Grant · partly repayable

Regional Defence Investment Initiative in Southern Ontario

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

OpenGeneralManufacturing
Funding
Up to $10,000,000
Up to $10,000,000 per project — only partly a payout; the rest is repayable
Deadline
Ongoing
Open, accepted on an ongoing basis (no fixed deadline).
Type
Grant · partly repayable
Company stage
SME, Non-profit

Overview

Support for businesses and organizations seeking to enter or grow within defence supply chains and increase industrial and innovation capacity in southern Ontario.

Who can apply

  • Incorporated for-profit businesses located and operating in southern Ontario with at least 5 full-time equivalent employees in the region that are within defence supply chains or looking to integrate into them
  • also incorporated not-for-profit organizations in southern Ontario that support businesses and/or capability development in the defence sector.
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What it can pay for

Business ExpansionCapital / EquipmentR&DTechnology adoption

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: Aug 11, 2026. SeedPort is not affiliated with the funder. Information is summarized from public sources and may be out of date.