Funding and Supports for Ontario Manufacturers

Access capital to support business growth, operations, and investment.

Regional Development Program: Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Competitiveness Stream

• Financial support for advanced manufacturing companies (particularly SMEs across Ontario) through investments in capital equipment, technology adoption, and skills development
• Application deadline: September 23, 2026

OCI – Development and Commercialization Program 

• Receive up to $100k to derisk and offset the costs of your product development activities, including free access to a Technology Development Site
• Application deadline: N/A (open for rolling intake)

Expanded Energy Management Program

• Receive funding up to $250,000 for the installation of an energy management system
• Application deadline: Open for rolling intake (program ends in 2027)

Reduce your tax burden while investing in your business.

Ontario Made Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit

• 15% refundable corporate income tax credit calculated on qualifying expenditures – equal to a maximum of $20 million in a taxation year
• Closing date: December 31, 2029

Co-operative Education Tax Credit

• Access a refundable tax credit of 25-30% to a maximum of $3,000 per placement to hire co-op students

Ontario Business Research Institute Tax Credit

• Claim a 20% refundable tax credit for qualified expenditures on scientific research and experimental development work performed in Ontario under contract with eligible research institutes

Ontario Innovation Tax Credit

• Get a refundable tax credit of 8% for innovative scientific research and experimental development expenditures

Ontario Research and Development Tax Credit

• Claim a non-refundable tax credit on eligible scientific research and experimental development expenditures performed in Ontario to reduce your Ontario corporate income tax payable

Regional Opportunities Investment Tax Credit

• A 10% refundable corporate income tax credit is available to corporations that invest over $50,000 in constructing, renovating, or acquiring eligible commercial or industrial buildings in designated regions of the province that experienced slower employment growth between 2009 and 2019

Tax Refund for a Power Take Off

• Get a refund on tax paid for fuel to operate auxiliary equipment such as cement mixers, aerial buckets, lifts and cranes or refrigeration units, power vacuums, pumps and blowers
• Closing date: July 1, 2027

Apprenticeship Job Creation Tax Credit

• Tax credit is equal to 10% of the apprentice salary, payable to eligible employers with a maximum of $2,000 per year, per apprentice for the first 2 years of the apprenticeship in Red Seal trades

Support to help manufacturers manage the impacts of tariffs, trade disruptions, and export challenges.

CanExport SMEs

• SMEs can receive up to $50,000 to support the costs of business development activities to expand into new international markets
• Funding is limited, and applications are assessed on a rolling competitive basis
• Application deadline: May 29, 2026 at 12 p.m.

BDC – Pivot to Grow Loan

• If your business exports to the U.S. or is impacted by U.S. tariffs, you can get a loan of up to $5 million to help boost your cash flow
• Application deadline: N/A

Protect Ontario Financing Program

• Support for businesses that are facing significant tariff-related disruptions as a result of s.232 tariffs on steel, aluminum, copper and autos
• Application deadline: N/A

Ontario Together Trade Fund

• Financial support to help businesses near-term investments so they can serve more interprovincial customers, develop new markets and re-shore critical supply chains
• Application deadline: N/A

Regional Tariff Response Initiative

• Funding for SMEs to tackle trade tariff challenges and strengthen their competitive edge
• Application deadline: Applications accepted on a rolling basis

CanExport GAC-Led Delegations

• SMEs can apply for funding to cover up to 50% of costs related to participation in select trade missions and delegations led by Global Affairs Canada’s (GAC) Trade Commissioner Service (TCS)
• Application deadline: the funding application period depends on dates of GAC-led trade missions or delegations

Support to help offset the cost of hiring and retaining workers.

Science Horizons – Youth Internship

• Hire an intern for 6 to 12 months for an environmental science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) job and receive a subsidy of up to $25,000 to cover up to 80% of their salary
• Application deadline: March 31, 2028

Mitacs – Accelerate

• Cut R&D costs while accessing top academic talent to solve real manufacturing challenges—such as process optimization, automation, and product development—through funded, applied research projects
• Application deadline: March 31, 2028

NRC IRAP – Youth Employment Program

• Get financial assistance to help cover the cost of hiring a post-secondary graduate (15 to 30 years old) for 6 to 12 months to work on projects with R&D, engineering, multimedia or market analysis components or the development of a new product or process
• Application deadline: N/A

Riipen – Level UP

• At no cost, leverage top post-secondary students to support your projects through fully subsidized 60-hour internships
• Application deadline: N/A

TECHNATION – Career Ready Program

• Apply for Government of Canada-funded wage subsidies (up to $7,000 per student) to help offset the cost of hiring post-secondary students in tech-immersive roles
• Application deadline: N/A (applications accepted on a rolling basis)

Achievement Incentive Program

• Up to $17,000 to eligible employers when apprentices meet training and certification milestones
• Application deadline: N/A

Outcome Campus Connect

• Sign up for a free employer account and access post-secondary student talent from a network of post-secondary schools and hundreds of industry and community partners across Canada