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Access to Talent Program · Natural Products Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
ACOA - Industrial and Technological Benefits policy · Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency · New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island · Dates vary
ACOA - Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (REGI) · Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency · New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island · Dates vary
ACOA - Regional Economic Growth through Innovation - Business Scale-up and Productivity · Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency · New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island · Dates vary
ACOA - Regional Economic Growth through Innovation - Regional Innovation Ecosystems · Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency · New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island · Dates vary
ACOA - Regional Homebuilding Innovation Initiative (REGI) · Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency · New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island · Dates vary
Advanced Marine Technology Tax Rebate · Government of Prince Edward Island, Innovation PEI · Prince Edward Island · Dates vary
Ag Demonstration of Practices and Technologies (ADOPT) - Producers · Government of Saskatchewan, Ministry of Agriculture · Saskatchewan · Dates vary
Ag-West Bio - Technology Commercialization Investment Fund · Government of Saskatchewan, Ag-West Bio · Saskatchewan · Dates vary
Agricultural Clean Technology Program - Adoption · Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Agricultural Clean Technology Program - Research and Innovation · Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Agricultural Technology Transfer and Licencing · Agriculture and Agri-food Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Agriculture Research and Innovation - Agriculture Technology Advancement · Government of Prince Edward Island, Department of Agriculture and Land · Prince Edward Island · Dates vary
Agriculture Research and Innovation - Applied Research (Agribusiness and Academic Institutions) · Government of Prince Edward Island, Department of Agriculture and Land · Prince Edward Island · Dates vary
Agriculture Research and Innovation - Applied Research (Agricultural Producers) · Government of Prince Edward Island, Department of Agriculture and Land · Prince Edward Island · Dates vary
Agriculture Research and Innovation - Applied Research (Agriculture Industry Associations) · Government of Prince Edward Island, Department of Agriculture and Land · Prince Edward Island · Dates vary
AgriInnovate Program · Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Agtech Growth Fund · Government of Saskatchewan, Innovation Saskatchewan · Saskatchewan · Dates vary
AI Compute Access Fund · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
AI-Powered Supply Chains Cluster (Scale AI) · GIC - Global Innovation Clusters, Scale AI Cluster · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Alberta Innovates - Alberta Digital Traction Program · Government of Alberta, Alberta Innovates · Alberta · Dates vary
Alberta Innovates - Digital Innovation in Clean Energy · Government of Alberta, Alberta Innovates · Alberta · Dates vary
Alberta Innovates - R&D Associates Program · Government of Alberta, Alberta Innovates · Alberta · Dates vary
Alberta Innovates - Recovery Technologies Program · Government of Alberta, Alberta Innovates · Alberta · Dates vary
Alberta Innovates - Technology Development Advisors · Government of Alberta, Alberta Innovates · Alberta · Dates vary
Alberta Media Fund - Post-Production, Visual Effects and Digital Animation Grant · Government of Alberta, Ministry of Culture · Alberta · Dates vary
Alliance grants · Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Artificial Intelligence for Design · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Artificial Intelligence Management Systems (AIMS) accreditation program · Standards Council of Canada (SCC) · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Atlantic Fisheries Fund · Fisheries and Oceans Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Atlantic Fisheries Fund - Innovation · Fisheries and Oceans Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Axeo · Axeo · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
BDC Advisory Services - Data to AI Program · Business Development Bank of Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
BDC Advisory Services - Digital Technology · Business Development Bank of Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
BDC Financing - Technology · Business Development Bank of Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Bioindustrial Innovation Canada · Bioindustrial Innovation Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC) · Bioindustrial Innovation Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
BioTalent - Digital Skills for Youth Program · BioTalent Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Canada Book Fund Publishers Business Development - Technology Internships · Canadian Heritage · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Canada Book Fund Support for Organizations - Not-for-Profit · Canadian Heritage · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Canada Media Fund · Canada Media Fund · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Canada Media Fund - Conceptualization Program · Canada Media Fund · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Canadian Food Innovation Network · Canadian Food Innovation Network · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
CanCode · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
CanNor REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity · Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency · Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon · Dates vary
CanNor REGI - Regional Innovation Ecosystems · Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency · Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon · Dates vary
CED - Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (REGI) · Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions · Québec · Dates vary
CED - Regional Homebuilding Innovation Initiative (REGI) · Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions · Québec · Dates vary
CED - Regional Innovation Ecosystems - REGI - Not-for-profit · Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions · Québec · Dates vary
CED - Support for Regional Quantum Innovation - REGI · Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions · Québec · Dates vary
CENGN - Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks · CENGN - Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Centre for Northern Innovation in Mining (CNIM) · Yukon University · Yukon · Dates vary
CFIN Innovation Booster · Canadian Food Innovation Network · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
College and Community social innovation Grant · Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Commercialization, Consulting and Mentoring · LearnSphere · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
CRC Office of Business Development · Communications Research Centre Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
CRTC - Broadband Fund · Communications Security Establishment Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
CyberSecure Canada · Standards Council of Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Dairy Innovation Program (DIP) · Canadian Dairy Commission · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Digital Accelerator · MTL+eCommerce · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Digital Animation Tax Credit · Government of Nova Scotia, Finance and Treasury Board · Nova Scotia · Dates vary
Digital Citizen Contribution Program · Canadian Heritage · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Digital Main Street - Digital Transformation Grant Program · Digital Main Street · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Digital Main Street - ShopHere · Digital Main Street · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Digital Media Tax Credit · Government of Nova Scotia, Finance and Treasury Board · Nova Scotia · Dates vary
Digital Modernization and Adoption Plan program · Government of Ontario, Ontario Centre of Innovation · Ontario · Dates vary
Digital Skills for Youth Program · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Digital Technology Cluster · Canada's Digital Technology Cluster · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
District 3 Innovation Center - Launch & Grow · District3 · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
ECO Canada - Digital Skills for Youth · ECO Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Electric Vehicle (EV) - Stream 2 · Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN) · Ontario · Dates vary
Elevate Women+ · Elevate · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Enabling Agricultural Research and Innovation · Government of New Brunswick, Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries · New Brunswick · Dates vary
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Fund - Non-Profits that Serve Underrepresented Communities · ventureLAB · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Fund - Small Businesses or Entrepreneurs Developing Agri-tech and Cleantech Solutions · ventureLAB · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Eureka · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Farm Technology Program · Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership; Government of Alberta · Alberta · Dates vary
Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program - Business projects · Government of Ontario, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry · Ontario · Dates vary
Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program - Collaboration projects · Government of Ontario, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry · Ontario · Dates vary
Genomic Applications Partnership Program · Genome Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Global Innovation Clusters · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
GO Talent · Information and Communications Technology Council · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Graduate to Opportunity - GTO Innovate · Nova Scotia, Labour, Skills and Immigration · Nova Scotia · Dates vary
Grand Challenges Canada · Grand Challenges Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
GreenCentre Canada · GreenCentre Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Greenhouse Technology Network · Greenhouse Technology Network · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Grid Innovation Fund · Independent Electricity System Operator · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Hardware Catalyst Initiative · ventureLAB · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Horizon Europe · European Commission (EC) · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Horizon Europe - Pillar 2 · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
IAC IP Education and Strategy · Innovation Asset Collective (IAC) · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
ICTC - Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Digital · Information and Communications Technology Council · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Idea to Innovation Grants · Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Indigenous Innovation Initiative · Grand Challenges Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Innovation and Development Labour Rebate Program · Government of Prince Edward Island, Innovation PEI · Prince Edward Island · Dates vary
Innovation Canada - Innovation Advisors · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Innovation Canada - Innovation Advisors in AB · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Innovation Canada - Innovation Advisors in BC · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Innovation Canada - Innovation Advisors in MB · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
Innovation Canada - Innovation Advisors in NB · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary

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