Best Research and Development Grants in Canada for 2026
The landscape of Grants Research in Canada is vast and diverse, offering a plethora of opportunities for research projects across various fields. Canadian Grants play a pivotal role in supporting innovation, scientific discovery, and academic excellence. They provide essential funding for research projects that can lead to significant advancements in science and engineering, health, humanities, and more.

NRC — Indoor environment testing research facilities
- No Condition
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

NRC — Ocean, Coastal and River Engineering Research Centre
- No Condition
- Construction
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Université de Montréal
- No Condition
- All industries

Douglas College
- No Condition
- All industries

Health Effects of Ultra-Processed Foods
- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Alberta Innovates — International Technology Partnership (ITP) Program
- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services

York University
- No Condition
- All industries

Prairie Agtech Validation Program
- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Quantum Quebec
- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

NRC — Data Analytics Centre research facility
- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

NRC — Multidirectional Wave Basin - Research Facility
- No Condition
- Construction
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Laurentian University
- No Condition
- All industries

McGill University Health Centre
- No Condition
- All industries

- No Condition
- All industries

NRC — Large Wave Flume - Research Facility
- No Condition
- Construction
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Cégep de La Pocatière
- No Condition
- All industries

Export 4.0 program — Advanced and Intelligent Technologies
- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

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

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

Cognit.ca — partnerships, research and licensing
- No Condition
- All industries

CMF-Quebecor — Fund Intellectual Properties Intended for International Markets Production Support Program
- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- Up to 6% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

NBIF Innovation Voucher
- From $10,000 to $80,000
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Mount Saint Vincent University
- No Condition
- All industries

NRC — Aerospace Manufacturing Technologies Centre
- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing

- No Condition
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
The process of applying for research grants involves several key steps, including understanding the deadline, project requirements, and specific program guidelines.

NRC — Civil infrastructure and related structures testing facilities
- No Condition
- Utilities
- Construction
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Arts et lettres de Montréal - Territorial partnership - Ecoresponsibility and sharing
- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

ventureLAB — Accelerate AI
- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Women's College Research Institute
- No Condition
- All industries

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

Greenhouse Technology Network (GTN)
- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Professional, scientific and technical services

NRCC — Gas turbine research facilities
- No Condition
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Douglas Mental Health University Institute
- No Condition
- All industries

NRC — Cell Culture Pilot Plant
- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

Collaborative research and development projects
- Maximum amount : 600,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries

Workforce Planning Boards
- No Condition
- All industries

ACOA Business Information Services — Newfoundland and Labrador
- No Condition
- All industries

University of Calgary
- No Condition
- All industries

MTRIC — Start Program
- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Manufacturing

NRC — Heavy vehicle tilt research facilities
- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Public administration

NRC — Zebrafish research facility
- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

- No Condition
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

CQRDA — PARTENAR-IA — Academic
- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

EUREKA!
- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

ERA — Tailings Technology Challenge
- 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

Enhancement of Official Languages Program
- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

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

Mount Allison University
- No Condition
- All industries

Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal
- No Condition
- All industries

NBIF — CleanTech Accelerator Program
- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services
The future of Grants Research in Canada is promising, with ongoing advancements in science and technology, increased emphasis on interdisciplinary and collaborative research, and a growing recognition of the importance of research in addressing global challenges.

University of Northern British Columbia
- No Condition
- All industries

Kenora and Rainy River District Business Accelerator Fund
- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing

Water Incubation Program
- No Condition
- Utilities

Quebec Industrial Research Centre — CRIQ
- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

Canadian Emissions Reduction Innovation Network
- No Condition
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

St. Michael's Hospital
- No Condition
- All industries

Alberta Innovates — Alberta Scaleup and Growth Accelerators Program
- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Information and cultural industries
- Health care and social assistance
- Public administration

Tenders Online — New Brunswick Opportunities Network
- No Condition
- All industries

Exploring Collaboration Grants
- Maximum amount : 2,500 $
- All industries

University of the Fraser Valley
- No Condition
- All industries

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
- No Condition
- All industries

NRC — Compression and tension testing facility
- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing

CRC Office of Business Development
- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Public administration

Strategic Partnerships Initiative
- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Utilities
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Sector Development Partnership Grants
- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Foothills Medical Centre
- No Condition
- All industries

École nationale d'administration publique
- No Condition
- All industries

Grant financing for ICT research partnerships
- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Kingston General Hospital
- No Condition
- All industries

Montreal Children's Hospital
- No Condition
- All industries

Polytechnique Montréal
- No Condition
- All industries

- No Condition
- All industries

Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine
- No Condition
- All industries

University of St. Michael's College
- No Condition
- All industries

St. Joseph's Health Centre
- No Condition
- All industries
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University of New Brunswick
- No Condition
- All industries

- No Condition
- All industries

Women's College Hospital
- No Condition
- All industries

Centre de recherche Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal
- No Condition
- All industries

- No Condition
- All industries

Université Laval
- No Condition
- All industries

NRC — Canadian Astronomy Data Centre - Research Facility
- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

Hamilton Health Sciences
- No Condition
- All industries

Toronto East Health Network - Michael Garron Hospital
- No Condition
- All industries

Emily Carr University of Art + Design
- No Condition
- All industries

OCAD University
- No Condition
- All industries

Renison University College
- No Condition
- All industries

Cégep de Matane
- No Condition
- All industries

- No Condition
- All industries

École de technologie supérieure
- No Condition
- All industries

- No Condition
- All industries

Cégep de l'Outaouais
- No Condition
- All industries

Libro Credit Union - Grants & Partnerships
- No Condition
- Finance and insurance
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)

Shriners Hospital for Children
- No Condition
- All industries

Tom Baker Cancer Centre
- No Condition
- All industries

Montreal Heart Institute
- No Condition
- All industries

Royal Military College
- No Condition
- All industries

Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke
- No Condition
- All industries

- No Condition
- All industries

Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec - U Laval
- No Condition
- All industries