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Commercialize Innovation

The risk of commercializing your innovation comes with rewards of new opportunities & challenges to excel & grow.

To enable business to reap these rewards, the Canadian Federal & Provincial governments provide several innovation grants & funds that subsidize the costs of commercialization. These programs provide opportunities for businesses to improve the sales and marketing of technologies, increase growth and competitiveness, and assist with exporting to new, foreign markets.

Benefits of Commercializing Innovation

Many Canadian firms have untapped potential to innovate or commercialize their innovative technologies. Innovation is the key for businesses to stay competitive and grow; commercialization leads to further opportunities including exports into foreign markets. However, many businesses tend to shy away from taking advantage of these opportunities. This may be due to the upfront investment or effort required. Fortunately, there are government funding programs that can help reduce the financial burden of commercializing innovation and can help with the sales and marketing of those technologies in high-potential international markets.

Programs are offered across various sectors and to businesses at all levels of innovation and commercialization. Programs support a wide range of activities to help Canadian businesses tackle any obstacles keeping them from reaching their full potential in international markets.

Find funding programs:







Funding ProgramDetailsRegionIndustryExpenditure
Strategic Innovation Fund – Stream 1 (R&D and Commercialization)

The Strategic Innovation Fund supports businesses with large projects in innovation efforts that have commercialization potential. This stream focuses on R&D that will accelerate technology transfer and commercialization of innovative products, processes, and services.

Canada-WideAdvanced 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 ManagementCommercialize Innovation, Innovation
Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster – Pilot Project Program (NGen)

NGen’s goal is to strengthen collaboration between manufacturers and technology companies to accelerate the development, adoption and scale-up of transformative capabilities in Canadian manufacturing. This program focuses on helping small- or medium-sized businesses scale-up plans for implementation, prepare technologies for production, and de-risk technology adoption.

Canada-WideAdvanced Manufacturing, Equipment Manufacturing, Software & ITCommercialize Innovation, Innovation
Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster – Project Program (NGen)

NGen’s goal is to strengthen collaboration between manufacturers and technology companies to accelerate the development, adoption and scale-up of transformative capabilities in Canadian manufacturing. This program focuses on collaborative transformative manufacturing and technology projects that will strengthen Canada’s advanced manufacturing sector.

Canada-WideAdvanced Manufacturing, Equipment Manufacturing, Software & ITCommercialize Innovation, Innovation
CAP Alberta – Products to Markets (Small Projects)

This program is aimed to support the growth of Alberta’s agricultural industries by supporting the development of new products and/or processes, commercialization of products in new markets, and expansion into local, domestic, and international markets.

AlbertaBiotech and Agriculture, Food & BeveragesCommercialize Innovation, Innovation
SCALE-AI

This program is aimed to support collaborative efforts to improve AI adoption and AI-based product commercialization.

Canada-WideSoftware & ITCommercialize Innovation, Innovation
CAP Agri-Innovate

This program supports projects that aim to accelerate the demonstration, commercialization, or adoption of innovative products, technologies, processes or services that increase Canada’s agricultural sector’s competitiveness and sustainability.

Canada-WideBiotech and Agriculture, Food & BeveragesCommercialize Innovation, Innovation
Alberta Innovates – Voucher Programs

This program supports projects that aim to de-risk feasible technological solutions, support emerging technologies and increase the development and implementation of innovative technology products that can generate economic, social, and environmental benefit for Albertans.

AlbertaAdvanced 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 ManagementCommercialize Innovation, Innovation
Alberta Innovates – Industry R&D Associates Program

This program provides funding to businesses to enable them to hire a research and development professional to advance their technology in order to accelerate commercialization.

AlbertaAdvanced 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 ManagementCommercialize Innovation, Hiring and Training, Innovation
Alberta Innovates – Commercialization Associates

This program provides funding to businesses to enable them to hire a commercialization professional to advance their business readiness level and accelerate commercialization.

AlbertaAdvanced 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 ManagementCommercialize Innovation, Hiring and Training, Innovation
Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) – Market Access

This program supports Alberta health-tech companies in advancing commercial progression and breaking into new markets.

AlbertaMedical Devices and LaboratoriesCommercialize Innovation, Innovation
TECTERRA – BUILD Program

This program supports projects that include the development and innovation of geospatial technology products.

AlbertaAdvanced Manufacturing, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Software & ITCommercialize Innovation, Innovation
Ocean Supercluster

This program is aimed to bring together organizations from all sectors to develop and commercialize globally-relevant ocean solutions.

Canada-WideClean Tech & Sustainable TechnologiesCommercialize Innovation, Innovation
South Ontario Fund for Investment in Innovation

This program supports high-growth, innovative small- or medium-sized organizations to increase their growth and innovation. Activities include late-stage commercialization; development or implementation of new technologies, products, services, or processes; and new applications/markets.

OntarioAdvanced 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 ManagementCommercialize Innovation, Innovation
Protein Industries Superclusters

This program supports projects that will accelerate innovation and the competitiveness of the plant protein sector. 

Canada-WideBiotech and Agriculture, Food & BeveragesCommercialize Innovation, Innovation
OCI – Voucher with Innovation and Productivity (VIP)

This program funds collaborative innovation efforts between Ontario businesses and post-secondary institutions. These projects should generate economic benefits for Ontario’s businesses in a short-term time frame.

OntarioAdvanced 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 ManagementCommercialize Innovation, Innovation
Hydro-Québec Technology and Business Demonstration Program

This program provides support for projects that test the technical or commercial viability of innovative, energy-saving, or power demand optimization measures.

QuébecClean Tech & Sustainable TechnologiesCommercialize Innovation, Innovation
AVIN Wintertech Development Program

This program supports the validation, testing, demonstration, and prototyping of mobility products and services to be reliable in severe winter weather conditions.

OntarioAutomotiveCommercialize Innovation, Innovation
AV R&D Partnership Fund: Stream 1: Collaborative R&D Project

This program provides funding to collaborative projects that develop and demonstrate technologies in the Connected and Autonomous Vehicle sector.

OntarioAutomotiveCommercialize Innovation, Innovation
AV R&D Partnership Fund: Stream 2: Technology Demonstration Project

This program provides funding to projects that develop and demonstrate technologies in the Connected and Autonomous Vehicle sector.

OntarioAutomotiveCommercialize Innovation, Innovation
Alberta Export Expansion Program

This program supports small- or medium-sized organizations in Alberta promoting Alberta exports.

AlbertaAdvanced 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 ManagementCommercialize Innovation
TECTERRA – HIRE Program

This program provides funding for businesses that need to hire highly qualified personnel for development or commercialization purposes to help Canadian Geospatial technology companies achieve commercial success. The Focus is on projects that can create jobs, contribute to company growth, and diversify the economy.

Canada-WideAdvanced Manufacturing, Electrical, Communications & Electronics (ECE), Software & ITCommercialize Innovation, Hiring and Training, Innovation
Industry Commercialization Associates Program

This program was created to assist Alberta small- or medium-sized businesses commercialize innovative technologies. The program financially supports employees with expertise
in commercializing new technologies.

AlbertaAdvanced 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 ManagementCommercialize Innovation, Hiring and Training
Industry R&D Associates Program

This program provides funding to businesses to enable them to hire a research and development professional to advance their technology in order to accelerate commercialization.

AlbertaAdvanced 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 ManagementCommercialize Innovation, Hiring and Training, Innovation
Alberta Innovates – Export Readiness Micro-Voucher

The goal of this program is to help Alberta small- or medium-sized businesses hire a service provider to assist in building a strategic approach to enter global markets.

AlbertaAdvanced 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 ManagementCommercialize Innovation
Soft Landing Program

This program is aimed to support Canadian businesses open in new markets, close international sales, secure investments, and connect with new partners.

Canada-WideAdvanced 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 ManagementCommercialize Innovation
Eastern Ontario Development Fund

This program offers support to businesses and community economic development projects for economic development in Eastern Ontario.

OntarioAdvanced 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 ManagementBusiness 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.

OntarioDigital Media & EntertainmentBusiness 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.

OntarioDigital Media & EntertainmentBusiness Expansion, Commercialize Innovation
Ontario Creates – IDM Fund: Global Market Development

This program supports Ontario interactive digital media businesses to participate in international activities that will lead to business and market growth and development.

OntarioDigital Media & EntertainmentCommercialize Innovation
Creative Export Canada (CEC)

This program targets creative Canadian industries to help generate export revenues.

Canada-WideDigital Media & EntertainmentCommercialize 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.

OntarioAdvanced 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 ManagementBusiness Expansion, Commercialize Innovation, Innovation
Southwestern Ontario Development Fund (SWODF)

This program offers support to businesses and community economic development projects for economic development in Southwestern Ontario.

OntarioAdvanced 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 ManagementBusiness Expansion, Commercialize Innovation, Innovation
NOHFC INVEST North Program – Innovation Stream

This program supports projects which aim to demonstrate and commercialize new and innovative technologies.

OntarioAdvanced 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 ManagementCommercialize Innovation, Innovation
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 ColumbiaAdvanced 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 ManagementBusiness Expansion, Commercialize Innovation, Innovation
IRAP (INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM)

IRAP supports the innovation efforts of small and medium-sized Canadian enterprises with projects that strive to solve internal challenges that lead to new products, enhanced productivity, or competitive advantages. This can include market assessment, technology validation, R&D technology development.

Get your application approved with the help of our funding experts.

Canada-WideAdvanced 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 ManagementCommercialize Innovation, Innovation
STRATEGIC INNOVATION FUND

The Strategic Innovation Fund supports businesses with large projects in innovation efforts that have commercialization potential. This stream focuses on R&D that will accelerate technology transfer and commercialization of innovative products, processes, and services.

Get your application approved with the help of our funding experts.

Canada-WideAdvanced 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 ManagementCommercialize Innovation, Innovation
CanExport

Find your gateway to international success by applying to the CanExport Program. This is designed to help Canadian businesses reach their full potential by expanding into new markets around the world. With our funding and support, you can take your business to the next level and tap into the global market.

This program supports small to medium-sized businesses collaborating with foreign partners in R&D efforts to develop, validate, or adapt technologies for commercialization.

Get your application approved with the help of our funding experts.

Canada-WideAdvanced 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 ManagementCommercialize Innovation, Innovation
CanExport Innovation

This program supports small- or medium-sized businesses in introducing their product/service to new international markets.

Canada-WideAdvanced 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 ManagementCommercialize Innovation, Innovation

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