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Intellectual Property Clinics Program
Government of Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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The official page says: “The grant application period for 2026-27 funding is now closed.”
Read from the official page on October 14, 2026. Confirm the deadline on the official page before you apply.
- Amount
- Up to $100K
- Cost share
- Not stated on the page
- Who can apply
- Universities and colleges
- Where
- Anywhere in Canada
Limited to: Education.
What it is
The IP Clinics Program is a grant program intended to encourage the development of IP clinics within law and business schools.
Description from ISED programs and initiatives, the funder’s own list of programs. The Government of Canada’s Business Benefits Finder (list of July 17, 2025) doesn’t include it.
What applicants actually got
From the federal records of every agreement signed under this program. Advertised: up to $100k.
- Agreements, last 12 months
- 4
- starting Oct 2025 or later
- Typical award
- $32K–$85K
- the middle half, since Oct 2023
- Median award
- $60K
- 17 agreements since Oct 2023
- All agreements
- 33
- $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 “Intellectual Property Legal Clinics Program” (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, 27), “Intellectual Property Clinics Program” (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, 6).
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program, all years.
Who got it in your province
Open a province to see the organizations there with the most funding under this program, all years.
Ontario22 agreements · $1.3M
Manitoba3 agreements · $231K
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law | 3 | $231K |
Quebec3 agreements · $209K
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Université du Québec à Montréal | 1 | $89K |
| Université de Montréal | 1 | $65K |
| Université de Sherbrooke | 1 | $55K |
Nova Scotia3 agreements · $170K
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University | 3 | $170K |
British Columbia1 agreements · $87K
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| University of Victoria | 1 | $87K |
Alberta1 agreements · $30K
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| University of Alberta | 1 | $30K |
Latest agreements
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | $394K |
| 2020 | 1 | $147K |
| 2021 | 2 | $121K |
| 2022 | 3 | $102K |
| 2023 | 6 | $313K |
| 2024 | 3 | $162K |
| 2025 | 10 | $664K |
| 2026 | 3 | $136K |
The full record: Intellectual Property Legal Clinics Program, Intellectual Property Clinics Program.
More programs: all provinces.