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Grant-Eligibility Checker

Eight quick questions about your business. We map your answers to the Canadian AI-funding programs we track — and tell you, honestly, which ones may be worth exploring. Run it free; add your email to save a shareable summary for your team.

This is guidance, not an eligibility determination. You may qualify for some of these programs — but the program administrators (CRA, BDC, OCI) decide every application. Each result links to the official program page so you can confirm directly. Program facts last verified June 10, 2026.

Question 1 of 8

Where is your business based?

Scored locally in your browser — nothing is sent until you choose to save your results.

After the check

From “may qualify” to a fundable project

A program shortlist is a starting point, not a cheque. Here is how teams move from a directional read to a real, fundable AI project.

A horizontal 4-step flow: 1. Shortlist programs, 2. Confirm with the program, 3. Scope a fundable project, 4. Apply with a plan1Shortlist programsToday2Confirm with the programWeek 13Scope a fundable projectWeeks 1–24Apply with a planWeeks 2–4

Why “may qualify” and not “you qualify”?

Every program here is administered by a third party — the CRA for SR&ED, BDC for LIFT, the Ontario Centre of Innovation for DMAP and TDP. They assess your financials, your project, and your paperwork before anyone is approved. Our checker reads your answers against each program's published profile to show where it's worth a closer look — it can never approve you.

Intake windows, caps, and rules change. Treat the result as a map, confirm the active round with the program, and apply with a concrete plan.

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From a directional read to a funded project.

This tool provides directional guidance based on the answers you give and each program's published eligibility profile. It is not an eligibility determination, legal advice, or a tax opinion. The program administrators (CRA, BDC, OCI) decide every application. No funding or approval is guaranteed by use of this checker. Program facts last verified June 10, 2026.