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Canada's Ocean Supercluster
Funding to support Canada’s ocean industries
Financial co-investment and networking support for projects accelerating made-in-Canada ocean solutions. The funding range provided represents an estimated OSC contribution based on announced total project values ($1M-$6M) and the typical 50% industry co-investment.
Business Size: extra-small, small, medium, large
Industries: ocean-related industries, energy transition, food security, future of transport, climate change
Region: Canada
Demographics: Indigenous-owned, Racialized/Black/People of colour-owned, disability-owned, 2SLGBTQ+-owned, women-owned, non-binary-owned
Other Criteria: organizations committed to changing the way ocean business is done, must be an Ocean Supercluster (OSC) member (membership types include industry, associate, non-profit, academia, government, First Nations/Inuit/Metis organizations), projects require collaboration with other organizations (100% of projects include at least one SME partner), applicants must co-invest in projects (industry partners provide approx. 50% of project value)
Cognit.ca | Cégep de Saint-Laurent
Collaborate with researchers at an academic institution
Cognit.ca | Cégep de Trois-Rivières
Form a research partnership with an academic institution
Government of Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Personalized advisory services for innovators
This program is available to extra-small, small, medium, large businesses in ocean-related industries, energy transition, food security industries located in Canada.
This program offers funding up to $3,000,000 (minimum $500,000).
This program accepts applications on a rolling basis.