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Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP)

January 1, 1900

Value

$4 billion total funding available

Description

Get a grant and access to expert advice to increase online sales, reduce costs, better manage inventory and more.

Eligible Applicants

Grow Your Business Online

  • Apply for a micro-grant and access e-commerce advisors to help you go digital and take advantage of e-commerce opportunities.
  • Eligible businesses will receive a micro-grant of up to $2,400 to help with the costs related to adopting digital technologies. Grants will be available through local and regional service providers across Canada. The service providers will also support a network of e-commerce advisors who will advise and help small businesses adopt e-commerce.

Boost Your Business Technology

  • Apply for a grant to help you develop a digital plan, and leverage funded work placements to help with your digital transformation.
  • The grant covers up to 90% of the eligible cost of retaining the services of a digital advisor, up to a maximum grant value of $15,000 per SME, to develop a digital adoption plan.

 

Eligible Expenses

  • To develop a new e-commerce website or add functionality to your existing site (e.g. online reservation/booking tools, online ordering systems, electronic payments)
  • Redesign of an existing site is not eligible
  • To install an e-commerce platform (including subscription fees/costs)
  • To hire a consultant to develop digital marketing for your e-commerce store
  • To use website search optimization and social media advertising
  • Your grant cannot be used solely for website search optimization or social media advertising; such uses must be tied to an overall e-commerce implementation plan and not a standalone item
  • To track and manage inventory and sales, market to customers, offer discounts, maintain a loyalty program, or increase cyber security using e-commerce software
  • To pay up to 20% of the total cost of hardware and software

Deadline Date

The Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP) is now closed for new applications. The Grow Your Business Online stream closed on September 30, 2024, and the Boost Your Business Technology stream closed on February 19, 2024. The overall program concluded on March 31, 2025. Please visit the official website for historical program details and related initiatives.

Contact

Contact Name: Innovation, Science and Economic Development

Phone Number: 1-800-328-6189

Website: https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/canada-digital-adoption-program/en

Industry:

Software/Technology

Location:

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

Tags:

Business, E-commerce, Entrepreneurship

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