Collaborative research and development projects
- Open Date : June 19, 2024
Overview
We help Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to engage in collaborative research and development (R&D) projects with a foreign entity. The funding is available is countries like Brazil, Israel, China, South Korea and India.
At a glance
Funding available
- Increase performance through digital transformation
- Develop a new product or service
- Access new markets
- Maximum amount : 600,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Open Date : June 19, 2024
Eligible candidates
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Health care and social assistance
- Canada
- For-profit business
- All revenue ranges
- All organization sizes
- All groups
Next Steps
Activities funded
The grant supports collaborative research and development projects to advance commercialization of technologies in international markets. Eligible projects emphasize technological advancement through adaptation, validation, and co-development.
- Projects that adapt already commercialized products to access new foreign or Canadian markets.
- New product projects requiring technical and business validation from early adopter customers.
- Projects involving the co-development of new products, services, or processes with uncertain commercialization paths.
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
This program is for Canadian companies that:- are incorporated, profit-oriented, small and medium-sized enterprises, with up to 500 full-time equivalent employees,- are ready to collaborate with a foreign partner in one of the countries listed (Brazil, China, India, Israel, South Korea, Taiwan),- are seeking to commercialize new or improved products, services, or processes,- have sufficient resources to make a serious new market entry push,- have world-class, distinguishable, and protectable technology which may already be commercialized in Canada.Who is not eligible
This grant is tailored for specific Canadian SMEs that meet certain criteria, primarily focusing on technological innovation and collaboration. While there are eligibility standards defined, specific exclusions are not detailed in terms of industry or company status outside of the positive criteria listed.
Eligible expenses
This grant is designed to support R&D projects that are nearing commercialization and involve collaboration between Canadian SMEs and foreign partners. The focus is on developing, adapting, or validating innovative technologies for new market opportunities.
- Technology adaptation: Modifying commercialized products to enter a new market.
- Technology validation: Testing and validating new, yet-to-be commercialized products with early adopters.
- Technology co-development: Jointly creating innovative products, services, or processes with uncertain paths to market.
Eligible geographic areas
This funding initiative is specifically tailored for Canadian SMEs that are eager to enter international markets through research collaborations. The grant focuses on facilitating partnerships with entities in key global regions.
- Brazil
- China
- India
- Israel
- South Korea
- Taiwan
Additional information
Collaborative industrial research and development projects are designed to support Canadian SMEs engaging in R&D collaborations with foreign entities, offering funding up to 50% of eligible costs with a maximum of $600,000. The program focuses on projects near commercialization and requires applicants to have a partnership with entities in specific countries and readiness to enter new markets.
- Eligible expenses include salary costs, contractors' fees, and reasonable travel costs.
- Applications are submitted during specific calls for proposals (CFPs) targeting different markets with varying deadlines.
- The program covers specific sectors like advanced manufacturing, clean technologies, digital technologies, health and bio-sciences, and more, depending on the target market.
- Upcoming CFP: Canada-India 2024-25, targeting sectors including advanced manufacturing, clean and green technologies, digital technologies, health and bio-sciences, food and agriculture technologies, smart infrastructure.
- Previous CFPs were closed for markets such as South Korea, Israel, and Brazil.
- Canadian SMEs should have a world-class, distinguishable, and protectable technology, which may already be commercialized in Canada.
- Eligibility requires the company to be incorporated, profit-oriented, and have up to 500 full-time equivalent employees.
- Applicants must subscribe to the CIIP mailing list for updates on partnership development activities.
- Contact Email: innovation@international.gc.ca
- Page last modified on May 9, 2024.