BDC LIFT (digital, AI and equipment adoption advisory and financing)
BDC LIFT
Status not published
Rolling intake; BDC directs former CDAP applicants here.
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.
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
public · national
Deadline: rolling — Rolling intake; BDC directs former CDAP applicants here.
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.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Stage: seed, series_a, growth
- Locally registered entity required
For-profit Canadian businesses; BDC assesses commercially.
How to apply
- Contact BDC to scope the digital or AI adoption project.
- Advisory engagement at preferential rates.
- Optional financing for implementation.
Source. https://www.bdc.ca/en/canada-digital-adoption-program — checked 2026-08-14
"BDC now recommends the LIFT program for businesses interested in digital transformation"