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Voucher for Innovation and Productivity (VIP)

Status

Status not published

OCI operates VIP through periodic intakes; check the OCI programme page for the current intake as terms and ceilings have changed between rounds.

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Amount
100,000 CAD

OCI contributes typically CAD 20,000 to CAD 100,000 towards a collaborative R&D project with an Ontario academic institution, matched at least 1:1 by the company in cash and in kind.

You must co-fund 50%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI)

public · regional

Deadline: Open all year — OCI operates VIP through periodic intakes; check the OCI programme page for the current intake as terms and ceilings have changed between rounds.

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 50% yourself.

Who can apply

Ontario-based for-profit company collaborating with an Ontario publicly funded postsecondary institution or research hospital.

How to apply

  1. Identify an Ontario academic partner and principal investigator.
  2. Register in the OCI AccessOCI portal.
  3. Submit the joint application with matching-funds commitment.
  4. Review and funding agreement.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.oc-innovation.ca/programs/vip/ · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.oc-innovation.ca

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