Programmes directory
Every door Canada opens, with the official page behind it.
Grants, tax credits, financing, agencies and talent routes for a company investing in or exporting from Canada. Each line says who it is for, what it gives, its status as checked on 13 November 2026, and links to the page in force. Read a programme with the six checks before it goes into a business case.
Grants and contributions
CanExport SMEs
Federal- Who
- Canadian small and medium businesses with meaningful economic ties to Canada, entering a new export market
- What
- Cost-sharing of international business development: market research, trade shows, adapting marketing, certification and IP in the new market
- Amount
- Up to CAD 50,000 per project (programme page)
- Status
- The 2026 to 27 intake is closed; all applications processed. Next intake to be posted
NRC IRAP
Federal- Who
- For-profit businesses incorporated in Canada, up to 500 full-time employees, with technical and business staff beyond the founders, growing through technology-driven products or processes
- What
- Advisory services plus contributions toward R&D and commercialisation projects, through an Industrial Technology Advisor
- Amount
- Project-based; agreed with the advisor
- Status
- Continuous; contact an advisor before the April fiscal cycle
Strategic Innovation Fund
Federal- Who
- Larger projects: for-profit corporations, networks and consortia, in Canada
- What
- Contributions for large-scale R&D, growth and expansion, investment attraction and collaboration projects
- Amount
- Large projects; terms per agreement
- Status
- Open; streams change, read the current call
Official page: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Regional development agencies
Regional- Who
- Businesses and organisations in each region: FedDev Ontario, PacifiCan (BC), PrairiesCan, CED (Quebec), ACOA (Atlantic), CanNor (North)
- What
- Repayable and non-repayable contributions for growth, productivity, scale-up and community projects, by region
- Amount
- Programme by programme
- Status
- Open; each agency runs its own programmes
Tax credits
SR&ED tax incentive
Federal- Who
- Any business doing scientific research and experimental development in Canada; enhanced refundable rate for Canadian-controlled private corporations
- What
- Investment tax credits on qualifying R&D expenditure; deduction of the expenditure
- Amount
- Basic and enhanced rates; refundability depends on the claimant (CRA guide)
- Status
- Ongoing; claimed with the tax return
Clean Technology ITC
Federal- Who
- Taxable Canadian corporations acquiring eligible clean technology property
- What
- Refundable investment tax credit on eligible property; labour requirements affect the rate
- Amount
- Up to 30% (CRA page); phase-out dates apply
- Status
- In force for property acquired within the stated dates
Clean Technology Manufacturing ITC
Federal- Who
- Corporations investing in eligible manufacturing and critical mineral processing equipment
- What
- Refundable investment tax credit on eligible property used in qualifying activities
- Amount
- Up to 30% (CRA page); phase-out dates apply
- Status
- In force
Other clean economy ITCs
Federal- Who
- Carbon capture, clean hydrogen, clean electricity and EV supply chain investors
- What
- A family of refundable credits, each with its own property definitions, rates and conditions
- Amount
- Per credit (CRA overview)
- Status
- In force; read each credit
Financing
BDC
Federal- Who
- Canadian businesses, including newly landed subsidiaries once operating in Canada
- What
- Term loans, working capital, growth and transition capital, venture capital, advisory
- Amount
- Case by case
- Status
- Open
Export Development Canada
Federal- Who
- Canadian exporters and their foreign buyers
- What
- Credit insurance, guarantees, buyer financing, working capital support and market knowledge
- Amount
- Case by case
- Status
- Open
Canada Infrastructure Bank
Federal- Who
- Revenue-generating infrastructure in the public interest: clean power, transport, trade, broadband
- What
- Co-investment and loans alongside private and institutional capital
- Amount
- Large projects
- Status
- Open
Canada Growth Fund
Federal- Who
- Clean economy projects and companies needing risk capital
- What
- Investments that reduce the risk of clean growth projects, including carbon contracts
- Amount
- Large projects
- Status
- Open
Agencies and windows
Invest in Canada
Federal- Who
- International investors looking at Canada
- What
- Canada's FDI attraction and promotion agency: information, connections, partners and resources, with provinces and cities
- Amount
- Service, no funding
- Status
- Open
Invest Ontario
Provincial- Who
- Investors in Ontario
- What
- Site selection, talent, incentives and concierge for investments in Ontario
- Amount
- Project-specific support
- Status
- Open
Investissement Québec
Provincial- Who
- Investors in Quebec
- What
- Financing, tax credit support and investment attraction for Quebec
- Amount
- Project-specific
- Status
- Open
Invest Alberta
Provincial- Who
- Investors in Alberta
- What
- Investment attraction and concierge for Alberta
- Amount
- Project-specific
- Status
- Open
Trade and Invest British Columbia
Provincial- Who
- Investors in BC
- What
- Investment attraction and trade support for British Columbia
- Amount
- Project-specific
- Status
- Open
Major Projects Office
Federal- Who
- Proponents of nation-building projects: energy, critical minerals, ports, nuclear, corridors
- What
- One window to accelerate review and coordinate financing with the Infrastructure Bank, Growth Fund and loan guarantees
- Amount
- Coordination, not a grant
- Status
- Open; tranches of projects referred since September 2025
Talent
Global Talent Stream
Federal- Who
- Employers in Canada hiring highly skilled foreign workers in specified occupations or through a designated referral partner
- What
- Faster work permit processing for the hires that make a landing work
- Amount
- Service standard, see the page
- Status
- Open
WeOpen.ca is an independent initiative, not a government agency. Programme names are used for identification; no affiliation or accreditation is implied. Eligibility and amounts are confirmed by a qualified adviser against the official page in force.
Questions
Is this list complete?
No list is. It covers the federal doors most international investors and exporters use and the main provincial agencies. Each province, city and sector has more; the agencies listed are where to ask.
Can a foreign-owned company apply?
Often, through its Canadian entity, subject to each programme's claimant definition. Some favour Canadian-controlled private corporations. Read the definition on the official page.
Who confirms eligibility?
A qualified adviser against the rules in force. WeOpen.ca is an independent initiative, not a government agency, and nothing here is advice. The Accounting Doc handles tax credit claims for its clients; request an eligibility assessment from the incentives page.
How current is this?
Checked 13 November 2026 against the linked pages. Intakes open and close; the official page in force prevails.
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