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Innovative Solutions Canada (ISC) provides Canadian SMEs with funding and procurement opportunities to support R&D and commercialization of innovative technologies. It operates under two main streams: Challenge and Testing, helping solve public sector challenges and supporting tech validation.

Funding Amount

ISC follows a three-phase model:

Proof of Concept:
Up to $150,000 for feasibility studies (up to 6 months).
Prototype Development:
Up to $2 million for prototype building and testing (up to 2 years).
Pathway to Commercialization:
No funding limit—successful Phase 2 prototypes may be procured by federal departments.

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Eligible Applicants

Applicants must:

Be for-profit, privately held, and incorporated in Canada.
Have a Canadian head office.
Employ 499 or fewer FTEs.
Pay at least 50% of total wages/salaries to Canadian employees.
Have 50% or more of full-time employees and senior execs based in Canada.

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Eligible Activities

ISC supports activities that:

Align with a participating government department’s innovation challenge (TRL 1-6).
Fall under the Testing Stream to validate pre-commercial prototypes in real-world conditions.

Participating departments include (20+ in total):

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
National Defence
Public Health Agency of Canada
Transport Canada
Health Canada
Shared Services Canada
(and many more)

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