Startup grant deadlines in Canada — when programmes usually open

Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Ignite runs competitive intakes with fixed closing dates rather than continuous intake; check the Innovate BC programme page for the currently open round.

Rolling intake, stated by Innovate BC to remain open until at least March 2026, with programme funding expected to continue until March 2028; the intake process may be revised in spring or summer 2026.

No successor grant announced. BDC now directs digital-transformation applicants to its LIFT programme of preferential-rate advisory services and financing. As of August 2026 the federal government has not published plans to relaunch CDAP.

Manitoba runs IGP as periodic intakes; the programme has been oversubscribed and intake has been paused between rounds.

Rolling; NBIF also runs the annual Breakthru startup competition with a larger prize pool on a roughly biennial or annual cycle.

NGen funds through periodic themed calls for proposals rather than continuous intake. Check the NGen funding page for the currently open call.

Rolling; contact Invest Nova Scotia directly. The former Innovacorp Spark competition series has not run under that name since the merger.

Intake follows the Ontario fiscal year and pauses when the annual allocation is committed.

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

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.

Cleantech demonstration funding continues through the National Research Council and Canada Growth Fund rather than under the SDTC brand. Check nrc.canada.ca for current intake.

Individual challenges are published with their own opening and closing dates; there is no continuous intake.

Availability depends on the individual delivery organisation; some partners periodically pause intake when their allocation is committed.