If you run a manufacturer or industrial business, here's every grant you qualify for
Modernize plant operations and install automated sorting lines by stacking machinery capital cost allowances and workplace training grants. Compare verified federal and provincial programs, verify matching criteria, and model your funding stacking.
Funding Range
$30,000 – $350,000+
Matched Programs
9 programs
Top Program
Ontario Skills Development Fund
Avg. Timeline
2–8 months
Funding Eligibility Estimator
Calculate potential matching grants and tax credits for your business profile.
Equipment Modernization Stack
Combine capital expenditure rebates with employee upskilling wage support.
Secure regional capital grants (e.g., CME SMART or State Enterprise Funds) prior to signing vendor agreements for new machinery.
Isolate the onboarding/training line-items on your equipment invoice.
Submit the training budget to provincial/state skills development programs (e.g. Ontario SDF or Ohio TechCred) to cover 80–100% of operator retraining.
Claim depreciation write-offs and energy efficiency rebates for clean machinery.
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Recommended Programs (9)
Latest Update: June 2026Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED)
Agency: Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canada's largest tax incentive for businesses conducting scientific research or experimental development. Provides a fully refundable investment tax credit (ITC) for eligible R&D expenditures.
Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP)
Agency: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Helps small and medium-sized businesses digitize operations, adopt advanced CRM/ERP tools, upgrade cybersecurity, and scale ecommerce pipelines.
Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF)
Agency: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Supports large-scale projects that drive innovation, encourage clean technology adoption, fortify industrial supply chains, and build advanced manufacturing facilities.
Ontario Skills Development Fund (SDF)
Agency: Ontario Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development
Helps employers retrain existing employees or onboard new hires to operate advanced machinery, software, or digital systems in Ontario.
Helps small and medium tech businesses in Alberta access technical services, prototype development, market feasibility studies, and digital scaling assistance.
California Competes Tax Credit (CCTC)
Agency: Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz)
An income tax credit available to businesses that want to locate or grow in California, evaluated on job creation, salary levels, and capital investment.
Functions as a "deal-closing" incentive fund to attract expanding businesses to Texas over other competing out-of-state sites.
Reimburses Ohio employers for the cost of training existing or new employees to earn industry-recognized technology credentials (e.g., AWS, PMP, Salesforce).
Illinois EDGE Tax Credit
Agency: Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity
Provides tax credits to expanding companies making investments and creating jobs in Illinois, calculated as a percentage of the state income tax withheld from new employees.
Frequently Asked Questions
QWhat government grants are available for buying manufacturing equipment?
In Ontario, the Skills Development Fund covers worker retraining. Federally, the Strategic Innovation Fund covers large-scale equipment for transformative industrial projects. Provincial capital grants (like CME SMART Regionalization) cover up to 50% of equipment costs for qualifying manufacturers.
QCan manufacturers claim SR&ED credits?
Yes — if your production process involves any experimental development (e.g., new materials formulations, novel tooling geometry, or process optimization under uncertainty), those engineering hours are SR&ED eligible.
QWhat is the Ontario Skills Development Fund (SDF)?
SDF is a competitive grant that reimburses employers for up to 83% of training costs to upskill or reskill employees. It targets sectors with skills gaps, with manufacturing being a top priority sector.
QIs there a minimum company size to qualify for manufacturing grants?
Most programs have no employee minimum. However, CME SMART and SIF typically prioritize companies with 10+ employees and $1M+ in revenue. The Ontario SDF has no size restriction.
Related Guides
Ontario Business Grants Complete Guide
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Related Programs
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