BY
Accelerate Fund supports the growth of early-stage Alberta technology companies with a venture capital fund that matches angel investment. We are currently seeking qualified companies for the $15-million Accelerate Fund III. The original $10-million Accelerate Fund I and Fund II are fully invested in these forward-looking businesses.
For more information, please visit our website.
Alberta Innovates’ Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) suite of programs provide a coordinated series of enabling mechanisms to support innovators along their health technology commercialization journey from ideation to leading.
The Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) – Market Access Program accelerates health innovations that face evidentiary hurdles in achieving market access. The Program supports small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and real-world testing sites (Testing Sites) in carrying out clinical trials, feasibility studies or real-world trials to fast-track commercial progression and market adoption.
For more information, please visit our website.
The Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) – Validate Program supports innovative small-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) along their journey developing digital and data-enabled health technology.
This Program will help Alberta’s innovators overcome the hurdles associated with digital health technology commercialization, across the key domains of:
The AICE – Validate Program is an exciting opportunity for innovators in Alberta’s digital health ecosystem.
AICE – Validate complements our other health innovation program offerings by expanding to include earlier-stage development of digital and data-enabled health technologies.
The NSERC CREATE AMETHYST Program at the University of Lethbridge is designed to expose students to the broader context of imaging science and technology, with foci on imaging spectroscopy and remote sensing. Imaging is an emergent science and technology sector that involves a wide variety of disciplines and has become one of the most highly used tools in science, technology and the arts. Imaging has grown to become the leading enabling technology for Earth observation, environmental science, medical imaging, and climate research.
Under the direction of the Alberta Terrestrial Imaging Centre (ATIC), the AMETHYST Program’s main objective is to fund exceptional trainees at all levels: Undergraduate, Graduate and Postdoctoral Fellowships. Trainees accepted into the program are selected on the basis of talent, suitability for working on interdisciplinary research, educational track record and letters of recommendations from previous teachers.
For more information, please visit our website.
The Agriculture and Food Sustainability Assurance Initiatives Program will support industry associations and industry-led non-profit assurance initiatives to develop and enhance sustainability certification or assurance systems to demonstrate to the public the quality, safety and sustainability of products produced by producers and food companies.
Please refer to the website for program status.
For 45 years, Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) has supported primary agriculture producers, commercial and agribusinesses in Alberta through its lending programs.
Through partnerships with producers and businesses, AFSC helps maintain a profitable agriculture sector in the province and stimulates healthy rural communities. Loan capital can be sourced directly by AFSC or through partnerships with other financial institutions.
Farm Loans
Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) offers a variety of loans for primary agriculture producers, including the Next Generation Loan Program, Developing Producer Loan Program, Alberta Producer Loan Program, Revolving Loan Program.
Business Loans
Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) offers a variety of loans for agriculture, agribusiness and small business enterprises in Alberta, including the Agribusiness Loan Program and the Rural Business Loan Program.
The AgriScience Program is a program under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership.
The program aims to accelerate the pace of innovation by providing funding and support for pre-commercial science activities and cutting-edge research that benefits the agriculture and agri-food sector and Canadians.
Aims to support specific shorter-term research activities to help industry overcome challenges and address fiscal barriers experienced by small and emerging sectors. They also seek to mitigate high risk opportunities that have the potential to yield significant returns.
Please refer to the website for program status.
The bioeconomy holds significant economic potential for Alberta, a province with abundant biomass, advanced infrastructure and highly qualified personnel. The Alberta Bio Future (ABF) program is our flagship program to advance bioindustrial innovation and the bioeconomy.
The bioindustrial sector is also at the leading edge of clean technology. As such, ABF is focused on increasing sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint by promoting use of Alberta’s renewable resources.
We primarily focus on projects that add value to biomass in agriculture and forestry, and create new and improved bioindustrial products and bioindustrial technologies. Food, feed and pharma products are not included in this program.
Program is currently closed to new applications. Please check website for program status
Clinical health research exists to improve quality of life. Through the Alberta Clinical Research Consortium (ACRC), we are proud to contribute to the development of best-practice clinical health research in our province.
Five principles form the foundation of all ACRC projects, and its aim to streamline clinical health research in the province with the goals of:
ACRC Partners: Alberta Health Services, Alberta Innovates, College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta, Covenant Health, University of Alberta, University of Calgary and the Alberta SPOR SUPPORT Unit.
Please visit our website for more information.
Alberta Digital Traction is a funding program of up to $50,000 for small-and medium-sized Alberta enterprises (SMEs) that have software development at the core of one or more of their products and/or services.
Qualified candidates are those that intend to rapidly scale in the global marketplace to accelerate their revenue growth.
We offer the funding to help qualified Alberta SMEs cover eligible expenses required to complete up to three milestones that demonstrate they’ve attained digital traction. We’ve listed the eligible milestone activities below.
Please visit our website for more information.
The Alberta Export Expansion Program provides funding support to Alberta small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), municipalities, industry associations, Indigenous communities and economic development organizations promoting Alberta exports through:
– outbound international business travel
– bringing international buyers to Alberta
For-profit or municipal applicants may be reimbursed up to 50%, and non-profit applicants up to 75%, on eligible costs such as:
Each applicant can apply to the program multiple times, but will only be eligible for up to a combined maximum of $25,000 in approved grant agreement(s) per program year (April 1 to March 31).
Please refer to website for program status
The International Technology Partnership program is designed to de-risk the commercialization process by providing funds
and coaching to high potential, high growth technology Alberta small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to further product development or pilot the technical and business merits of their product to prove the value, and advance commercialization.
Developing or piloting new products with an international project partner who could be the first buyer or influential client(s) is critical in the commercialization and scale-up pathway.
Qualified SMEs may be eligible for up to $250,000 in funding over a maximum eighteen month term. This program is a “matching” program. This means we’ll match the applicant’s contributions to a maximum investment of $250,000. The international project partner is also expected to match the applicant’s contributions.
Please visit our website for the next version of the program and for more information.
The Product Demonstration Program is designed to de-risk the commercialization process by providing funds and coaching to high potential, high growth technology Alberta small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to commercialize their products and achieve an optimal market position to increase revenue and potentially expand into global markets.
Piloting or demonstrating new products with a “strategic partner” who could be the first buyer or influential client(s) is critical in the commercialization and scale-up pathway.
Qualified SMEs may be eligible for up to $150,000 in funding over a maximum one-year term.
Please visit our website for the next version of the program and for more information.
Vouchers help Alberta’s high potential, high growth, technology and knowledge-based small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with technologies in the mid-to-late developmental stages but may include some early developmental stages. (See Technology Readiness Levels).
Eligible applicants can apply for funding up to $100,000 to help cover the costs of up to three service providers for the purpose of business and technology development related to the following activities:
Please visit our website for more information.
The Clean Technology program invests in projects to adapt, develop and deploy innovative clean technologies to benefit Albertans and contribute to the growth of the province’s low-carbon economy. In each of our priority focus areas, we look for projects and activities that can reduce environmental impacts, support Alberta’s energy transition, generate jobs in a clean tech economy, and engage industry, researchers and communities to participate in their future energy systems.
We are excited about the emerging technology pathways that can support cross-sectoral industries to reduce or mitigate carbon emissions, decarbonize fuel systems or create novel materials required in new clean technologies. Our carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) focus can help Alberta to demonstrate its leadership in supporting many industries to decarbonize, including supporting the growing hydrogen economy in Alberta. From lithium to vanadium, novel metals, minerals and materials extraction and utilization leverages Alberta’s existing natural resource skills and infrastructure to build new clean tech supply chains in Alberta.
We pursue emerging clean technology innovations in carbon capture, utilization, and hydrogen generation. (See focus areas below.)
Our objectives are connected with the Alberta Research and Innovation Framework 2030 targets, which include:
Please visit our website for more information.
Alberta’s high potential, high growth, technology and knowledge-based small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may be eligible for up to $74,500 per year for up to two years to enable them to employ in-house professional research and development capability, to advance the Technology Readiness Level and accelerate new product commercialization.
The r&D Associate has the advanced technical skills required by the SME to make that last leap from research to a marketable product.
This 2 year program is designed to fund SMEs to employ an r&D professional through one of the following options:
Alberta Innovates will also provide an additional $7,000 per year as an expense allowance for the associate.
Please visit our website for more information.
The goal of the Land and Biodiversity program is to ensure that natural resource development operations and practices are sustainable. The program is positioned to support achievement of both Alberta Innovates’ and ARIF Targets for 2030:
The Land and Biodiversity program includes subprograms related to Environmental Monitoring, Oil Sands Tailings remediation and restoration, climate adaptation and a new initiative on abandoned well reclamation.
Please visit our website for more information.
The Clean Technology program invests in projects to adapt, develop and deploy innovative clean technologies to benefit Albertans and contribute to the growth of the province’s low-carbon economy. In each of our priority focus areas, we look for projects and activities that can reduce environmental impacts, support Alberta’s energy transition, generate jobs in a clean tech economy, and engage industry, researchers and communities to participate in their future energy systems.
Our focus on electricity generation and grid modernization supports renewable and alternative energy development from individual technology components to systems-level integration. The future of electricity systems involves the generation, transmission, distribution and storage of energy using smart, data-enabled, and digital solutions. New opportunities for generation from geothermal to nuclear help in transitioning to low-carbon electricity.
Please visit our website for more information.
We expect Alberta’s population to double by 2050. Even with the progress made, Albertans’ demand for water will continue to increase. As such, our priority is to ensure Alberta has the quality and quantity of water, when and where it is needed.
We support water innovation that will:
We provide most funding through a combination of open competition and a continuous intake process, so contact us for more information.
To learn more, please visit our website.
The Small Equipment Grant (SEG) stream aims to help Alberta institutions attract and retain outstanding talent in the context of significant international competition.
The SEG supports leading edge research infrastructure that enables talented faculty to undertake innovative research programs.
Applications should align with the Alberta Research Innovation Framework (ARIF) provincial priorities. They should address strategic infrastructure needs to maintain or enhance the competitiveness of a proponent’s and institution’s research programs.
RCP (Research Capacity Program) will fund up to 40% of the total eligible project costs for successful applications.
Please see website for current program status
The College-Industry Innovation (CII) streams support significant research infrastructure that adds to the existing applied research and technology development capacity of a college or technical institute.
The CII streams will enhance the capacity of colleges and technical institutes to provide state-of-the-art, industry-relevant research infrastructure to support business innovation in Alberta and foster partnerships with the private sector, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises.
Applicants are encouraged to align their submissions with areas of strategic priority to the institution and the province’s priorities in context of the Alberta Research Innovation Framework (ARIF).
Institutions must demonstrate how the research will contribute to program delivery and student engagement.
Please check website for program status.
The Research Infrastructure stream coordinates with the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Innovation Fund to invest in transformative research infrastructure projects of strategic significance to the institutions and the province’s priorities in the context of Alberta Research Innovation Framework (ARIF). These projects aim to secure and strengthen Alberta’s competitive position in research and technology development.
Institutions are encouraged to increase their application’s competitiveness by:
RCP (Research Capacity Program) will fund up to 40% of the total eligible project costs for successful applications.
Please see website for current program status
The Alberta Prion Research Institute’s purpose and overarching mandate is to:
We work with a variety of stakeholders to achieve a positive impact in the world of prion and prion-like research.
Please visit our website for more information.
The Alberta Small Business Innovation and Research Initiative (ASBIRI) is a program that gives small businesses funding opportunities to solve major industry challenges.
By responding to industry demand (demand-pull innovation) we increase the success of government investment and industry R&D spending.
The ASBIRI program is now fully subscribed and will not be issuing any challenges until further notice. Please watch our social channels and the Alberta Innovates website.
Take a leading role in your organization with technical and executive education built on the foundations of our academic excellence.
AI is transforming business, and now is the best time to dive into the potential it holds for your career advancement.
Companies around the world are experiencing an AI talent crisis and, as a result, are facing critical challenges when trying to implement AI adoption. Our training programs address the most pressing needs of industry leaders and prepare you to solve real-world problems.
Learn how you can grow your knowledge and skillset with our training programs, taught by our world-class team of scientists, science educators, and dedicated instructors.
Please visit our website for more information.
Dive into the foundations of applied machine learning (ML), decision trees, data cleaning, K-NN, regression and more.
Learn techniques you can apply in game development, customer interaction, recommender systems, and across industries like health, finance, oil & gas and supply chain.
Modern businesses recognize the transformative power of AI but are also facing a severe shortage of skilled workers. The demand for AI and ML expertise is growing across all industries. Through the marriage of your domain expertise with technical ML skills, companies can gain competitive advantages.
We take a project-based and blended learning approach to training with lectures, programming labs and group work. Many of our technical training opportunities include capstone projects that conclude with feedback from a panel of experts and referrals for internships, apprenticeships and ML lead roles.
Please visit our website for more information.
Apeetogosan is committed to providing profitable and sustainable financial services and support to clients who seek the means to attain economic self-sufficiency.
Services Provided Include:
Like other business lending institutions, Apeetogosan’s future lies in the success of its clients. The loan process is designed to ensure that the ingredients for profitability are contained in the business proposal. We are here to help you along the path of turning your idea into a successful reality.
Please visit our website for more information.
AVAC Group is primarily a Limited Partner investor in select and diversified venture capital funds, and collaborates, finances and directly assists in the formation, commercialization and growth of Canadian agricultural technology companies.
For more than 20 years, we have supported companies at all stages: startup to scaleup to exit. Our roles have been diverse: from funding, to business management, to sales development to technology commercialization to name a few. AVAC Group provides expertise to technology companies at every stage of entrepreneurship.
Please visit our website to learn more.
AWE offers loans for women-owned businesses in Alberta. We can help provide the financing you need to start or grow your business, and we have a community to support you along the way.
We provide:
The capital you need to start or grow your business. AWE provides repayable loans of up to $150,000 to women-owned businesses in Alberta. We offer a competitive interest rate ranging from Prime +2% to Prime +4%.
Flexibility and clarity. We offer flexible repayment options and terms of five years. There’s no penalty for early repayment and no hidden fees.
Access to personalized advice and resources. We know that your business is more than just dollars and cents. You’ll have access to ongoing business advising and support from the AWE team.
A community of like-minded women. AWE loan clients receive discounts to select AWE events. You will have the opportunity to meet other women entrepreneurs while learning from subject-matter experts.
Please visit our website for more information.
AWE’s Bold Leadership Program supports Alberta-based women entrepreneurs with established businesses who want to radically rethink their business from a digital lens and implement technology to improve their business performance.
The Bold Leadership Program will help you build your awareness of technologies and trends as well as develop leadership skills and confidence to implement changes in your business.
We will help you look for opportunities to strategically incorporate digital in your business across a broad range of areas, including Strategy & Leadership, Customer Engagement, Digital Brand and Marketing, Process & Operations, Data and Analytics, Culture, and People & Organization.
In a supportive group environment, we will discuss opportunities and obstacles and ways to overcome the challenges many entrepreneurs face in implementing new digital processes in their businesses.
Program Dates: Sept 14th 2022 to Nov 23rd 2022.
Please visit our website for more information.
The Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) will provide financial support directly to women-owned businesses to address COVID-19 impacts on their short-term stability. This financing will support small enterprises that are struggling with working capital needs and are unable to access larger federal relief funding programs or unable to obtain a loan/credit from traditional financial institutions.
Please visit our website and read the information carefully before you apply.
The goal of the AWESOME’s Program is to Advance Women Entrepreneurs through Skill-development, Opportunity-identification, Manufacturing-advice and Export-marketing. To advance your development, growth and expansion, this program offers customized business services. We provide growth and development consulting, skill development training, coaching, networking and other related services that will advance your business.
The Program is available to women entrepreneurs located in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta. AWESOME is offered as an initiative of the Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre Inc. (Food Centre), with funding provided by The Government of Canada through the Women’s Entrepreneurship Strategy (WES) Eco-System Fund.
Please visit our website for program highlights.
Choose the right financing for your business. We offer a variety of financing solutions for every stage of growth.
For more information, please visit our website.
Thinking of buying a company, making a merger or acquiring a competitor to expand your business? Get the right financing and support from our experts for a smooth transaction that benefits both your business and the one you’re acquiring.
For a limited time only, take advantage of preferred terms and conditions for loans* over $350,000.
Please visit our website to learn more.
BDC Capital exists to help turn great ideas into great companies. And great companies into engines of jobs, growth and wealth creation.
We offer innovative solutions, often with terms and conditions tailored to meet the unique needs of entrepreneurs and innovators looking to raise capital for their growth and transition projects.
Venture Capital: Money for innovators looking to transform their business ideas into successful companies.
Growth & Transition Capital: Money for established or high-growth companies looking to finance a new project or business transition.
Growth Equity: Minority equity investments for mid-market growth companies looking to grow exponentially.
IP-Backed Financing: Alternative financing to raise capital backed by the strength and value of your intellectual property portfolio so you can grow.
For more information, please visit our website.
Will you expand and modernize operations or replace outdated machinery shortly? Get financing to cover the cost of new or used equipment so you can increase production and fuel your growth*. Need more time to make your buying decision? We offer other financing solutions and we will recommend the one that best suits your needs.
Financing you can use to:
Increase capacity
Purchase production line machinery, equipment, or specialized equipment such as lab material.
Improve efficiency
Invest in commercial vehicles or modernize operations.
Complement your line of credit
Replenish working capital depleted by equipment costs.
Please visit our website to learn more.
Control your finances and better manage your cash flow.
Sound financial management practices help your business prosper by allowing you to make better decisions, control costs and manage your cash flow. We can help you master every aspect of your business’s finances so that you can maximize profits and strengthen your company’s value.
Please visit our website for more information.
As an Indigenous entrepreneur, you want to deal with a bank that has in-depth insight into your unique business opportunities and challenges.
Get up to $350,000 to start or grow your business, whether you operate on or off reserve.
Benefits for your business:
Please visit our website to learn more.
BDC is the bank devoted to Canadian entrepreneurs. We provide financing and advisory services to small and medium-sized businesses at every stage of growth. This includes access to the right tools and resources, such as training, networking, partnerships and more.
Experienced as a business owner or not, BDC helps immigrants handle the typical challenges of building a company in Canada.
Access between $25,000 and $50,000 to grow your company. Please visit our website to learn more.
Sometimes, you need to act fast to grab opportunities or conquer challenges. Our Small Business Loan is designed to help you quickly and easily access the funds you need with flexible terms you can afford*.
Financing you can use to:
Supplement cash flow
Purchase equipment, software, or hardware without using cash you need for everyday activities
Sell online to increase sales
Upgrade your website, purchase inventory, run marketing campaigns, hire a consultant
Cover expenses
Pay suppliers, landlords, employees
Please visit our website to learn more.
One of the biggest challenges for small businesses is getting adequate financing. We provide funds to help Canadian businesses in the start-up phase who have been in operation for at least 12 months and have generated revenues* turn their business ideas into reality.
Financing you can use to:
Get up to $250,000 to jumpstart your projects. Please visit our website to learn more.
Investing in technology is one of the fastest ways to drive growth, trim costs, and boost productivity. Our technology loan can help your company optimize performance and become more profitable*.
For a limited time only, take advantage of preferred terms and conditions for loans* over $350,000.
Financing you can use for:
Hardware
Purchase servers, networks, or computers.
Software
Invest in solutions of all sizes (ERP, CRM, HR, accounting).
Digital marketing
Boost revenue with a new website, e-commerce, or social media.
Advisory services
Cover the cost of expert advice on IT planning, strategy, security, online sales.
Please visit our website to learn more.
The BDC Capital Women in Technology (WIT) Venture Fund is one of the world’s largest venture capital funds dedicated to investing in women-led technology companies and helping to build a robust ecosystem to support women in tech today and in the future.
We are unique in that we have a dual mandate: To deliver a return on the investment and make a lasting impact on the Canadian tech ecosystem.
We do this in three ways:
If you are a women-led tech business with global ambition, let’s talk. Entrepreneurs may also apply for financing or leverage the many other tools and services that the bank offers.
Please visit our website to learn more.
Your business has projects, but it requires money to undertake them. Many entrepreneurs face this challenge—which is why our working capital financing is unique and designed to help you realize key growth projects, without putting your everyday cash at risk.
You have up to 6 years to repay your loan and up to 12 months of principal payments postponement at the start of the loan.
For a limited time only, take advantage of preferred terms and conditions for loans* over $350,000.
The program is an important part of the transition to a new carbon future and circular economy and enables the participation of Alberta’s innovation community, urban and rural communities and industries throughout the value chain. The goals of the Bioenergy program are connected with the ARIF 2030 targets:
The Bioenergy program focuses primarily on two areas:
See website for full description.
The Boston Canadian Technology Accelerator (CTA) is an award-winning program in a key innovation market. Boston has the number one biotech cluster in the world. Boston provides tremendous opportunities for Canadian companies with its established ecosystem and high concentration of strategic partners, investors and clients. The CTA global business development program can give you the knowledge and connections you need to enter and succeed in this market.
We want to support you as you take your products and services beyond our borders.
Alberta businesses have plenty to offer other provinces and the rest of the world. Knowing this, we designed the Export Readiness Program to help you reach new domestic and international markets. Through the program you will work with a Business Link Strategist trained to provide advice and guidance as you start your export journey.
The Export Readiness Program is designed to help you reach new provincial and/or international markets. Whether your business is in the planning stages or you have been operational for a few years, the Export Readiness Program is available to help close the gaps of getting your business to new markets outside of Alberta.
Please visit our website for more information.
The CASBE program is a partnership we have with the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) to fund collaborations between Alberta SMEs and researchers from Alberta post-secondary institutions.
We offer two streams of funding to help Alberta SMEs adopt emerging technologies developed with the support of researchers:
The Alberta SME acts as the industry partner and the researcher applies to the program.
Please visit our website for more information.
Canada Green Corps is an innovative youth employment programme designed to launch the careers of talented, yet un- or underemployed, Canadian youth.
Funded through Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada Green Corps strategically fulfills government commitments to provide new employment opportunities for youth and showcase national leadership on climate action.
Please visit our website to learn more.
The objective of the Innovation & Experimentation Program is to fund Canadian interactive digital media content and application software that is innovative and leading-edge.
Applicants may only apply for production support in this Program. Marketing and promotional costs, however, are eligible and should be included in the Project’s production budget.
Please visit our website for program details, eligibility criteria, and more information.
Canada Small Business Financing Program – Helping your business start or grow
The Canada Small Business Financing Program makes it easier for small businesses to get loans from financial institutions by sharing the risk with lenders. The maximum loan amount for a borrower is $1.15 million.
Up to a maximum of $1,000,000 for term loans for any one borrower, of which no more than $500,000 can be used for purchasing leasehold improvements or improving leased property and purchasing or improving new or used equipment and of that amount, a maximum of $150,000 could be used for intangible assets and working capital costs.
Up to a maximum of $150,000 for lines of credit. Financial institutions deliver the program and are solely responsible for approving the loan.
For more information please visit their website.
The Canada-Alberta Job Grant is a training program where an employer applies on behalf of their present or future employees for eligible training costs. Employers decide who gets training and what type of training may be needed for their employees.
Funding provided by the Government of Canada through the Workforce Development Agreement.
This Cancer Prevention Research Opportunity (CPRO) enables a group of interdisciplinary individuals, working in cancer prevention research, to use a collaborative approach in the creation of new knowledge in cancer prevention and screening as well as moving knowledge and evidence into use in the health system, in communities and workplaces and in the daily lives of Albertans.
The CPRO program is not currently accepting new funding proposals. Please check our website for updates.
These programs allow the Canadian Dairy Commission to work with the private sector to balance the seasonal demand and supply of products for the domestic market. When milk production exceeds requirements for the Canadian market, the Commission buys butter and skim milk powder from processors at established support prices. Support prices are also used as a guide by provincial authorities when they establish milk prices at the farm level.
For more information, please contact us.
The Matching Investment Fund is designed to help eligible food processors and food science centres develop initiatives to stimulate demand for Canadian dairy products and ingredients.
The Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC) remains committed to supporting an environment that encourages growth and innovation in the manufacture and use of Canadian dairy products and ingredients. The Matching Investment Fund (MIF) provides non-repayable contributions for product development projects on a matching investment basis.
Please check out our website for more information.
CQDM’s Quantum Leap pharma-led funding program for drug discovery research helps SMEs or Canadian universities achieve innovative translational biopharmaceutical research projects. Projects selected as part of the Quantum Leap program focus on developing cutting-edge technologies with the potential to significantly advance the R&D activities of CQDM’s pharmaceutical members. Quantum Leap projects are executed in close collaboration and with the expert support and funds of pharmaceutical members.
Projects are associated with specific deliverables and must be ready for use by CQDM pharmaceutical members upon completion. For scientists, the funded research opens new collaboration opportunities with world-class stakeholders in the industry.
For more information, please visit our website.
Our Innovative Hydrocarbon Products Program supports projects that will contribute to Alberta’s hydrocarbon resource value while securing long-term future for Alberta’s oil sand resources in a new economy. The three sub-programs support projects that can improve hydrocarbon products’ quality and value.
1. Bitumen Partial Upgrading: supports projects that add value to Alberta’s bitumen while increasing pipeline capacity and reducing industry operating costs and lifecycle greenhouse gases.
2. Natural Gas Value-Add: supports projects that convert natural gas into higher value products such as liquid fuels and hydrogen.
3. Bitumen Beyond Combustion: supports projects that converts bitumen into high-value non-fuel products for economic growth and diversification.
Be a Clean Leadership Host Employer!
The Clean Leadership Summer Internship Program is a Nova Scotia-based program providing 15 – 30 year old’s with paid hands-on experience, mentorship and professional development training.
Clean Foundation partners with impact organizations to invest in training and employment for youth in the clean economy. Clean Leaders, are trained with the knowledge and aptitude to become environmental stewards in their communities while delivering meaningful environmental projects during their 9 or 15 week summer internship.
Hire an intern for 9-15 weeks, support youth employment and help build their skills with a 60% wage subsidy.
Please visit our website for more information.
Career Launcher provides wage subsidies for organizations to create jobs and meaningful work experiences for students and recent grads. Learn more about how you can access funding to help address labour shortages, diversify your workforce, and strengthen your industry.
Strengthen your organization with skilled students and grads! Get up to $30,000 to create valuable positions for young skilled workers of diverse backgrounds that will help your business or organization meet the future needs of the Canadian economy.
As an employer, you can receive financial support to create valuable positions that will help you meet the future needs of the Canadian economy. You will also benefit from a skilled graduate or student joining your team and will help them gain the skills, abilities and experience they need to launch their career.
Clean Tech Program currently accepting applications until July 22, 2021.
Please visit website for more information.
The oil and gas industry remains a major driver of economic activity in Alberta. Innovation has been a critical enabler for the industry, especially in the oil sands. With Alberta as a global leader in sustainable resource development, continued innovation and investment is essential to this industry.
Our Cleaner Hydrocarbon Production program is designed to enhance the economic and GHG competitiveness of Alberta’s oil and gas industry.
Most funding is provided through a combination of open competition and continuous intake process. Contact the relevant Program Director for more information.
Please visit our website for more information.
Our 27 Community Futures offices offer loan solutions and business development services that are purpose built for rural Alberta. Find your nearest Community Futures office to connect with a business analyst, get a loan application started, and access free business counselling and low-cost business coaching and training.
Community Futures offices apply flexible loan criteria and options to help you start a new business, buy a business, open a franchise, expand into new markets, invest in technology, give your business a facelift and help young entrepreneurs get their first loan.
Business services offered by Community Futures offices include:
If you are an entrepreneur with a disability or health condition, you may wish to explore a program specifically designed for you.
Please visit our website for more information.
The Community Investment Program grants fund innovative community internet projects to build a resilient, trusted and secure internet for all Canadians.
The program is open to: non-profit organizations, registered charities and academics at universities and colleges in Canada.
While CIRA’s granting program will consider applications that benefit all Canadians, we’re especially looking for initiatives that benefit:
Students (kindergarten to grade 12 and post-secondary)
Northern, rural and Indigenous communities
The program is now closed for 2021, the next call for grant application will take place in 2022. Please see website for more information.
CDL-Rockies is located in Calgary, Canada at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary. Calgary is one of Canada’s fastest-growing, most entrepreneurial and innovative cities, with the highest number of patents filed per capita in Canada.
As the epicenter of the country’s energy sector, CDL-Rockies is home to a Prime stream as well as a specialized Energy stream. CDL-Rockies brings together many of the region’s most experienced entrepreneurs, investors, and scientists from diverse fields including energy, healthcare, software and hardware, industrials and clean technology. CDL startups work with these mentors to sharpen objectives, prioritize time and resources, raise capital, and engage with experts working on the frontiers of research.
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is a nonprofit organization that delivers an objectives-based program for massively scalable, seed-stage, science- and technology-based companies.
Cybera has partnered with CANARIE to manage the cloud infrastructure for the DAIR program. Small-to-medium sized enterprises are eligible to receive free cloud resources to test, validate, and prove their product or service ideas.
The DAIR Cloud Program connects Canadian startups to each other, and to free cloud resources and expertise in next generation technologies.
Think of DAIR as a bundle of resources intended to give a boost to Canadian startups and SMEs. We’ve put together a package of resources to help get your business off the ground or to the next level.
Did we mention there’s no cost? We don’t ask for your payment information and qualifying is simple: if you’re a Canadian business with fewer than 500 employees, you’re eligible to access DAIR for rapid and scalable design, development, validation, and demonstration of your product or service.
CANARIE is funded by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) to spark Canadian innovation and accelerate research and discovery. The goal of the DAIR Cloud Program is to give Canadian start-ups and SMEs a boost toward commercialization.
Please visit our website for more information.
The DIP is designed to grant dairy processors with continued access to the milk they require to produce innovative dairy products without affecting their existing provincial milk plant supply allocation. By encouraging such new development, the overall demand for milk is expected to increase. The CDC will provide an allocation credit (deducted from the Canadian requirement) to each province that supplies milk for the new DIP contracts. These credits will be allocated to the province on end-use butterfat basis with no conversion of credits into quota (crystallization).
You may be able to get a milk quota to develop and produce new and innovative dairy products. You could get a milk quota to develop and produce innovative dairy products. You need to create a product that: Is wholly or essentially made with milk; Contains no imported dairy ingredients; Is new to the Canadian market. Other conditions apply.
The deadlines to receive DIP applications at the Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC) are:
Applications received during each 3 month period will be reviewed by the Selection Committee within the following 2 months.
Bring new talent to your small business or not-for-profit! Hire a digital tech intern and give an underemployed–yet highly skilled–grad the experience they need to find career-oriented work. You can get up to $28,000 towards their salary and training expenses.
Funded by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada as part of their Digital Skills for Youth (DS4Y) Program creating employment opportunities for young Canadians to build the digital skills needed for the evolving digital economy.
Applications are now closed for 2021, please visit our website for updates.
These programs help employers attract new talent, while saving initial wage and training costs. Best of all, young practitioners and students will be able to kickstart their career journey and gain meaningful work experience.
Thanks to our funding partners, we have several programs available. Each program has unique eligibility requirements for employers and job candidates.
For more information, please visit our website.
Ecosystem services and biodiversity are the benefits we receive from nature. They include climate regulation; flood control and water purification; habitat for wildlife; food, fibre and fuel; and the spiritual and recreational benefits of nature.
Alberta Innovates is part of the Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity initiative, a collection of innovative projects and investments designed to build the capacity to implement ecosystem service and biodiversity markets in Alberta.
Please visit our website for more information.
Price and quality have always been crucial considerations in purchasing decisions, but more of your customers are looking for financing options. We can help you gain a competitive edge by providing Buyer Financing to your international customer—and taking on the risk of non-payment for you.
EDC can help you gain a competitive advantage as providing flexible financing arrangements can be the key to a successful sales pitch, differentiating you from your competitors. Enable your customers to make purchases from you that they might otherwise have not been able to afford at this time.
Please visit our website to learn more.
Get financing to sell into markets outside of Canada.
Need financial help for your international expansion plans? Whether your company is large or small, we can offer direct financing to your company or your foreign affiliate through a secured loan.
A direct loan can help support your expansion plans, including financing equipment, facilities, or the establishment or the expansion of a foreign affiliate. Financing lets you increase your capacity, allowing you to take on more export contracts and cover your work-in-progress costs.
We have a higher risk appetite than commercial banks in various markets, and can supplement bank lending capacity. A loan can be made directly to your Canadian company in support of its international investment, or to your foreign affiliate, secured by the foreign assets.
For more information, please visit our website.
Our Export Guarantee Program can help you access additional financing through your financial institution. We share the risk with your financial institution by providing a guarantee on the money you borrow, encouraging them to increase your access to working capital.
Get more working capital financing to manage your day-to-day operating costs, via an increase to your operating line, a seasonal bulge or pre-shipment financing.
Access more financing to expand sales into a new market, buy new equipment, or locate your inventory closer to your buyers.
We work with you and your financial institution to increase borrowing capacity to support your investments outside of Canada, such as setting up an international affiliate or acquiring or expanding a business in a global market.
Avoid posting collateral as payment assurance for your foreign exchange contract provider and keep your cash free for doing business.
Avoid the financial pain of having to pay your foreign exchange contract provider if they incur losses you can’t cover. Locking in the exchange rate in advance will give you comfort when setting up your product prices and will increase the predictability of your cash flow. Fluctuations in exchange rates can make it a challenge to budget up-front costs or revenues in foreign currencies. Secure your exchange rate without putting up capital, and protect your margins. Increase your borrowing capacity by keeping more working capital in your business — and go after more contracts.
The Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) is the premier global competition for students who own and operate a business while attending college or university. Nominees compete against their peers from around the world in a series of local and/or national competitions in hopes to qualify for GSEA Finals. Founded in 1998 by Saint Louis University, GSEA is now an Entrepreneurs’ Organization program.
Please check our website for competition dates in your area.
Our clean technology investments help innovators develop and demonstrate Alberta-based technologies that lower emissions and costs. Scaling up innovation will ensure Alberta succeeds in a lower emissions world.
ERA has two funding streams to help Alberta prosper while reducing emissions. We fund innovative technology projects, as well as infrastructure upgrades for our businesses. Learn more about the stream that suits your project below.
So far, we’ve given $646 million in funding to 204 projects with a cumulative worth of $4.5 billion, resulting in GHG reductions of 37.7 million tonnes of CO2 by 2030.
Please visit our website to learn more.
Through this program we support Alberta SMEs, with a minimum of $20,000 in revenue, to build and develop a strategic approach to expanding their international plans and building global export opportunities.
Prior to entering new global markets it’s important to understand the necessary steps to grow export markets while evaluating benefits and assessing risks are keys to success.
Alberta SMEs need to ask some basic questions, for example:
We take pride in helping our customers dream, grow and thrive. We’re the only lender 100% invested in Canadian agriculture and food, and we’re passionate about helping the industry succeed. And how we show up every day is as important as what we do. We aim to advance our social and sustainable practices, support our customers in their sustainability journeys and act as a catalyst for good.
FCC builds strong relationships and shares knowledge and expertise with thousands of customers across the country. When they succeed, we succeed. We’re here to support entrepreneurs and believe in the future of ag and food. We’re a partner, a catalyst and a champion of our industry.
Foresight is Canada’s cleantech accelerator. In collaboration with our Helix 5 partners – innovators, industry, investors, government, and academia – Foresight is relentlessly driving cleantech innovation in Canada.
Our audacious goal is that Canada be the first G7 country to reach net zero. Our mission is to accelerate the growth and impact of cleantech ecosystems across Canada to achieve deep decarbonization and net-zero climate targets through problem-driven innovation.
We offer a comprehensive Acceleration ramp to help entrepreneurs launch and scale their cleantech ventures, connect ventures with industry through Innovation Challenges, and engage a wide network of investor firms through our various access to capital programs.
Through our sector-based approach, Foresight Canada brings the cleantech industry together to accelerate the scale-up and adoption of innovative solutions that enable Canada’s transition to net zero.
We offer a host of sector-specific networks, including for agriculture (agriNEXT), circular and bioeconomy (bioNEXT), built environment (buildNEXT), carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration and carbontech (carbonNEXT), energy (energyNEXT) and water tech (waterNEXT). More to come.
We have a strong history of strategy, ecosystem mapping, and partnership building that positions Canada as a global leader in cleantech innovation.
Are you trying to address sustainability and facing a rapidly-changing economic, regulatory, and physical environment?
Industry Challenges bring together industry and innovators to drive environmental change and growth of Canada’s cleantech sector. From waste heat recovery in the oil and gas industry to nutrient recovery on the farm, our Challenge programs provide valuable answers and solutions for real world environmental problems – while reducing risks and improving time to market.
Visit our website for open challenges.
Futurpreneur Canada makes it easier for aspiring young business owners to secure financing. And we’ve partnered with the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) to extend our support to you even further.
From business plan to business success. We offer financing, mentoring and expertise to get your start-up off the ground. If you’re 18 – 39 and ready to launch a business, we’re here to help you.
Futurpreneur Canada’s industry-leading mentoring offers expertise, resources and skill-building opportunities to take you and your business to the next level.
We offer collateral-free loans at better interest rates than most banks. But we can’t do it alone. We’re able to finance up to $20,000 per business. If you need more money, BDC may provide up to $40,000.
Visit our website for more information.
The Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP) provides funding for downstream research & development projects that focus on applying genomics-derived solutions to challenges or opportunities defined by end-users. For the purposes of this program, end-users include stakeholders that are interested in using the results of the genomics research from academia and implementing innovations into the market for commercialization or public-good purposes. This could include industry companies, industry consortia, government departments, or other not-for-profit organizations.
Please visit our website to learn more.
Global Bridge: Canada-India helps high-growth Canadian tech scale-ups do business in India. The program is designed to demystify the local business culture, support product localization, validate business models and gain in-market networking opportunities that help companies successfully enter the Indian market.
Selected companies will receive two and a half months of virtual coaching and access to resources, followed by 3 weeks in market and up to $4,000 CAD to help offset travel and accommodation costs to be reimbursed by CDMN.
The growth of Alberta’s economy depends on the development of new and emerging technologies, which have applications in sectors such as agriculture, health, oil and gas, and many others. This research depends heavily on the work of highly skilled graduate students studying at universities around the province.
Alberta Innovates funds scholarships for graduate students conducting full-time research in key emerging technology area of information and communications technology (ICT) and advanced materials and manufacturing technologies (AMM) ensuring that Albertan universities and companies are able to recruit top talent.
For more information, please check our website.
Have a bold idea for an innovation that will save and improve lives? Apply to the challenges that are posted and get funding of up to $10 million to bring your idea to vulnerable populations.
Please check our website for current challenges and submission deadlines.
The Health Technology Commercialization Hub is powered by Brightsquid Secure Communications Corp., a Calgary-based health tech company with over a decade of success delivering healthcare applications to North America and Europe. All of our applications are built on our privacy compliant engine that keeps patient information safe to the letter of the law in the US, Canada, and the EU.
HATCH members (Hatchlings) gain access to that foundation of compliance as well as expert training, integrations with leading medical software, and an existing market of hundreds of thousands of end users.
As part of the HATCH program, you’ll integrate into the TELUS Health Exchange through Brightsquid’s existing connection. This will empower your application to exchange information with clinics that are using TELUS EMRs equipped with MedDialog (a TELUS Health product).
ICTC is a leader in developing workforce solutions and delivering talent programs to enable Canadian businesses to access the right talent with the right skills needed to drive innovation and productivity in an increasingly competitive environment. To ensure Canada is able to meet the growing demand for ICT and digitally skilled talent, we must consider all labour market sources and complementary pathways and build welcoming, diverse workplaces. Our programs provide unique and targeted solutions for recruiting, retaining and integrating women, Indigenous persons, youth and internationally educated professionals (IEPs) into ICT workforce.
The Government of Canada wants innovative solutions to economic, environmental, and social problems.
Please visit our website for a list of challenges in all sectors.
Alberta’s high potential, high growth, technology and knowledge-based small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may be eligible for funding to enable them to employ a highly trained resource with the goal of advancing business readiness levels and/or accelerating product commercialization.
The Commercialization Associate understands business fundamentals and practices, applying knowledge of industry, as well as market and business trends to prioritize commercialization activities. These activities include, but are not limited to, manufacturing analysis and planning, advanced product validation, exploring new market opportunities, marketing, sales, financial strategies, and business development activities.
This program is designed to fund SMEs to employ a commercialization professional, for up to two years, through one of the following options:
Alberta Innovates will also provide an additional $7,000 per year as an expense allowance for the associate.
Looking to raise capital for your venture but not sure where to look and how to ask? This program is for you.
Get insights into the metrics that matter to professional investors and how to define a value proposition that makes sense to them. In this program, you will learn how to track and advance your KPIs, create investor-ready materials/documentation, give a compelling pitch and be able to have a well-developed plan to continually engage key interested investors.
This program is administered through online learning materials and zoom meetings
Please visit our website for more information.
The Incubator for Technology Start-Ups (ITS) is a partnership between ACAMP and the Edmonton International Airport (EIA). Located in the Alberta Aerospace & Technology Centre (AATC), ITS provides engineering and business support services for young entrepreneurs.
ITS is funded by a grant from the Community and Regional Economic Support (CARES) program of the Government of Alberta and donations from EIA and ACAMP.
Visit our website to apply.
Calgary’s reputation as a Living Lab is growing and The City of Calgary is helping to support our innovation ecosystem. We are working to formalize and simplify the process to make public spaces, transportation corridors and land more accessible for the research and testing of innovative solutions.
Through the Métis Training to Employment (MTE) program, Rupertsland Institute (RLI) offers services to assist Métis individuals in preparing for, finding and keeping employment. Trained Employment Counsellors and Job Coaches provide these services from RLI’s office locations and Mobile Employment units throughout the province.
RLI also offers group-training projects that provide marketable skills to Métis people in targeted areas of the labour market. Find available training projects in your region on our training projects page .
Available programs:
For information on how to access these and other programs, contact your nearest Metis Employment Services Centre by calling toll free 1-888-48-Metis (1-888-486-3847).
This program provides equity assistance for the start-up or the expansion of small businesses. The grant is for Métis, Inuit or Non-Status individuals and is named The Métis Entrepreneurs’ Assistance Program (MEAP). Please note that you will be filling out one application that contains information for both the Grant and the Loan.
MEAP & SEAP are a non-repayable grant that is available to help mitigate how much you are borrowing from a financial institution. It can provide up to 30% of your project total to a maximum of $99,999. To apply for the grant you must meet all eligibility requirements.
Please visit our website for a full list of eligibility requirements.
Micro vouchers provide funding for high potential, high growth, technology or knowledge-based Alberta small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to accelerate their new product technology development.
The Micro Voucher Program encourages high potential, high growth SMEs with novel, promising technologies, strong management and a reasonably identified product/market fit to accelerate new product commercialization. The purpose is quick access to funds to de-risk technological solutions, and support emerging technologies.
Typical applicants are in the earlier stages of their product development. Most clients enter our programs by starting with a micro voucher.
Eligible applicants can apply for up to $10,000, paid directly to the service provider, to cover eligible expenses charged by the service provider for the purpose of one or more of the following activities:
Please visit our website for more information.
Accelerate Entrepreneur is designed to support the unique needs of postdoctoral, undergraduate, graduate and college student entrepreneurs.
Mitacs Accelerate Entrepreneur funds student and postdoctoral entrepreneurs to further develop the research or technology at the core of their start-up business. With the support of an approved incubator, Mitacs funding helps students and postdoctoral fellows build their professional entrepreneurial skills, with the goal of commercializing their start-up’s technology, product, or service through funded internships. In short, Accelerate Entrepreneur pays students and postdoctoral fellows to grow their start-ups and get to market faster.
Student and postdoctoral entrepreneurs must hold ownership in their start-up, and hold responsibility for the management and/or operations of the company. Full-time employees with no ownership or responsibility for the company’s management and/or operations are not eligible for Mitacs Accelerate Entrepreneur funding. Check with your business development representative to explore bringing a standard Accelerate intern to your start-up.
Please visit our website for more information.
Mitacs Elevate is a postdoctoral fellowship with an exclusive professional development curriculum component. Fellows address complex challenges through:
Fellows progress through the program in a cohort, giving them cross-disciplinary networking and peer-learning opportunities they might not have otherwise in their careers.
Over the two-year fellowship, fellows divide their time between their partner organization’s project and academic institution-based research with their academic supervisor.
Please visit our website for more information.
Mitacs Entrepreneur International assists with travel costs — up to $5,000 — to help you explore new business opportunities abroad.
Mitacs Entrepreneur International offers TRAVEL GRANTS to CANADIAN START-UPS housed in UNIVERSITY-LINKED INCUBATORS. The matching grant enables start-ups to connect with international incubators allowing you to explore new business development opportunities in global markets.
Canadian start-ups receive a travel grant to support eligible business travel costs, of up to $5,000 to connect with a host incubator in an eligible new target market. Through the program, start-ups:
For more information, please check our website.
Expand the reach of your business through bilateral collaborations with Canadian and international researchers. Globalink supports projects that help you strengthen your networks, develop partnerships, create joint ventures, and stay on top of global trends in your sector. Mitacs matches project funds, starting at $7,500 for a
16–24-week project.
Please visit our website to learn more.
The Mitacs Globalink Research Award (GRA) supports research collaborations between Canada and select partner organizations and eligible countries and regions.
Under the joint supervision of a home and host professor, successful senior undergraduate students, graduate students, as well as postdoctoral fellows will receive a $6,000 research award to conduct a 12- to 24-week research project in the other country. Awards are offered in partnership with Mitacs’s Canadian academic partners (and, in some cases, with Mitacs’s international partners) and are subject to available funding.
Please visit our website for more information about the award.
Get young workers–especially Indigenous youth, youth living with disabilities and youth living in Northern, rural and remote communities–started in the green economy. Hire an intern in a position that supports the sustainable development of Canada’s natural resources and give them the chance to apply their skills in a green job. You can get up to $32,000 towards their salary and training expenses.
Funded by Natural Resources Canada as part of their Science and Technology Internship Program creating green jobs to help young Canadians of diverse backgrounds gain experience in the natural resources sector, including energy, forestry, mini
NGIF is a Canadian venture capital firm offering grant and equity financing for startups that deliver solutions to the environmental and other challenges facing the natural gas sector. We are unique in how we bring Canada’s energy industry leadership to every investment, accelerating the validation, demonstration, and customer creation of our startup portfolio.
NGIF Industry Grant’s Innovation Challenge is a $5.5 million (CAD) call to accelerate clean technology solutions across the natural gas value chain. NGIF is accepting industry grant funding applications for innovations that have the potential to generate significant environmental and economic performance benefits in the following strategic focus areas:
NGIF is offering up to $500,000 (CAD) per industry grant, representing as much as 33% of a project’s eligible expenses.
Applications are now closed for 2021. Please visit our website for more information about the program and for the next round of funding.
Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund (OCIF) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the City of Calgary that is governed by an independent Board of Directors and administered by Calgary Economic Development.
OCIF offers financial support to private sector companies, non-profit organizations and public institutions proposing investments that drive economic growth, are a catalyst for further investments and create jobs for Calgarians.
Piikani Resource Development Ltd. (PRDL) is a wholly owned corporation of the Piikani Nation, an aboriginal organization that represents Piikani Members. PRDL’s purpose is to assist in the economic development on behalf of the Piikani Nation. PRDL manages several features from the energy industry including Generations, Transmissions and Distributions. PRDL’s mandate is to oversee the development of energy to create economic development opportunities on the Piikani Nation.
The Small Business development portion of Piikani Economic Development is responsible for promoting and supporting small businesses for Piikani Nation members.
There is a Piikani Nation Grant Equity Program for qualified business owners of the Piikani Nation.
Please visit our website for eligibility criteria and for more information.
The Post-Production, Visual Effects and Digital Animation Grant (PPG) provides funding to help cover labour expenses for Alberta organizations involved in the development and delivery of post-production services in Alberta, including visual effects and digital animation.
This funding, under the Alberta Media Fund (AMF), supports the growth and sustainability of Alberta’s post-production sector by helping eligible companies employ Alberta talent.
A grant which represents 18% of the total eligible invoiced labour will provide funding to applicants.
Corporations and their affiliates that have received funding through the Screen-Based Production Grant or the Alberta Production Grant are not eligible for the PPG on the same projects.
You can submit an unlimited number of applications, however the maximum amount an organization or their affiliates can receive in grant funding per budget year is $200,000.
The grant amount requested per application must be at least $500.
Applications will be accepted until March 1 each year, or when all funds for the budget year have been allocated.
The Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Health System (PRIHS) is a program is designed to support Alberta Health Service (AHS) Strategic Clinical Networks (SCNs) as nodes of research and innovation.
PRIHS strengthens health research capacity in Alberta by encouraging collaboration and partnerships between Alberta’s academic institutions, health and clinician researchers, patients, and AHS operations to impact in the health system.
PRIHS is designed to align the knowledge production efforts of researchers with the evidence needs of the health system by providing opportunities for researchers to propose solutions to priority health system challenges and access support from SCNs and other expertise within AHS to administer implementation studies. In turn, these studies will help AHS identify and advance solutions that improve healthcare quality, health outcomes and value for Albertans.
Please visit our website for current opportunities.
We created the Product ScaleUp Pilot Program to propel Alberta SMEs, with $750K or greater in annual revenue, forward as they refine and iterate their highly scalable digital technologies.
The program is a grant of up to $100,000 for one year for qualified SMEs to hire a product associate with expertise in developing, commercializing, and scaling digital technology using a product management model. A matching percentage is required, and the successful applicant must begin work on or before January 4, 2021.
Supported SME’s must have technologies with strong product validation and revenue, proven product-market fit, and a strong commercialization strategy.
A matching contribution of 25 percent of the total salary is required, with Alberta Innovates providing up to $100,000 for one year.
See our website for more information.
Do you want to scale up your health or life sciences company in San Francisco? This region, including Silicon Valley, is home to one of the most important clusters of medical innovation in the world. It is famous for its strong venture capital ecosystem and high concentration of business and startup leaders.
The Canadian Technology Accelerator (CTA) business development program will help your company to:
As a Metis business owner, you could get support with direct business loans and services such as business plan development and training. As an Indigenous entrepreneur on a Metis settlement, you may qualify for loans of up to $250,000 for commercial enterprises. You may also access services like business plan development.
You need to:
Visit our website for more information.
Work one-on-one with our business advisor to get clear on many aspects of your business including: customers, revenue streams, key activities, and more! This process is invaluable when developing your business idea and creating your business plan!
Please visit our website for more information.
The goal of Startup Lloyd is not only to ensure a small business survives the start-up period, but also continues to grow and thrive long after their launch. In order to reach this goal, we provide in depth business coaching services as well as a variety of training intensives.
This program is facilitated by leaders from our region who have hands-on leadership experience to supplement their formal training in leadership development. All of the facilitators are passionate about leadership development and have had the opportunity to see the positive results of effective leadership for individuals and the organizations they work with.
Focusing on three key leadership areas, the Leadership Series is an in depth training program to enhance your skills as a leader. The areas of focus are: Personal Leadership, Team Leadership and Organizational Leadership.
Upcoming sessions are TBD, please visit our websites for updates.
Emerging technologies offer the promise of new industries and transformative solutions to challenges across Alberta’s key sectors. Bringing together groups of Alberta researchers, graduate students, industry and others is an important part of building on ideas and moving key research forward.
The Strategic Networking and Development Program makes funding available to researchers at Alberta post-secondary institutions to support activities such as workshops, conferences and competitions which advance Alberta’s research and innovation in the emerging technology priority areas of information and communications technology (ICT), nanotechnology and ‘omics technologies.
Please note: due to restrictions on in-person gathering in response to COVID-19, The Strategic Networking and Development Program is not accepting applications at this time. Please check our website for further updates.
We support Canadian companies – clean technology trailblazers – who are leaders in their efforts to develop and demonstrate new environmental technologies that address climate change, clean air, clean water and clean soil.
We work across public and private sectors to get new ideas to market faster and grow firms to scale sooner. Through our work together we create economic and environmental prosperity for Canadians.
We fund small- and medium-sized Canadian businesses advancing innovative technologies that are pre-commercial and have the potential to demonstrate significant and quantifiable environmental and economic benefits.
Our funding gives companies the critical support they need to advance projects in the challenging and risky stages of pre-commercial development and demonstration.
Visit our website for more information.
The DMZ is a world leading accelerator for tech startups in Canada. We help startups build great businesses by connecting them with customers, capital, experts and a community of entrepreneurs and influencers. For us, this means creating an environment where you can focus on scaling your business. We help with the rest.
Our mission is to build a community of experts, influencers, entrepreneurs, advisors and customers to fuel startup success and put more Canadian businesses on the map.
For more information, please check out our website.
The Water Program assists primary producers in enhancing agricultural water management for continued growth and long-term success of the agriculture industry. There are two streams under the Water Program: 1) on-farm irrigation projects, and 2) on-farm water supply projects. Applications will be divided into the two streams based on the activities included in the Application.
Please check our website for more information
UCeed Social Impact Fund is powered by the generosity of the United Way of Calgary and Area and their mission to mobilize communities for lasting social change and the Government of Alberta’s Creative Partnerships bold initiative to support arts and non-profit sectors. The UCeed Social Impact Fund accelerates social purpose organizations using enterprising models to reach mission-critical milestones. These may include their next round of financing or attraction of management and resources to build value in the companies, and community. As an early-stage investment fund, UCeed uses outcome-based investment with funding to accomplish defined milestones.
Please visit our website for more information.
Helping financial intermediaries get more funding for their customers
As a complementary lender, we work with other lenders and financial intermediaries to fill market gaps and increase the availability of capital for Canadian entrepreneurs.
Please visit our website to learn more.
The program stream supports the development and delivery of effective agriculture education programs that are science-based, topic-driven, curricular-linked and help students use critical thinking to engage in meaningful and informed conversations about issues that affect public trust in agriculture.
Supports the development of new agriculture education programs, or the expansion or adaptation of existing agriculture education programs aimed at kindergarten to grade 12 students.
Open call applications. Please refer to website for program status.
