Who can apply

The RIE program is open to not-for-profit organizations that support businesses, innovators, and entrepreneurs, for start-up, growth, productivity, technology commercialization, technology adoption, export, and investment attraction, including:

• post-secondary educational institutions
• business accelerators and incubators
• angel networks
• Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, Métis) organizations, including Indigenous-led not-for-profit organizations and Indigenous-owned businesses
• social enterprises
• a group of eligible recipients such as an industry association or consortium
• a municipality, including municipal-type organizations, and other levels of government
• a provincial or crown corporation or organization, provided that the financial assistance will not be used to fund the corporation’s capital or ongoing operational requirements

All eligible applicants must be legal entities capable of entering into legally binding agreements.