Technology & Innovation grants in Canada

Funding for software, AI, R&D and commercialization work. 262 programs in the catalogue, sorted by deadline. Updated weekly.

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Global Affairs Canada
$10,000 to $50,000 Aug 31, 2026
Collaborate 2 Commercialize (C2C) - Defense and Dual-Use Technologies Call
Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI)
$20,000 to $50,000 Sep 15, 2026
Infrared Quantum Light for Material Characterization and Secure Communication
Innovative Solutions Canada
Sep 22, 2026
Eastern Ontario Development Fund (EODF)
Government of Ontario
Sep 23, 2026
Early Stage Commercialization Fund
Invest Nova Scotia
Oct 5, 2026
Early Stage Commercialization Fund (ESCF)
Invest Nova Scotia
Oct 5, 2026
Media Artists Program: Creation
Toronto Arts Council
up to $15,000 Oct 15, 2026
Dining District Program – Stream Two
City of Toronto
$25,000 to $100,000 Jan 13, 2027
TIES Founder's Scholarship
The Immigrant Education Society (TIES)
$1,000 to $1,000 May 18, 2027
TIES Founder's Scholarship 2026–2027
The Immigrant Education Society (TIES)
$1,000 to $1,000 May 18, 2027
Robotics for Good Youth Challenge
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Sep 1, 2027
Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (RAII)
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Dec 31, 2028
7th Annual Pitch Competition
Decentralised Energy Canada
Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) Health
Alberta Innovates
$100,000 to $2,000,000
Acceleration Program
Scale AI
up to $50,000 Rolling
Access to Justice Fund
The Law Foundation of Ontario
Advanced Manufacturing Projects
NGen (Next Generation Manufacturing Canada)
$500,000 to $20,000,000
Advancing Hydrogen – Competition 2
Alberta Innovates
Advancing International Clean Technology Demonstrations Initiative
Trade Commissioner Service
Rolling
Agriculture & Environment Program
Alberta Innovates
Rolling
AI & Data Solutions Grants
Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
Rolling
AI for Good / Nonprofit Grants
Microsoft Philanthropies
US$50,000 to US$500,000 Rolling
AI for Good Film Festival 2026
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
AI for Good Innovation Factory - Grand Finale
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
AI Opportunity Fund
Google.org
AI Research Chair Program
Scale AI
Rolling
Alberta Digital Traction Program
Alberta Innovates
Alberta Jobs Now Program
Alberta Ministry of Jobs, Economy and Trade
$5,000 to $370,000 Rolling
Alliance Grants
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
$20,000 to $1,000,000 Rolling
Angel Summit / Okanagan Angel Summit
Accelerate Okanagan
Appel de projets : très ouverts aux commerces pas ordinaires
PME MTL
Appui à l'innovation quantique régionale
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)
Rolling
Appui à l'innovation quantique régionale
Développement économique Canada pour les régions du Québec (DEC)
Rolling
Artist Travel and Touring Fund
Government of the Northwest Territories, Industry, Tourism and Investment
up to $4,000 Rolling
Arts Business Support Fund
Northwest Territories Industry, Tourism and Investment
up to $10,000 Rolling
B.C. Employer Training Grant
Province of British Columbia
up to $300,000 Rolling
Bayer Sustainability Challenge
SVG Ventures | THRIVE
Rolling
BDC Small Business Loan
Business Development Bank of Canada
$100,000 to $500,000 Rolling
Big Bets — Climate Solutions
MacArthur Foundation
US$500,000 to US$10,000,000
Bitumen Advanced Materials (BAM)
Alberta Innovates
Rolling
Black Entrepreneurship Program – Ecosystem Fund (Call for Projects 2026–2030)
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED-Q)
$100,000 to $750,000
Black Entrepreneurship Program – Ecosystem Fund Call for Projects
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)
$100,000 to $750,000
Business Development Funding
Export Development Canada
Rolling
Business Incubation & Commercialization Grant Program
City of Toronto
up to $100,000
Business Scale-Up and Productivity
PacifiCan
$100,000 to $2,000,000 Rolling
Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSP)
Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan)
$200,000 to $5,000,000
Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSP) in Northern Ontario
FedNor
Rolling
Business Scale-up and Productivity (Northern Ontario)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor)
Rolling
CaféTO Grant
City of Toronto
up to $8,500
Call for Proposals in Quantum Commercialization
DIGITAL Supercluster / NGen Canada
from $3,000,000
Campus Alberta Small Business Engagement (CASBE) Program
Alberta Innovates
Canada Foundation for Innovation Matching Fund
Research Manitoba
Rolling
Canada Impact+ Research Infrastructure Fund (CIRIF)
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Canada-Israel R&D Program
Canada-Israel Industrial R&D Foundation (CIIRDF)
$100,000 to $800,000
Canada-UK Bilateral R&D Program
NRC IRAP
$100,000 to $500,000
Canadian Tire Environmental Sustainability Challenge
Canadian Tire Corporation
$500 to $3,000
CanCode
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
up to $50,000,000
CanExport SMEs
Global Affairs Canada / Trade Commissioner Service
$10,000 to $50,000 Rolling
Canvas of the Future - AI-Powered Art Competition
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Capacity Buyback Program
City of Toronto
Rolling
CDAE-IA
Investissement Québec
Rolling
CFDC Private-Sector Youth Internships (FedNor Youth Internship Initiative)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor)
Rolling
Childhood & Nature / Early Childhood
Lawson Foundation
$25,000 to $200,000
Circular Food Innovators Fund (CFIF) - Green Workforce Development Projects
City of Toronto
$500 to $5,000
Circular Food Innovators Fund (CFIF) - Projects
City of Toronto
$5,000 to $35,000
Civic Empowerment Grants
Luminate
US$200,000 to US$2,000,000 Rolling
Climate Focus Area - Climate Finance Strategy
McConnell Foundation
Rolling
Climate Startup Equity Prize
Climate Solutions Prize
College Fund
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Commerce X Design
PME MTL
$10,000 to $10,000 Rolling
Commercial Façade Improvement Grant Program
City of Toronto
$2,500 to $27,500
Commercial Space Renovation Grant Program
City of Toronto
$2,500 to $44,000
Commercial Space Renovation Grant Program
City of Toronto / Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario)
up to $24,000
Communautés nordiques isolées (FICNI)
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)
Rolling
Community Grants
Victoria Foundation
$5,000 to $40,000
Community Grants
Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia
Critical Industrial Technologies (CIT) Initiative
Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI)
Rolling
Critical Industrial Technologies (CIT) Initiative
Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI) / Government of Ontario
Rolling
Croissance économique régionale par l'innovation (CERI)
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)
Rolling
Croissance économique régionale par l'innovation (CERI)
Développement économique Canada pour les régions du Québec (DEC)
Rolling
Cyber Security Innovation Network
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
up to $80,000,000
Defence Industry Assist (DI Assist)
National Research Council of Canada
Rolling
Democracy x AI Cohort
Mozilla Foundation
US$50,000 to US$300,000
Développement des affaires électroniques
Investissement Québec
Rolling
Dining District Program – Stream One
City of Toronto
up to $5,000
Discovery Research
The Wellcome Trust
$100,000 to $3,000,000
Early Stage Commercialization Fund (ESCF)
Invest Nova Scotia
EcoAction Community Funding Program
Environment and Climate Change Canada
$5,000 to $100,000
EcoConnexions Partnership Program
CN
Economic Development Initiative (EDI) — Northern Ontario
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor)
Rolling
Economic Development Initiative (EDI) in southern Ontario
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario)
up to $500,000 Rolling
Economic Development Initiative in Southern Ontario (EDI)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario)
up to $500,000 Rolling
ElevateIP
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Entwistle Technology Bursary
TELUS Friendly Future Foundation
Environment Grants
Ivey Foundation
$50,000 to $500,000
Eurostars 3
Eurostars — EUREKA
$200,000 to $500,000 Rolling
Eurostars Program (Canada)
National Research Council Canada (NRC IRAP)
$100,000 to $500,000
Eurostars Programme
EUREKA Network
$100,000 to $500,000
Exceptional Opportunities Fund
Canada Foundation for Innovation
FCC AgriSpirit Fund
Farm Credit Canada (FCC)
$10,000 to $25,000

Other sectors

Community & Social Services204
Environment & Climate181
Arts & Culture180
Research & Science118
Health & Wellbeing116
Agriculture & Food109
Business & Economic Development109
Manufacturing & Industry101
Tourism, Sport & Recreation97
Education & Training86
Youth & Children54
Indigenous Programs48

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