Great Program for Trusss and Panel Manufacturers

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