Food Processing, Funding Programs, Manufacturing, Technology, Wood Manufacturing
Funding To Address U.S. Tariffs Now Available Across Canada
Federal Government Adds $500 million to Support Canadian Businesses Impacted By U.S. and/or Chinese Tariffs
Canada’s Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) offers 75% project funding up to $10 million in interest-free loans and 50% up to $1 million in grants to Canadian businesses and organizations impacted by U.S. and China.
Eligible businesses include but not limited to wood, steel, automotive manufacturers. Applicants must have 5 to 499 employees, been incorporated for no less than three years, plus demonstrate that at least 25% of their revenues are in tariff-affected markets or show direct negative impacts resulting from the tariffs, e.g. increased costs, reduced sales, or lost market access.
Eligible activities include adopting or adapting technologies, automating, or digitizing production, reshoring R&D or manufacturing, expanding into new markets, as well as strengthening domestic supply chains and compliance standards.
Eligible expenditures include incremental employee wages, consulting fees, equipment purchases and installation, facility retrofits, marketing and outreach, training, and direct project materials. Ineligible costs include land and building purchases, vehicle costs, debt refinancing, entertainment, and ongoing operating expenses. Projects must begin after March 2025 and be completed no later than 31 March 2028.
Capacity Building, Manufacturing, Technology
Up to $150,000 for Ontario Manufacturers
Support for ERP systems, software, advanced technologies and more!
The Ontario Automotive Modernization Program (O-AMP) offers 50% grant funding up to $150,000 to Ontario-based manufacturers who generate 30% or more in revenues from the automotive sector. Eligible activities are:
- technology adoption– implementing advanced manufacturing hardware, software and/or training to improve processes and competitiveness including ERP systems, production tracking systems and advanced hardware implementation.
- tools and technologies to support new product development– adoption of technologies to assist with the engineering and design of new products, such as Computer-Aided Design & Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) systems, Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software, Design for Manufacturing (DFM) tools, rapid-prototyping tools or other tools to support the New Product Introduction (NPI) process
- lean manufacturing– improving operational efficiency and competitiveness by adopting lean manufacturing techniques and hiring the services of a mentor/consultant to help with lean implementation
Supported project-related costs include:
- Hardware/software installation and setup
- Salaries and benefits
- Sub-contractor and consultant fees
- Training and materials
- Travel
Eligible companies are Ontario-based automotive suppliers with up to 500 employees and annual revenues of $1 billion or less. Applicants must have a minimum of 2 years consecutive financial statements and attribute at least 30% of sales to the automotive sector.
Deadline for applications is April 16, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. EDT
Capacity Building, Funding Programs, Technology, Wood Manufacturing
Funding to Support Innovation in Wood Construction
Support for Canadian Structural and Panel Operations
Canada’s Green Construction through Wood (GCWood) program offers 50% grant funding up to $1.4 million towards demonstration projects that advance the use of wood as a low-carbon building material. Eligible applicants include Canadian businesses, not-for-profit organizations, academic institutions, Indigenous groups, and governmental entities. To support the increased use of wood in eco-friendly construction, funding is offered for the following:
- Schematic Designs(up to $400,000): Developing the design of wood or wood-hybrid infrastructures (e.g., engineering designs, LCA and feasibility studies, R&D, etc.). Designs must be related to a project that increases the use of wood in construction and reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
- Innovative Wood Construction Solutions (up to $1,000,000):Implementing sustainable and innovative methods, technologies, processes, or assemblies for wood construction (e.g., building retrofits, prefabrication, modular construction). Funding is available for wood or wood-hybrid construction projects.
- Advanced Bio-Based Products (up to $1,000,000): Using advanced wood-based products to replace traditional construction materials and lower carbon emissions (e.g., wood fibre insulation, wood-based cladding panels).
Eligible expenditures include:
- Employee salaries and benefits
- Professional consulting and technical services
- Data acquisition and technical equipment/materials/software
- Travel and accommodation
- Construction documentation and permit fees
- Design, engineering, and testing
- Project-related overhead (maximum 15% of eligible expenditures)
- GST, PST or HST, net of any tax rebates
- Demonstrations and related costs
Deadline for applications is April 27, 2026, 3:00 p.m. EST
Agriculture & Agri-Food, Food Processing, Food Processing, Agriculture & Cannabis, Funding Programs, Technology
Support for Commercialization of Sustainable Technologies for the Food Sector
Possible Funding to Make Designer Shoes From Chicken Wing Bones
Canada’s Innovation Booster program is offering 50% grant funding up to $100,000 for business development and innovation projects focused on Food Ecosystem Sustainability Innovation, i.e., food waste reduction, higher value recover, circularity and upscaling, green and smart packaging, and more efficient use of inputs including energy, water and carbon.
Projects are expected to result in the discovery of new knowledge that aims to support the development of new technology-driven products, processes or services at early-stage TRLs (e.g., 1-4); and/or large-scale technology demonstration, including the advancement and development of new technologies into product-specific applications at TRLs 5-7. Projects undertaking higher TRLs (i.e., 8 and 9) may also be supported if part of the overall project.
Eligible expenses include but not limited to project-related equipment purchases, subcontractor and consultant fees, materials costs, direct labour, plus building and land leasing, expansion or upgrades.
Applicants must be a Canadian business with less than 500 employees and sales under $50 million.
Note that successful applicants must pay the organization administering the fund an upfront contingency fee of 5% against the entire project budget (so basically the funding is 40%).
Next Intake deadline 11:59 p.m. September 12, 2022.
Agriculture & Agri-Food, Career Focus, Food Processing, Funding Programs, Technology
Twenty-One Days Left to Apply for April 1 2015 Funding
The Career Focus Program in Agriculture and Agri-Food will contribute 50% up to $20,000 towards Read More
Agriculture & Agri-Food, Apparel, Energy, Food Processing, Funding Programs, Manufacturing, Technology
Canada-wide Support for Selling to Government
FUNDING AVAILABLE TO BRING PRE-COMMERCIALIZED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO MARKET
The Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP) contributes up to $500,000 towards the procurement, testing and evaluation of innovative goods and services by Canadian government departments and agencies. Read More
