# 16 Canadian Business Grants: Nov–Dec 2026 Deadlines

Source: https://grantops.ai/en/blog/top-canadian-business-grants-november-2026/
Last updated: 2026-10-14

## 16 Canadian Business Grants: November–December 2026 Deadlines and Open Intakes

This roundup lists 16 Canadian business grants, loans and tax incentives you can act on between now and January 31, 2027, each with its deadline or intake status read from the official program page. The most urgent is Ontario's Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Competitiveness (AMIC) Stream, which closes November 5, 2026. Deadlines verified October 13, 2026 against official program pages.

Section 1 covers hard deadlines to January 31, 2027; Section 2 the continuous intakes open now; Section 3 what opens in Q1 2027; Section 4 what closed or changed since our June roundup (CDAP, SDTC, CanExport SMEs and more).

**Want to skip the manual search?** [GrantOps matches your business to every program you qualify for in 60 seconds, free](/en/application/).

## Summary Table

| Program | Deadline / status | Amount | Who |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Ontario AMIC Stream | Nov 5, 2026; next Jan 28–Apr 27, 2027 | Up to 15% of costs; loans to $5M | Ontario manufacturers, 10+ staff |
| 2. ISC Challenge Stream (CBRNE) | Nov 19, 2026, 2 p.m. ET | Phase 1 to $150K; Phase 2 to $1M | Canadian for-profits, 499 or fewer FTEs |
| 3. ACOA Regional AI Initiative | Nov 20, 2026, 11:59 p.m. ADT | Repayable; projects $1M+ | Atlantic SMEs with AI projects |
| 4. Alberta Innovates AICE | Intake Nov 27, 2026; full Jan 15, 2027 | Up to 75%; $300K–$600K | Alberta health-technology SMEs |
| 5. SSHRC Partnership Engage | Dec 15, 2026, 8 p.m. ET | $10K–$50K, 1 year | Researcher plus one partner |
| 6. SR&ED (CRA) | Dec 31, 2026 (FYE Jun 30, 2025); Jan 31, 2027 (FYE Jul 31, 2025) | 35% refundable on up to $6M | Any business doing eligible R&D |
| 7. Canada Summer Jobs 2027 | Not yet posted; 2026 window Nov 4–Dec 11, 2025 | Up to 50% of minimum wage (private) | Employers with 50 or fewer FTEs |
| 8. Enhanced RTRI (all RDAs) | Continuous; PrairiesCan to Dec 31, 2028 | Up to $3M non-repayable | Tariff-affected SMEs, $1M+ revenue |
| 9. PrairiesCan RAII | Continuous to Dec 31, 2029 | Repayable | Prairie SMEs with AI projects |
| 10. NRC IRAP (incl. Clean Technology) | Continuous | Advice plus funding, case by case | For-profit SMEs, up to 500 FTEs |
| 11. AgriMarketing SME stream | Open to Sept 30, 2030 | Under $100K at 70% | Agri-food SMEs |
| 12. Ontario Job Grant | Year-round | $10K–$15K per trainee | Ontario employers, 1+ year |
| 13. B.C. Employer Training Grant | Open for 2026/27 | 80%; $10K/participant; $300K/employer | B.C. employers, 1+ year |
| 14. Canada-Alberta Productivity Grant | Open; apply before training | 75%; $5K/trainee; $100K/employer | Alberta employers, 1+ year |
| 15. Futurpreneur Core Startup | Continuous | Loan to $75K plus mentorship | Founders aged 18–39 |
| 16. Mitacs Accelerate / BSI | Continuous | $15K unit for $7.5K partner share | Any Canadian partner organization |

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## Section 1: Hard Deadlines, November 1, 2026 to January 31, 2027

Dated programs first, in deadline order.

### 1. Regional Development Program, AMIC Stream, November 5, 2026

**Administered by:** Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade

**Who qualifies:** Ontario businesses in aerospace, automotive, chemical, ICT, life sciences or steel with three years of financial statements, at least 10 employees, a project of at least $500,000, and a commitment to five or more new jobs and/or upskilling.

**Funding:** Up to 15% of eligible costs, mainly as loans up to $5 million, interest-free during the project and up to 30% forgivable (maximum $500,000); grants only in specific cases ($500,000 small rural; $1.5 million strategic).

**Deadline:** Period eight closes November 5, 2026 (notification February 3, 2027); period nine runs January 28 to April 27, 2027.

**Tip:** The sequence is mandatory: online self-assessment, provincial advisor, Transfer Payment Ontario registration, then submission, so start the advisor step this week. AMIC cannot be stacked with other provincial programs.

[Official AMIC Stream page](https://www.ontario.ca/page/regional-development-program-advanced-manufacturing-and-innovation-competitiveness-stream) | [GrantOps catalogue entry](/en/programs/regional-development-program-advanced-manufacturing-and-inno-378183/)

### 2. Innovative Solutions Canada, Challenge Stream (CBRNE Detection), November 19, 2026

**Administered by:** Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

**Who qualifies:** For-profit companies incorporated in Canada with 499 or fewer FTEs, doing R&D in Canada, with at least 50% of wages, FTEs and senior executives in Canada.

**Funding:** Grants. Phase 1 up to $150,000 (up to $300,000 in some cases) for up to six months; Phase 2 up to $1 million over up to two years (up to $2 million in some cases).

**Deadline:** The CBRNE chemical-imaging challenge closes November 19, 2026 at 14:00 ET. A separate MINERVA UAS deconfliction challenge closes October 21, 2026.

**Tip:** Do the TRL self-assessment first: TRL 1 to 4 goes to Phase 1, TRL 5 to 9 to Phase 2. Each challenge notice sets its own caps and dates.

[Open ISC challenges](https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/innovative-solutions-canada/en) | [Challenge Stream eligibility and amounts](https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/innovative-solutions-canada/en/challenges)

### 3. Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (RAII), ACOA Atlantic Call, November 20, 2026

**Administered by:** Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), one of the regional development agencies delivering the national RAII

**Who qualifies:** Atlantic Canadian SMEs with AI projects of at least $1 million total value that meet REGI eligibility: Stream 1 (AI adoption) or Stream 2 (AI commercialization and scale-up).

**Funding:** Repayable contributions. The national envelope is $700 million, including $500 million over five years announced October 13, 2026.

**Deadline:** November 20, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ADT.

**Tip:** ACOA takes an online expression-of-interest form, not a full application. Call 1-888-576-4444 to pre-screen fit. FedDev Ontario's RAII is closed and PacifiCan is not accepting applications; see entry 9 for the Prairies.

[ACOA RAII page](https://www.canada.ca/en/atlantic-canada-opportunities/services/regional-artificial-intelligence-initiative.html) | [October 13 funding announcement](https://www.canada.ca/en/atlantic-canada-opportunities/news/2026/10/atlantic-canadian-businesses-to-benefit-from-an-additional-40-million-in-federal-dollars-for-ai.html) | [GrantOps: ACOA RAII](/en/programs/acoa-regional-artificial-intelligence-initiative-regi-7bb6cb/) | [GrantOps: CED RAII](/en/programs/ced-regional-artificial-intelligence-initiative-regi-492a6c/)

### 4. Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE), Alberta Innovates, November 27, 2026

**Administered by:** Alberta Innovates

**Who qualifies:** Alberta-based for-profit SMEs developing health technologies that need preclinical, safety or clinical-efficacy evidence. Business-management software, natural health products and unregulated wellness goods are excluded.

**Funding:** Up to 75% of eligible costs over up to 24 months: AICE-Validate up to $300,000; AICE-Market Access up to $300,000 to $600,000. The applicant supplies at least 25% in cash or in-kind.

**Deadline:** Intake form November 27, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. MDT; full application January 15, 2027.

**Tip:** Treat November 27 as the real deadline. The intake form must precede the full application by at least five weeks; without it there is no January application.

[Official AICE page](https://albertainnovates.ca/funding/accelerating-innovations-into-care-aice/)

### 5. SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants, December 15, 2026

**Administered by:** Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

**Who qualifies:** A postsecondary researcher applying with a single organization from the public, private or not-for-profit sectors. Your business is the partner; the researcher submits.

**Funding:** $10,000 to $50,000 over one year (up from $7,000 to $25,000 in 2025).

**Deadline:** December 15, 2026 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern. The 2026 deadlines fell on March 16, June 15, September 15 and December 15; 2027 dates are not yet posted.

**Tip:** Line up the university or college researcher now; the application goes through their institution. See the [GrantOps research grants hub](/en/research-grants/).

[Official Partnership Engage Grants page](https://sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/en/funding/opportunities/partnership-engage-grants.aspx)

### 6. SR&ED Tax Incentives, December 31, 2026 and January 31, 2027 Filing Deadlines

**Administered by:** Canada Revenue Agency

**Who qualifies:** Corporations, individuals, trusts and partnerships doing eligible R&D in Canada; the 35% enhanced refundable rate now also covers eligible Canadian public corporations.

**Funding:** Investment tax credit plus income deduction under the $4.5-billion SR&ED program. The 35% expenditure limit is $6 million (up from $3 million) for tax years beginning after December 15, 2024, phasing out between $15 million and $75 million of taxable capital; capital expenditures are claimable again.

**Deadline:** 12 months after the T2 filing-due date, generally 18 months after year-end; CRA cannot by law allow additional time. June 30, 2025 year-ends file by December 31, 2026; July 31, 2025 by January 31, 2027; December 31, 2025 by June 30, 2027.

**Tip:** File at least 90 days early so CRA can do an initial review, on the revised T661 (May 15, 2026) and T2SCH31 (May 22, 2026). Pre-claim approval, live since April 1, 2026, returns a determination within eight weeks.

[CRA SR&ED program page](https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/scientific-research-experimental-development-tax-incentive-program.html) | [SR&ED news and updates](https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/scientific-research-experimental-development-tax-incentive-program/sred-updates.html) | [Filing requirements policy](https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/scientific-research-experimental-development-tax-incentive-program/filing-requirements-policy.html) | [GrantOps SR&ED hub](/en/sred/) | [GrantOps catalogue entry](/en/programs/scientific-research-and-experimental-development-tax-incenti-c4ac13/) | [SR&ED claim deadline guide](/en/blog/sred-claim-deadline-2026/)

### 7. Canada Summer Jobs 2027, Watch This Page

**Administered by:** Employment and Social Development Canada

**Who qualifies:** Private-sector employers with 50 or fewer full-time employees, not-for-profits and public-sector employers, for full-time jobs of 6 to 16 consecutive weeks.

**Funding:** Wage subsidy of up to 50% of the provincial or territorial adult minimum wage for private-sector employers; up to 100% plus mandatory employment-related costs for not-for-profits.

**Deadline:** The 2027 employer window is not yet posted. The 2026 window ran November 4 to December 11, 2025, 11:59 p.m. PST.

**Tip:** Have your CRA business number and a GCOS account ready; the 2026 window lasted about five weeks and late applications are not considered.

[Canada Summer Jobs apply page](https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/funding/canada-summer-jobs/applicant-guide/apply.html) | [GrantOps catalogue entry](/en/programs/canada-summer-jobs-program-e4a3ac/)

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## Section 2: Continuous-Intake Programs Open Now

No fixed deadline, but several close once their budget is committed. Status as read on October 13, 2026.

### 8. Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI), Enhanced

**Administered by:** ACOA, CED (Québec), FedDev Ontario, PrairiesCan and PacifiCan, with FedNor and CanNor

**Who qualifies:** Incorporated for-profit SMEs with at least $1 million in annual revenue in one of the last two fiscal years, viable before the tariffs, with demonstrable tariff impact (for example, 25% or more of revenue from goods exported to the U.S.).

**Funding:** Non-repayable liquidity assistance up to $2 million (50% of costs, up to 12 months ending by March 31, 2028); non-repayable pivot projects up to $1 million (50%); interest-free repayable contributions above $1 million (75%). Caps: $3 million non-repayable, $20 million total.

**Status:** Accepting applications at all five agencies; PrairiesCan's intake is open until December 31, 2028 or until funding is committed.

**Tip:** ACOA requires proof of tariff impact with the application (MyACOA portal); CED says it responds within one business day (1-800-561-0633). Apply early to get the full 12 months of liquidity support.

[PrairiesCan RTRI](https://www.canada.ca/en/prairies-economic-development/services/funding/regional-tariff-response-initiative.html) | [ACOA RTRI](https://www.canada.ca/en/atlantic-canada-opportunities/services/regional-tariff-response-initiative.html) | [CED RTRI](https://www.canada.ca/en/economic-development-quebec-regions/financing-services/regional-tariff-response-initiative.html) | [FedDev Ontario RTRI](https://feddev-ontario.canada.ca/en/funding-southern-ontario/regional-tariff-response-initiative-southern-ontario) | [PacifiCan RTRI](https://www.canada.ca/en/pacific-economic-development/services/funding/regional-tariff-response-initiative.html)

GrantOps catalogue: [Atlantic](/en/programs/acoa-regional-tariff-response-initiative-in-atlantic-canada-590263/) | [Southern Ontario](/en/programs/regional-tariff-response-initiative-in-southern-ontario-for--2c3c20/) | [Prairies](/en/programs/regional-tariff-response-initiative-rtri-in-the-prairie-prov-62271e/) | [British Columbia](/en/programs/regional-tariff-response-initiative-rtri-in-british-columbia-843f07/) | [Québec](/en/programs/ced-regional-tariff-response-initiative-request-up-to-1-mill-cc758d/)

### 9. Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative, PrairiesCan Intake

**Administered by:** Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)

**Who qualifies:** Prairie SMEs with AI adoption (Stream 1) or AI commercialization and scale-up (Stream 2) projects.

**Funding:** Repayable contributions from the same $700 million national envelope as entry 3.

**Status:** Intake open; applications accepted on a continuous basis until December 31, 2029.

**Tip:** PrairiesCan asks for expressions of interest as soon as possible (1-888-338-9378). The EOI decides whether you are invited to a full application.

[PrairiesCan RAII page](https://www.canada.ca/en/prairies-economic-development/services/funding/regional-artificial-intelligence-initiative.html)

### 10. NRC IRAP, Including the Clean Technology Stream and Youth Employment Program

**Administered by:** National Research Council of Canada

**Who qualifies:** Incorporated, for-profit companies operating in Canada with up to 500 FTEs; ULCs, LLCs, sole proprietorships, partnerships and cooperatives are excluded.

**Funding:** Advice, connections and "in some cases, funding" (amounts are not stated). The Clean Technology stream, SDTC's successor, needs a validated proof of concept and measurable environmental impact; the Youth Employment Program cost-shares a graduate's salary (ages 15 to 30) for 6 to 12 months.

**Status:** Continuous, through the contact centre at 1-877-994-4727.

**Tip:** A senior executive must make the first call, and meeting the minimums does not guarantee funding. Read the [IRAP funding guide for 2026](/en/blog/irap-funding-guide-2026/) first.

[NRC IRAP main page](https://nrc.canada.ca/en/support-technology-innovation/financial-support-technology-innovation) | [IRAP clean technology](https://nrc.canada.ca/en/support-technology-innovation/nrc-irap-support-clean-technology) | [IRAP Youth Employment Program](https://nrc.canada.ca/en/support-technology-innovation/nrc-irap-funding-hire-young-graduates) | [GrantOps IRAP hub](/en/irap/) | [GrantOps: Clean Technology](/en/programs/nrc-irap-clean-technology-program-9bda0c/) | [GrantOps: Youth Employment](/en/programs/nrc-irap-youth-employment-program-110a85/)

### 11. AgriMarketing Program, Market Diversification for SMEs

**Administered by:** Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

**Who qualifies:** For-profit agri-food SMEs in any sector; the agri-food support that used to sit in CanExport SMEs now lives here.

**Funding:** Non-repayable, normally under $100,000 per project, at up to 70% from AAFC with at least 30% cash from the applicant; minimum project cost $20,000; up to 18 months.

**Status:** Open from February 13, 2026 until September 30, 2030, or sooner if funding is fully committed.

**Tip:** In-kind contributions are ineligible, so budget real cash for the 30% share.

[Official AgriMarketing SME page](https://agriculture.canada.ca/en/programs/agrimarketing-market-diversification-small-medium-enterprises) | [GrantOps catalogue entry](/en/programs/agrimarketing-program-5abbfb/)

### 12. Ontario Job Grant

**Administered by:** Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (the Canada-Ontario Job Grant URL now redirects here)

**Who qualifies:** Private and non-profit employers with a physical Ontario location operating at least one year; training by an approved third-party provider; business owners cannot be trainees.

**Funding:** Up to $10,000 per trainee (employers with fewer than 100 staff pay one-sixth; 100 or more pay half); up to $15,000 per trainee for unemployed new hires, with no employer contribution.

**Status:** Year-round. As of October 13, 2026 the program accepts applications from individual employers training 25 or fewer participants, within a fixed budget.

**Tip:** One application at a time per employer, through the OJG_Online portal. Employers must commit to employing the trainee after training.

[Official Ontario Job Grant page](https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-job-grant) | [GrantOps catalogue entry](/en/programs/canada-ontario-job-grant-582ca7/)

### 13. B.C. Employer Training Grant (ETG)

**Administered by:** B.C. Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills, through WorkBC

**Who qualifies:** B.C. employers and self-employed people operating at least one year and in good standing.

**Funding:** Reimburses 80% of eligible training costs, up to $10,000 per participant and $300,000 per employer per fiscal year (April 1 to March 31).

**Status:** Open for the 2026/27 fiscal year for training that begins on or after April 1, 2026; 60-day decision standard.

**Tip:** You need a Business BCeID; third parties cannot apply on an employer's behalf. The 2024/25 budget was fully allocated by December 5, 2024, so apply well before the training start date.

[WorkBC ETG page](https://www.workbc.ca/employers-industry/funding-programs/bc-employer-training-grant) | [ETG what's new](https://www.workbc.ca/employers-industry/funding-programs/bc-employer-training-grant/whats-new) | [GrantOps catalogue entry](/en/programs/bc-employer-training-grant-5c6fa3/)

### 14. Canada-Alberta Productivity Grant (CAPG)

**Administered by:** Alberta Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration, with federal Workforce Development Agreement funding; CAPG replaced the Canada-Alberta Job Grant

**Who qualifies:** For-profit businesses, non-profits, First Nations and Métis Settlements operating in Alberta at least one year. Business owners and employed family members are now eligible trainees.

**Funding:** 75% of eligible direct training costs, up to $5,000 per employed trainee and $100,000 per employer per fiscal year (rules effective October 8, 2025).

**Status:** Open; apply through the CAPG Portal before training starts. Employer registration clinics run October 28 and November 17, 2026 and January 13, 2027.

**Tip:** Register the organization first (Alberta.ca Account for Organizations, then the CAPG Portal). Wages are not eligible; only tuition, fees, exams, textbooks and software are.

[Official CAPG page](https://www.alberta.ca/canada-alberta-productivity-grant) | [GrantOps catalogue entry](/en/programs/canada-alberta-job-grant-employed-trainees-9d794d/)

### 15. Futurpreneur Core Startup

**Administered by:** Futurpreneur, with BDC

**Who qualifies:** Canadian citizens and permanent residents aged 18 to 39 at pre-startup or startup stage (less than a year of significant sales).

**Funding:** Equity-free loan up to $75,000 (up to $25,000 from Futurpreneur plus up to $50,000 from BDC, five-year terms) with up to two years of mentorship.

**Status:** No intake window stated; applicants are contacted within 5 to 10 business days of submitting on MyFP.

**Tip:** Our June roundup said $60,000; the current ceiling is $75,000. Apply before your 40th birthday.

[Official Core Startup page](https://futurpreneur.ca/en/offering/core-startup/) | [GrantOps catalogue entry](/en/programs/futurpreneur-canada-core-start-up-program-01f6bc/)

### 16. Mitacs Accelerate and Business Strategy Internship

**Administered by:** Mitacs

**Who qualifies:** Partner organizations including for-profit and not-for-profit corporations, hospitals, municipalities and Indigenous governments in Canada; for-profit partners must provide private-sector funds.

**Funding:** Accelerate: a $7,500 partner contribution becomes a $15,000 award per four-to-six-month unit ($10,000 to $20,000 for the postdoctoral model that replaced Elevate). Business Strategy Internship: $5,000 becomes $10,000, or $7,500 becomes $15,000.

**Status:** No deadline. Accelerate peer review takes about six to eight weeks; BSI about four weeks plus three for approval.

**Tip:** On the Mitacs Plus portal, a new Accelerate application needs one supervisor, one partner and an actively registered intern (recent graduates are not currently supported). A BSI start date must be at least six weeks after submission.

[Mitacs Accelerate](https://www.mitacs.ca/our-programs/accelerate/) | [Business Strategy Internship](https://www.mitacs.ca/our-programs/business-strategy-internship/) | [GrantOps: Accelerate](/en/programs/mitacs-accelerate-257d34/) | [GrantOps: BSI](/en/programs/mitacs-business-strategy-internship-a70317/)

### Also open, no stated deadline

- **NSERC Alliance Advantage:** $20,000 to $1 million per year, NSERC paying 66.7% of direct costs; the researcher applies with your company as the cash partner; no deadline. [Official page](https://nserc-crsng.canada.ca/en/funding-opportunity/alliance-advantage) | [GrantOps research grants hub](/en/research-grants/)
- **Student Work Placement Program:** up to $5,000 per student placement, year-round; apply before January placements start. [Official page](https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/student-work-placements-wage-subsidies.html) | [GrantOps entry](/en/programs/student-work-placement-program-1e3099/)
- **Business Scale-up and Productivity (REGI):** interest-free repayable contributions; PrairiesCan, CED and FedDev Ontario are accepting, PacifiCan is not. [PrairiesCan](https://www.canada.ca/en/prairies-economic-development/services/funding/business-scale-up-productivity.html) | [GrantOps entry](/en/programs/regi-business-scale-up-and-productivity-18a548/)

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## Section 3: What Opens in Q1 2027

Confirmed on official pages:

- **Ontario AMIC Stream, period nine:** January 28 to April 27, 2027 (notification July 22, 2027).
- **Alberta Innovates AICE:** full application January 15, 2027, for companies that filed the intake form by November 27, 2026.
- **Canada-Alberta Productivity Grant:** employer registration clinic January 13, 2027.
- **SR&ED reporting deadlines:** July 31, 2025 year-ends by January 31, 2027; August 31, 2025 by February 28, 2027; September 30, 2025 by March 31, 2027.
- **Fiscal-year caps reset April 1, 2027** for the B.C. ETG ($300,000 per employer) and CAPG ($100,000 per employer); January to March 2027 training draws on the 2026/27 allocation.
- **Still open by stated end date:** PrairiesCan RTRI (December 31, 2028), PrairiesCan RAII (December 31, 2029) and AgriMarketing (September 30, 2030), plus the ongoing intakes in Section 2.

Not yet announced, so watch the program page: Canada Summer Jobs 2027, CanExport SMEs 2027-28, SSHRC Partnership Engage 2027 dates, PacifiCan BSP and RAII, FedDev Ontario RAII, Manitoba Innovation Growth Program, and Alberta Innovates' Voucher and Product Demonstration programs.

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## Section 4: Closed or Changed Since Our June Roundup

- **Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP):** concluded March 31, 2025 per [ISED's 2026 program inventory](https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en/atip-services/info-source-2026-update); intake closed February 2024; no named successor.
- **SDTC:** programming moved to NRC IRAP ([NRC 2025-26 Departmental Plan](https://nrc.canada.ca/en/corporate/planning-reporting/national-research-council-canadas-2025-26-departmental-plan)); apply through the IRAP Clean Technology stream (entry 10).
- **Clean Growth Hub and Upskilling for Industry Initiative:** both concluded March 31, 2026 per the same ISED inventory; the Hub page remains as a resources page.
- **Mitacs Elevate:** folded into Accelerate as a $20,000 postdoctoral unit on March 31, 2025 ([Mitacs notice](https://www.mitacs.ca/news/mitacs-elevate-transitions-to-new-accelerate-model-for-postdocs/)).
- **Canada-Alberta Job Grant:** replaced by the Canada-Alberta Productivity Grant, 75% of costs and $5,000 per trainee (entry 14).
- **CanExport SMEs:** intake [closed at 12:00 p.m. ET on August 31, 2026](https://www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/en/our-solutions/funding-financing-international-business/canexport-smes.html). The [2026-27 rules](https://www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/en/our-solutions/funding-financing-international-business/canexport-smes/new-2026-2027.html) set minimums of 3 full-time employees and $300,000 revenue, allow the U.S. or other markets but not both, and moved agri-food to AgriMarketing. The [GrantOps CanExport hub](/en/canexport/) tracks the next intake.
- **CanExport Innovation:** the [September 1 portal window](https://www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/en/our-solutions/funding-financing-international-business/canexport-innovation.html) has passed; no later round is posted.
- **Québec R&D credits:** the refundable [CRIC credit](https://www.quebec.ca/en/gouvernement/finances-publiques/titre-par-defaut/tax-credit-r-d-commercialization) (30% on qualified expenditures above the exclusion threshold up to $1 million, 20% above) replaces the prior credits for taxation years beginning after March 25, 2025 and covers pre-commercialization work. Claim it with the Québec return alongside federal SR&ED.
- **SR&ED:** expenditure limit $6 million, not $3 million; eligible Canadian public corporations qualify for the 35% rate; pre-claim approval live since April 1, 2026.
- **Futurpreneur:** up to $75,000, not $60,000.
- **Also closed:** PacifiCan BSP and RAII, FedDev Ontario RAII, Alberta Innovates Voucher and Product Demonstration (registration closed May 29, 2026), Manitoba Innovation Growth Program (intake closed September 30, 2026), Innovate BC's BC Fast Pilot and Ontario's SDF Training Stream.

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## Frequently Asked Questions

### Can I stack these programs on the same project?

Often, but each program sets its own rule. AMIC cannot be stacked with other provincial programs; the RTRI caps non-repayable support at $3 million per business; federal SR&ED can be claimed alongside Québec's CRIC. Check each guide before you budget.

### What is the SR&ED 18-month filing rule?

The reporting deadline is 12 months after the T2 filing due date, generally 18 months after year-end, and CRA cannot by law extend it. June 30, 2025 year-ends file by December 31, 2026; July 31, 2025 by January 31, 2027.

### What if I missed a deadline in this list?

Ontario AMIC reopens January 28 to April 27, 2027. SSHRC Partnership Engage ran four cycles in 2026 but 2027 dates are not yet posted, nor are Canada Summer Jobs 2027 or CanExport SMEs. The RTRI and NRC IRAP take applications at any time.

### How do the regional development agencies differ?

Seven agencies deliver the same federal programs but set their own intakes. On October 13, 2026, PrairiesCan was taking RAII applications to December 31, 2029 while FedDev Ontario's RAII and PacifiCan's BSP and RAII were closed. Apply to your region's agency.

### Do training grant caps reset on April 1, 2027?

Yes. The B.C. ETG allows $300,000 per employer per fiscal year and CAPG $100,000 per employer at $5,000 per trainee. January to March 2027 training draws on the 2026/27 allocation; a new allocation starts April 1, 2027.

### Is CanExport SMEs coming back?

The 2026-27 intake closed August 31, 2026, and future intake periods will be posted on the program page when available. The 2026-27 minimums were 3 full-time employees and $300,000 revenue, targeting the U.S. or other markets but not both.

### Does my company apply directly for SSHRC Partnership Engage or NSERC Alliance Advantage?

No. The academic researcher applies and your business is the partner. Partnership Engage pays $10,000 to $50,000 over one year (deadline December 15, 2026); Alliance Advantage needs partner cash, NSERC pays 66.7% of direct costs, and it has no deadline.

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