Top Canadian Government Funding Programs for Software Development in 2024
Develop software with help from government funding programs. Find small business grants for software development in Ontario and Canada.
Mitacs Accelerate: Research Grants for Hiring Post-Graduate Students
The Mitacs Accelerate program provides businesses $7,500 in grants to offer 4-month (or longer) internships to Master’s and PhD students.
SONAMI: Southern Ontario Network for Advanced Manufacturing Innovation
The Southern Ontario Network for Advanced Manufacturing Innovation enables manufacturers to develop and commercialize new products or processes with funding and support from post-secondary institutions.
Federal Government Invests $44.5M in 201 R&D Projects
The Canadian federal government has invested a total of $44.5M in 201 research and development-related projects, including universities and business R&D funding.
Three Ways Your Business Could Benefit from an Academic Partnership
Companies seeking a competitive edge in this culture of innovation, here are three ways a partnership with a postsecondary institution can be beneficial.
R&D for Cannabis Beer Receives $45K in NSERC & OCI Grants
Province Brands of Canada, the company that is developing the world’s first beers brewed from the cannabis plant, will collaborate with the University of Western Ontario to research innovative yeasts. Financial support for the project will come from a $45,000 research grant from Ontario Centre of Innovtion’s (OCI) Voucher for Innovation and Productivity (VIP) program…
Industrial Research Assistance Program: $1.87M for Multi-Health Systems
Multi-Health Systems Inc. (MHS), a leading publisher of scientifically validated assessments, has been awarded research and development funding from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP). For more than 30 years, MHS has served clients in educational, clinical, corporate, public safety, government, military, pharmaceutical, and research settings. Its leading products…
NSERC Engage and NSERC Alliance: Collaborative Research Funding
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) is a federal government agency that fosters innovation by encouraging companies to collaborate in post-secondary research projects. After recently changing the way NSERC administers funding, businesses can now choose between two new/updated funding programs, including NSERC Engage Grants and NSERC Alliance Grants. NSERC Engage supports research projects…
Strategic Innovation Fund: National Ecosystems (Stream 5) Now Open
Since its launch in 2017, Canada’s Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) has undergone several enhancements to support investments in advanced technology. This includes the launch of a fourth funding stream, Research Consortiums and Networks and more recently, the launch of a fifth stream called “National Ecosystems.” Unlike SIF’s fourth stream, which typically supports targeted calls for…
Protein Industries Canada (PIC) Funding for Plant and Tech Innovation
Protein Industries Canada (PIC) is a non-profit organization that works with businesses to position the country as a global leader in plant-based products and co-products. Created from the Government of Canada’s Innovation Supercluster Initiative (ISI), the Protein Industries Canada program awards government funding to projects that focus on collaborative product, process, technology, or international supply…