Value
Up to 50% of eligible project costs; maximum $5 million per project from PrairiesCanDescription
Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSP) is open to incorporated high-growth businesses that have been operating in the Prairie Provinces for a minimum of 2 years. Preference may be given to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with less than 500 full-time employees (FTEs).
Eligible Applicants
Businesses must meet the following mandatory criteria:
- high-growth business that is scaling up and producing innovative goods, services or technologies
- incorporated in Canada
- have been in business for at least 2 years in Canada
- have staffed operating facilities in the Prairie provinces
- have confirmed, at the time of expression of interest submission, funding from all other sources, including government and non-government
- non-government funding must represent at least 50% of the proposed project costs
- be a high-growth business looking to support or accelerate growth through the following activities:
- Productivity improvement, which includes:
- acquiring, adapting,and adopting new technologies and processes
- process re-engineering
- improving manufacturing capacity
- Business scale-up, which includes:
- developing or expanding markets
- adopting best management practices, processes and systems
- developing business opportunities
- Technology commercialization, which includes:
- growing and diversifying markets through late stage product development
- technology showcasing and demonstration (Technology Readiness Levels 7-9 as defined by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada)
- Productivity improvement, which includes:
- maximum project duration of 3 years, focused on 1 or more of the following areas:
- Advanced manufacturing. This is defined by developing and adopting innovative technologies to:
- create new products
- enhance processes
- establish more efficient and cost-effective ways of working
- Clean resources. This refers to transitioning from the old resource economy into a new resource economy. It is where innovation drives economic and environmental competitiveness in the energy, mining and forestry sectors. It leverages Canada’s natural resources advantage to transition to a low-carbon economy.
- Clean technology. This refers to any process, product or service that reduces environmental harm in order to:
- control costs
- meet new regulations
- improve global competitiveness
- reduce harm to climate, water, land and air
- Digital industries. This includes:
- information and communication technology (ICT)
- digital and interactive media
- content industries
- Health/bio-sciences. This includes a wide range of companies, such as:
- pharmaceutical developers and makers
- medical devices and biomedical innovators
- digital health solutions producers
- precision health
- disruptive technologies, such as:
- artificial intelligence (AI)
- big data analytics
- 3-D printing
- robotics
- nanotechnologies
- Natural resources value-added processing. This includes processing natural resources in the energy, mineral or forestry sectors. This adds value to the raw materials.
- Value-added agriculture. This is a complex and interdependent sector that includes agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture. It also includes food and beverages processing.
- Advanced manufacturing. This is defined by developing and adopting innovative technologies to:
Eligible Expenses
Incremental costs essential to the project. For example:
- capital costs (equipment, machinery)
- labour (wages, benefits)
- marketing
- costs related to intellectual property
- technology development and commercial demonstrations
- professional, advisory, technical services
Available Funding:
Up to 50% of eligible project costs:
- minimum $200,000; maximum $5 million per project from PrairiesCan†
- minimum 50% of total project funding required from confirmed non-government sources
- you must confirm all non-PrairiesCan sources when you apply and once again after project approval
†Maximum $10 million to any 1 organization
Deadline Date
Ongoing.Contact
Contact Name: Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Phone Number: 1-888-338-9378
E-mail Address: wd.ab-ab.deo@prairiescan.gc.ca