Export Readiness Micro-Voucher Program | Alberta Innovates:

Eligible Applicants

To qualify as an Applicant, an SME is required to satisfy the following criteria:

• be a for-profit Alberta SME; with a minimum of $20,000 of revenue (sales) in the current or previous fiscal year; no conflict of interest in the relationship between the Applicant and Service Provider; have a physical presence in Alberta; a company with fewer than 500 Full Time employees, and less than $50,000,000 annual gross revenue; be a legal entity; be in good financial standing with Alberta Innovates and its subsidiaries InnoTech Alberta and C-Fer Technologies; and have had no more than one previous ERMV.

For Service Provider Eligibility Criteria:

• be Arm’s Length from the Applicant (cannot have any legal relationship with the Applicant); provide the service(s) and/or product(s) at reasonable market rates; provide a detailed Statement of Work; be a legal entity; be legally permitted to enter, remain in, and perform the services in Canada during the Project Term; and be in good financial standing with Alberta Innovates and its subsidiaries InnoTech Alberta and  C-Fer Technologies.

Project Eligibility Criteria:

• demonstrate clear activities that lead to export and market expansion; expand research for export to new jurisdiction; be completed by March 31, 2021; be approved by both Alberta Innovates and Alberta Economic Development Trade and Tourism; submit to other criteria that Alberta Innovates may develop from time to time.