Canada Grant Types

Innovation & R&D Business Grants

Innovation and R&D grants support businesses developing new products, services, and processes. From early-stage prototyping to advanced technology development, there are funding programmes to accelerate your innovation journey.

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Product & Technology Development

Grants are available for developing new products, improving existing ones, and adopting emerging technologies. These programmes often fund proof-of-concept work, prototyping, and pilot projects.

Collaborative Research

Many R&D grants encourage partnerships between businesses and universities or research institutions. Collaborative projects can access larger funding pools and specialist expertise.

Commercialisation Support

Moving from research to market-ready products requires investment. Commercialisation grants help bridge the gap between lab and launch, funding trials, regulatory compliance, and market testing.

Canadian Innovation & R&D Grants

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Government of Alberta

GreenSTEM

A pan-Alberta pilot to provide funding and support for technology company creation and high-tech entrepreneurial development.

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Government of Ontario

Regional Innovation Centres

Programming and services are available through Regional Innovation Centres

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Government of Saskatchewan

Targeted Mineral Exploration Incentive

The Targeted Mineral Exploration Incentive offers mineral exploration companies financial assistance to undertake drilling in an area of high potential for base metals, precious metals and diamonds.

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Government of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Petroleum Innovation Incentive (SPII)

The Saskatchewan Petroleum Innovation Incentive offers transferable royalty/freehold production tax credits for qualified innovation commercialization projects at a rate of 25% of eligible program costs.

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Government of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Mineral Exploration Tax Credit

The Saskatchewan Mineral Exploration Tax Credit (SMETC) offers a non-refundable 30% tax credit to Saskatchewan taxpayers who invest in eligible flow-through shares (FTS) issued by mining or exploration companies.

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Government of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Critical Minerals Innovation Incentive (SCMII)

The SCMII offers transferrable Crown royalty/freehold production tax credits for qualified innovation commercialization projects at a rate of 25 per cent of eligible projects costs.

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Government of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Commercial Innovation Incentive (SCII)

The Saskatchewan Commercial Innovation Incentive (SCII) offers eligible corporations a reduction of the provincial Corporate Income Tax Rate (CIT) to six per cent for 10 or 15 years.

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Government of Saskatchewan

Research and Development Tax Credit

Learn more about the Saskatchewan Research and Development Tax Credit.

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Government of Saskatchewan

Product Development Program

The Product Development Program provides funding for prototype and product development services to food, beverage and other agri-processing value-added companies.

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Government of Saskatchewan

Oil and Gas Processing Investment Incentive (OGPII)

The Oil and Gas Processing Investment Incentive offers transferable royalty/freehold production tax credits for qualified greenfield or brownfield value-added projects at a rate of 15% eligible program costs.

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Government of Saskatchewan

Critical Minerals Processing Investment Incentive (CMPII)

The CMPII offers transferrable Crown royalty/freehold production tax credits for qualified greenfield or brownfield value-added processing projects at a rate of 15 per cent of eligible program costs.

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Manitoba Finance

Manitoba Research and Development Tax Credit

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about innovation & r&d grants