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Grants

CanExport Innovation

Status

Status not published

Continuous intake within the federal fiscal year while funds last.

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Amount
75,000 CAD

Up to CAD 75,000 covering up to 75% of eligible costs of pursuing a single R&D collaboration agreement with a foreign partner.

You must co-fund 25%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Global Affairs Canada, Trade Commissioner Service

public · national

Deadline: Open all year — Continuous intake within the federal fiscal year while funds last.

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
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

You fund 25% yourself.

Who can apply

Canadian SMEs, academic institutions and non-profit research centres seeking an international R&D partnership for a specific technology.

How to apply

  1. Identify a specific foreign R&D partner and target agreement.
  2. Register on the CanExport portal and submit the application before travel or costs are incurred.
  3. Sign the contribution agreement.
  4. Claim eligible costs (travel, IP protection abroad, consultants, certification).

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/en/our-solutions/funding-financing-international-business/canexport-innovation.html · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca

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