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Funding support for SME research, development and commercialization
Canada
Product innovation
Fund your product innovation projects
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.
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Tax incentives for R&D in Canada
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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
Digital project to structure growth
Accepted$10K-$25K
2026Manufacturing
CanExport Innovation
Structured export plan to accelerate growth
Accepted$10K-$25K
2025Manufacturing
Mitacs Accelerate
Operational modernization with new tools
AcceptedUnder $10K
2026Manufacturing
Productivity and Sustainable Innovation Fund – Component 2: Feasibility study - audit towards a 4.0 transition
Digital transformation to improve efficiency
Accepted$50K-$100K
2025Accommodation and food services
Healthy Eating Program Component 2 – Support for the development and modification of the nutritional value of processed foods
Applied innovation project with commercial potential
Accepted$500K-$1M
2025Manufacturing
Eastern Ontario Development Fund (EODF) — Business project loans
Market-oriented research and development
Accepted$1M+
2025Canadian business
Program Supporting the Development of Tourist Attractions — Stream 2
Digital project to structure growth
Accepted$50K-$100K
2024Canadian business
Quebec city — Valo-Capitale — commercialization of innovation
Commercial expansion into new markets
Accepted$25K-$50K
2024Professional, scientific and technical services
NovaScience Program — Support for employment in research and innovation
Digital project to structure growth
Accepted$50K-$100K
2024Professional, scientific and technical services
NovaScience Program — Support for the position of innovation and commercialization manager
Digital project to structure growth
Accepted$50K-$100K
2025Manufacturing
Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) — Financial Assistance
Digital transformation to improve efficiency
Accepted$50K-$100K
2025Wholesale trade
PME MTL — Innovation, productivity, and sustainable development fund
Digital project to structure growth
Accepted$25K-$50K
2024Professional, scientific and technical services
Call for projects: Innovation and growth
Digital transformation to improve efficiency
Accepted$25K-$50K
2025Professional, scientific and technical services
PME MTL — Call for projects : Innovation
Digital project to structure growth
AcceptedUnder $10K
2025Wholesale trade
Mitacs — Business Strategy Internship
Training and hiring aligned with a business project
Accepted$25K-$50K
2024Canadian business
Creative Export Canada (CEC) — Export Development Stream (EDS)
Commercial expansion into new markets
Accepted$100K-$250K
2025Professional, scientific and technical services
Development of E-Business Tax Credit (CDAE)
Digital transformation to improve efficiency
Accepted$250K-$500K
2025Manufacturing
REGI — Business Scale-up and Productivity — CED (QC) – Private sector
Digital transformation to improve efficiency
Accepted$10K-$25K
2026Canadian business
Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) - Tax Incentive Program
Digital project to structure growth
Accepted$100K-$250K
2025Manufacturing
MAPAQ — Food Processing Program — Component 2
Operational modernization with new tools
Accepted$10K-$25K
2025Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Fund for Innovation and Technology (FIT)
Operational modernization with new tools
Accepted$100K-$250K
2025Manufacturing
ESSOR – Component 2: Support for investment projects promoting productivity and business expansion
Digital transformation to improve efficiency
Accepted$100K-$250K
2025Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Economic development program to help revitalize territories (DEPART)
Skills development to accelerate execution
Accepted$10K-$25K
2025Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Green Freight Program — Assess and Retrofit
Digital project to structure growth
Accepted$10K-$25K
2025Construction
Investment and innovation tax credit (IITC)
Digital transformation to improve efficiency
Our services
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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.