Grants you can apply for · Alberta
Utilities and energy: grants you can apply for in Alberta
Programs whose official page limits them to utilities and energy, and programs open to any industry whose federal records show at least 3 agreements to it. Departments record an industry on only some agreements, so the second group is a guide, not a full list: see every program in Alberta.
Programs from the Government of Canada’s Business Benefits Finder (list of July 17, 2025). Status, dates and amounts are what each program’s official page said when we last checked it, October 13, 2026; a deadline that has passed since shows as passed. Confirm on the official page before you apply. How we check
Programs
12 programs shown. Industry and applicant filters keep programs whose page doesn’t limit them.
Open now (3)
- PrairiesCan — Regional Economic Growth through Innovation — Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (RAII) — Not for profitCloses 31 Dec 2029
Prairies Economic Development Canada · Non-repayable contribution · up to $5M
183 federal agreements in the last 12 months, 77 in Alberta; most got $600K to $1.7M; 19 past agreements in utilities and energy
- ECO Canada — Youth Employment in Natural Resources YNRTaking applications; no deadline stated
ECO Canada · Wage subsidy · up to $24K
- Empowering Futures — Student Work Placement ProgramTaking applications; no deadline stated
Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC) · Wage subsidy · up to $7,000
Open any time (1)
- Career launcher — Natural Resources InternshipsApplications accepted any time
Colleges and Institutes Canada · Wage subsidy · up to $30K
Takes applications in intake periods (1)
- Trade Commissioner Service — CanExport InnovationIntake periods; dates not on the page
Global Affairs Canada, Trade Commissioner Service · Non-repayable contribution · up to $75K
11 federal agreements in the last 12 months, 1 in Alberta; most got $8,303 to $27K; 9 past agreements in utilities and energy
Official page gives no intake dates: check with the funder (7)
- NRC IRAP Financial AssistanceNo intake dates on the official page
National Research Council Canada · Non-repayable contribution
2,269 federal agreements in the last 12 months, 260 in Alberta; most got $30K to $135K; 428 past agreements in utilities and energy
- NRC IRAP Youth Employment ProgramNo intake dates on the official page
National Research Council Canada · Wage subsidy
421 federal agreements in the last 12 months, 42 in Alberta; most got $30K to $30K; 119 past agreements in utilities and energy
- PrairiesCan — Regional Economic Growth through Innovation — Regional Innovation EcosystemsNo intake dates on the official page
Prairies Economic Development Canada · Non-repayable contribution
183 federal agreements in the last 12 months, 77 in Alberta; most got $600K to $1.7M; 19 past agreements in utilities and energy
- Trade Commissioner Service — Canadian International Innovation Program (CIIP) Co-innovation projectsNo intake dates on the official page
Global Affairs Canada, Trade Commissioner Service · Non-repayable contribution · up to $600K
75 federal agreements in the last 12 months, 13 in Alberta; most got $3,176 to $8,354; 3 past agreements in utilities and energy
- Clean Foundation — Green JobsNo intake dates on the official page
Clean Foundation · Wage subsidy · up to $30K
- Ocean SuperclusterNo intake dates on the official page
Canada's Ocean Supercluster · Grant
- Strategic Energy Management for Industry (SEMI)No intake dates on the official page
Emissions Reduction Alberta (Alberta) · Non-repayable contribution · up to $1M