Product Demonstration Program

• You have fewer than 500 full-time employees and less than $50,000,000 in annual gross revenue.
• You can match the total eligible project costs, to a maximum Investment of $150,000.
• You have a product is ready to pilot in an operational setting.
• You are looking to expand sales or broaden market segments.
• You have identified a potential strategic partner.
• You can complete the pilot or demonstration within one year.
• You can reasonably expect a first sale or distribution agreement within 18 months if the pilot is successful.
• You can reasonably expect expanded sales or distribution agreements if the demonstration is successful within 18 months.
• Be a for-profit Corporation, General Partnership, Limited Partnership or Limited Liability Partnership and registered in Alberta.
• Companies must be Alberta-based with an Alberta footprint, which includes a significant physical and corporate operations in Alberta; appropriate Alberta ownership; and discernible intent that operational benefits will flow primarily within the Province of Alberta.

Full program and application details can be found in the Program Guide.

Eligible Project Expenses

Schedule C in the Investment Agreement Template outlines the eligible expenses for projects in the Product Demonstration Program.

Please note: Alberta Innovates is a Provincial (eg. ‘Crown’) corporation funded by the Government of Alberta. Our mandate is to deliver economic, health and social benefits for Alberta and Albertans. We are also subject to Government of Alberta directives restricting purchases from US based vendors. Such purchases are not generally allowed except in exceptional circumstances. Accordingly, if you are using our grant funds to pay for goods or services, we require you to work with domestic (Canadian) suppliers only, or suppliers from a jurisdiction Canada has a free trade agreement with that is being honoured. If no such vendor is available, please advise us immediately. In any case, our grant funds must not be used to pay a US based vendor without our prior written consent, which consent can be withheld for any reason.

Click here to view Schedule C in the Sample Investment Agreement Template.