Canada – Singapore 2025-26 collaborative industrial research and development call for proposals

Canadian SME applicant

• The Canadian small or medium sized enterprise (SME) applicant must:
  • be an incorporated, profit oriented SME in Canada
  • have 500 or fewer full time equivalent employees
  • pursue growth and profit by developing and commercializing innovative, technology driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada
  • have a differentiated and protectable technology with commercial potential in global markets
  • have sufficient working capital (e.g. revenue, investment etc.) and resources to undertake a multi-year R&D collaboration and commercialize the results
  • be committed to significant growth through international market expansion
• Preference may be given to SME applicants who:
  • have a minimum of 15 full‑time equivalent employees
  • have commercialized one or more products domestically or internationally
  • have greater than $500,000 CAD in annual revenue

Consortium

• • The project consortium must include at least:
    • 1 incorporated Canadian SME^{Footnote *}, defined as a for-profit company with 500 or fewer full-time equivalent employees
    • 1 eligible Singaporean R&D performing company
    • The parties listed above must be unrelated parties (i.e. no direct, indirect, beneficial or constructive ownership interest between these parties)
  • The project partners that form the consortium must agree on a plan addressing intellectual property rights and intent to commercialize
  • The project partners that form the consortium and any individuals, organizations involved in the project activities must have no affiliation in any form with entities listed on the Named Research Organization.