Trade Commissioner Service — Canadian International Innovation Program (CIIP) Partnership Development

Government of Canada, Global Affairs Canada, Trade Commissioner Service

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Funding for partnership development activities (PDA)

Funding

$15,000 - $15,000

Deadline

Apr 12, 2026

Status

Accepting Applications

What Is This Program?

Canadian SMEs may receive financial support of up to 50% of all eligible expenses up to a maximum of $15,000 for PDAs in Brazil, France, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and the UK. When a Request for Express

What Benefits Are Offered?

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Financial support (up to 50% of eligible costs) for Canadian SMEs to participate in international Partnership Development Activities (PDAs) with foreign partners. This typically covers economy airfare, accommodation, meals, and event fees. The program also provides funding for larger co-innovation R&D projects (up to $600,000) aimed at commercialization.

Who Is Eligible?

Business Size: small, medium

Industries: technology, agriculture, critical raw materials, biotechnology, medical technologies, AI in life sciences, biomanufacturing, aerospace, advanced manufacturing, clean technologies, digital technologies, health and biosciences, food and agriculture technologies, smart infrastructure, green technology, supply chain logistics, marine economy, robotics, advanced materials, quantum computing, agri-tech and food security, engineering biology

Region: Canada

Other Criteria: incorporated, profit-oriented, up to 500 full-time equivalent employees, ready to collaborate on an R&D project with a foreign partner, seeking to commercialize new or improved products, services, or processes, own or co-own the intellectual property of the technology that will be commercialized, sufficient resources to support their portion of the cost of attending PDAs and any resulting R&D project, for co-innovation projects: sufficient resources to support a multi-year project, for co-innovation projects: world-class, distinguishable, and protectable technology (may already be commercialized in Canada), for co-innovation projects: projects must be nearing commercialization