Strategic Innovation Fund – Stream 2 (Firm Expansion and Growth) | The Strategic Innovation Fund supports businesses with large projects in innovation efforts that have commercialization potential. This stream supports expansion or material improvement of existing industrial/technological facilities or projects .
| Canada-Wide | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste Management | Business Expansion, Innovation |
Strategic Innovation Fund – Stream 3 (Investment attraction and reinvestment) | The Strategic Innovation Fund supports businesses with large projects in innovation efforts that have commercialization potential. This stream supports new investment in Canadian industrial/ technological facilities.
| Canada-Wide | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste Management | Business Expansion, Innovation |
Dairy Processing Investment Fund | This program aims to assist dairy processors in adapting to market changes resulting from the Canadian-European Union’s economic trade agreement.
| Canada-Wide | Biotech and Agriculture, Food & Beverages | Business Expansion, Innovation |
NOHFC INVEST North Program – Grow Stream | This program will support productivity, innovation, business competitiveness, revenue growth, export capacity development, job creation and retention.
| Ontario | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste Management | Business Expansion, Hiring and Training, Innovation |
CAP – On-Farm Value- Added Program | This program supports projects that are focused on the growth of Alberta’s producers adding value to their commodity products. Value adding activities include creating jobs, supporting investment, expanding into new markets, developing new products, and increasing sales of value adding product.
| Alberta | Biotech and Agriculture, Food & Beverages | Business Expansion |
CAP – Value-Added Program | This program supports projects that are focused on the growth of Alberta’s value-added food and bio-industrial processors. Value adding activities include creating jobs, supporting investment, expanding into new markets, developing new products, and increasing sales of value adding product.
| Alberta | Biotech and Agriculture, Food & Beverages | Business Expansion |
Eastern Ontario Development Fund | This program offers support to businesses and community economic development projects for economic development in Eastern Ontario.
| Ontario | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste Management | Business Expansion, Commercialize Innovation |
Ontario Creates – Export Fund: Book | This program supports Ontario book publishing businesses to participate in international activities that will lead to business and market growth and development.
| Ontario | Digital Media & Entertainment | Business Expansion, Commercialize Innovation |
Ontario Creates – Export Fund: Film and Television | This program supports Ontario film or television production companies to participate in international activities that will lead to business and market growth and development.
| Ontario | Digital Media & Entertainment | Business Expansion, Commercialize Innovation |
FedDev Ontario – Business Scale Up and Productivity | This program supports business efforts to adopt/ adapt new, innovative technologies to help accelerate growth. The program hopes to assist in scale-up or expansion, commercialization of new technologies, adaption or adoption of leading-edge technologies, and market diversification.
| Ontario | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste Management | Business Expansion, Commercialize Innovation, Innovation |
Canada Small Business Financing Program | This funding provides loans to Canadian small businesses. This program is delivered and approved by financial institutions, and then they will register the loan with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.
| Canada-Wide | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste Management | Business Expansion |
Southwestern Ontario Development Fund (SWODF) | This program offers support to businesses and community economic development projects for economic development in Southwestern Ontario.
| Ontario | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste Management | Business Expansion, Commercialize Innovation, Innovation |
Ag Action Manitoba – Market Development | This program helps agri-processors and industry service providers expand or maintain their existing market presence.
| Manitoba | Biotech and Agriculture, Food & Beverages | Business Expansion, Innovation |
Ag Action Manitoba – Research and Innovation | This program provides support for applied research, capacity building and knowledge transfer projects that advance the growth and sustainability of the agriculture industry by accelerating innovation.
| Manitoba | Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Food & Beverages | Business Expansion, Innovation |
AgriAssurance: SME Stream | This program supports Canadian agricultural and agri-food businesses to help implement third-party assurance certification projects that address international market requirements.
| Canada-Wide | Biotech and Agriculture, Food & Beverages | Business Expansion |
CME Technology Assessment Program (TAP) | The Technology Assessment Program connects SME’s manufacturers in southern Ontario with qualified experts to get customized technology assessments.
| Ontario | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste Management | Business Expansion |
Manitoba Industrial Opportunities Program (MIOP) | This program supports business in Manitoba expand or relocate within the province.
| Manitoba | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste Management | Business Expansion |
Market Readiness Program (OCI) | OCI supports early-stage companies that are raising pre-seed and seed investments.
| Ontario | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste Management | Business Expansion |
Food Processing Growth Fund | | British Columbia | Food & Beverages | Business Expansion |
Business Scale-up and Productivity in British Columbia | BSP supports high-growth businesses that are scaling up and producing innovative goods, services or technologies. It offers interest-free, repayable funding to incorporated businesses.
| British Columbia | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace & Aeronautics, Automotive, Biotech and Agriculture, Clean Tech & Sustainable Technologies, Digital Media & Entertainment, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Equipment Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Material Science and Biomaterials, Medical Devices and Laboratories, Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Plastics, Moulds & Rubber, Software & IT, Waste Management | Business Expansion, Commercialize Innovation, Innovation |
SCAP – Advancing Agri-Food Processing Program | | New Brunswick | Biotech and Agriculture, Food & Beverages | Business Expansion |
CAP – Farm Technology Program | This program supports producers in protecting their businesses by encouraging adoption of best management practices in farm security.
| Alberta | Biotech and Agriculture, Food & Beverages | Business Expansion, Innovation |