Grants and Funding for Science in Canada for 2025
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Canada offers numerous financing opportunities for scientific research. Access grants and programs to support your innovative projects.

Innovation Canada — Innovation Advisors in AB
Innovation Canada- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Student Entrepreneurship
Government of New Brunswick- Max. $3,000
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Ocean Supercluster
Canada's Ocean Supercluster (OSC)- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Innovation Canada — Innovation Advisors in NU
Innovation Canada- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries

EcoAction — Stream 2: Freshwater Sustainability and Innovation across Canada
Canada Water Agency (CWA)- From $25,000 to $200,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration
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NRC — Large Wave Flume - Research Facility
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- No Condition
- Construction
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Life Sciences Innovation Fund
Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI)- Max. $500,000
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

Find a Licensed Insolvency Trustee
Innovation Canada- No Condition
- Finance and insurance
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

Innovation Canada — Innovation Advisors in NWT
Innovation Canada- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Export 4.0 program — Advanced and Intelligent Technologies
Excellence industrielle Saint-Laurent- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
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CSSP — Lighting the path with AI: Advanced analytics and decision support for first responders
Department of National Defence- Max. $2,000,000
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
- Public administration

NRC — High-discharge Flume - Research Facility
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- No Condition
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP)
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

First Peoples Economic Growth Fund – Skills Development Program
First Peoples Economic Growth Fund Inc. (FPEGF)- Up to 75% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Management of companies and enterprises
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

OVIN — R&D Partnership Fund – Advanced Charging and Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Stream
Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN)- Max. $1,000,000
- Up to 33% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
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Advanced Marine Technology Tax Rebate
Government of Prince Edward Island- Up to 83% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Financing of Refundable Tax Credits
Investissement Québec (IQ)- From $50,000 to $50,000
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Indigenous Innovation Initiative
Grand Challenges Canada- From $100,000 to $250,000
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

NRC — Civil infrastructure and related structures testing facilities
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- No Condition
- Utilities
- Construction
- Professional, scientific and technical services

PEI - Export Trade Assistance
Government of Prince Edward Island- Max. $3,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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ventureLAB — Accelerate AI
ventureLAB- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

CBDC Women in Business New Brunswick
Community Business Development Corporations (CBDC)- No Condition
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

PrairiesCan — Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)- Up to 75% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Québec Research Fund - Health Sector (FRQS)
Québec Research Fund- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Ontario Tenders Portal
BravoSolution- No Condition
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services
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Greenhouse Technology Network (GTN)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)- Max. $100,000
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Professional, scientific and technical services

First Nations Environmental Contaminants Program (FNECP)
Indigenous Services Canada- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

GradWorks — Employer Incentive Program
Nova Scotia Community College- Max. $30,360
- Up to 66% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction

Nova Scotia Research and Development Tax Credit
Government of Nova Scotia- Up to 15% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Renewable and Alternative Energy Program
Alberta Innovates- No Condition
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction
- Professional, scientific and technical services
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Société de Développement économique de la Colombie-Britanique
Government of British Columbia- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)

SADC-CAE — Virage Vert Program
Réseau des SADC et CAE- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Ontario — Biosecurity Enhancement Initiative
Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP)- Up to 35% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Transportation and warehousing

First Nations and Inuit Skills Link Program (Private Sector)
Indigenous Services Canada- Up to 100% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

NRC — Zebrafish research facility
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
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PrairiesCan — Economic Development Initiative
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Toronto Imagination, Manufacturing, Innovation and Technology (IMIT) Program
City of Toronto- Up to 70% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

CQRDA — PARTENAR-IA — Academic
Centre québécois de recherche et de développement de l’aluminium (CQRDA)- Max. $1,500,000
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

ERA — Tailings Technology Challenge
Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA)- From $1,000,000 to $15,000,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

EUREKA!
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
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Manitoba paid work experience tax credit
Government of Manitoba- Up to 15% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

OCI — ENCQOR 5G Technology Development (SME) Program
Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI)- Up to 100% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

ACOA Industrial and Technological Benefits policy
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Educational services

Evol — Conventional start-up loan
Evol- From $20,000 to $75,000
- Up to 5% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction

Heritage Grants - Heritage Façade Rehabilitation Program
City of Vancouver- Max. $50,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries
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Business Rebate Program
NB Power- Max. $250,000
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing

BDC Capital — Growth Equity Partner
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)- No Condition
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Retail trade

Business Investment Program — Equity Investment
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries

CFI — John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF)
Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)- Max. $800,000
- Up to 30% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

New Ventures BC — Venture Accelerator Program
Government of British Columbia- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration
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Waste Heat Recovery — Stream 2: Infrastructure implementation
Gouvernement du Québec- Up to 75% of project cost
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

NRC — Nanotubes production research facility
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Digital Accelerator for Innovation and Research (DAIR)
CANARIE- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

WEOC National Loan Program
Women's Enterprise Organizations of Canada (WEOC)- Max. $50,000
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Invest Ontario Fund (IOF)
Invest Ontario- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
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Accelerate Fund
Yaletown Partners- Max. $250,000
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Alberta Innovates — Land and Biodiversity Program
Alberta Innovates- Max. $2,000,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Fonds Mon virage écologique
Innovation et Développement économique Trois-Rivières (IDETR)- From $2,000 to $15,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

Alberta Innovates — R&D Associates Program
Government of Alberta- Max. $105,000
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Indigenous Genomics Training and Capacity Program – Alberta
Genome Alberta- Max. $400,000
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
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MRC de Thérèse de Blainville — Entrepreneurial financial assistance program
MRC Thérèse de Blainville- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

SADC Lac-St-Jean Ouest — Numeric loan
SADC Lac-St-Jean Ouest- Max. $25,000
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Fund
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)- Max. $250,000
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)

New Frontiers in Research Fund — International Stream
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)- Max. $1,000,000
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Strategic Partnerships Initiative
Government of Canada- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Utilities
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
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OCI — Ready 4 Market (R4M)
Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI)- From $500,000 to $250,000
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

Accelerate Okanagan — Revup Program
Accelerate Okanagan- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

ERACM program - Business support: assistance and financing
Économie du Savoir Mauricie (ESM)- Max. $24,750
- Up to 55% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Patent
Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services

NRC — Offshore Engineering Basin — Research Facility
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- No Condition
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
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Invest Ottawa Scale-Up Platform
Invest Ottawa- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

SDTC — Seed Funding
Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC)- From $50,000 to $100,000
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Sustainable Development Technology Canada — Scale Up Funding
Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC)- Up to 33% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Capital Synergie
Investissement Québec (IQ)- Max. $225,000
- Up to 30% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

The Artificial Intelligence innovation funding program (PIIA) - Part 2 : SMEs
PROMPT- Max. $350,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Other services (except public administration)

The Artificial Intelligence innovation funding program (PIIA) - Part 1: Scope
PROMPT- Max. $1,500,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Other services (except public administration)

PROMPT — PARTENAR-IA
PROMPT- Max. $1,500,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Ontario Bioindustrial Innovation Network
Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC)- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services