Canada Innovation Corporation — Business R&D Programs
Invests Federal grants contributions Canadian business technical innovation planned but not yet launched.
The Canada Innovation Corporation Business R&D family sits under the Canada Innovation Corporation as the federal route for Canadian businesses once CIC becomes operational. The Blueprint points to a program suite built around applied research, experimental development, and non-financial advisory services that support technology adoption, intellectual-property strategy, and commercialization. The planned audience is Canadian for-profit businesses, with attention on manufacturing, life sciences, clean technology, and ICT or digital sectors where Canada trails OECD peers on business R&D intensity. As of May 2026, no application portal or open call had been published, so there is no award size, cadence, or live application process to work from yet. For now, the practical value is as a coming federal channel rather than a live opportunity. Teams that need support today still have to look elsewhere, and the record points to NRC IRAP as the current public analogue until CIC launches an operating intake.
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