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Digital Health Innovation Fund
Supports collaborative digital health innovation and data-driven research
Last Update: March 4, 2026
Funding available
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Timeline
- Open Date : October 1, 2025
- Closing date : November 15, 2025
Location
Canada
Overview
The Digital Health Innovation Fund offers up to $25 million to support collaborative research programs that leverage a national data sharing and AI-enabled platform to advance precision medicine. Eligible activities include developing health research use cases, promoting commercialization potential, and facilitating data-driven collaborations among Canadian SMEs and other organizations.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Increase performance through digital transformation
- Develop strategic partnerships
- Develop a new product or service
Eligible Funding
- Minimum amount : 1 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
Timeline
- Open Date : October 1, 2025
- Closing date : November 15, 2025
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
Location
- Canada
Legal structures
- Non-profit
- Public or Parapublic institution
- For-profit business
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- 499 employees maximum
Audience
- Indigenous Peoples
- Persons with Disabilities
- Other Racialized Persons
- Black Canadians
- 2SLGBTQI+
- Canadians
- Women
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
- Higher Education
- Research
- Hospitals and Rehabilitation
- Other Health Services
- Economic, Social and Community Development
- Business Associations
- Diversity and Inclusion
Target groups
- Indigenous peoples
- People with disabilities
- Women & girls
- LGBTQ+ community
- Business owners / entrepreneurs
- Nonprofits / charities
- Academia / students
- Minority groups
Revenue structures
- All structures
Scope
- National
- International
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
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Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Advancement of health research projects leveraging a national digital data platform.
- Development and implementation of artificial intelligence or data-driven solutions to improve patient outcomes, with a focus on fields such as oncology and neurology, but open to other health domains.
- Design and execution of collaborative research initiatives involving multiple Canadian small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and health data providers.
- Pilot studies that use secure and interoperable data-sharing technologies to enable new research or product development in healthcare.
- Commercialization planning and activities for health research-based intellectual property developed through use of the platform.
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Private-sector organizations, including independently owned businesses
- Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with fewer than 499 employees
- Multinational enterprises (MNEs)
- Public organizations such as academic, health, and research institutions (and their foundations)
- Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and granting agencies operating in Canada
Eligible expenses
- Expenses for data readiness, including data mapping to the OMOP data model and data curation for use on the Platform.
- Onboarding support for data providers related to platform integration.
Eligible geographic areas
- Businesses and organizations from across Canada
Additional information
- Project teams can request matchmaking assistance to help form eligible collaborations via the Expression of Interest survey.
- Applicants must obtain DHDP Network membership if not already members to be eligible for funding.
- Underrepresented and disadvantaged groups are strongly encouraged to apply in order to promote diversity and representation.
- Regular webinars and Q&A sessions are organized as part of the application process, with recordings and resources made available.
Contacts
Frequently Asked Questions about the Digital Health Innovation Fund Program
Here are answers to the most common questions about the Digital Health Innovation Fund. This section explains what the program is, how much funding is available, eligibility requirements, application deadlines, and other important details to help you determine if this grant is right for your business.
What is the Digital Health Innovation Fund?
The Digital Health Innovation Fund offers up to $25 million to support collaborative research programs that leverage a national data sharing and AI-enabled platform to advance precision medicine. Eligible activities include developing health research use cases, promoting commercialization potential, and facilitating data-driven collaborations among Canadian SMEs and other organizations.
How much funding can be received?
Digital Health Innovation Fund Funds up to 75% of admissible expenses.
What is the deadline to apply?
The application deadline for this grant program was November 15, 2025.
Who is eligible for the Digital Health Innovation Fund program?
To be eligible for the Digital Health Innovation Fund program, you must:
Project team must include at least two Canadian small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs; fewer than 499 employees).
Project must include a data provider able to share health data within Canada.
Applicants must be or become members of the DHDP Network.
What expenses are eligible under Digital Health Innovation Fund?
Advancement of health research projects leveraging a national digital data platform.
Development and implementation of artificial intelligence or data-driven solutions to improve patient outcomes, with a focus on fields such as oncology and neurology, but open to other health domains.
Design and execution of collaborative research initiatives involving multiple Canadian small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and health data providers.
Pilot studies that use secure and interoperable data-sharing technologies to enable new research or product development in healthcare.
Commercialization planning and activities for health research-based intellectual property developed through use of the platform.
Who can I contact for more information about the Digital Health Innovation Fund?
You can contact Digital Health & Discovery Platform (dhdp) by email at dhdp@tfri.ca.
Where is the Digital Health Innovation Fund available?
The Digital Health Innovation Fund program is available across Canada.