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Accelerating Cleantech Innovation Competition │ Clean Resource Innovation Network (CRIN)

February 26, 2026

Value

This $12 million competition will support up to 50% of eligible costs to a maximum of $2 million per project.

Description

The Accelerating Cleantech Innovation Competition is seeking to advance cleantech deployment in Canada’s oil and gas industry to improve environmental performance, support economic growth and create high-value jobs. This competition is designed to advance technology solutions in the oil and gas industry, with the intent for broad adoption across Canada’s industrial sector and internationally. This initiative is coordinated by MaRS Discovery District and funded by the Government of Canada’s Strategic Response Fund.

Eligible Applicants

This Competition is open to project teams (each, a “Project Team”) consisting of one (1) eligible organization, acting as the lead applicant (the “Lead Applicant”) and may be comprised of additional eligible organizations acting as project collaborators (the “Project Collaborators”). Subject to the organization eligibility requirements set out below, the Competition is open to all categories of Lead Applicant and Project Collaborator organizations, including technology developers, oil and gas producers, industry associations, academic institutions, multinational enterprises (MNE), municipalities, small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), and others.

Note: Each Lead Applicant must designate one (1) authorized representative (an “Authorized Representative”) to register for the Competition on behalf of the Project Team.

To be eligible to participate in the Competition: (i), the Project Team’s Lead Applicant and/or Project Collaborators must Include:

  • at least one SME (small or medium-sized enterprise); and
  • at least one oil and gas producer.

Eligible Expenses

The competition is open to solutions aligned with one or more of the following technology focus areas:

  1. Carbon capture, utilization and storage/Value-added products (CCVAP)
  2. Methane emissions reduction
  3. Land and wellsite reclamation
  4. Novel hydrocarbon extraction (NHE)
  5. Cleaner fuels and products
  6. Water technology development
  7. Digital oil and gas/Data and automation

Deadline Date

The deadline for submission of a completed application including Submission Form and all required documents in response to this Competition is Feb 26th 2026 at 5 PM EST.

Contact

Contact Name: Clean Resource Innovation Network (CRIN)

E-mail Address: CRINcompetition@marsdd.com

Website: https://www.crincanada.com/current-competition/

Industry:

Energy & Environment, Municipalities, Software/Technology

Location:

Alberta, British Colombia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, NWT, Ontario, PEI, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Tags:

ABmunis, Cleantech, Oil and Gas

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