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Alberta Innovates

Alberta Innovates Technology & AI Programs

Provincial funding for applied research and technology commercialization across energy, cleantech, and artificial intelligence.

Who is eligible
Alberta companies and technology developers
What it funds
Applied research, development, and commercialization
Best fit
Technology with a commercial path
Intake
In transition. As of May 29, 2026, Alberta Innovates is restructuring its programs and select grants are temporarily not accepting new applications.
About the Program

From prototype to market with provincial backing

Alberta Innovates funds the gap between a promising technology and a commercial product. Strong applications show technical novelty, a credible team, and a market that wants the result.

Where Alberta Innovates fits

  • Applied AI and machine learning development
  • Cleantech prototyping and validation
  • Commercialization pathways and pilot funding
  • Energy technology with measurable advantages

In practice. A partner secured $1M from Alberta Innovates for AI and innovation development of a world-first subsurface imaging tool, part of $3M in total pilot funding raised.

How We Help

Matching tech to the right program

Readiness & program match

Matching technology readiness level to the right Alberta Innovates program.

Commercialization pathway

A clear route from prototype to market that reviewers can follow.

Stack provincial and federal

Sequenced so provincial and federal innovation funding reinforce each other.

Common Questions

Alberta Innovates questions we hear most

Does Alberta Innovates fund early-stage ideas or only proven technology?

Both, through different programs. Matching your technology readiness level to the right program is the first decision, and the one most applicants get wrong.

Can funding combine with federal programs?

Yes. Provincial and federal innovation funding stack well when sequenced, and we build capital plans that use both.

Who is eligible for Alberta Innovates funding?

Alberta Innovates funds Alberta-based technology and innovation projects, from early-stage ideas to scale-up, often alongside industry or federal funding. We have won Alberta Innovates funding, including $1M for a world-first imaging technology, and know how to position an application.

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Have a technology that deserves provincial backing?

Tell us what you want to build and we will map the funding path, Alberta Innovates included or not.

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