Funding programs in Canada
Hand-checked programs plus official open data. Each links to its official page. Loans and private funders are labelled.
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Open-data catalog: Research and science
- Agricultural Clean Technology Program - Research and Innovation · 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
- AgriScience Program - Projects - for-profit organizations · Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- AgriScience Program - Projects - Not-for-profit · Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Arts Abroad - Residencies · Canada Council for the Arts · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Atlantic Fisheries Fund · Fisheries and Oceans Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Atlantic Fisheries Fund - Science Partnerships · Fisheries and Oceans Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships · Government of Canada (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC) · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- BC Scientific Research & Experimental Development Tax Credit · Government of British Columbia, Ministry of Finance · British Columbia · Dates vary
- BioTalent - Science Horizons Youth Internship · BioTalent Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Business Link - Market Research Services · Government of Alberta, Business Link · Alberta · Dates vary
- Centre for Drug Research and Development · adMare Bioinnovations · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Centre for Northern Innovation in Mining (CNIM) · Yukon University · Yukon · Dates vary
- CIHR Health Research Collaboration · Canadian Institutes of Health Research · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Clean Foundation - Science Horizons Internship Program · Clean Foundation · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Cognit.ca - partnerships, research and licensing · U15 - Group of Canadian Research Universities · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- DRDC Defence Research Partnerships · Defence Research and Development Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- ECO Canada - Science Horizons Youth Internship (SHI) · ECO Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Enabling Agricultural Research and Innovation · Government of New Brunswick, Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries · New Brunswick · Dates vary
- Explore and Create - Research and Creation · Canada Council for the Arts · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Financing of Refundable Tax Credits · Gouvernement du Québec, Investissement Québec · Québec · Dates vary
- Genome Funding Opportunities · Genome British Columbia · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Greenhouse Technology Network · Greenhouse Technology Network · 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
- Innovate BC - Ignite Program · Government of British Columbia, Innovate BC · British Columbia · Dates vary
- INVEST North Program - Innovation - Industrial Research Chair · Government of Ontario, Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation · Ontario · Dates vary
- Invest Ontario · Invest Ontario · Ontario · Dates vary
- Life Sciences Innovation Fund · Ontario Centre of Innovation · Ontario · Dates vary
- Life Sciences Scale-Up Fund · Government of Ontario, Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade · Ontario · Dates vary
- Manitoba Research and Development Tax Credit · Government of Manitoba, Department of Finance · Manitoba · Dates vary
- MaRS Momentum · MaRS Discovery District · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Mitacs - Accelerate Entrepreneur · Mitacs · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Mitacs Accelerate · Mitacs · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Multi-Species Research and Development Fund · Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- NBIF Innovation Voucher · New Brunswick Innovation Foundation · New Brunswick · Dates vary
- New Brunswick Research and Development Tax Credit · Government of New Brunswick, Finance and Treasury Board · New Brunswick · Dates vary
- Northern Indigenous Economic Opportunities Program - Research Stream · Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency · Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon · Dates vary
- Nova Scotia Research and Development Tax Credit · Government of Nova Scotia, Finance and Treasury Board · Nova Scotia · Dates vary
- NRC - Advanced Electronics and Photonics Research Centre · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- NRC - Aerospace Research Centre · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- NRC - Aquatic and Crop Resource Development Research Centre · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- NRC - Automotive and Surface Transportation · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- NRC - Canadian Astronomy Data Centre - Research Facility · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- NRC - Coastal Wave Basin - Research Facility · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- NRC - Construction Research Centre · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- NRC - Data Analytics Centre research facility · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- NRC - Energy, Mining and Environment Research Centre · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- NRC - Heavy structural dynamics lab research facility · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- NRC - Heavy vehicle tilt research facilities · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- NRC - High-discharge Flume - Research Facility · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- NRC - Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- NRC - Ice Tank - 21 m Research Facility · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- NRC - Indoor environment testing research facilities · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- NRC - Large Area Basin - Research Facility · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- NRC - Large Wave Flume - Research Facility · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- NRC - Marine research station · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- NRC - Medical Devices Research Centre · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- NRC - Metrology Research Centre · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- NRC - Microbial fermentation pilot plant facility research facility · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- NRC - Multidirectional Wave Basin - Research Facility · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- NRC - Nanotubes production research facility · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- NRC - Ocean, Coastal and River Engineering Research Centre · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- NRC - Plant growth research facilities · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- NRC - Printable Electronics - Ottawa research facility · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- NRC - Quantum and Nanotechnologies Research Centre · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- NRC - Refrigerated material test laboratory (Cold test labs) Research Facility · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- NRC - Research Aircraft Fleet · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- NRC - Reverberant Acoustic Chamber - Research Facility · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- NRC - Steel Wave Flume - Research Facility · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- NRC - Towing tank research facility · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- NRC - Zebrafish research facility · National Research Council Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards · Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Ontario Business Research Institute Tax Credit · Government of Ontario, Ministry of Finance · Ontario · Dates vary
- Ontario Innovation Tax Credit · Government of Ontario, Ministry of Finance · Ontario · Dates vary
- Ontario Research and Development Tax Credit · Government of Ontario, Ministry of Finance · Ontario · Dates vary
- OVIN - TalentEdge Fellowship · Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN) · Ontario · Dates vary
- Quebec Fisheries Fund - Science partnerships · Fisheries and Oceans Canada · Québec · Dates vary
- Research Facilities Navigator · Canada Foundation for Innovation · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Incentive Program · Canada Revenue Agency · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Support for Entrepreneurs and Economic Development (SEED) - Sector Research Support · Government of the Northwest Territories, Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Sustainable CAP - Research and Innovation · Government of Manitoba; Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership · Manitoba · Dates vary
- Synchronex · CCTT Network - Synchronex · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- SynergiQc program for biopharmaceutical research · CQDM Quebec Consortium for Drug Discovery · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Trade Commissioner Service - CanExport Innovation · Global Affairs Canada, Trade Commissioner Service · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships · Government of Canada (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC) · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- WiHI Seed Program · Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization · Ontario · Dates vary
- Workforce Training and Employment - Research and Innovation · Government of Manitoba, Economic Development, Investment, Trade and Natural Resources · Manitoba · Dates vary
- Yukon Research and Development Tax Credit · Government of Yukon, Department of Finance · Yukon · Dates vary
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