Amount: Up to 50% of eligible costs to a maximum of $600,000 for approved R&D Projects.
Canadian International Innovation Program (CIIP) – Collaborative research and development projects help Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to engage in collaborative research and development (R&D) projects with a foreign entity. Our funding is available for projects in the following markets:
- Brazil
- China
- India
- Israel
- South Korea
Eligibility Criteria
This program is for Canadian companies that:
- Are incorporated, profit-oriented, small and medium-sized enterprises, with up to 500 full-time equivalent employees.
- Ready to collaborate with a foreign partner in one of the countries listed above.
- Seeking to commercialize new or improved products, services, or processes.
- Have sufficient resources to make a serious new market entry push.
- Have a world class, distinguishable, and protectable technology which may already be commercialized in Canada.
Eligible Expenses
- Salary costs.
- Contractors’ fees.
- Reasonable travel costs.
Eligible Projects
CIIP funding supports R&D projects that are close to commercialization such as:
- Technology adaptation
Projects that help adapt already commercialized products to reach a new market. This can be either a foreign or Canadian market. - Technology validation
Projects that include a new product that is not yet commercialized. The product must require technical and business validation from potential early adopter customers. - Technology co-development
Projects that involve creating a new product, service, or process with an uncertain path to commercialization.
Amount
Up to 50% of eligible costs to a maximum of $600,000 for approved R&D Projects.
Deadline
| CFP | Deadline for applications | Market |
|---|---|---|
| July 5, 2021*extended* | Brazil | |
| Canada and South Korea 2021-2022 Call for Proposals | March 11, 2021 | South Korea |
| Canada and Israel 2020-2021 Call for Proposals | January 27, 2021 | Israel |