Cleantech Funding Programs

Canadian Cleantech Grants, Tax Credits, Loans, and Funding Programs Ryan Can Write for Your Business.

Find Canadian government funding programs for cleantech businesses with the program directory list from Ryan.

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  • Ontario

  • Supports the modernization of agriculture-specific, unique and innovative technologies in the workplace.
  • Up to 35% to a maximum of $100,000 per eligible project to offset costs on relevant projects.

  • Canada Wide

  • Secured the significant private capital it needs to accelerate the deployment of technologies needed to reduce carbon emissions and grow its economy.
  • Commercial financing on a market-based basis.

  • Atlantic

  • Designed to reduce the costs of providing third-party skills training to new and existing employees.
  • Up to 50-100% of eligible costs covered in most provinces.

  • Canada Wide

  • Supports developing, producing, and promoting innovative, interactive software development projects including apps and video games.
  • Up to $15k-$1.5M per project phase in grants.

  • Canada Wide

  • Support for employers providing supervised career-related work experience for youth employees.
  • Up to 50% of employee minimum hourly rate; Non-profits can receive grants up to 100% of minimum wage; Amount is capped at a max $300K per employer.

  • Canada Wide

  • Supports global expansion projects including participation in trade shows and government-led trade missions.
  • Up to 50% to a max $50,000 in grants.

  • Ontario

  • Administered by the Canadian Tooling & Machining Association (CTMA), the hiring grant supports Ontario’s precision metalworking sector with youth hires.
  • Funding 50% of wages paid to a max of $5,000 for each placement.

  • Canada Wide

  • Supports project proposals that contribute to a variety or clean energy projects for rural and remote Canadian communities.
  • This program has no maximum funding amount.

  • Canada Wide

  • Funds innovative projects that address knowledge gaps among Canadians on clean fuel technologies.
  • Receive up to $300,000 in Grant Funding.

  • British Columbia

  • Supports the implementation of energy conservation measures.
  • Covers up to $250,000 max. Incentives will be capped at the lesser of 50% of a project’s incremental cost.

  • British Columbia

  • Reduces GHG emissions from fuel-switching and other electrification measures to result in fossil fuel reductions.
  • Covers up to 50% of an energy study’s cost, up to a maximum of $20,000.

  • Canada Wide

  • The Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund (CMIF) will support projects that will enable the acceleration of Canada’s critical minerals production and reinforce associated supply chains.
  • Up to $50M in Critical Minerals funding.

  • Canada Wide

  • The Horizon AI’s Technology Commercialization will co-invest in the early stages of commercialization and adoption of 10-15 projects.
  • Up to 50% of costs to a maximum of $5M in Canadian government funding.

  • Canada Wide

  • DIGITAL has a Call for Proposals open for Technology Leadership (Cycle 6) to co-invest in 10-15 projects.
  • Up to $7M in Artificial Intelligence (AI) Funding.

  • Ontario

  • The EV ChargeON Program supports the installation of public electric vehicle charging stations in Ontario communities outside of large urban centres.
  • Up to a maximum of $1M in funding per project.

  • Ontario

  • Helps to offset upfront project costs and helps southern Ontario businesses grow more quickly.
  • Access repayable funding from $125K to a maximum $10M.

  • Canada Wide

  • Helps businesses implement energy efficiency and energy management strategies that optimize energy efficiency, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions, and competitiveness.
  • Up to 100% of total eligible implementation costs to a max. of $20M for provincial-territorial and other governments.

  • Canada Wide

  • Assists industrial facilities implement energy efficiency and energy management solutions.
  • Access up to 50% to a maximum of $10 million; the minimum funding contribution is $40,000.

  • Canada Wide

  • This program provides funding towards fuels switching, engine repowers, and purchase of low-carbon alternative fuel.
  • Up to $5M for fleet retrofits.

  • Ontario

  • The program provides matching funding towards projects that improve and implement greenhouse technologies to support innovation.
  • Up to $100,000 in contribution matching resulting in a maximum budget of $200,000 per project.

  • Canada Wide

  • Helps startups and small businesses overcome technology development hurdles so that they can produce globally demanded products and services.
  • Up to $150k for proof-of-concept projects, and up to $1M for prototype development, and may also be awarded a government contract.

  • Manitoba

  • The objective of this program is to increase the competitiveness of Nova Scotia’s advanced manufacturing companies as they expand.
  • Up to $3,750,000 in Tax Rebates.

  • Ontario

  • Invest Ontario Fund is a provincial agency fund dedicated to securing private sector business and capital investments that support economic development.
  • Access a $4M funding project.

  • Canada Wide

  • Supporting clean technologies in the forest industry.
  • Applicants can receive 50% of eligible costs up to $20M for the general stream of the program, $1M for the small business stream, and $500K for the studies project stream.

  • Canada Wide

  • Projects in this program aim to reduce Canada’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, generate clean growth, build resilient communities, and create good jobs for Canadians.
  • Up to $1M to $25M in funding.

  • New Brunswick

  • Receive incentives to undertake and complete climate change-related projects by implementing energy- and cost-saving technologies.
  • Applicants can receive up to 25% of eligible project costs up to a maximum of $1 million.

  • Canada Wide

  • Supports industry and academic partnerships to solve current issues through innovative means
  • Receive up to $30,000 from Mitacs

  • Ontario

  • Supporting economic development initiatives in Northern Ontario by providing financial assistance towards projects that diversify their region.
  • Receive up to $5,000,000 per project as either a grant or partially forgivable loan.

  • Ontario

  • Designed to attract, retain, and develop Northern Ontario’s workforce by creating and sustaining new and existing jobs.
  • Receive up to 90% of an Indigenous person’s salary of up to $52.5k a year, and up to 90% of other eligible applicants for up to $35k a year.

  • Ontario

  • Supports collaborative 5G technology development projects to develop, integrate, test, or validate pre-commercial 5G technologies.
  • Access up to $50k to $500k in Government Funding per application.

  • Ontario

  • Supports connected and autonomous vehicle (C/AV) development, testing, validation, and demonstration projects.
  • Receive up to $1 Million in funding.

  • Ontario

  • Support the development and demonstration of advanced electric vehicles (EVs) and battery manufacturing technologies.
  • Receive up to $3 Million in funding.

  • Ontario

  • Combines Ontario companies with top young minds to stimulate industry-driven R&D projects for Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (C/AV) technologies.
  • Up to $35,000 in grant funding.

  • Ontario

  • Supports projects related to the development, validation, testing, demonstration, and prototyping of mobility technologies and services.
  • Up to one-third of the eligible project costs up to a maximum of $500,000.

  • Canada Wide

  • Aims to meet the need for new tools and technologies that utilize AI to help grow Canada’s plant-based food, feed, and ingredients ecosystem.
  • Funding Support for Plant-Based Protein AI Projects.

  • Canada Wide

  • Supports Canadian plant-based forward-thinking companies and organizations to develop projects that will transform our industry and help realize Canada’s agri-food potential.
  • Access up to $50% of project costs in funding support.

  • Canada Wide

  • Helps supply-managed poultry and egg producers adapt to market changes.
  • Covers 70-85% of eligible costs in grant funding.

 

  • Ontario

  • Promotes the development of a meat sector supply chain as part of the agri-food industry in the region by providing new technologies, equipment, and/or materials.
  • Access up to $25,000 at 75% cost-share toward eligible costs.

  • Ontario

  • Supports regional economic development activities in rural southern Ontario communities.
  • Up to 30-50% of eligible expenses to a maximum of $150,000-$250,000.

  • Ontario

  • Provides businesses within Ontario funding to help transition towards a greener province via energy saving projects.
  • Receive Up to 75% of Costs to a Max of $5M in Funding.

  • Canada Wide

  • One of the largest tax incentive programs available to a wide range of Canadian businesses.
  • Access up to 69% of labour and overhead costs, 36% of contractor costs, and 45% of material costs.

  • Canada Wide

  • Supports cleantech projects that aim to improve water, soil and air quality to reduce the effects of climate change.
  • Access up to 40% of project costs for an average funding contribution of $3,000,000.

  • Canada Wide

  • Supports projects that drive sustained productivity and economic benefits.
  • Submit a project budget of at least $20M and access up to 50% of eligible costs.

  • Canada Wide

  • Designed to strengthen the competitiveness, innovation, and resilience of the agriculture, agri-food and agri-based products industries in Canada.
  • Funding varies by program.

  • Canada Wide

  • Delivers on the government’s commitment to produce 5,000 zero emission buses over the next five years.
  • Receive up to $350M in zero emission project funding.

  • Canada Wide

  • Supports projects that address knowledge gaps among Canadians on ZEV technologies to move forward to ZEV adoption.
  • Up to 50% of total project costs, with a maximum contribution amount $300,000 per project.

  • Canada Wide

  • Designed to increase a network of zero-emission vehicle charging and refuelling stations in more localized areas where Canadians live, work, and play.
  • Up to 50% of costs to a maximum of $5M in Canadian government funding.

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