Does the project qualify?
Sector, company size, activity, provider conditions, program dates and application responsibilities.
Canadian funding
Canadian funding for AI and automation.
Some businesses may qualify for funding or financing when adopting AI, improving digital operations, or undertaking eligible technical innovation. We help assess the fit for your specific project.
What matters to the buyer
Understand what your project will really cost.
An attractive program name is not enough. We look at the project, the applicant, the eligible costs, and the financial commitment before funding appears in a proposal.
We distinguish grants and contributions from reimbursements, tax incentives and loans. A contribution received later does not eliminate the need to fund work upfront.
What will you pay?
Eligible expenses, contribution limits, net project cost and any required up-front cash.
When can work begin?
Approval requirements, intake windows, reporting obligations and reimbursement timing.
Programs worth checking
Different programs. Different rules.
These are examples of potential pathways, not promises of eligibility or open application windows. We confirm current requirements from official sources before a client relies on them.
NGen
Manufacturing-focused readiness and collaborative innovation programs, when available and applicable to the proposed work.
Official NGen program information ↗NRC IRAP
Support for qualifying Canadian companies undertaking technology innovation. Routine AI installation alone is not automatically eligible.
Official NRC IRAP information ↗BDC financing
Business lending and advisory pathways that may assist qualifying digital transformation or AI investments. Financing must be repaid.
Official BDC information ↗SR&ED
Tax incentives for eligible experimental development. Standard deployment, configuration or model API use does not automatically qualify.
Official CRA information ↗Program information is general and subject to change. Eligibility, intake status, contribution rates and the ability to combine assistance require project-specific verification. The client applies and receives the assistance where program rules so require. Cogneris does not guarantee funding or prepare SR&ED tax claims.
Start with the business case. Then examine the funding.
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