Grants and Funding for Science in Canada for 2026
Explore funding solutions to support scientific innovation in Canada.
Canada offers numerous financing opportunities for scientific research. Access grants and programs to support your innovative projects.
1261 programs available

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationArtificial Intelligence (AI)Innovation
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyInnovation
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Utilities
- Construction
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Construction and Renovation
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Construction
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Construction and Renovation
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
Types of eligible projects
Environment and Climate

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyInnovation
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
TechnologyInnovation

London, Ontario, Canada
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
TechnologyInnovation
London, Ontario, Canada
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Innovation
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationArtificial Intelligence (AI)TechnologyInnovationDigital Transformation
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyInnovation
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyInnovation
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceOpen
NRC — Research Aircraft Fleet
Research aircraft support for aeronautical testing
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyEnvironment and Climate
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Public administration
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyConstruction and Renovation Innovation
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Canada
Open Date : April 1, 2029
- From $300,000 to $1,000,000
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Utilities
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
Types of eligible projects
TechnologyEnvironment and ClimateConstruction and Renovation Innovation
Canada
Open Date : April 1, 2029

Expert AdviceOpen
NUMERIA program
Training in Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Quebec SMEs
Quebec, Canada
Open Date : July 31, 2023
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
Artificial Intelligence (AI)TechnologyInnovation
Quebec, Canada
Open Date : July 31, 2023
- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationInnovation
- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyDigital Transformation

Quebec, Canada
Open Date : November 2, 2020
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Other services (except public administration)
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyConstruction and Renovation Human ResourcesInnovation
Quebec, Canada
Open Date : November 2, 2020
- Maximum amount : 4,000,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
Innovation

Ontario, Canada
Closing date : October 15, 2026
- Maximum amount : 10,000,000 $
- Up to 0.8% of project cost
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Real estate and rental and leasing
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyEnvironment and ClimateConstruction and Renovation Innovation
Ontario, Canada
Closing date : October 15, 2026
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects

Ontario, Canada
Closing date : June 22, 2026
- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 33.333336% of project cost
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Information and cultural industries
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyInnovation
Ontario, Canada
Closing date : June 22, 2026
- From $35,000 to $70,000
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationArtificial Intelligence (AI)TechnologyInnovation
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- From $30,000 to $60,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Innovation
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyInnovation
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Educational services
Types of eligible projects
Human Resources

Other SupportOpen
Patent
Provides exclusive rights for inventions through patent applications
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
- Maximum amount : 3,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyInnovation

Quebec, Canada
Closing date : April 30, 2028
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Environment and ClimateHuman Resources
Quebec, Canada
Closing date : April 30, 2028

Canada
Closing date : June 10, 2026
- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Environment and ClimateConstruction and Renovation
Canada
Closing date : June 10, 2026

Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationArtificial Intelligence (AI)TechnologyInnovationDigital Transformation
Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Canada

Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Canada
Open Date : February 3, 2026
- Maximum amount : 10,000,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyEnvironment and ClimateInnovation
Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Canada
Open Date : February 3, 2026

Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationEnvironment and Climate
Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Canada

Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyHuman ResourcesInnovationDigital Transformation
Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Canada

Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
PSO – Organic food
Supports collaborative biofood research and innovation projects in Quebec
Quebec, Canada
Open Date : October 1, 2025
- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 27% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Environment and ClimateHuman ResourcesInnovation
Quebec, Canada
Open Date : October 1, 2025
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyBusiness BuyoutInnovation

Quebec, Canada
Open Date : April 28, 2021
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationDigital Transformation
Quebec, Canada
Open Date : April 28, 2021
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyHuman ResourcesInnovation
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
Artificial Intelligence (AI)TechnologyEnvironment and ClimateHuman ResourcesInnovationDigital Transformation

Quebec, Canada
Open Date : April 15, 2026
Closing date : March 31, 2027
- From $2,000 to $150,000
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyEnvironment and ClimateHuman ResourcesBusiness BuyoutInnovationDigital Transformation
Quebec, Canada
Open Date : April 15, 2026
Closing date : March 31, 2027

Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Canada
Open Date : January 1, 2024
Closing date : December 31, 2028
- From $250,000 to $5,000,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationArtificial Intelligence (AI)Digital Transformation
Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Canada
Open Date : January 1, 2024
Closing date : December 31, 2028

BC, Canada
Open Date : April 1, 2026
Closing date : March 31, 2028
- From $100,000 to $10,000,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Public administration
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationArtificial Intelligence (AI)TechnologyInnovationDigital Transformation
BC, Canada
Open Date : April 1, 2026
Closing date : March 31, 2028
- From $500,000 to $5,000,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyInnovation
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
TechnologyEnvironment and ClimateInnovation

Quebec, Canada
Closing date : March 31, 2027
- Maximum amount : 1,800,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnology
Quebec, Canada
Closing date : March 31, 2027

Quebec, Canada
Closing date : March 31, 2027
- From $100,000 to $9,000,000
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyConstruction and Renovation Business BuyoutInnovation
Quebec, Canada
Closing date : March 31, 2027
- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
Business Buyout
- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Digital Transformation
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- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Environment and Climate

Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationEnvironment and ClimateConstruction and Renovation Business BuyoutDigital Transformation
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada

Saskatchewan, Canada
- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Up to 10% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
TechnologyInnovation
Saskatchewan, Canada

Saskatchewan, Canada
- Maximum amount : 2,000,000 $
- Up to 45% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationArtificial Intelligence (AI)TechnologyEnvironment and ClimateDigital Transformation
Saskatchewan, Canada

Canada
Open Date : February 3, 2026
- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Utilities
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
Types of eligible projects
Environment and ClimateHuman Resources
Canada
Open Date : February 3, 2026

NS, Canada
Closing date : July 30, 2026
- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationInnovation
NS, Canada
Closing date : July 30, 2026

Canada
Closing date : June 25, 2026
- Maximum amount : 5,000,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
TechnologyInnovation
Canada
Closing date : June 25, 2026
- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
TechnologyEnvironment and ClimateInnovation

Alberta, Canada
Open Date : October 14, 2025
- Up to 86% of project cost
- Construction
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance
Types of eligible projects
Human Resources
Alberta, Canada
Open Date : October 14, 2025

Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
SFU VentureLabs
IP education, mentorship and funding for startups
- Maximum amount : 60,000 $
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyInnovation

Grant and FundingOpen
SHRF Align Grant
Short-term research funding for health impact in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan, Canada
Closing date : October 1, 2026
- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
Saskatchewan, Canada
Closing date : October 1, 2026
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Innovation

Ontario, Canada
Open Date : September 12, 2024
- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
Types of eligible projects
Environment and Climate
Ontario, Canada
Open Date : September 12, 2024
- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 66% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
Types of eligible projects
Innovation
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)
Types of eligible projects
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Commercialization
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
TechnologyInnovation
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Artificial Intelligence (AI)TechnologyEnvironment and ClimateInnovation

Wage Subsidies And InternsOpen
START Program
Hiring incentives for Nova Scotia employers
- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Human Resources
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Utilities
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Environment and ClimateHuman ResourcesInnovation

Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
Strategic Projects
International R&D collaboration funding
Canada
Closing date : October 8, 2026
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyInnovation
Canada
Closing date : October 8, 2026
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration
Types of eligible projects
Business Buyout

Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada
- Maximum amount : 40,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
Types of eligible projects
TechnologyEnvironment and ClimateBusiness BuyoutInnovation
Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada

Canada
Closing date : August 4, 2026
- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Environment and ClimateInnovation
Canada
Closing date : August 4, 2026

Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada
Closing date : October 1, 2026
- From $1,000 to $80,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Educational services
- Public administration
Types of eligible projects
Environment and ClimateInnovation
Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada
Closing date : October 1, 2026
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Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceOpen
Synchronex
Innovation support across Quebec
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationArtificial Intelligence (AI)TechnologyEnvironment and ClimateInnovationDigital Transformation
- Minimum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 24% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Innovation

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Canada
Closing date : July 8, 2026
- Maximum amount : 450,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
Canada
Closing date : July 8, 2026
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
TechnologyInnovation

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Open Date : April 13, 2023
- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance
Types of eligible projects
TechnologyInnovation
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Open Date : April 13, 2023

Canada
Open Date : February 18, 2021
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Human ResourcesInnovation
Canada
Open Date : February 18, 2021

Canada
Open Date : January 1, 2026
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
Canada
Open Date : January 1, 2026
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Open Date : April 13, 2023
- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Commercialization
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Open Date : April 13, 2023

Markham, Ontario, Canada
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
Artificial Intelligence (AI)TechnologyInnovation
Markham, Ontario, Canada
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration
Types of eligible projects
Digital Transformation
- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Digital Transformation

Manitoba, Canada
- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Accommodation and food services
Types of eligible projects
Business Buyout
Manitoba, Canada

Alberta, Quebec, Canada
Open Date : February 16, 2026
Closing date : December 31, 2026
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Retail trade
- Transportation and warehousing
Types of eligible projects
Artificial Intelligence (AI)TechnologyDigital Transformation
Alberta, Quebec, Canada
Open Date : February 16, 2026
Closing date : December 31, 2026

Canada
Open Date : June 2, 2026
Closing date : January 21, 2027
- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyInnovationDigital Transformation
Canada
Open Date : June 2, 2026
Closing date : January 21, 2027
- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects

Quebec, Canada
- From $4,000,000 to $10,000,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Innovation
Quebec, Canada

Canada
- Maximum amount : 130,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Construction
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Public administration
Types of eligible projects
Environment and ClimateConstruction and Renovation
Canada

Quebec, Canada
- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Finance and insurance
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
Construction and Renovation
Quebec, Canada

Canada
- From $750,000 to $10,500,000
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
Types of eligible projects
Artificial Intelligence (AI)TechnologyInnovation
Canada

Quebec, Canada
Closing date : December 1, 2025
- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
Types of eligible projects
Artificial Intelligence (AI)TechnologyInnovation
Quebec, Canada
Closing date : December 1, 2025

Canada
Open Date : June 27, 2025
Closing date : July 22, 2025
- Maximum amount : 2,300,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Information and cultural industries
Types of eligible projects
Artificial Intelligence (AI)TechnologyInnovation
Canada
Open Date : June 27, 2025
Closing date : July 22, 2025

Quebec, Canada
Open Date : July 4, 2023
Closing date : December 30, 2025
- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
Types of eligible projects
TechnologyInnovation
Quebec, Canada
Open Date : July 4, 2023
Closing date : December 30, 2025

Quebec, Canada
- From $600 to $500,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
Types of eligible projects
Environment and Climate
Quebec, Canada
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