and FundingWage Subsidies And InternsClosed
Career-Ready with CTMA — Expanding Opportunities
Wage subsidies for Ontario work placements
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Saskatchewan Advantage Innovation Fund (SAIF)
Funding for R&D projects in Saskatchewan
Tax CreditsOpen
Gaspésie and Maritime Provinces
Refundable tax credit supporting job creation in Quebec maritime regions
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Energy efficiency for industry – Industrial Facility Track
Supports energy efficiency upgrades for Canadian industrial facilities
Tax CreditsOpen
Nova Scotia Capital Investment Tax Credit
Refundable corporate tax credit for qualifying Nova Scotia investments
Grant and FundingClosed
Bringing Circularity to Life in the Bioeconomy: From Envisioning to Planning
Supports feasibility studies for innovative circular economy projects
Other SupportExpert AdviceOpen
SADC-CAE — Virage Vert Program
Support for greener business development in Quebec
Grant and FundingOpen
Business Rebate Program
Supports business energy efficiency upgrades in New Brunswick
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Building Sector Capacity, Growth and Competitiveness
Supports agri-processing sector modernization, growth, and sustainability in Manitoba
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Transal — Alu 4.0, Digital Locomotive
Funding for digital transformation projects in aluminum
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CleanBC Industry Fund - Project Feasibility Studies Request for Proposals
Supports feasibility studies assessing project viability
Tax CreditsArchived
Capital Synergie
Supports business investment in innovative, high-growth Quebec companies