Value
Up to 50% of eligible costs to a maximum of $15,000 for approved PDA Projects.Description
Partnership Development Activities (PDAs) are networking, educational, and matchmaking activities. We design our PDAs to facilitate collaborative research and development (R&D) projects between Canadian companies and foreign partners.
Eligible Applicants
This program is for Canadian companies that:
- are incorporated, profit-oriented small and medium-sized enterprise, with up to 500 full-time equivalent employees
- are ready to collaborate on a R&D project with a foreign partner
- are seeking to commercialize new or improved products, services, or processes
- own or co-own the intellectual property of the technology that will be commercialized
- have sufficient resources to support the shared cost of attending the PDA
- are not entirely funded by Canadian government organizations (federal, provincial, territorial, or municipal or Crown corporations)
Eligible Expenses
Eligible expenses include:
- economy class airfare
- accommodations
- meals (per diems)
- local transportation
- translation and marketing material
- conference and tradeshow fees
- photocopies or printed material
Open activities
| Deadline | Title | Sector(s) | Partner economy | PDA dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2023 | Canadian Critical Minerals Technology partnering delegation to the UK | Critical Minerals | United Kingdom | June 26 – 29, 2023 |
| June 12, 2023 | Canadian Prevention and Treatment of Cancer R&D Partnering Delegation to Germany | Nanomedicine | Germany | November 6-10, 2023 |
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/pda-aep.aspx?lang=eng