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Government of Canada, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Business scale-up and productivity
Helps small and medium-sized businesses in Atlantic Canada get ready for defence contracts. Covers costs for improving productivity and meeting industry standards.
Repayable contributions for businesses, and non-repayable contributions for non-profit organizations and Indigenous entities. Funding supports business scale-up, R&D, productivity improvements, commercialization, market expansion, and ecosystem development for integration into domestic and international defence supply chains. Rates of assistance are up to 75% of eligible costs for commercial projects, up to 90% for non-commercial projects, and up to 100% for projects with Indigenous entities. Advisory services are also provided for market development and defence supply chain integration.
Business Size: small, medium
Industries: defence, technology
Region: Atlantic Canada
Demographics: indigenous
Other Criteria: active in or wish to position themselves within the defence industry supply chain, including through dual-use products or services, non-profit organizations (including industry associations, business accelerators and incubators, research centres, etc.) that support businesses, provincial and municipal governments, project must demonstrate benefit to the Canadian Armed Forces, the NATO Alliance or NATO allies, and defence readiness or industrial capability, applicants from any sector may be eligible provided their project meets defence benefit criteria
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This program is available to small, medium businesses in defence, technology industries located in Atlantic Canada.
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