Open
Funding for Canadian SMEs advancing innovative clean technology commercialization
Canada
Up to 10,000,000 $
Product innovation
Product innovation grant consulting
Bring new products to market with a structured innovation approach. HelloDarwin helps you clarify the opportunity, validate demand, plan development, and connect with the right experts and funding programs to move from concept to launch.
Structure each step of product innovation
From validation to launch planning, the right experts and programs can reduce risk and help your team invest in the right product decisions.
Validate the opportunity
Assess customer needs, market potential, competitive positioning, and technical feasibility before investing heavily in development.
Design and prototype
Structure the product scope, define key features, create prototypes, and test assumptions with users or stakeholders.
Plan funding and launch
Identify eligible grants, expert partners, development budgets, and a practical roadmap to bring the product to market.
Funding to move from idea to market
Product innovation projects can include R&D, prototyping, laboratory testing, intellectual property, customer validation, demonstrations, and commercialization preparation.
Open
Tax incentives for business R&D in Canada
Canada
Up to 35% of project cost
Open
Federal support for large-scale innovative business and network projects
Canada
Accepted$50K-$100K
2024Arts, entertainment and recreation
Support fund for the development of tourism offers
Operational modernization with new tools
Accepted$500K-$1M
2025Information and cultural industries
Évolution-Compétences — Innovation and knowledge component
Digital transformation to improve efficiency
Accepted$25K-$50K
2025Information and cultural industries
SODEC — Support for entrepreneurial development — Stream 1
Operational modernization with new tools
Accepted$25K-$50K
2024Information and cultural industries
Strategic Innovation Fund — Digital Generator – Stream 2
Operational modernization with new tools
Accepted$250K-$500K
2025Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Canada-Québec initiative to help mitigate the impact of excess rainfall in Québec in 2023 on certain regions and agricultural productions
Digital transformation to improve efficiency
Accepted$100K-$250K
2024Manufacturing
Innovative Solutions Canada - Vehicle theft prevention
Product development to create a competitive advantage
Accepted$25K-$50K
2025Professional, scientific and technical services
Innovative Solutions Canada Program
Applied innovation project with commercial potential
Accepted$10K-$25K
2025Manufacturing
Mitacs — Accelerate Entrepreneur
Digital project to structure growth
Accepted$50K-$100K
2025Manufacturing
CFIN Innovation Booster
Digital transformation to improve efficiency
Accepted$25K-$50K
2026Manufacturing
CFIN — Innovation Scouting Fund
Digital transformation to improve efficiency
Accepted$250K-$500K
2025Professional, scientific and technical services
Call for collaborative and structuring innovation projects in Quebec's strategic sectors
Digital project to structure growth
Accepted$25K-$50K
2025Accommodation and food services
Québec city — Supporting the development of the Saint-Roch district
Digital project to structure growth
Accepted$100K-$250K
2025Arts, entertainment and recreation
SODEC — Support for innovative initiatives
Operational modernization with new tools
Accepted$250K-$500K
2026Manufacturing
Regional Development Program — Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Competitiveness (AMIC)
Product development to create a competitive advantage
Accepted$1M+
2025Construction
Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program
Applied innovation project with commercial potential
Accepted$50K-$100K
2023Professional, scientific and technical services
PME MTL — Innovation Investment Fund
Operational modernization with new tools
Accepted$10K-$25K
2025Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
MAPAQ — Ministerial Initiative for Plant Productivity – Component 1: Improving labor productivity in crop production
Operational modernization with new tools
Accepted$10K-$25K
2025Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
MAPAQ — Ministerial initiative for the development of greenhouses and large tunnels
Operational modernization with new tools
Accepted$1M+
2025Professional, scientific and technical services
Artificial Intelligence for Canadian Energy Innovation
Digital project to structure growth
Accepted$100K-$250K
2025Manufacturing
Business Growth — Productivity and automation
Digital project to structure growth
Accepted$100K-$250K
2025Manufacturing
Capitale-Productivity
Operational modernization with new tools
AcceptedUnder $10K
2025Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Wood Innovation Program - component 1
Commercial expansion into new markets
Accepted$100K-$250K
2026Construction
Energy Innovation Program — Off-Site Construction Challenge
Operational modernization with new tools
Accepted$250K-$500K
2025Professional, scientific and technical services
Support program for economic development projects (PAPDE) — Component 2 : Support for the development of strategic sectors and regions
Digital transformation to improve efficiency
Accepted$1M+
2026Manufacturing
Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) — Capital Investment Projects
Digital transformation to improve efficiency
AcceptedUnder $10K
2025Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
CanNor Jobs and Growth Fund — Not-for-Profit
Not-for-profit clean-technology adoption project creating inclusive jobs in a northern community
Accepted$10K-$25K
2026Manufacturing
CanExport Innovation
Meetings with pre-identified foreign partners to negotiate an international research and development collaboration
Accepted$10K-$25K
2025Manufacturing
Mitacs Accelerate
Collaborative research internship developing and testing a new manufacturing optimization method
AcceptedUnder $10K
2026Manufacturing
Productivity and Sustainable Innovation Fund – Component 2: Feasibility study - audit towards a 4.0 transition
Accredited Industry 4.0 feasibility audit and automation roadmap for a Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu manufacturer
Accepted$50K-$100K
2025Manufacturing
Healthy Eating Program Component 2 – Support for the development and modification of the nutritional value of processed foods
Reformulation of a processed food to reduce sodium and saturated fat while increasing fibre
Accepted$500K-$1M
2025Manufacturing
Eastern Ontario Development Fund (EODF) — Business project loans
Purchase of production equipment and employee training to launch a new product line in Eastern Ontario
Accepted$1M+
2025Accommodation and food services
Program Supporting the Development of Tourist Attractions — Stream 2
Major renovation and modernization of guest rooms, public areas and meeting spaces in a hotel
Accepted$50K-$100K
2024Professional, scientific and technical services
Quebec city — Valo-Capitale — commercialization of innovation
Commercialization and international distribution of a patented product developed from university research
Accepted$25K-$50K
2024Professional, scientific and technical services
NovaScience Program — Support for employment in research and innovation
Hiring a research and innovation specialist to lead a digital-transformation project
Accepted$50K-$100K
2024Professional, scientific and technical services
NovaScience Program — Support for the position of innovation and commercialization manager
Creation and hiring of a permanent innovation and commercialization manager to lead market deployment
Accepted$50K-$100K
2025Manufacturing
Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) — Financial Assistance
Research and pilot testing of an unproven manufacturing technology before commercialization
Accepted$50K-$100K
2025Wholesale trade
PME MTL — Innovation, productivity, and sustainable development fund
Installation of automated warehouse equipment and a circular packaging model to improve productivity
Accepted$25K-$50K
2024Professional, scientific and technical services
Call for projects: Innovation and growth
Real-world pilot, market launch and first sales of an innovative clean-technology solution
Accepted$25K-$50K
2025Professional, scientific and technical services
PME MTL — Call for projects : Innovation
Pilot implementation of a new technology and commercialization of an innovative Montreal business solution
AcceptedUnder $10K
2025Wholesale trade
Mitacs — Business Strategy Internship
Business strategy internship redesigning inventory operations and validating a new wholesale service model
Accepted$25K-$50K
2024Information and cultural industries
Creative Export Canada (CEC) — Export Development Stream (EDS)
International market-readiness plan and buyer-development campaign for export-ready Canadian creative content
Accepted$100K-$250K
2025Professional, scientific and technical services
Development of E-Business Tax Credit (CDAE)
Salaries for developers designing and integrating eligible e-business software systems
Accepted$250K-$500K
2025Manufacturing
REGI — Business Scale-up and Productivity — CED (QC) – Private sector
Acquisition of digital production equipment and process redesign to increase a Quebec manufacturer’s capacity
Accepted$10K-$25K
2026Manufacturing
Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) - Tax Incentive Program
Experimental development project to resolve technological uncertainty in a new production process
Accepted$100K-$250K
2025Manufacturing
MAPAQ — Food Processing Program — Component 2
Robotization of a food-packaging line and integration of production-management software
Accepted$10K-$25K
2025Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Fund for Innovation and Technology (FIT)
Integration of an ERP and automated production-monitoring tools at a Mirabel business
Accepted$100K-$250K
2025Manufacturing
ESSOR – Component 2: Support for investment projects promoting productivity and business expansion
Purchase and integration of automated production equipment to expand capacity at a Quebec plant
Accepted$100K-$250K
2025Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Economic development program to help revitalize territories (DEPART)
Modernization and production-capacity expansion for a regional agri-food processing facility
Accepted$10K-$25K
2025Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Green Freight Program — Assess and Retrofit
Third-party fleet energy assessment followed by fuel-saving retrofits for heavy-duty vehicles
Accepted$10K-$25K
2025Manufacturing
Investment and innovation tax credit (IITC)
Acquisition of eligible manufacturing equipment and integrated management software for a Quebec facility
Our services
Precision expertise in high-impact funding vertical.
Grant Consulting
Strategic support to build your financing plan, prioritize opportunities, and manage your requests.
Grant Writing
Comprehensive support to prepare, draft, and file an accurate application with the help of our experts.
Platform
Self-service tools to discover grants, tax credits, and programs tailored to your projects.
Frequently asked questions
Need help deciding what applies to your business? Talk to an expert and get a clearer next step.
Can product innovation receive grants or tax credits?
Yes. Product innovation can involve R&D, prototyping, lab testing, technical validation, intellectual property, demonstrations, customer validation, commercialization, or SR&ED when technical uncertainty is present.
What separates a strong innovation file from a product idea?
A strong file shows the problem, technical or market gap, development plan, budget, timeline, testing approach, expected outcomes, and the evidence needed to prove progress.
How does helloDarwin choose between grants and SR&ED?
We review whether the project is best supported before expenses through grants, after or during technical work through SR&ED, or through a mix of programs tied to different phases.