Grant

Grand Challenges Canada - Funding Challenges

Grand Challenges Canada · Federal (all of Canada)

OpenLife SciencesGeneral
Funding
See details
Amount not published — check the official page
Deadline
Ongoing
Open, accepted on an ongoing basis (no fixed deadline).
Type
Grant
Company stage
Early Stage / Startup, SME, Non-profit

Overview

Grand Challenges Canada posts funding challenges for bold innovations that save and improve lives for vulnerable populations. Funding options are flexible and stage-appropriate: seed funding, Transition to Scale funding, ecosystem catalyst grants, and scale funding.

Who can apply

Not specified on listing - verify on program website

Not sure if you qualify?Book a call with SeedPort to see whether Grand Challenges Canada - Funding Challenges fits your company and what you would need to apply.
Book a call with SeedPort

What it can pay for

R&DPilot / DemoCommercializationBusiness Expansion

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.

Official program page →

Similar programs

Access to Talent ProgramNatural Products Canada
Up to $75,000
Ongoing
Open
BDC Capital - Growth & Transition Capital - Working CapitalGovernment of Canada, Business Development Bank of Canada
Loan up to $35,000,000
Ongoing
Open
DIANA NATO ChallengesNATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Up to $300,000
Ongoing
Open
IDEaS - RF data fusion for command and controlGovernment of Canada, Department of National Defence
Up to $5,000,000
Oct 29, 2026
Open
Innovative Solutions Canada - Field-deployable standoff chemical imaging system for CBRNE detectionGovernment of Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Up to $1,500,000
Nov 9, 2026
Open
Proof-of-Concept ProgramNatural Products Canada
Up to $350,000
Ongoing
Open

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 Information is summarized from public sources and may be out of date.