Grants you can apply for · Federal program · Non-repayable contribution
AI Compute Access Fund
Government of Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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The official page says: “The AI Compute Access Fund is not currently accepting applications.”
Read from the official page on October 13, 2026. Confirm the deadline on the official page before you apply.
- Amount
- Not stated on the page
- Cost share
- Not stated on the page
- Who can apply
- Businesses
- Where
- Anywhere in Canada
What it is
Get access to high-performance computing capacity
Financial support to help SMEs access cutting-edge AI compute infrastructure and address barriers to AI development in sectors that require high-performance computing capacity and demonstrate high potential for AI adoption, such as life sciences, energy a
Description from the Government of Canada’s Business Benefits Finder (list of July 17, 2025), Open Government Licence – Canada.
What applicants actually got
From the federal records of every agreement signed under this program.
- Agreements, last 12 months
- 44
- starting Oct 2025 or later
- Typical award
- $543K–$2.8M
- the middle half, since Oct 2023
- Median award
- $971K
- 44 agreements since Oct 2023
- All agreements
- 44
- $66.2M
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026. Filed as “AI Compute Access Fund” (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, 44).
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program, all years.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Myant Textile Computing Inc. | 1 | $3.4M |
| Spare Labs Inc. | 1 | $3.4M |
| Discovery Loft Inc. | 1 | $3.2M |
| Draftaid Inc. | 1 | $3.2M |
| Variational AI Inc. | 1 | $3.1M |
| Swift Medical Inc. | 1 | $3.1M |
| Vendasta Technologies Inc. | 1 | $3M |
| Alpine Pacific Trading Inc. | 1 | $3M |
| CharliAI Inc. | 1 | $3M |
| Qohash inc. | 1 | $3M |
| EarthDaily Canada Holdings Corp. | 1 | $2.9M |
| Ecopia Tech Corporation | 1 | $2.8M |
| Super GeoAI Technology Inc | 1 | $2.6M |
| Tulip.io Inc | 1 | $2.6M |
| Fiddlehead Technology Inc. | 1 | $2.5M |
| Flare Systèmes Inc. Flare Systems Inc. | 1 | $2.3M |
| Moonlite Media Inc. | 1 | $1.8M |
| OnDeck A Inc | 1 | $1.8M |
| Solutions Petal Inc | 1 | $1.7M |
| Ambyint Inc | 1 | $1.4M |
| Moreideas Inc. | 1 | $1.1M |
| Procurify Technologies Inc. | 1 | $1M |
| OPTT Inc. | 1 | $902K |
| Foqus Technologies Inc. | 1 | $837K |
| Telem61 Software Inc. | 1 | $733K |
| Talem Health Analytics Inc. | 1 | $710K |
| One Cup Productions LTtd | 1 | $664K |
| ReelData Inc. | 1 | $643K |
| Basetwo Artificial Intelligence Inc. | 1 | $599K |
| ProteinQure Inc. | 1 | $588K |
Who got it in your province
Open a province to see the organizations there with the most funding under this program, all years.
Ontario21 agreements · $27.3M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Myant Textile Computing Inc. | 1 | $3.4M |
| Discovery Loft Inc. | 1 | $3.2M |
| Draftaid Inc. | 1 | $3.2M |
| Swift Medical Inc. | 1 | $3.1M |
| Alpine Pacific Trading Inc. | 1 | $3M |
| Ecopia Tech Corporation | 1 | $2.8M |
| Tulip.io Inc | 1 | $2.6M |
| OPTT Inc. | 1 | $902K |
| Foqus Technologies Inc. | 1 | $837K |
| One Cup Productions LTtd | 1 | $664K |
| Basetwo Artificial Intelligence Inc. | 1 | $599K |
| ProteinQure Inc. | 1 | $588K |
| Mycroft Technologies Inc. | 1 | $553K |
| ACTO Technologies Inc. | 1 | $418K |
| E-Zinc Incorporated | 1 | $362K |
British Columbia8 agreements · $16.4M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Spare Labs Inc. | 1 | $3.4M |
| Variational AI Inc. | 1 | $3.1M |
| CharliAI Inc. | 1 | $3M |
| EarthDaily Canada Holdings Corp. | 1 | $2.9M |
| OnDeck A Inc | 1 | $1.8M |
| Procurify Technologies Inc. | 1 | $1M |
| Novarc Technologies Inc. | 1 | $585K |
| Sensenet Inc | 1 | $577K |
Quebec4 agreements · $8.2M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Qohash inc. | 1 | $3M |
| Flare Systèmes Inc. Flare Systems Inc. | 1 | $2.3M |
| Solutions Petal Inc | 1 | $1.7M |
| Moreideas Inc. | 1 | $1.1M |
Saskatchewan2 agreements · $5.7M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Vendasta Technologies Inc. | 1 | $3M |
| Super GeoAI Technology Inc | 1 | $2.6M |
New Brunswick1 agreements · $2.5M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Fiddlehead Technology Inc. | 1 | $2.5M |
Alberta3 agreements · $2M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ambyint Inc | 1 | $1.4M |
| Arolytics Inc | 1 | $511K |
| Carbon Chit Inc. | 1 | $157K |
Manitoba1 agreements · $1.8M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Moonlite Media Inc. | 1 | $1.8M |
Nova Scotia3 agreements · $1.6M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Talem Health Analytics Inc. | 1 | $710K |
| ReelData Inc. | 1 | $643K |
| Milk Moovement Inc. | 1 | $225K |
Newfoundland and Labrador1 agreements · $733K
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Telem61 Software Inc. | 1 | $733K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Variational AI Inc. | Contribution | $3,117,381 |
| Mar 2026 | One Cup Productions LTtd | Contribution | $663,907 |
| Mar 2026 | Tulip.io Inc | Contribution | $2,554,211 |
| Mar 2026 | Moreideas Inc. | Contribution | $1,141,917 |
| Mar 2026 | Discovery Loft Inc. | Contribution | $3,209,172 |
| Mar 2026 | Basetwo Artificial Intelligence Inc. | Contribution | $599,040 |
| Mar 2026 | Vendasta Technologies Inc. | Contribution | $3,028,571 |
| Mar 2026 | Swift Medical Inc. | Contribution | $3,064,189 |
| Mar 2026 | ReelData Inc. | Contribution | $643,307 |
| Mar 2026 | Qohash inc. | Contribution | $2,994,900 |
| Mar 2026 | Flare Systèmes Inc. Flare Systems Inc. | Contribution | $2,319,410 |
| Mar 2026 | Ecopia Tech Corporation | Contribution | $2,814,500 |
| Mar 2026 | CharliAI Inc. | Contribution | $3,008,567 |
| Mar 2026 | ACTO Technologies Inc. | Contribution | $417,679 |
| Mar 2026 | OnDeck A Inc | Contribution | $1,774,007 |
| Mar 2026 | Handymetrics Corporation | Contribution | $179,665 |
| Mar 2026 | Foqus Technologies Inc. | Contribution | $837,133 |
| Mar 2026 | TS Analytics Canada Ltd. | Contribution | $301,500 |
| Mar 2026 | Solutions Petal Inc | Contribution | $1,732,917 |
| Mar 2026 | ProteinQure Inc. | Contribution | $587,841 |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | $66.2M |
The full record: AI Compute Access Fund.
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