Financing

Available Resources

• Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI): The CFI's goal is to strengthen the capability of Canadian institutions to carry out world-class research and technolgy development, while attracting and retaining highly skilled research personnel in Canada.
  
  
• The Program of Energy Research and Development (PERD) supports the development of a diversity of environmentally and economically sustainable energy production and end-use technologies which promote the productivity and competitiveness of industries in all regions of Canada.
  
  
• Regional Funding Agencies:
  • Canadian Economic Development (CED)
  • Federal Economic Development Initiative in Northern Ontario (FedNor)
  • Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
  • Western Economic Diversification Canada (WED)
  
  
• Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC): The Foundation is a catalyst for creative, collaborative solutions that deliver positive environmental and economic impacts to Canadians. As a funding organization developed through a national government initiative, they foster the rapid development, demonstration and commercialization of technological solutions, which address climate change and air quality (for information about the funding allocation process).
  
  
• Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC) is a technology investment fund that advances and supports government initiatives by investing strategically in research, development and innovation in order to encourage private sector investment.