Grants in Canada
Explore grants for companies in Canada. This directory includes national and regional funding from Canadian innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, international programs open to applicants in Canada, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at Canada come first.
Showing 1-24 of 1,702 grants
Mitacs Accelerate Global Excellence Award
🇨🇦Mitacs · Canada
Invests in exceptional international postdoctoral researchers relocating to Canada for industry-partnered research.
Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA)
🇨🇦CIHR (Canadian Institutes of H · Canada
Funds postdoctoral health research development through independent awards and mentorship.
CFI College Fund
🇨🇦CFI · Canada
Funds the Canada Foundation for Innovation College Fund grants for Canadian colleges building research infrastructure and commercialization-ready outputs.
CFI Innovation Fund
🇨🇦CFI · Canada
Funds Canadian university research infrastructure through strategic national awards to strengthen real-world implementation.
endMS Doctoral Studentship Awards
🇨🇦MSC · Canada
Funds PhD students researching multiple sclerosis for up to four years.
Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) — Black Researchers Stream
🇨🇦CIHR (Canadian Institutes of H · Canada
Funds undergraduate research participation for Black student researchers in Canada.
NSERC Alliance Quantum Grants
🇨🇦NSERC · Canada
Funds Canadian academic and industrial consortia advancing quantum computing, communications, and sensing technologies.
An AI Foundation Toxicology Model and Framework to Support Waiving a Second Species in Drug Safety Studies
🇨🇦IHI JU · European Union
Funds development of an AI toxicology model that lets drug developers waive costly second-species animal safety testing.
IHI European HealthCare Incubator Network
🇨🇦IHI JU · European Union
Funds a pan-European industry-and-academia incubator network that re-grants up to EUR 2,000,000 each to early-stage healthcare startups.
Eurogia Clean Technologies Call for Proposals
🇨🇦NRC · Canada
Funds Canadian firms in EUREKA low-carbon energy R&D consortia.
CIRIF Intake 1
🇨🇦CFI · Canada
Funds institutions hosting Canada Impact Chairs through major infrastructure support.
Desjardins Startup Prize — Early-Stage Prize
🇨🇦UTE · Canada
Awards University of Toronto-affiliated early-stage founders up to $15,000 CAD for a three-minute pitch, as part of an annual competition with over $100,000 in total prizes.
Desjardins Startup Prize — Later-Stage Prize
🇨🇦UTE · Canada
Awards University of Toronto-affiliated later-stage founders up to $40,000 CAD for a three-minute pitch, as part of an annual competition with over $100,000 in total prizes.
John R. Evans Leaders Fund
🇨🇦CFI · Canada
Funds Canadian investigator infrastructure for flagship science outcomes through national competition.
CIRIF Intake 2
🇨🇦CFI · Canada
Funds institutions hosting Canada Impact Chairs through major infrastructure support.
IQ ESSOR — Investment Feasibility and Digital Diagnostics (Volet 1)
🇨🇦IQ · Canada
Funds Quebec for-profit companies conducting feasibility studies or digital diagnostics to prepare major investment projects.
CFI Northern Fund
🇨🇦CFI · Canada
Supports the CFI Northern Fund continuous grants for northern Canadian institutions creating research infrastructure led by local communities.
Artificial Intelligence Program
🇨🇦PIC · Canada
Supports collaborative teams in Canada through Protein Industries Canada Artificial Intelligence co-investment for plant-based innovation.
NRC IRAP Standard R&D Contribution
🇨🇦NRC · Canada
Provides Canadian innovators with hands-on guidance for technology-led projects and commercialization planning.
AI Compute Challenge
🇨🇦ISED · Canada
Supports Canadian AI infrastructure growth by funding data centre and compute initiatives through strategic commercial collaboration.
AI Project Funding
🇨🇦Scale AI · Canada
Funds Canadian companies' artificial intelligence projects through reimbursement of qualifying development and commercialization costs.
BC Community Gaming Grants
🇨🇦Province of BC · Canada
Funds British Columbia nonprofit community programmes with evidence based outcomes and long-term local impact goals.
BC Innovator Skills Initiative
🇨🇦Province of BC · Canada
Funds British Columbia employers hiring skilled technology talent through targeted support linked to each hire.
BC Small Business Venture Capital Tax Credit
🇨🇦Province of BC · Canada
Funds private investment in British Columbia small businesses through tax-supported incentives and provincial partnership support.