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 25-48 of 1,702 grants
Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund
🇨🇦ISED · Canada
Funds loan participation for Black Canadian entrepreneurs through mission-aligned lenders to expand growth-capable businesses.
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.
Eureka Network Projects — Canada no. 7
🇨🇦EUREKA · Global / Multinational
Supports Canadian and Europe linked collaborators through Eureka Network Project Call seven for ongoing international innovation.
IDEaS Contests
🇨🇦DND Canada · Canada
Funds Canadian innovators solving defence and security problems through IDEaS grant-prize contests.
Innovation Ecosystem Projects and Activity Program
🇨🇦OSC · Canada
Funds ocean innovation ecosystems with workforce, training, and partnerships to strengthen real-world implementation.
Mitacs Accelerate
🇨🇦Mitacs · Canada
Funds industry-academic internships in Canada through collaborative project support to strengthen real-world implementation.
Mitacs Business Strategy Internship
🇨🇦Mitacs · Canada
Funds business strategy internships linking students and enterprises for applied execution outcomes.
Mitacs Globalink Research Award
🇨🇦Mitacs · Canada
Funds international research mobility for students and postdoctoral scholars to strengthen real-world implementation.
NGen Advanced Manufacturing Projects
🇨🇦NGen · Canada
Supports small Canadian manufacturing ecosystems through co-investment for cross-sector collaboration.
NGen Cluster Building Project
🇨🇦NGen · Canada
Supports advanced manufacturing ecosystems in Canada through high shared-cost projects.
NRC IRAP Accelerated Review Program
🇨🇦NRC · Canada
Supports Canadian applied-innovation teams with faster review and rapid decisions for focused milestones.
NSERC I2I Grants
🇨🇦NSERC · Canada
Funds university-industry partnerships in Canada that transfer research outputs into practical innovation.
Project Grant
🇨🇦CIHR (Canadian Institutes of H · Canada
Funds flagship Canadian health investigator grants for biomedical research to strengthen real-world implementation.
Strategic Response Fund
🇨🇦ISED · Canada
Funds industrial innovation projects across Canada through large-scale contributions for AI infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, and resilience.
Technology Leadership Program
🇨🇦PIC · Canada
Funds collaborative plant-protein research and production projects in Canada through partner-led co-investment.
Training Program
🇨🇦Scale AI · Canada
Funds Canadian universities and training providers to develop and deliver AI and digital skills training programs.
Y Combinator Accelerator Program
🇺🇸YC · United States
Runs Y Combinator Accelerator for early-stage startups with a three-month batch, investment, and mentoring support.
Acceleration Program — Accelerator/Incubator Operators)
🇨🇦Scale AI · Canada
Supports Canadian accelerator and incubator operators building growth programmes for AI ventures.
ADDF-Harrington Scholar Program
🇺🇸ADDF · Global / Multinational
Funds academic Alzheimer's researchers with hit-to-lead and development-stage support plus therapeutic guidance.
Amplify
🇨🇦OSP · Canada
Covers up to $25,000 in pilot, deployment and field-trial costs for Canadian ocean-economy startups already working with an Amplify Partner.
Anthropic Fellows Program
Anthropic · United States
Offers additional fellowship opportunities for AI researchers through collaborative cohorts.