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Grants

Sustainable Development Technology Canada - SD Tech Fund / Startup and Scale-up streams

Technologies du développement durable Canada (TDDC)

Status

Closed for now

Not reopening under the SDTC name. Cleantech funding was transferred to NRC IRAP, which began accepting new clean technology applications in fiscal 2025-26 under 'NRC IRAP support for clean technology' (https://nrc.canada.ca/en/support-technology-innovation/nrc-irap-support-clean-technology). Existing SDTC contribution agreements continue to be administered by NRC.

Closed
Amount
5,000,000 CAD

Historically the Startup stream gave up to about CAD 1 million and the Scale-up stream up to about CAD 5 million (typically up to 33-40% of project costs). No new SDTC agreements are being signed.

You must co-fund 60%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC)

public · national

Deadline: Closed — SDTC stopped accepting new applications in 2024 following the Auditor General's review; the organisation was wound down and its programmes transferred to the National Research Council.

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
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

You fund 60% yourself.

Who can apply

Historically required Canadian incorporation, a pre-commercial technology with quantified environmental benefit and at least 40% Canadian ownership of the project consortium.

How to apply

  1. Not applicable - closed. Cleantech applicants should approach NRC IRAP instead.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/audits-evaluations/en/evaluation/evaluation-sustainable-development-technology-fund · not human-checked

"Ottawa shutting down SDTC and transferring its programs to the National Research Council"

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: ised-isde.canada.ca

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