Innovative Solutions Canada (ISC)
Innovative Solutions Canada funds Canadian small businesses to develop solutions to challenges posted by federal departments, which then act as first customers.
- average funding secured per client
- $334,132
- approval rate
- 94%
About this program
Innovative Solutions Canada funds Canadian small businesses to develop solutions to challenges posted by federal departments, which then act as first customers. It runs as a series of time-limited challenges rather than an open intake, so the useful question is not whether the program exists but whether a challenge is open right now. When checked on November 5, 2026, ISED listed six open challenges, closing between November 18 and December 22, 2026.
Who is eligible
Canadian small businesses responding to a published government challenge. Opportunities open and close individually rather than continuously.
Verified against the official source
A person checked this program against the administering body's own page on that date. Programs change between checks, so confirm eligibility, amounts and deadlines before you apply. How dates like this are earned: our verification methodology.
Official program page