International Technology Partnership Program (ITP) │ Alberta Innovates

The International Technology Partnership Program is open to For-Profit Organizations In addition, to qualify for funding, the Applicant must:

• Exist as a corporate person, with up-to-date corporate filings;
• Be authorized to undertake the proposed project, and execute a grant with Alberta Innovates on our standard terms; and
• Not otherwise be prohibited from receiving Alberta Innovates funding, for instance due to a past bad debt or otherwise not be in good financial standing with Alberta Innovates or its subsidiaries, InnoTech Alberta and C-FER Technologies.
• Be incorporated in Alberta AND/OR incorporated in another jurisdiction and extra-provincially registered in Alberta;
• Be a General Partnership, Limited Partnership or Limited Liability Partnership and registered in Alberta.
• To qualify as a small or medium enterprise (SME), a company must have fewer than 500 full time employees and less than $50,000,000 in annual gross revenue.
• Companies must be Alberta-based with an Alberta footprint, which includes a significant physical and corporate operational presence in Alberta; appropriate Alberta ownership; and discernible intent that operational benefits will flow primarily within the Province of Alberta.

Please note: For Applicants that are not post-secondary institutions, Alberta Innovates may perform corporate, bankruptcy and litigation searches, and conduct other forms of due diligence on the Applicant and its principals.

International Technology Partners are required to:

• Exist as a corporate person, with up-to-date corporate filings.
• Be authorized to undertake the proposed project.
• Demonstrate that the relationship between the Applicant and Partner/Strategic Partner/Service Provider/Collaborator does not create a conflict of interest.
• Be at arm’s length from the Applicant (i.e., no legal relationship with the Applicant).
• Provide a letter indicating the Partner’s/Service Provider’s/Collaborator’s intention to participate in the Project at the time of application.
• Have the financial capability to purchase or enter into a distribution agreement of the product upon Project completion of a demonstration.
• Show tangible resources committed to the Project.
• Not otherwise be prohibited from receiving Alberta Innovates funding, for instance due to a past bad debt or otherwise not in good financial standing with Alberta Innovates or its subsidiaries, InnoTech Alberta and C-FER Technologies.

Note: The International Project Partner is not post-secondary institutions, Alberta Innovates may perform corporate, bankruptcy and litigation searches, and other forms of due diligence.