Grant · partly repayable

CED - Regional Defence Investment Initiative

Government of Canada, Canada Economic Development for Quebec Region · Quebec

OpenGeneralManufacturingResearch
Funding
75% of costs
Covers 75% of eligible costs, no stated dollar cap
Deadline
Ongoing
Open, accepted on an ongoing basis (no fixed deadline).
Type
Grant · partly repayable
Covers up to 75% of eligible costs
Company stage
SME, Non-profit

Overview

Funding to accelerate business and regional ecosystem integration into defence supply chains and boost industrial and innovation capacity to meet defence certification and qualification standards to respond to calls for proposals from prime defence contractors and the Government of Canada.

Who can apply

  • SMEs active in or seeking to position themselves within the defence industry supply chain
  • not-for-profit organizations that support eligible SMEs
  • Indigenous recipients.
  • Project must demonstrate how it meets current or future needs of the Canadian Armed Forces, NATO or an allied country.
  • Quebec region program.
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What it can pay for

Business ExpansionTechnology adoptionR&D

Past recipients

No public list of past recipients is linked for this program yet.

Official source

Program details change. Always confirm eligibility, amounts and deadlines on the official page before you apply.

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Last checked by SeedPort: Oct 15, 2026. SeedPort is not affiliated with the funder. Information is summarized from public sources and may be out of date.