Industry r&D Associates Program

• You have fewer than 500 full-time employees and less than $50,000,000 in annual gross revenue.
• You can contribute a minimum of 25 per cent cash contribution of the total annual base salary of the Associate.
• You have an innovative solution that offers significant competitive advantage over existing solutions.
• You are an Alberta based and owned company.
• You do not have more than two active Alberta Innovates-funded Associates simultaneously.
• You have an innovate solution that offers a significant competitive advantage over existing solutions.
• 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.

You can find a complete list of all the eligibility requirements in the Program Guide.

Eligible Project Expenses

Schedule C in the Investment Agreement Template outlines the eligible expenses for projects in the Industry r&D Associates Program. Click here to view Schedule C in the Sample Investment Agreement Template.