Manufacturing Grants funding

Manufacturing Grants 2026

Browse open grant programs for manufacturers and industrial businesses in 2026, sorted by award size, with deadlines and eligibility at a glance.

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Equipment, workforce, energy-efficiency, and expansion grants for manufacturers, from job shops to plants.

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Open grants

117

Average award

$3,292,950

Top eligibility tags

small_businessmanufacturertechnologygrowth_stage

Featured grants

High-intent funding opportunities

Rolling

Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$20,000,000

small_businesstariffs
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NSRolling

Invest Nova Scotia Innovation Rebate Program

Grantor

Province of Nova Scotia

Award Amount

$15,000,000

businessmanufacturer
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ABRolling

PrairiesCan Business Scale-up and Productivity Edmonton

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$10,000,000

small_businessgrowth_stage
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Grants in Manufacturing

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Browse open grant programs for manufacturers and industrial businesses in 2026, sorted by award size, with deadlines and eligibility at a glance. Use this page as your shortlist, then jump into the intake wizard so Forrest can narrow the list to the programs you are most likely to win.

Rolling

Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$20,000,000

small_businesstariffs
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NSRolling

Invest Nova Scotia Innovation Rebate Program

Grantor

Province of Nova Scotia

Award Amount

$15,000,000

businessmanufacturer
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ABRolling

PrairiesCan Business Scale-up and Productivity Edmonton

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$10,000,000

small_businessgrowth_stage
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ABRolling

PrairiesCan Business Scale-up and Productivity Alberta

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$10,000,000

small_businessgrowth_stage
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ONRolling

FedDev Ontario Business Scale-up and Productivity Ottawa

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$10,000,000

small_businessgrowth_stage
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SKRolling

PrairiesCan Business Scale-up and Productivity Saskatchewan

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$10,000,000

small_businessgrowth_stage
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ABRolling

PrairiesCan Business Scale-up and Productivity Calgary

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$10,000,000

small_businessgrowth_stage
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BCRolling

PacifiCan Business Scale-up and Productivity Vancouver

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$10,000,000

small_businessgrowth_stage
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ABRolling

Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) Industrial Transformation Challenge

Grantor

Emissions Reduction Alberta

Award Amount

$10,000,000

alberta_businesscleantech
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MBRolling

PrairiesCan Business Scale-up and Productivity Manitoba

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$10,000,000

small_businessgrowth_stage
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MBRolling

PrairiesCan Business Scale-up and Productivity Winnipeg

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$10,000,000

small_businessgrowth_stage
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ONRolling

FedDev Ontario Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSP)

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$10,000,000

small_businessontario
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ABRolling

Emissions Reduction Alberta Industrial Transformation Challenge

Grantor

Emissions Reduction Alberta

Award Amount

$10,000,000

clean_technologyindustrial
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ABRolling

PrairiesCan Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSP) Program - Alberta

Grantor

Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)

Award Amount

$5,000,000

alberta_businessprairie_business
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MBRolling

PrairiesCan Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSP) Program

Grantor

Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)

Award Amount

$5,000,000

manitoba_businessprairie_business
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ONRolling

FedNor Business Scale-up and Productivity (Northern Ontario)

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$5,000,000

small_businessnorthern_ontario
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SKRolling

PrairiesCan Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSP) Program - Saskatchewan

Grantor

Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)

Award Amount

$5,000,000

saskatchewan_businessprairie_business
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MBRolling

Manitoba Industrial Opportunities Program (MIOP)

Grantor

Government of Manitoba

Award Amount

$5,000,000

manitoba_businesssme
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ONRolling

Ontario Together Trade Fund

Grantor

Government of Ontario

Award Amount

$5,000,000

small_businessontario
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ONRolling

Ontario Made Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit

Grantor

Government of Ontario

Award Amount

$3,000,000

small_businessontario
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NLRolling

Newfoundland and Labrador Green Transition Fund

Grantor

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

Award Amount

$3,000,000

small_businesssme
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Rolling

Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED)

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$2,100,000

small_businesscanada
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ONRolling

Eastern Ontario Development Fund

Grantor

Government of Ontario

Award Amount

$1,500,000

businessjob_creation
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ONRolling

Southwestern Ontario Development Fund

Grantor

Government of Ontario

Award Amount

$1,500,000

businessjob_creation
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ABRolling

ERA Energy Savings for Business

Grantor

Emissions Reduction Alberta

Award Amount

$1,000,000

alberta_businesscommercial
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SKRolling

SaskPower Industrial Energy Optimization Program (IEOP)

Grantor

SaskPower

Award Amount

$1,000,000

saskatchewan_businessindustrial
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ONRolling

Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC)

Grantor

Government of Ontario

Award Amount

$1,000,000

small_businessnorthern_ontario
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PERolling

Finance PEI Manufacturing and Processing Assistance

Grantor

Province of Prince Edward Island

Award Amount

$1,000,000

manufacturerprocessor
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Rolling

NRC IRAP (Industrial Research Assistance Program)

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$1,000,000

small_businesscanada
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ABRolling

Alberta Innovation Employment Grant (IEG)

Grantor

Government of Alberta

Award Amount

$800,000

alberta_businessr_and_d
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NLRolling

Newfoundland and Labrador Business Growth Program

Grantor

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

Award Amount

$750,000

small_businesscooperative
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SKRolling

Saskatchewan Lean Improvements in Manufacturing (SLIM) Program

Grantor

Government of Saskatchewan / Government of Canada

Award Amount

$750,000

saskatchewan_businessagri_business
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Rolling

Canadian International Innovation Program (CIIP)

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$600,000

small_businessinnovation
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MBRolling

Manitoba Hydro Power Smart Bioenergy Optimization Program

Grantor

Manitoba Hydro

Award Amount

$500,000

manitoba_businessindustrial
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ABRolling

Alberta Innovates Product Demonstration Program (PDP)

Grantor

Alberta Innovates

Award Amount

$300,000

alberta_businesssme
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SKRolling

Saskatchewan Lean Improvements in Manufacturing

Grantor

Government of Saskatchewan

Award Amount

$300,000

small_businessmanufacturer
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QCRolling

PME MTL Fonds de développement industriel durable

Grantor

Ville de Montreal

Award Amount

$300,000

manufacturergreen_business
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QCRolling

CAE Drummond SME Investment Fund

Grantor

CAE Drummond

Award Amount

$300,000

small_businessstartup
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QCRolling

Drummond FLI/FLS Local Investment Funds

Grantor

MRC de Drummond

Award Amount

$250,000

small_businessstartup
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ONRolling

Ontario Innovation Tax Credit (OITC)

Grantor

Government of Ontario

Award Amount

$240,000

small_businessontario
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MBRolling

Manitoba Small Business Venture Capital Tax Credit

Grantor

Government of Manitoba

Award Amount

$225,000

manitoba_businessventure_capital
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QCRolling

PME MTL Innovation Investment Fund

Grantor

PME MTL

Award Amount

$150,000

small_businessstartup
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Rolling

MAPAQ Food Processing Program - Component 2 (Labor Productivity)

Grantor

Government of Quebec

Award Amount

$150,000

quebecagri food
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ONRolling

City of London Vacant Commercial and Industrial Building Conversion Loan Program

Grantor

City of London

Award Amount

$100,000

property_ownercommercial_tenant
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MBRolling

Manitoba Innovation Growth Program (IGP)

Grantor

Government of Manitoba

Award Amount

$100,000

manitoba_businesssme
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SKRolling

Saskatchewan Research and Development Tax Credit

Grantor

Government of Saskatchewan

Award Amount

$100,000

saskatchewan_businessr_and_d
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PERolling

Innovation PEI Capital Acquisition Assistance

Grantor

Province of Prince Edward Island

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessmanufacturer
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QCRolling

Ville de Quebec Entrepreneurial Vision Growth Support

Grantor

Ville de Quebec

Award Amount

$50,000

small_businessmanufacturer
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QCRolling

Fonds Propulsion Sherbrooke

Grantor

Entreprendre Sherbrooke

Award Amount

$50,000

small_businessmanufacturer
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QCRolling

Promotion Saguenay Business Support Policy

Grantor

Promotion Saguenay

Award Amount

$50,000

small_businessmanufacturer
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QCRolling

Laval Economic Development Innovation and Productivity Support

Grantor

Laval Economic Development

Award Amount

$50,000

small_businessmanufacturer
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QCRolling

Laval Economic Development Sustainable Transition Support

Grantor

Laval Economic Development

Award Amount

$50,000

small_businessmanufacturer
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QCRolling

PME MTL Industrial and Sustainable Development Fund

Grantor

PME MTL

Award Amount

$50,000

small_businessmanufacturer
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NLRolling

takeCHARGE Business Efficiency Custom Solutions

Grantor

Newfoundland Power and Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro

Award Amount

$50,000

commercial_customerindustrial
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Rolling

Export Enhancement and Diversification Assistance Program

Grantor

Government of Prince Edward Island

Award Amount

$32,000

peiexport
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ABRolling

Alberta Export Expansion Program

Grantor

Government of Alberta

Award Amount

$25,000

small_businessexporter
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QCRolling

Terrebonne Business Subsidies and Incentives

Grantor

Ville de Terrebonne

Award Amount

$25,000

small_businessmanufacturer
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QCRolling

DEL Longueuil Expertise and Productivity Grant

Grantor

DEL Longueuil

Award Amount

$20,000

small_businessmanufacturer
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QCRolling

Fonds Productivite et Innovation Durable

Grantor

Ville de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and MRC du Haut-Richelieu

Award Amount

$10,000

small_businessnonprofit
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MBRolling

Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit

Grantor

Government of Manitoba

Award Amount

Varies

manufacturerbusiness
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