Grants for Province
Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP)
Amount: up to 90% of the eligible cost with maximum grant value of $15,000
Regional Development Program: Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Competitiveness Stream
Amount: Up to 15% of funding to a maximum of $5 million, interest free during the project period (loan for up to four years).
Invest North Program (Northern Ontario)
Amount: Up to 50% of total eligible costs to a maximum of $500,000.
Business Technology Improvement Fund (BTIF – Parry Sound/Muskoka only).
Amount: up to 50% of approved costs up to a maximum grant of $25,000 (Parry Sound/Muskoka only).
Space Technology Development Program (STDP) – Temporarily Unavailable
Amount: Varies depending on the Request for Proposal
Ontario Junior Exploration Program (OJEP)
Amount: Up to $200,000 with maximum of 50% of total exploration expenditures.
Fisheries and Aquaculture Clean Technology Adoption Program (FACTAP)
Amount: Up to 75% of eligible project costs (maximum of $1.0 million per year).
Export Marketing Assistance (EMA) Program
Amount: Up to $30,000 or maximum of 30% of total eligible project costs over $100,000.
Collaborative Research and Development Projects
Amount: Up to 50% of eligible costs to a maximum of $600,000 for approved R&D Projects.
The Digital Media Tax Credit Guide For Gaming Companies In Canada (IDMTC)
Amount: up to 40% tax credit on qualifying wages/salary.
Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)
Amount: refundable tax credit of 25% of your qualified labour expenditures.
Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit (PSTC)
Amount: refundable tax credit of 16% of qualified Canadian labour expenditures.
Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) Program
Amount: maximum 50% of total project cost up to $10M per project.
Digital Transformation Offensive (OTN)
Amount: Funding is intended for collaborative projects responding to sectoral and multisectoral challenges. Financial assistance will be granted in part through calls for projects.
SME in Action Program – Support for SME Productivity component
Amount: non-refundable contribution of up to 40% of eligible project expenses, up to a maximum of $ 50,000 per project.
SME in Action Program – Support Component for the Implementation of Investment Projects (Feasibility Studies)
Amount: non-refundable contribution of up to 40% of eligible project expenses, up to a maximum of $ 100,000 per project, with the exception of equipment manufacturers and processors in the aluminum, for which the maximum can reach $ 250,000 per project.
Industry 4.0 audit: Successful digital transformation of your business
Amount: non-refundable contribution that covers 50% of eligible expenses of maximum aid rate and cumulation of government assistance up to a maximum of $ 20,000 for the duration of the program.
Accelerating Manufacturing Scale-Up Grant Program
Amount: between $50,000 up to a maximum of $250,000 to eligible businesses or up to a maximum of $500,000 to eligible groups in collaboration.
Wage Subsidies and Hiring Grants
Student Work Placement
Through the following program employers can apply for wage subsidies to help them hire post-secondary students across Canada.
Amount:
- Up to $5,000 for every student you hire through the program
- Up to $7,000 for every student you hire that is in their first year or is from an under-represented group including:
- women in STEM
- persons with disabilities
- newcomers; and
- Indigenous students
- As a COVID-19 measure, subsidy is offered at 75% coverage (maximum $7500) for all students, until March 2021.