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Find similar grantsInvestments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) Program is sponsored by Natural Resources Canada. Supports Canadian companies in the forest sector to innovate and diversify their production, driving domestic demand and expanding the use of Canadian wood in construction.
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Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) - Natural Resources Canada Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) Created in 2010, the Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) program facilitates the adoption of transformative technologies and products in the Canadian forest sector by bridging the gap between development and commercialization.
IFIT’s mission is to create a more competitive, sustainable, and low-carbon forest sector while helping companies establish new and diversified revenue streams.
In support of this mission, the program funds capital investment projects and studies in its targeted innovation categories, including advanced wood-based building solutions, biomaterials and biochemicals, pulp and paper modernization, next-generation biofuels, and advanced decarbonization.
As part of its 2026 renewal, the IFIT program will fund projects that advance the development and adoption of forest bioproducts, which support: developing diversified pulp and paper products that are new to the market and have the potential to substitute non-renewable materials like plastics improving fibre usage and process efficiency to support the long-term economic and environmental sustainability of the forest sector scaling up the use of mass timber and prefabrication in housing construction to accelerate construction expanding domestic housing production capacity to resolve supply chain bottlenecks reducing costs and improving resilience and innovation in housing construction supply chains Support for forest sector firms to adopt transformational technologies and diversify product streams Since its creation in 2010, the IFIT program has successfully funded 82 capital investment projects that have resulted in the deployment of first-in-kind technologies and advanced bioproducts derived from wood, including bioenergy, bioplastics, biochemicals and next generation building materials.
Since 2019, the program has also funded 38 studies to assess the market and technological feasibility of innovative projects. To help facilitate the creation of a more competitive, resilient and environmentally sustainable Canadian forest sector, IFIT aims to have the technologies it has funded replicated by other firms.
In support of this goal, the program engaged with an engineering firm in 2015 to identify and analyze IFIT-funded projects that other Canadian forest product companies may be able to adopt. Email ifit-itif@nrcan-rncan. gc.
ca for more information or to join our mailing list to receive program updates, webinar dates and registration details.
2026-02-25: Government of Canada launches $500 million in support for retooling Canada’s forest sector 2026-02-25: Government of Canada invests in Atlantic Canada’s forest sector 2025-03-20: Canada and Quebec Invest in Sustainable Wood Construction 2025-03-20: Canada Invests in Nova Scotia’s Local Mass Timber Industry 2025-03-19: Canada Announces Support for British Columbia’s Forest Sector 2024-11-01: Canada Invests in World’s First Carbon Capture Technology Demonstration in Pulp and Paper Industries 2023-07-10: Canada Provides $8.
5 Million for New, State-of-the-Art Woodroom Launched in Alberta 2023-07-05: Largest Biochar Production Plant in North America Contributes to Canadian Net-Zero Goals 2023-06-28: Canada Invests $10 Million in State-of-the-Art Art Biorefinery Conversion in Saskatchewan IFIT replicability fact sheets Date modified: 2026-04-30
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Creative Arts Business Specific Grant (October) is a grant from WomensNet (Amber Grant Foundation) that funds women entrepreneurs running creative arts businesses. Each October, WomensNet awards a ,000 category-specific Amber Grant to a woman-owned creative arts business, recognizing the diversity of women-led enterprises. Monthly grant winners also become eligible for one of three ,000 year-end Amber Grants. Founded in 1998 to honor Amber Wigdahl, the program issues at least ,000 in grants monthly across several categories, including startup and business-specific grants. Eligible applicants are women entrepreneurs with a creative arts business who submit the standard Amber Grant application—one application provides eligibility for all applicable grants. No lengthy forms are required.
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