canada – israel 2023-2024 collaborative industrial research and development call for proposals
to be considered for funding, applicants must form a project consortium and develop a collaborative research and development (r&d) project that meets the following criteria:
4.1 canadian applicant
- the canadian applicant must:
- be an incorporated, profit‑oriented small or medium‑sized business in canada
- have 500 or fewer full‑time equivalent employees
- pursue growth and profit by developing and commercializing innovative, technology‑driven new or improved products, services or processes in canada
- have a differentiated and protectable technology with commercial potential in global markets
- have sufficient working capital and resources to undertake a multi‑year r&d collaboration and commercialize the results
- be committed to significant growth through international market expansion
- preference may be given to sme applicants who:
- have a minimum of 15 full‑time equivalent employees
- have commercialized 1 or more products domestically or internationally
- have greater than $500,000 cad in annual revenue
4.2 consortium
- the project consortium must include at least:
- 1 eligible canadian sme, and
- 1 eligible israeli r&d‑performing company
- the parties listed above must be unrelated parties (i.e. no direct, indirect, beneficial or constructive ownership interest between these parties)
- the project partners that form the consortium must agree on a plan addressing intellectual property rights and intent to commercialize.
* in addition to the canadian sme, other canadian organizations (research institutes, universities, research and technology organizations, large enterprises and other companies) may participate on a self‑funded basis or as subcontractors.
** in addition to the canadian sme, other canadian organizations (research institutes, universities, research and technology organizations, large enterprises and other companies) may participate on a self‑funded basis or as subcontractors.