Value
Up to 50% of eligible costs to a maximum of $600,000 for approved R&D Projects.Description
We help Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to engage in collaborative research and development (R&D) projects with a foreign entity. Our funding is available for projects in the following markets: Brazil, China, India, Israel and South Korea.
CIIP funding supports R&D projects that are close to commercialization such as:
- Technology adaptation – Projects that help adapt already commercialized products to reach a new market. This can be either a foreign or Canadian market.
- Technology validation – Projects that include a new product that is not yet commercialized. The product must require technical and business validation from potential early adopter customers.
- Technology co-development – Projects that involve creating a new product, service, or process with an uncertain path to commercialization.
Eligible Applicants
This program is for Canadian companies that:
- are incorporated, profit-oriented, small and medium-sized enterprises, with up to 500 full-time equivalent employees
- are ready to collaborate with a foreign partner in one of the countries listed above
- are seeking to commercialize new or improved products, services, or processes
- have sufficient resources to make a serious new market entry push
- have a world class, distinguishable, and protectable technology which may already be commercialized in Canada
Eligible Expenses
- salary costs
- contractors’ fees
- reasonable travel costs
Open calls for proposal
| CFP | Deadline for applications | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Canada – Israel 2022-23 collaborative industrial research and development call for proposals | May 6, 2022 | Israel |
| Canada-South Korea 2022 collaborative research and development call for proposals | April 6, 2022 | South Korea |
| Canada and Brazil 2021-2022 call for proposals | Closed for applications | Brazil |
Deadline Date
Open and closes.Contact
Contact Name: Science, Technology and Innovation Division Global Affairs Canada
E-mail Address: innovation@international.gc.ca
Website: https://www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/funding-financement/ciip-pcii/crdp-pcrd.aspx?lang=eng