Program Guides

$3.2 billion returned through SR&ED alone last year. These guides cover the 9 highest-impact programs for Canadian tech companies — who qualifies, how much, and how to apply.

federal

80%

of eligible costs covered

NRC IRAP

Up to 80% of your R&D project costs — funded by the NRC, not a loan

$50K – $500K·4 requirements·5 steps
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federal

$50K

maximum per market

CanExport SMEs

Up to $50,000 for international market development — 50% cost-shared

$10K – $50K·4 requirements·4 steps
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provincial

$10K

per employee for training

Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG)

Up to $10,000 per employee for workforce training — employer-driven

$2K – $10K per employee·3 requirements·5 steps
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regional

$10M

maximum contribution

FedDev Ontario — Business Scale-up and Productivity

Up to $10M in repayable contributions for scaling Ontario businesses

$500K – $10M·4 requirements·5 steps
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federal

$15K

per intern per term

Mitacs Accelerate

Subsidized R&D interns — $15K–$30K per internship, half paid by Mitacs

$15K – $30K per intern per term·3 requirements·5 steps
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provincial

40%

refundable on labour

Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit (IDMTC)

Up to 40% refundable tax credit on digital media labour costs

17.5% – 40% of eligible labour·3 requirements·5 steps
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federal

$3M

per project

Scale AI — AI Supply Chain Supercluster

Co-funded AI projects — up to $3M for supply chain intelligence

$500K – $3M·4 requirements·5 steps
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provincial

$15K

for digital planning

DCC Digital Modernization & Adoption Plan (DMAP)

Up to $15,000 for a digital adoption roadmap — 50% reimbursed, Ontario only

$2,500 – $15,000·3 requirements·5 steps
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provincial

$150K

implementation funding

DCC Technology Demonstration Program (TDP)

$100K–$150K to implement your digital adoption plan — the DMAP follow-on

$100K – $150K·3 requirements·5 steps
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