Loan · repayable

Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative in Southern Ontario - For Business

Government of Canada, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario · Ontario

OpenAI
Funding
Loan up to $5,000,000
Borrow up to $5,000,000 per project — repayable, not a payout
Deadline
Jan 19, 2027
Open, deadline Jan 19, 2027 (fixed date).
Type
Loan · repayable
Covers up to 50% of eligible costs
Company stage
SME, Early Stage / Startup

Overview

Access funding to support your business to adopt AI within your operations, or commercialize and scale-up your AI or AI-driven solution. Delivered by FedDev Ontario in southern Ontario as a repayable contribution.

Who can apply

  • Businesses in southern Ontario whose project primarily focuses on adopting AI within operations or commercializing and scaling up Canadian-made AI or AI-driven solutions.
  • The 'For Business' stream restricts eligibility to for-profit businesses.
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What it can pay for

Technology adoptionCommercializationBusiness 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.

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 Information is summarized from public sources and may be out of date.