Funding
Services
Coaching & Support
Tools & Resources
Impact
Strategic Vision
About
Who We Are
What We Do
Innovation Ecosystem
Group of Companies
Not sure where to start?
A new grant that helps Alberta's high-growth potential technology ventures move their innovations toward customers, commercialization, growth and investment.
Building a bright future for all Albertans
Alberta Innovates solves some of the province's biggest challenges by seeing beyond the possible. We support research and the growth of business. We help the startup community build new technology and drive new ideas.
News
Alberta Innovates is investing $322,000 into Alberta FAST, specifically into the improvement of clinical trial start-up times at the Universities of Alberta and Calgary. The goal is to make the start-up process four times faster.
We'll walk you through the basics of grant funding and how to determine if you qualify.
We fund projects that support the growth and diversity of Alberta’s economy. We provide a range of grant funding programs targeted to different sectors and development stages.
Connect with our Technology Development Advisors (TDAs) for one-on-one guidance and community connections, or reach out to our Regional Innovation Networks (RINs), entrepreneur-centric networks that help businesses grow.
Our two subsidiaries, InnoTech Alberta and C-FER Technologies, provide a critical bridge in the innovation system by linking research with government and industry needs, offering applied research, facilities, and testing.
We determine where research and innovation are needed to address provincial challenges, or where there are opportunities to benefit Albertans.
We are uniquely positioned to improve the lives of Albertans today and for generations to come.
We identify gaps and opportunities to address provincial needs with targeted programs and services.
Services to help innovators advance and commercialize their ideas at every stage.
We provide non-dilutive funding and support for startups, small and medium-sized enterprises, post-secondary institutions, and industry in all economic sectors.
October 28, 2026
Edmonton Startup Week drew investors from across Canada. Here's what they found.
October 27, 2026
How ERIN's Get to Know Day and Edmonton Startup Week helped founders turn connections into opportunities.
October 20, 2026
Most Albertans will never see a quantum computer.
Part of our role at Alberta Innovates is to share knowledge and highlight the thought-leadership of Albertan innovators who are solving some of the world’s great challenges. Our growing library of Unbound videos inform and educate Albertans about the latest innovations happening in our province.