Administered by Global Affairs Canada
Up to $75K covering 50% of costs to develop international R&D partnerships and IP protection abroad.
CanExport Innovation supports Canadian innovators forming international R&D partnerships. Eligible costs include partnership development travel, IP protection abroad, and technical due diligence with prospective partners.
The total program pool, per-organization max, and what your contribution has to be.
This program does not publish an aggregate annual funding pool.
Matching contribution required from your organization (50%).
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Find your matches →Under-utilized by tech founders who assume it's only for hardware. If you have a named international R&D or commercial partner, this is worth pursuing alongside SMEs.
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