For Canadian Small and Medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), accessing research and development funding is often a challenge. As part of Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS) and its generational reinvestment in the Canadian Armed Forces, the Government of Canada is committing significant funding for research, development, and innovation to strengthen the national defence sector, bolster domestic supply chains, and increase collaboration with provinces, territories, Indigenous rights-holders and communities.
In this bulletin, we highlight selected federal and NATO programs intended to support Canadian companies, including start‑up and growth‑stage companies, developing dual‑use technologies (i.e., technologies with both civilian and defence applications) and defence technologies.
