PrairiesCan — Regional Economic Growth through Innovation — Regional Innovation Ecosystems

PrairiesCan — Regional Economic Growth through Innovation — Regional Innovation Ecosystems est un programme de type subvention administré par Government of Canada, Prairies Economic Development Canada, offert aux entreprises des régions suivantes : Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba. Funding to support business growth in the Prairies.

RIE advances PrairieCan s strategic priorities and is part of the national Regional Economic Growth through Innovation program. Through RIE, we make targeted investments in not-for-profit organizations that support businesses in priority sectors to innovate, grow and compete globally. We also foster inclusive growth by helping under-represented groups more fully participate in the innovation economy. Program objectives consist of the following four ways to help Prairies business scale up, become more productive, compete globally and attract both investment and talent: leveraging regional ecosystem strengths helping business accelerators, incubators and similar organizations develop and increase their reach supporting projects led by innovation-oriented organizations helping ecosystems to support underrepresented groups, including women, Indigenous peoples and young entrepreneurs

Une subvention est non remboursable : une fois approuvée, elle n'a pas à être remboursée, mais la plupart des bailleurs exigent des rapports d'étape ou finaux.

Programme fédéral offert par Government of Canada, Prairies Economic Development Canada, il est accessible quelle que soit la province et peut généralement être combiné aux incitatifs provinciaux pour un même projet, dans les limites de cumul.