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.
1217 programs available
- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationEnvironment and ClimateInnovation
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
Innovation
- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Utilities
- Construction
- Retail trade
- Real estate and rental and leasing
Types of eligible projects
Construction and Renovation
- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyInnovation
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Commercialization
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationDigital Transformation
- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationConstruction and Renovation Business Buyout
- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
Environment and ClimateConstruction and Renovation
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Commercialization
- Maximum amount : 550,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
- From $3,000 to $250,000
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Retail trade
Types of eligible projects
Environment and ClimateConstruction and Renovation
- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyInnovation
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Innovation
- From $40,000 to $1,000,000
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Public administration
Types of eligible projects
Environment and Climate
- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
TechnologyInnovation
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects

Other SupportExpert AdviceOpen
Clean Growth Hub
Federal clean technology support and advice hub
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyEnvironment and ClimateInnovation
- Finance and insurance
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Educational services
Types of eligible projects
Human Resources
- Maximum amount : 12,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationEnvironment and ClimateInnovation
- From $500,000 to $1,000,000
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries
Types of eligible projects
Construction and Renovation Digital Transformation
- Maximum amount : 2,500 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Environment and Climate
- Finance and insurance
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Public administration
Types of eligible projects
Innovation
- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Accommodation and food services
Types of eligible projects
Construction and Renovation
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- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
- From $50,000 to $500,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
Environment and ClimateBusiness BuyoutInnovation
- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyInnovation
- From $1,000 to $30,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Construction
- Retail trade
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Construction and Renovation
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Commercialization
- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Finance and insurance
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationEnvironment and ClimateInnovation
- Maximum amount : 600,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
TechnologyHuman ResourcesInnovation
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyInnovation
- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyInnovation
- From $1,000 to $10,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Construction
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
Construction and Renovation
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Environment and Climate
- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Retail trade
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationConstruction and Renovation Business BuyoutDigital Transformation
- Maximum amount : 80,090 $
- Construction
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
Construction and Renovation
- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Human ResourcesInnovation
- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Environment and Climate
VResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Visual Proteomics Imaging
Challenge funding for visual proteomics technology development
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Public administration
Types of eligible projects
TechnologyInnovation
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Retail trade
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationConstruction and Renovation Innovation
- Retail trade
- Transportation and warehousing
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Environment and ClimateConstruction and Renovation
- Maximum amount : 165,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
Human Resources
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationEnvironment and ClimateConstruction and Renovation Innovation
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
TechnologyEnvironment and ClimateInnovation
- Maximum amount : 350,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyInnovationDigital Transformation
- Utilities
- Construction
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Environment and ClimateInnovation
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction
Types of eligible projects
Human ResourcesInnovation
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- From $125,000 to $10,000,000
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationArtificial Intelligence (AI)TechnologyEnvironment and ClimateInnovationDigital Transformation
- From $5,000 to $15,000
- Up to 45% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationDigital Transformation
SResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Subvention de démarrage du csbq
Funding for collaborative research start-up projects
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationInnovation
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Public administration
Types of eligible projects
TechnologyHuman ResourcesInnovation
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Human ResourcesInnovation
- From $1,000 to $112,500
- Up to 45% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationInnovation
- Maximum amount : 700,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Public administration
Types of eligible projects
- Maximum amount : 105,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyInnovation
- From $7,000,000 to $10,000,000
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
Types of eligible projects
Environment and ClimateInnovation
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyInnovation

Grant and FundingClosed
Ascension competition
Pitch competition supporting early-stage entrepreneurs in Quebec City
- Maximum amount : 60,000 $
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Transportation and warehousing
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationInnovation
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration
Types of eligible projects
Human ResourcesInnovation
- Maximum amount : 1,200,000 $
- Up to 15% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
Types of eligible projects
TechnologyInnovation
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Commercialization
- From $500 to $50,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Real estate and rental and leasing
Types of eligible projects
Construction and Renovation
- Maximum amount : 10,000,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects

Grant and FundingOpen
Lab-to-Market Fund
Accelerates commercialization of new or improved technologies
- Up to 33% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyInnovation
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
Types of eligible projects
Environment and Climate
- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationArtificial Intelligence (AI)Innovation

Grant and FundingClosed
Discovery Award
Supports feasibility and pilot biomedical research projects
- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
Innovation
- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationEnvironment and ClimateInnovation
- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Environment and ClimateInnovation
- Maximum amount : 1,300,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Public administration
Types of eligible projects
TechnologyEnvironment and Climate
- Construction
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Construction and Renovation Innovation
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration
Types of eligible projects
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- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Environment and Climate
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects

Partnering and CollaborationLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
Eurêka Investment Fund
Supports commercialization of Quebec public research
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationInnovation
- 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
- Maximum amount : 3,400,000 $
- Up to 15% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Environment and Climate
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
Environment and ClimateInnovation
- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 15.000001% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationEnvironment and ClimateConstruction and Renovation
- Maximum amount : 600,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Public administration
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationInnovation
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Environment and ClimateInnovation
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
Environment and Climate
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
Innovation
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Construction
- Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
Artificial Intelligence (AI)TechnologyDigital Transformation
- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
TechnologyEnvironment and ClimateDigital Transformation

Grant and FundingClosed
HCi3 Grant Program
Supports innovative local greenhouse gas reduction projects
- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Utilities
- Construction
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
TechnologyEnvironment and ClimateConstruction and Renovation Innovation
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Artificial Intelligence (AI)TechnologyEnvironment and ClimateInnovation
- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Up to 30% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
Types of eligible projects
Commercialization

Other SupportGrant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
Funding Guide
Funding for rural development and business projects
- Maximum amount : 35,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Transportation and warehousing
- Information and cultural industries
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyConstruction and Renovation InnovationDigital Transformation
- Maximum amount : 2,500 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Real estate and rental and leasing
Types of eligible projects
Construction and Renovation
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
Types of eligible projects
Artificial Intelligence (AI)TechnologyInnovation
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationInnovation
BResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Bio Innovation Grant (BIG)
Funding for biosciences research infrastructure
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationInnovation
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Public administration
Types of eligible projects
TechnologyEnvironment and ClimateInnovation
- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Public administration
Types of eligible projects
Environment and Climate
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Public administration
Types of eligible projects
Human Resources
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