Canadian Food Inspection Agency · Grant program
Innovative Solutions Canada
Through the Innovative Solutions Canada program, the Government of Canada partners with eligible Canadian small businesses to facilitate the early development, testing and validation of prototypes, as well as preparing a pathway to commercialization.
- Total value
- $2.1M
- Agreements
- 7
- Mar 2021 to Mar 2023
- Median agreement
- $150K
- Typical range
- $150K–$413K
- the middle half of agreements
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.
See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Bioimaging Research Solutions Inc. | 2 | $1.1M |
| iFood Packaging Systems Corporation | 1 | $500K |
| IFood packaging systems corp. | 1 | $150K |
| Silk Way Services Inc. | 1 | $150K |
| Precision Biomonitoring Inc. | 1 | $150K |
| HPP West Coast Facility Ltd. | 1 | $0 |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | $300K |
| 2022 | 3 | $800K |
| 2023 | 1 | $1M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 4 | $1.4M |
| British Columbia | 3 | $650K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 7 | $2.1M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2023 | Bioimaging Research Solutions Inc. | Grant | $1,000,000 |
| Dec 2022 | iFood Packaging Systems Corporation | Grant | $500,000 |
| Jan 2022 | Silk Way Services Inc. | Grant | $150,000 |
| Jan 2022 | Bioimaging Research Solutions Inc. | Grant | $150,000 |
| Mar 2021 | Precision Biomonitoring Inc. | Grant | $149,646 |
| Mar 2021 | IFood packaging systems corp. | Grant | $150,000 |
| Mar 2021 | HPP West Coast Facility Ltd. | High pressure processing (HPP) technology applied to phytosanitization of CFIA quarantined commodity products.Grant | $0 |