Defense grants in Canada
Explore Defense grants for companies in Canada. This list brings together funding for dual-use technology, defense research and security challenges 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 Defense in Canada come first.
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Humanitarian demining and unexploded ordnance risk education
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds tools and training curricula that make humanitarian demining safer and teach civilians how to avoid unexploded ordnance.
Improved intelligence picture and enhanced action against organised crime
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds cross-border information-sharing and intelligence tools that help police forces detect and dismantle organised crime networks.
Improved preparedness for, response to and recovery from large-scale critical-infrastructure disruptions
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds monitoring, risk-assessment and stress-testing tools that help critical-infrastructure operators withstand and recover from major disruptions.
Improving disaster risk management and governance for self-sufficient, sustainable operations
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds research on forecasting and adapting emergency systems for either climate/geohazard disasters or CBRN-E threats.
Innovative space-based applications enhancing capabilities for a resilient Europe
🇪🇺EUSPA · European Union
Funds EUR 1.5-1.8 million demonstration projects that turn Galileo and EGNOS satellite navigation into commercial tools for crisis and security practitioners.
Modern information and forensic evidence analysis and frontline policing
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds tools, forensic methods or training that modernise how police forces analyse evidence and work on the frontline.
NATO DIANA Challenge Programme
NATO DIANA · Global / Multinational
Funds for-profit deep-tech companies from any NATO member nation that are developing dual-use solutions to critical defence and security challenges, through competitive annual and dynamic challenge calls.
Open topic on efficient border surveillance and maritime security
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds up to three border-security and maritime-surveillance projects worth EUR 3.3 million each, built with Border or Coast Guard partners.
Prevention, detection and deterrence of crime and terrorism through societal understanding
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds research into the social and cultural drivers of crime or radicalisation, paired with awareness campaigns and policy input.
Secured and facilitated crossing of external borders
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds research into technology and practices that make legal border crossings faster while still catching unauthorised crossings and threats.
Testing and validating tools for cross-border disaster prevention, preparedness and response
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds real-world testing of AI tools, sensors or communication systems that help first responders handle cross-border disasters and CBRN threats.
The human factor in critical-infrastructure resilience
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds research into the human side of infrastructure resilience, from insider-threat detection to training for operators and first responders.
Y Combinator Accelerator Program
🇺🇸YC · United States
Runs Y Combinator Accelerator for early-stage startups with a three-month batch, investment, and mentoring 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.
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.
Canada Job Grant
🇨🇦Government of Canada · Canada
Pays Canadian employers up to about $10,000 per employee toward eligible training costs when they upskill their team.
CanExport SMEs
🇨🇦GAC · Canada
Covers up to 50% of eligible export development costs for Canadian SMEs, up to a maximum of $50,000 per project.
Mayor's Innovation Challenge
🇨🇦Kingston · Canada
Gives Kingston post-secondary students up to $10,000 cash or a startup-program place through two pitch-competition prize streams for projects that improve city life or municipal services.
Canada SR&ED Federal
🇨🇦CRA · Canada
Funds Canadian companies through federal innovation tax deductions for qualifying innovation experimentation costs.
Provincial SR&ED top-ups (Ontario Quebec BC etc)
🇨🇦Provincial governments · Canada
Offers Canadian provinces extra incentives that top up federal measures for qualifying innovation activity.
Eurogia Clean Technologies Call for Proposals
🇨🇦NRC · Canada
Funds Canadian firms in EUREKA low-carbon energy R&D consortia.
Ingenious+ Youth Innovation Challenge
🇨🇦Ingenious+ · Canada
Pays Canadian youth aged 14 to 18 cash awards for innovation projects that address community, national or global challenges.