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Innovative Solutions Canada Program
Government of Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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We couldn’t read the official page when we checked on October 13, 2026; what’s here is from the government’s program listing. 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
Funding for innovations the government needs
Your small business could get funding to come up with an innovative solution to a government challenge, with access to early-stage development, testing and validation of a prototype, and a pathway to commercialization.
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
- 1
- starting Oct 2025 or later
- Typical award
- $929K–$1M
- the middle half, since Oct 2023
- Median award
- $999K
- 7 agreements since Oct 2023
- All agreements
- 23
- $12.2M
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 “Innovative Solutions Canada” (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, 23).
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program, all years.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Volta Energy Inc. | 1 | $1.5M |
| Qubic Inc. | 2 | $1.1M |
| E2IP Technologies Inc. | 2 | $1.1M |
| aiRadar Inc. | 2 | $1.1M |
| CEMWorks Inc. | 2 | $1.1M |
| 6Harmonics Inc. | 2 | $1.1M |
| Avateq Corp. | 2 | $1.1M |
| Q-Block Computing Inc. | 2 | $1.1M |
| OTI Lumionics Inc | 2 | $1M |
| Irreversible Inc. | 1 | $1M |
| Ekstera Inc. | 1 | $150K |
| 1QB Information Technologies Inc. | 1 | $150K |
| Formi 3DP Inc. | 1 | $150K |
| MMSENSE Technologies Inc. | 1 | $150K |
| Redline Communications Inc. | 1 | $130K |
Who got it in your province
Open a province to see the organizations there with the most funding under this program, all years.
Ontario13 agreements · $6.5M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Volta Energy Inc. | 1 | $1.5M |
| 6Harmonics Inc. | 2 | $1.1M |
| Avateq Corp. | 2 | $1.1M |
| Q-Block Computing Inc. | 2 | $1.1M |
| OTI Lumionics Inc | 2 | $1M |
| Ekstera Inc. | 1 | $150K |
| Formi 3DP Inc. | 1 | $150K |
| MMSENSE Technologies Inc. | 1 | $150K |
| Redline Communications Inc. | 1 | $130K |
Quebec5 agreements · $3.3M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Qubic Inc. | 2 | $1.1M |
| E2IP Technologies Inc. | 2 | $1.1M |
| Irreversible Inc. | 1 | $1M |
British Columbia3 agreements · $1.3M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| aiRadar Inc. | 2 | $1.1M |
| 1QB Information Technologies Inc. | 1 | $150K |
Manitoba2 agreements · $1.1M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| CEMWorks Inc. | 2 | $1.1M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Volta Energy Inc. | Grant | $1,500,000 |
| Sep 2024 | Ekstera Inc. | Grant | $150,000 |
| Mar 2024 | Qubic Inc. | Grant | $1,000,000 |
| Mar 2024 | Q-Block Computing Inc. | Grant | $957,000 |
| Mar 2024 | OTI Lumionics Inc | Grant | $900,000 |
| Mar 2024 | Irreversible Inc. | Grant | $1,000,000 |
| Mar 2024 | aiRadar Inc. | Grant | $999,126 |
| Mar 2023 | Qubic Inc. | Grant | $150,000 |
| Mar 2023 | Q-Block Computing Inc. | Grant | $150,000 |
| Mar 2023 | OTI Lumionics Inc | Grant | $142,000 |
| Mar 2023 | aiRadar Inc. | Grant | $150,000 |
| Mar 2023 | 1QB Information Technologies Inc. | Grant | $150,000 |
| May 2022 | 6Harmonics Inc. | Grant | $1,000,000 |
| Mar 2022 | Avateq Corp. | Grant | $1,000,000 |
| Apr 2021 | Redline Communications Inc. | Grant | $130,000 |
| Apr 2021 | Avateq Corp. | Grant | $130,000 |
| Apr 2021 | 6Harmonics Inc. | Grant | $130,000 |
| Feb 2020 | E2IP Technologies Inc. | Grant | $1,000,000 |
| Mar 2019 | CEMWorks Inc. | Grant | $995,000 |
| Nov 2018 | E2IP Technologies Inc. | Grant | $150,000 |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | $599K |
| 2019 | 1 | $995K |
| 2020 | 1 | $1M |
| 2021 | 3 | $390K |
| 2022 | 2 | $2M |
| 2023 | 5 | $742K |
| 2024 | 6 | $5M |
| 2026 | 1 | $1.5M |
The full record: Innovative Solutions Canada.
More programs: all provinces.