Grant Consulting for Calgary Businesses

Funding for Alberta's builders

Calgary and the wider Alberta economy are built on energy, manufacturing, agriculture, and a fast-growing technology sector. Each of those industries has government funding designed for it, and most Alberta businesses are eligible for more than one program at a time.

We work with companies across the Calgary region and throughout Alberta as a service-area firm, which means we come to you and run the process remotely: matching you to the right programs, writing the application, and managing the claim and reporting through to funding.

The Alberta funding stack, from a firm that files it

Most Calgary businesses we meet are sitting on two or three programs at once without knowing it. The pattern that repeats: SR&ED tax credits as the annual baseline for anyone doing technical problem-solving, an Alberta Innovates program matched to their stage, and a federal instrument on top — NRC IRAP for product development, CanExport for entering new markets, or RTRI for tariff-impacted operations. Provincial and federal programs stack against the same project within each program's limits, which is where the totals that sound implausible actually come from.

What's specific about Alberta right now

• Alberta Innovates runs a suite of programs rather than one door — voucher-style commercialization support, R&D funding, and talent programs — and which one fits depends on stage. Our Alberta Innovates guide covers the current state, including which streams are paused.
• Agri-processing capital projects in Alberta have a dedicated 12% tax credit with a hard rule that catches people: conditional approval must come before you invest. Details in our agriculture funding guide.
• Exporters can pair federal CanExport with the Alberta Export Expansion Program against the same expansion push.
• Tariff-impacted businesses across the Prairies have RTRI, up to $3M non-repayable, and up to $20M in total, through PrairiesCan, on continuous intake.

Programs Alberta businesses ask about most

• Alberta Innovates programs
• SR&ED tax credits
• NRC IRAP
• RTRI (prairie tariff response)
• All grant programs
• Browse the funding catalog

Common questions from Calgary businesses

Do you only work with Calgary companies?

No — we're based in Calgary and serve businesses across Canada. The Calgary base matters most for Alberta programs, where knowing the provincial delivery bodies and their current intake states saves applicants real time.

Do I need to visit an office?

No. We operate as a service-area firm: assessments, application development, and claims management all run remotely, with calls scheduled around your team.

What does a first conversation look like?

A free assessment: we ask about your structure, headcount, projects, and plans, then tell you which programs are genuinely worth pursuing — including when the honest answer is "not much right now." How we keep program facts current is documented in our verification methodology.

New to this? Start with our grant programs hub or read the grant funding blog. Ready to move? Book a free assessment.