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BDC LIFT (digital, AI and equipment adoption advisory and financing)

BDC LIFT

Status

Status not published

Rolling intake; BDC directs former CDAP applicants here.

Open now
Amount
Not published

Preferential-rate consulting and financing to adopt AI, digital tools and smart equipment. No published fixed amount; BDC positions LIFT as the route for businesses that would previously have used CDAP.

Funder

Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)

public · national

Deadline: Open all year — Rolling intake; BDC directs former CDAP applicants here.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

For-profit Canadian businesses; BDC assesses commercially.

How to apply

  1. Contact BDC to scope the digital or AI adoption project.
  2. Advisory engagement at preferential rates.
  3. Optional financing for implementation.

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.bdc.ca/en/canada-digital-adoption-program

"BDC now recommends the LIFT program for businesses interested in digital transformation"

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.bdc.ca

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