# FedDev Ontario Regional AI Initiative (RAII) 2026: Apply by November 24 for $125K to $5M

Source: https://grantops.ai/en/blog/feddev-ontario-regional-ai-initiative-raii-2026/
Last updated: 2026-11-11

**FedDev Ontario's Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (RAII) is open to southern Ontario businesses until January 19, 2027, and FedDev asks you to apply by November 24, 2026 if your project and its eligible costs start before March 31, 2027.** Contributions run from **$125,000 to $5 million** per project, are **interest-free and repayable**, and cover **up to 50%** of eligible costs for two kinds of work: adopting AI into an established business, or commercializing and scaling a Canadian-made AI product. Every date and figure in this guide was read from the official FedDev Ontario pages on November 8, 2026, and the sources are linked at the end.

This is the program behind the countdown on our homepage. The rest of this guide explains what the November 24 date means in practice, who qualifies for which stream, how the money and the stacking rules work, how FedDev scores applications, and the six steps to submit one. If you want someone to carry the application, [GrantOps builds and files it from your own records](/en/application/).

> **Check your eligibility in 60 seconds.** Answer a few quick questions and see which stream fits, what your project could get and which deadline applies to you: [run the FedDev AI eligibility check](/en/feddev-ai/).

## RAII 2026 at a Glance

| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Program | Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative in Southern Ontario, delivered by FedDev Ontario |
| Intake opened | October 13, 2026 |
| Priority date | **November 24, 2026**, if the proposed project and eligible costs start before March 31, 2027 |
| Final deadline | **January 19, 2027, 4:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time** |
| Funding per project | $125,000 to $5 million |
| Type | Repayable contribution, interest-free; repayment normally begins one year after project completion |
| Cost share | FedDev Ontario up to 50%; applicant at least 50% |
| Streams for businesses | AI Adoption; AI Commercialization and Scale-Up |
| Project dates | May start up to 12 months before the application date; must be completed by March 31, 2031 |
| Stacking cap | Total government assistance of 50% of capital costs and 75% of non-capital costs (100% for Indigenous-led projects) |
| National envelope | $700 million after the $500 million expansion announced October 13, 2026 |

## What the November 24 Priority Date Means

FedDev Ontario's own wording is precise: "Apply by November 24, 2026, if your proposed project and eligible costs start before March 31, 2027." The Government of Canada news release of October 13, 2026 puts it more firmly: proposed projects with eligible costs before March 31, 2027 "must be submitted by November 24, 2026." The "How funding works" page adds the reason: to accelerate investment in projects capable of generating near-term economic impact, FedDev asks applicants to state clearly whether any costs have already been incurred, or are expected to be incurred, by March 31, 2027.

March 31 is the end of the federal fiscal year. FedDev wants to commit this year's budget to projects that will actually spend it this year, so those applications are assessed first.

Two details make the November 24 date apply to more companies than it first appears:

- **Eligible costs can be retroactive.** Projects may begin up to 12 months before the application date. If you bought software, hired an engineer or signed an integrator in 2026 for the work you are now applying for, those costs sit before March 31, 2027, and the November 24 date is yours.
- **Costs between now and March 31, 2027 count too.** A project that starts in January 2027 has eligible costs before March 31, 2027.

If every dollar of your project falls on or after April 1, 2027, the January 19, 2027 deadline is the one that matters, and you are competing for the following fiscal year's budget. FedDev does not say what happens to an early-start project submitted after November 24; it may still be considered under the final deadline, but you would be asking for this year's money after the agency has already started allocating it. Submitting by November 24 removes that question.

One more rule governs timing: **your business can only have one application with FedDev Ontario under assessment at a time.** If you have a pending application under RAII or any other FedDev program, you need a decision or a withdrawal before you can submit this one.

## The Two Streams for Businesses

Both business streams share the same funding terms. They differ in what the project does, how established the company must be, and what FedDev prioritizes.

| | AI Adoption stream | AI Commercialization and Scale-Up stream |
|---|---|---|
| Objective | Adopt and integrate AI into your operations to improve productivity, competitiveness, growth and resilience | Validate, commercialize, deploy and scale Canadian-made AI products and services |
| Funding | $125,000 to $5 million | $125,000 to $5 million |
| Contribution type | Repayable, interest-free | Repayable, interest-free |
| Cost share | Up to 50% | Up to 50% |
| Years in operation | At least 3, shown in financial statements | At least 1, shown in financial statements |
| Employees | At least 5 FTEs and fewer than 500 | At least 1 FTE in southern Ontario and fewer than 500 overall |
| Technology stage | Buying and installing AI beyond commonly available tools | Solutions at technology readiness level (TRL) 6 or above |
| Financial statements required | Last 2 years, externally prepared | Last 1 year, externally prepared |
| Extra document | None | Proof of support from an accelerator, incubator, government program, angel or VC investor |

On the application form, question 22 takes the stream name exactly: "Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative – Adoption" or "Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative – Commercialization." The Supplemental Form's commercialization questions will mostly not apply to adoption projects, and FedDev says so.

### What counts as AI adoption

The AI Adoption stream funds the purchase and installation of AI or AI-driven solutions, beyond commonly available AI tools, in order to create productivity gains, increase competitiveness and support growth and resilience. FedDev's list of eligible activities includes:

- an AI readiness assessment
- acquiring and integrating AI solutions such as predictive analytics or robotics
- upgrading equipment, improving digital infrastructure and re-engineering processes
- strengthening data quality, governance and architecture so the AI can be adopted responsibly
- adopting best management practices and accessing or building AI expertise
- capacity building and training that does not duplicate other government programs
- strengthening cybersecurity and enhancing operational autonomy, for example through cloud diversification
- guidelines, frameworks or committees for responsible AI
- change management, youth workforce integration, trust building and employee AI literacy

A subscription to an off-the-shelf chatbot is not a project. A manufacturer installing computer-vision inspection, retraining its line staff and rebuilding its data pipeline is.

### What counts as AI commercialization and scale-up

The AI Commercialization and Scale-Up stream funds bringing an AI or AI-driven solution at TRL 6 or above to market, and scaling it through market expansion. Eligible activities include:

- developing, testing, validating, demonstrating and showcasing the solution
- refining the product and running market diagnostics
- scaling the infrastructure needed as the product reaches more users
- re-shoring or onshoring development or production mandates and talent
- governance and best management practices, capacity building and training
- protecting and exploiting IP
- regulatory compliance and certifications
- cybersecurity measures
- data acquisition and management

TRL 6 means a prototype demonstrated in a relevant environment. Earlier-stage research is explicitly not eligible under this stream; that work belongs with [NRC IRAP](/en/irap/) or [SR&ED](/en/sred/), which this guide returns to below.

## Who Is Eligible

Every business applicant must meet all of the following:

- operate as a for-profit business located and operating in southern Ontario at the time of application, or be a First Nations, Métis or Inuit business
- be incorporated and registered to do business in Canada or Ontario
- own, or demonstrate that it will own, the project IP; have or secure rights to any IP the project needs; and not infringe on anyone else's IP
- demonstrate a commitment to the responsible development and use of AI

Then the stream-specific tests above apply: 3 years and 5 to 499 FTEs for Adoption, 1 year, 1 southern Ontario FTE and under 500 FTEs for Commercialization. FTEs are employees working at least a 35-hour week; contractors and freelancers do not count, and a paid owner does.

**Southern Ontario** means FedDev Ontario's service area from Cornwall in the east to Windsor in the west: 37 census divisions including Toronto, Peel, York, Durham, Halton, Hamilton, Niagara, Waterloo, Wellington, Middlesex (London), Essex (Windsor), Ottawa, Frontenac (Kingston), Simcoe, Peterborough and the rest of the south. Northern Ontario businesses apply to FedNor's version of the RAII instead.

**Responsible AI** is not a checkbox. FedDev expects, at a minimum, appropriate cybersecurity, human oversight and accountability frameworks, and, depending on the project, measures for privacy, data governance, fairness, safety and transparency. The Supplemental Form has a dedicated question on it, and approved recipients must attest to the commitment.

Not-for-profits, charities and municipalities are not shut out; they apply under separate organization streams. The AI Adoption stream for organizations and the AI Ecosystem stream both pay **non-repayable** contributions at **up to 90%** of costs, $125,000 to $5 million for adoption and $125,000 to $10 million for ecosystem projects, with their own minimums of $1 million in annual revenue or operating expenses, 3 years of operations and 5 FTEs. First Nation, Métis and Inuit applicants can ask about eligibility flexibility at indigenous-autochtones@feddevontario.gc.ca.

## What FedDev Prioritizes

Eligibility gets you assessed. Priorities decide who gets funded when the envelope runs short.

**For adoption projects**, FedDev may give priority to SMEs in five sectors: healthcare and life sciences (imaging and diagnostics, drug discovery, precision medicine); energy and natural resources (predictive maintenance, digital twins); transportation (logistics, drone delivery, fleet management, route optimization); agriculture (smart irrigation, precision soil mapping, fertilizer optimization, livestock management); and manufacturing and robotics (auto, aerospace, steel, chemicals, smart manufacturing).

**For commercialization projects**, FedDev may give priority to applicants showing at least one of: positive market traction (sales, export potential, domestic or global patent filings), or past or current support from the innovation ecosystem (an accredited angel or VC investor, a Canadian accelerator or incubator, another government program).

**Across both streams**, FedDev may prioritize projects that widen access to AI skills, technologies and economic opportunity for youth, Indigenous peoples, underrepresented groups and small or rural communities, and projects that strengthen Canada's sovereignty and domestic capabilities: Canadian AI expertise and assets, domestic supply chains, Canadian technologies and suppliers, and strategic IP and data kept in Canada. The application form even asks for the dollar value of Canadian materials and Canadian content used in the project.

## How the Money Works

### Contribution terms

- **Amount:** between $125,000 and $5 million per project.
- **Repayment:** fully repayable and interest-free. Repayment normally begins one year after the project is completed.
- **Cost share:** FedDev Ontario contributes a maximum of 50%; the applicant contributes a minimum of 50%.
- **Matching funds:** must be real. Future expected revenue and in-kind contributions are not eligible forms of matched funding. If approved, you confirm every source (bank statements, term sheets, letters of conditional funding, other government funding) within 30 days of notification.
- **Stacking:** total government assistance from federal, provincial and municipal sources cannot exceed 50% of eligible capital costs and 75% of eligible non-capital costs. Indigenous-led projects can reach 100%.
- **Not reimbursed:** any cost of preparing the application, including third-party consultants paid to write it.

### Eligible costs

Costs must be new, reasonable, verifiable, incremental and directly tied to the project activities. FedDev's Annex C groups them as follows.

| Category | What it covers | What it excludes |
|---|---|---|
| Machinery and equipment (capital) | Purchase and installation of equipment, machinery or software directly related to the project | Scheduled capital replacement, personal vehicles, off-site equipment |
| Project facilities and infrastructure (capital) | Renovation, site or leasehold improvements tied to installing specialized equipment, data or hardware | Purchase of land, buildings or vehicles |
| Labour | Incremental salaries and benefits of employees working on project activities | Ongoing production or operating payroll |
| Expertise | Incremental fees to professionals, consultants, engineers, contractors and subcontractors | Consultants paid to prepare the application |
| Marketing and outreach | Promotion of project activities, commercial demonstrations, translation | Hospitality and entertainment |
| Training and talent | Training sessions, course material, external trainers | Training duplicating other government programs |
| Materials | Direct materials to configure and test systems, prototypes and product testing | Raw materials for regular operations or inventory |

FedDev also states that it may support costs related to managing, protecting or commercializing project IP, and cybersecurity measures that support the AI technology. Ongoing costs of production or operations are never eligible, and FedDev funding does not support operating costs after the project.

### Timeframe

Projects may not begin more than 12 months before the application date, average one to three years, and must be completed by March 31, 2031. State costs in Canadian dollars by federal fiscal year (April 1 to March 31) and by cost category.

## How Projects Are Assessed

Applications are judged on what is in them. FedDev advises submitting a complete and thorough application with every mandatory attachment, and lists these criteria:

- how the project supports new or expanded initiatives for the company
- quality of the project plan and budget, including the ability to repay the funding, the capacity to deliver (management, technical, operational and financial), and contributions from project partners
- alignment with program priorities, including the extent to which the project reduces barriers or expands participation for underrepresented groups and communities
- expected outcomes: jobs created (FTEs), revenue growth, and improvements to productivity, competitiveness and business growth
- project risks and the effectiveness of mitigation measures, particularly on responsible AI
- compliance with applicable legislation and regulation

FedDev also reserves the right to base decisions on the breadth, representation and diversity of its portfolio, and a technical assessment may be carried out by NRC IRAP or another external party.

Its own description of a strong application is a useful checklist: a clear statement of whether the project is adoption or commercialization; a comprehensive plan (for adoption, how operations will change to absorb the AI; for commercialization, the feasibility of the solution and its market potential); a description of the AI solution itself; concrete responsible-AI measures with an implementation timeline; awareness of current and anticipated AI regulation in Canada and target markets; a plan for managing project IP; evidence the solution will deliver the promised productivity, competitiveness and resilience gains; significant economic outcomes, including for Indigenous entrepreneurs and underrepresented groups; and financial statements with reasonable projections.

On IP, FedDev goes further than most programs. If the project creates, develops, demonstrates, refines or commercializes IP, having, implementing and maintaining an IP strategy becomes a **condition of funding**, and you may not grant exclusive or irrevocable licences of project IP unless your company benefits from the deal.

## How to Apply: Six Steps

FedDev Ontario's process is a fillable PDF with attachments, not a portal. The steps below follow the agency's "Apply as a business" page.

1. **Confirm your stream and eligibility.** Southern Ontario, for-profit, incorporated, under 500 FTEs, IP position clear, responsible-AI commitment in place. Then Adoption (3 years, 5 FTEs) or Commercialization (1 year, 1 southern Ontario FTE, TRL 6+).
2. **Decide whether November 24 applies to you.** Date every eligible cost. Anything before March 31, 2027, including retroactive costs from the past 12 months, puts you on the November 24, 2026 priority date. Otherwise, January 19, 2027 at 4:59 p.m. EST.
3. **Gather the mandatory documents.** The completed RAII Supplemental Form (mandatory even if every answer is "no"); externally prepared financial statements (2 years for Adoption, 1 year for Commercialization, audit or review engagement preferred); financial projections for the next 3 to 5 years covering the project period; articles of incorporation and amendments; contact details for your most senior executive; biographies of key management and technical staff; a diagram of the company structure; a work plan or schedule with milestones and a detailed budget; and, for Commercialization, proof of accelerator, incubator, government or investor support. Optional but valuable: your IP strategy, technical diagrams, cybersecurity strategy and certifications, letters of support from partners, and documentation of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
4. **Download the forms.** The Application for Funding (For-Profit Applicants) PDF and the RAII Supplemental Form (DOCX or HTML), saved to a computer. Tablets and phones cannot be used, and the PDF must be opened in Adobe Acrobat Reader 10 or later, not a browser.
5. **Complete the application with the Application Guide open.** Enter the stream name in question 22. Questions 28 to 35 carry the weight: the project plan with IP measures, the objective and outcomes against program priorities, clean-growth benefits if any, diversity data, partners, market opportunity and competitors, risks (including responsible-AI and vendor risk) and the case for why the funding is needed. Question 36 asks for measurable results from project start to project end, and questions 37 and 38 take the budget by fiscal year and cost category. Blank spaces count against character limits.
6. **Submit and keep the confirmation.** The authorized contact must be someone with signing authority at your company, not a consultant. Submit from inside the PDF, keep the confirmation message, and expect an acknowledgement email; call 1-866-593-5505 if it does not arrive. Costs incurred before a formal decision are at your own risk. If approved, you sign a contribution agreement within 30 days with every matching source confirmed, and recipients' names, amounts and project descriptions are published.

General questions go to 1-866-593-5505 or info@feddevontario.gc.ca, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern, Monday to Friday. FedDev encourages applicants to get in touch as early as possible.

## RAII Outside Southern Ontario

The RAII is a national initiative delivered by all seven regional development agencies, each with its own intake dates and terms. Budget 2024 funded the first $200 million over five years (launched October 22, 2024), and on October 13, 2026 the Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation announced a further $500 million over five years, for $700 million in total. By the government's count the initiative has backed 218 projects since 2024, creating or maintaining over 1,100 jobs and leveraging about $1.77 for every federal dollar approved.

If you are not in southern Ontario, these are the equivalent programs we track:

- [FedNor: RAII for northern Ontario](/en/programs/regional-artificial-intelligence-initiative-for-northern-ont-60996a/)
- [ACOA: Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (Atlantic Canada)](/en/programs/acoa-regional-artificial-intelligence-initiative-regi-7bb6cb/)
- [CED: Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (Quebec)](/en/programs/ced-regional-artificial-intelligence-initiative-regi-492a6c/)
- [PrairiesCan: RAII for businesses (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba)](/en/programs/prairiescan-regional-economic-growth-through-innovation-regi-fb2f97/)
- [PacifiCan: RAII for businesses (British Columbia)](/en/programs/pacifican-regional-economic-growth-through-innovation-region-4f0485/)
- [CanNor: RAII for the territories](/en/programs/cannor-regi-regional-artificial-intelligence-initiative-fcc418/)

As of November 8, 2026, the other agencies' RAII intakes stood as follows, read from their official pages: ACOA's Atlantic-wide call for proposals closes November 20, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. (ADT) and requires a minimum $1 million contribution request; PacifiCan's business intake is open until 12:00 pm Pacific time on November 23, 2026 for $200,000 to $5 million; PrairiesCan accepts applications continuously until December 31, 2030 (an older apply page still shows 2029) for $250,000 to $5 million; CED, FedNor and CanNor accept applications with no posted deadline or per-project range. Our [RAII deadlines by region guide](/en/blog/regional-artificial-intelligence-initiative-deadlines-by-region-2026/) compares every term, and our [guide to the seven regional development agencies](/en/blog/canada-regional-development-agencies-funding-guide-2026/) covers their other programs.

## Stacking RAII with SR&ED and IRAP

RAII pays for adoption and scale-up. The federal R&D programs pay for the research that precedes them, and the three can sit on the same company as long as the costs do not overlap.

- **SR&ED.** FedDev's funding page says it plainly: other government assistance includes SR&ED tax incentives, so exclude SR&ED-eligible costs from your RAII application when possible. In practice, experimental development that resolves technological uncertainty (the model that does not yet work) stays in the [SR&ED claim](/en/sred/), and the deployment, integration, infrastructure, compliance and go-to-market work goes to RAII. Government assistance received for a cost also reduces the SR&ED expenditure pool for that cost, which is another reason to keep the two budgets separate.
- **NRC IRAP.** IRAP contributions are non-repayable and typically cover 60 to 80% of eligible technical salaries and contractor costs on R&D projects, with continuous intake through an Industrial Technology Advisor. A company can hold an IRAP project for the R&D phase and an RAII contribution for commercialization, provided the combined government share of any shared cost stays within RAII's 50% capital and 75% non-capital caps. Our [IRAP funding guide](/en/irap/) covers that program's rules, and note that IRAP may be the party FedDev asks to do the technical assessment of your RAII application.
- **Provincial programs.** Ontario credits and programs count toward the same total-government-assistance cap, so list them in questions 39 and 40 and in the budget.

## How GrantOps Handles a RAII Application

A RAII file is forty-one questions, a supplemental form and a dozen attachments, and the answers that score are the ones backed by evidence: the project plan, the budget by fiscal year, the responsible-AI measures, the IP plan and the financial case. GrantOps connects to the tools your company already runs (GitHub, Jira, QuickBooks and 12 more) and builds that file from your own records:

- confirms the stream from your operating history, headcount and technology readiness, and flags whether the November 24 date applies to your cost schedule
- drafts the narrative answers (questions 8, 28, 29 and 33 to 35) from your repositories, tickets and financials, with your data governance and cybersecurity measures written up for the responsible-AI question
- splits the budget by federal fiscal year and Annex C cost category, and keeps SR&ED-eligible R&D out of it so both claims stay clean
- assembles the attachments, tracks the one-application rule across FedDev programs, and prepares the matching-funds evidence you will need within 30 days of approval
- lines up the rest of your pipeline, from SR&ED and IRAP to the provincial credits, so RAII is one item in a plan rather than a one-off

You approve every submission before it goes out. **Apply by November 24. Join GrantOps before then and we waive 11 months of your subscription.** [Start free](https://app.grantops.ai/auth?mode=signup), or [book 30 minutes](/en/contact/) if you would rather talk through your stream first.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What is the FedDev Ontario Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative?

The Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (RAII) is a federal program delivered in southern Ontario by FedDev Ontario. For businesses it funds two things: adopting AI into existing operations (the AI Adoption stream) and commercializing or scaling Canadian-made AI products (the AI Commercialization and Scale-Up stream). Contributions run from $125,000 to $5 million per project, are interest-free and repayable, and cover up to 50% of eligible costs. Nationally the initiative is worth $700 million after the $500 million expansion announced on October 13, 2026.

### When is the FedDev Ontario RAII deadline?

The intake opened October 13, 2026 and closes January 19, 2027 at 4:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. FedDev Ontario also sets a priority date: apply by November 24, 2026 if your proposed project and eligible costs start before March 31, 2027. Because eligible costs can go back up to 12 months before your application date, most projects that are already under way fall under the November 24 date.

### What does the November 24, 2026 priority date actually mean?

FedDev Ontario's page says to apply by November 24, 2026 if your proposed project and eligible costs start before March 31, 2027, and the October 13 news release says such projects must be submitted by November 24. FedDev wants to commit money to projects that spend before the end of the federal fiscal year on March 31, 2027, so it reviews those first. If your project only starts after April 1, 2027, the January 19, 2027 deadline applies to you.

### Who is eligible for the FedDev Ontario RAII?

A for-profit business located and operating in southern Ontario (or a First Nations, Métis or Inuit business), incorporated in Canada or Ontario, with fewer than 500 full-time equivalent employees, that owns or will own the project IP and commits to responsible AI. The AI Adoption stream also needs at least 3 years of operations and at least 5 FTEs. The AI Commercialization and Scale-Up stream needs at least 1 year of operations, at least 1 FTE in southern Ontario, and a solution at technology readiness level 6 or higher.

### Is RAII funding a grant or a loan?

For businesses it is a repayable contribution: fully repayable and interest-free, with repayment normally starting one year after the project is completed. FedDev Ontario covers at most 50% of eligible costs and the applicant funds at least 50%. Not-for-profit organizations and municipalities apply under separate streams that are non-repayable and cover up to 90% of costs.

### Can I combine RAII with SR&ED or NRC IRAP?

Yes, within limits. Total government assistance from all levels cannot exceed 50% of eligible capital costs and 75% of eligible non-capital costs (100% for Indigenous-led projects). FedDev Ontario asks you to exclude SR&ED-eligible costs from your RAII application where possible, so the usual approach is to put product R&D under SR&ED or IRAP and the adoption, scale-up and go-to-market costs under RAII.

### How long does a FedDev Ontario RAII decision take?

FedDev Ontario does not publish a service standard for RAII decisions. It does say that a technical assessment may be done by NRC IRAP or another external party, that costs incurred before a formal decision are at your own risk, and that approved applicants must sign a contribution agreement within 30 days of notification with every source of matching funding confirmed. Plan for a multi-month review and have your matching funds documented before you apply.

### Can I apply to RAII and another FedDev Ontario program at the same time?

No. A business can only have one application with FedDev Ontario under assessment at a time. If you have an application pending under RAII or any other FedDev Ontario program, you must receive a decision or withdraw it before submitting another one.

## Sources

All program facts above were read on November 8, 2026 from FedDev Ontario's pages, which were last modified between October 13 and November 3, 2026.

- [Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative in Southern Ontario](https://feddev-ontario.canada.ca/en/funding-southern-ontario/regional-artificial-intelligence-initiative-southern-ontario) (intake status, dates, priority date)
- [RAII for businesses: Who can apply](https://feddev-ontario.canada.ca/en/funding-southern-ontario/regional-artificial-intelligence-initiative-businesses-who-can-apply) (streams, eligibility, activities, priorities)
- [RAII for businesses: How funding works](https://feddev-ontario.canada.ca/en/funding-southern-ontario/regional-artificial-intelligence-initiative-businesses-how-funding-works) (amounts, repayment, cost share, timeframe, SR&ED note)
- [RAII for businesses: How projects are assessed](https://feddev-ontario.canada.ca/en/funding-southern-ontario/regional-artificial-intelligence-initiative-businesses-how-projects-are-assessed)
- [RAII for businesses: When to apply](https://feddev-ontario.canada.ca/en/funding-southern-ontario/regional-artificial-intelligence-initiative-businesses-when-apply) (one-application rule, acknowledgement, technical assessment)
- [RAII for businesses: Application guide](https://feddev-ontario.canada.ca/en/funding-southern-ontario/regional-artificial-intelligence-initiative-businesses-application-guide-businesses) (question-by-question guidance, stacking caps, TRL definitions, cost categories)
- [RAII for businesses: Apply as a business](https://feddev-ontario.canada.ca/en/funding-southern-ontario/regional-artificial-intelligence-initiative-businesses-apply-business) (mandatory documents, forms, submission steps)
- [RAII for organizations: Who can apply](https://feddev-ontario.canada.ca/en/funding-southern-ontario/regional-artificial-intelligence-initiative-organizations-who-can-apply) (not-for-profit and municipal streams)
- [Government of Canada expands support to adopt and commercialize artificial intelligence](https://www.canada.ca/en/economic-development-southern-ontario/news/2026/10/government-of-canada-expands-support-to-adopt-and-commercialize-artificial-intelligence.html) (October 13, 2026 release: $500 million expansion, $700 million total, 218 projects)
- [Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (ISED)](https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en/regional-artificial-intelligence-initiative) (national pillars and links to every regional development agency)
- [Federal government launches programs to help SMEs adopt and adapt AI solutions](https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-science-economic-development/news/2024/10/federal-government-launches-programs-to-help-small-and-medium-sized-enterprises-adopt-and-adapt-artificial-intelligence-solutions.html) (October 22, 2024 release: the original $200 million over five years)
- [Contact FedDev Ontario](https://feddev-ontario.canada.ca/en/contact-feddev-ontario)

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