Funding Ecosystem

Geography Shapes the Funding Landscape

Geography Shapes the Funding Landscape

Canada’s innovation funding ecosystem is distributed across federal, provincial and regional organizations.

Funding availability can be influenced by:

  • Province
  • Sector
  • Technology area
  • Company stage
  • Project type
  • Regional economic priorities

For example, Alberta’s concentration around energy transition, AI, health and agriculture, Ontario’s strength in advanced manufacturing and life sciences, and Atlantic Canada’s focus on ocean technology and bioscience.

Location can materially affect the capital routes available to a company.

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