NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) financial support

Run by: National Research Council of Canada

Type: Grant

Where: Canada-wide

Funding: See the official page.

Business size: Up to 500 full-time equivalent employees; incorporated, for-profit, operating in Canada

Deadline: See the official page.

Official program page

Last reviewed on 2026-11-08. Confirm details with the program before relying on them.

Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax incentives

Businesses doing eligible research and development in Canada can earn an investment tax credit, claimed with their income tax return.

Canada Revenue Agency. Tax credit. Canada-wide.

Innovative Solutions Canada

Small businesses can compete on government-set challenges to build prototypes, or have the government buy an innovation to test it in real settings.

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. Grant. Canada-wide.

Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (Prairies)

Prairie businesses can get support to adopt AI or to bring Canadian AI products and services to market.

Prairies Economic Development Canada. Grant. Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba.

Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative in Atlantic Canada

Atlantic small and medium businesses can submit an expression of interest for repayable funding to adopt or deploy AI.

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. Loan. New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador.