Canadian Consumer Protection Initiative │Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) )

The eligible costs include:

• Cost of labour (e.g., salaries and benefits) and of material used;
• Capital costs directly related the Eligible Activities such as capital disbursements and associated expenses, purchase of machinery, equipment and infrastructure and/or associated repairs or retrofits;
• Operating costs that are incremental and directly related to the project: management fees or working capital;
• Costs related to marketing, promotion, and communication;
• Professional fees (e.g. consultants, research, IT, technical expertise, legal, translation, data collection, surveys, special assistance, digital and social media production);
• Costs associated with procuring space or equipment necessary to carry out the project, including those for workshops, events and meetings;
• Costs that support the use of tools and products for capacity building and awareness building (e.g. educational licensing, third-party software, web apps);
• Costs related to the acquisition, creation, and registration of intellectual property;
• Costs related to awareness building and advocacy activities (e.g. hosting events, workshop or conference fees); and,
• Costs related to policy support activities (e.g. participating in government consultation processes), and;
• Other costs necessary that align with the Program objectives may be considered.