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Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC)
As Canada's export contracting agency, the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) brings buyers and Canadian exporters together through contracts built on the best possible terms and conditions. Since its inception, CCC has provided assistance to thousands of companies from across Canada, helping close more than $30 billion in win-win deals with foreign governments and private sector buyers.

Canadian Economic Development for Quebec Regions (DEC-CED)
Assists small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in Quebec to increase competitiveness, innovativeness or export.

Canarie
Canada's advanced Internet development organization is a not-for-profit corporation whose mission is to accelerate Canada's advanced Internet development and use by facilitating the widespread adoption of faster, more efficient networks and by enabling the next generation of advanced products, applications and services to run on them. CANARIE is dedicated to the research and implementation of advanced networks and applications that will stimulate economic growth and increase Canada's international competitiveness.

Export Development Canada (EDC)
Provides trade financing and risk management services for Canadian exporters and investors.

ExportSource/Team Canada Inc.
Provides a single access point to information on exporting, including reference to all trade-related
government departments and agencies.

Global Opportunities for Associations (GOA)
Global Opportunities for Associations (GOA), formerly the Program for Export Market Development - Associations (PEMD-A), provides contribution funding to support national associations undertaking new or expanded international business development activities, in strategic markets and sectors, for the benefit of an entire industry (member and non-member firms).

Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP)
Canada's premier innovation assistance program for small and medium-sized Canadian enterprises (SMEs), IRAP provides Canadian SMEs with value-added technological and business advice, financial assistance and a range of other innovation assistance. IRAP helps SMEs realize their full potential, turning knowledge and innovation into strategic opportunities, jobs and prosperity for all Canadians.

Industry Canada / Strategis Directory of Financing Providers
Strategis, produced by Industry Canada, is an extensive directory of Canadian financial providers, a powerful search engine of financial providers, information on different types of financing and financial providers, and tips to help secure financing.

International Trade Canada (formerly known as Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT))
Supports the development of trade by providing services to exporters, developing policy, and by attracting investment in the Canadian economy.

PPP Canada
PPP Canada, a Crown Corporation, supports the development of public-private partnerships (P3) and facilitates the development of the Canadian P3 market. The Government of Canada has established a fund that is managed by PPP Canada to support P3 infrastructure projects.

Precarn
Precarn Incorporated is a national, member-owned industrial consortium supporting the development of intelligent systems technologies through its extensive network of corporations, research institutes and government partners. Precarn funds, coordinates and promotes collaborative research conducted by industry, university and government researchers.

Scientific Research and Experimental Development Program (SR&ED)
A federal tax incentive program to encourage Canadian businesses of all sizes and in all sectors to conduct research and development (R&D) in Canada that will lead to new, improved, or technologically advanced products or processes, the SR&ED program is the largest single source of federal government support for industrial research and development. Claimants can apply for SR&ED investment tax credits for expenditures such as wages, materials, machinery, equipment, some overhead, and SR&ED contracts.

Transport Canada – ITS Deployment
The Government of Canada's $600 million Strategic Highway Infrastructure Program (SHIP) provides the funding for Innovation Through Partnership. This initiative supports key objectives designed to promote the adoption of ITS technologies to advance the safety, efficiency and security of Canada's transportation system. Since 1999, Transport Canada has provided more than $8.5 million in support of ITS projects and research in Canada. One million dollars of SHIP funding has been allocated for research and development contracts, with a maximum of $100,000 awarded per project, under Transport Canada's ITS Research and Development Plan.

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat – Infrastructure Canada
Infrastructure Canada works with its partners to meet the evolving infrastructure needs of Canadian communities, and to support the quality of life for Canadians. The department leads national infrastructure initiatives such as research, policies and programs, and makes strategic investments in projects that meet local community needs, while supporting federal objectives such as health, environment, sustainable development, climate change, innovation and competitiveness.

Western Economic Diversification Canada
Works to strengthen Western Canada's economy and advance the interests of the West in national economic policy.