Innovation Factory: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Hamilton|Hamilton, ON · grants and contributions register · Hamilton Centre

Innovation Factory: federal grants and contributions: 14 agreements; $22.9M value; 3 departments; 5 programs.

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14agreements
$22.9Mvalue
3departments
5programs

Largest agreements

814728$7.0Mvalue2019start2024end

To support the Southern Ontario Pharmaceutical and Health Innovation Ecosystem (SOPHIE), which brings together the Synapse Life Science Consortium’s network of experts in the life sciences field with Innovation Factory’s experience to help businesses accelerate the commercialization of their products.

814728$6.0Mvalue2019start2024end

The Southern Ontario Pharmaceutical and Health Innovation Ecosystem (SOPHIE) brings together the Synapse Life Science Consortium’s network of experts in the life sciences field with Innovation Factory’s experience to help businesses accelerate the commercialization of their products.

1016688$5.2Mvalue2023start2028end

To deliver targeted programming, funding and concierge services to build capacity and catalyze the commercialization and manufacturing of innovative Ontario medical technology companies.

IP Assist: Introduction to intellectual property for innovative SMEs$1.4Mvalue2022start2026end

This project will enable Innovation Factory to facilitate the provision of strategic, one-to-one Level 1 (L1) - IP Awareness sessions with IRAP SMEs in order to increase their business success & increase IP Awareness in Canada. The project will combine in-person workshops for live, interactive training, as well as online learning platform-based courses, allowing for on-demand learning, and deeper dives into nuanced IP subject matter that is unrestricted by the learner’s geography.

Hamilton Ecosystem to Accelerate and Leverage Technology in Health Innovation (HEALTHI), Year 3 (first 2-year CTO)$790Kvalue2023start2025end

Building on the success of the HEALTHI CTO in 2021 and 2022, Innovation Factory will support companies through the HEALTHI program to work in collaboration with a lead hospital partner (and other ecosystem partners, where appropriate) to access critical services in support of their commercialization efforts, including: (1) comprehensive planning and scoping documents that can act as the foundation of a future hospital-based commercialization project, (2) high-level assessment of clinical viability, and/or; (3) specialized feedback on approach to product development, evaluation or testing proto

HEALTHI CTO, Year 5$650Kvalue2025start2026end

HEALTHIC CTO has been supporting life science SMEs to partner with St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University (MDTRC), Mohawk College, and NRC HHTRC to advance their innovation closer to commercialization. This FY, the CTO will partner with CAN Health Network to expand the hospital network to 30+ hospital systems in Canada. This is the CTO's fifth year.

IP Assist CTO for FY27 (Year 5)$520Kvalue2026start2027end

IP Assist CTO by Innovation Factory

Hamilton Ecosystem to Accelerate and Leverage Technology in Health Innovation (HEALTHI), Year 2$400Kvalue2022start2023end

Building on the success of the HEALTHI CtO in 2021, Innovation Factory will support companies through the HEALTHI program to work in collaboration with a lead hospital partner (and other ecosystem partners, where appropriate) to access critical services in support of their commercialization efforts, including: (1) comprehensive planning and scoping documents that can act as the foundation of a future hospital-based commercialization project, (2) high-level assessment of clinical viability, and/or; (3) specialized feedback on approach to product development, evaluation or testing protocols and

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HEALTHI CTO, Year 6$280Kvalue2026start2027end

HEALTHI CTO has been supporting life science SMEs to partner with St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University (MDTRC), Mohawk College, NRC HHTRC, and CAN Health Network to advance their innovation closer to commercialization. This is the CTO's sixth year.

Femtech Canada: wHealth MedPath Program$225Kvalue2026start2027end

This project proposes the delivery of the wHealth MedPath program, a CtO initiative that addresses a longstanding and under-resourced gap in Canada’s innovation ecosystem: the lack of commercialization infrastructure for women’s health technology.

Hamilton Ecosystem to Accelerate and Leverage Technology in Health Innovation (HEALTHI)$180Kvalue2021start2022end

This CtO project is to enable Synapse Life Science Consortium (hereafter referred to as Synapse) to provide tangible and impactful feedback and guidance for life sciences SMEs to test and validate their products and services to enhance their marketability by working with hospital administrators, clinicians and researchers.

Femtech Canada: Accelerating Evidence-Based Innovation$180Kvalue2025start2026end

This project proposes the delivery of the wHealth MedPath program, a net new CtO initiative that addresses a longstanding and under-resourced gap in Canada’s innovation ecosystem: the lack of commercialization infrastructure for women’s health technology.

CSJ 2024 - Innovation Factory (Oakville North-Burlington)$24.1Kvalue2024start2024end

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

CSJ 2025 - Innovation Factory (Oakville North-Burlington)$10.4Kvalue2025start2025end

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

Departments

Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario3agreements$18.2Mvalue2programs
  • Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)
  • Regional Innovation Ecosystem

All grants from Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario

National Research Council Canada9agreements$4.6Mvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Employment and Social Development Canada2agreements$34.5Kvalue1programs

Years

20263agreements$1.0Mvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
20253agreements$840Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20241agreements$24.1Kvalue1programs
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20232agreements$6.0Mvalue2programs
  • Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations
20222agreements$1.8Mvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations
20211agreements$180Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations
20192agreements$13.1Mvalue2programs
  • Regional Innovation Ecosystem (RIE)
  • Regional Innovation Ecosystem

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.