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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Provides federal innovation programme support in Canada and administers the Strategic Response Fund ecosystem.

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Annual funding—
Programs9
Active grants3
Total grants6
About

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada is Canada's federal department for innovation, science, and economic development. It sits at the centre of the federal innovation portfolio and administers programmes that support research, commercialization, entrepreneurship, and national capability building.

The department's direct routes include the Strategic Response Fund, the AI Sovereign C…

Programs & grants under this funder
Global Innovation Clusters Program (umbrella)

Funds Global Innovation Clusters with coordinated cluster programs for strategic industries and cross-regional commercialization support in Canada.

AI Compute Access Fund

Supports Canadian companies by improving access to high-performance computing for life sciences and advanced manufacturing.

AI Compute Challenge

Invests to establish AI data centres and compute infrastructure via the SRF channel intake.

1 grant
AI Compute Challenge
Open
CAD 700M pool·Rolling submission
Black Entrepreneurship Program

Invests over five years for Black Canadian entrepreneurs loans via FACE/BDC periodic ecosystem grants.

1 grant
Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund
Open
— pool·Rolling submission
ElevateIP

Connects IP strategy education and protection support for Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises delivered via regional accelerator partners.

Innovative Solutions Canada

Funds Government-procurement innovation work challenges for Canadian small businesses Challenge and Testing streams.

2 grants
Innovative Solutions Canada — Challenge Stream
Between cycles
— pool
Innovative Solutions Canada — Testing Stream
Between cycles
— pool
AI Sovereign Compute Infrastructure Program (SCIP)

Offers to build Canada's large-scale sovereign public AI supercomputer for NFPs and post-secondary institutions.

1 grant
AI Sovereign Compute Infrastructure Program
Closed
CAD 890M pool
Strategic Response Fund

Invests Large-scale contributions for Canadian industrial innovation tariff response and AI infrastructure minimum ISED contribution total project.

1 grant
Strategic Response Fund
Open
— pool·Rolling submission
Strategic Science Fund

Funds Funding for Canadian not-for-profit science and research organizations last competition next not announced.

Last verified: 29 May 2026Source: ised-isde.canada.ca