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 1,738 grants
CIRIF Intake 1
🇨🇦CFI · Canada
Funds institutions hosting Canada Impact Chairs through major infrastructure support.
Y Combinator Accelerator Program
🇺🇸YC · United States
Runs Y Combinator Accelerator for early-stage startups with a three-month batch, investment, and mentoring support.
Strengthening the Canadian Supply Chain Program
🇨🇦PIC · Canada
Funds Canadian food manufacturers and processors through Protein Industries Canada co-investment to reformulate or scale up products using domestic plant-protein ingredients.
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.
Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) — Black Researchers Stream
🇨🇦CIHR (Canadian Institutes of H · Canada
Funds undergraduate research participation for Black student researchers in Canada.
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.
Parkinson's Foundation Stanley Fahn Junior Faculty Award
🇺🇸Parkinson's Foundation · United States
Funds early-career Parkinson's disease researchers at United States and Canada institutions through independent investigator 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 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.
Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund
🇨🇦ISED · Canada
Funds loan participation for Black Canadian entrepreneurs through mission-aligned lenders to expand growth-capable businesses.
CFI College Fund
🇨🇦CFI · Canada
Funds the Canada Foundation for Innovation College Fund grants for Canadian colleges building research infrastructure and commercialization-ready outputs.
Clean Fuels Fund — General Stream
🇨🇦NRCan · Canada
Supports development of clean fuel production pathways and facility expansion in Canada.
Core Technology Leadership Program
🇨🇦OSC · Canada
Funds ocean-economy innovation consortia developing scaled energy, sustainable seafood, and ocean technology.
CSTIP Collaborative Grant & Contribution
🇨🇦NRC · Canada
Provides Canadian teams with NRC partnership support for mission-focused innovation projects.
Defence IDEaS — Competitive Projects
🇨🇦DND Canada · Canada
Offers research teams and institutions for Defence IDEaS Competitive Projects in defense innovation, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.
IDEaS Contests
🇨🇦DND Canada · Canada
Funds Canadian innovators solving defence and security problems through IDEaS grant-prize contests.