Enabling Innovation Funding
Bridging the Gap Between Vision and Viability
The future of Atlantic Canada’s ocean economy depends on innovation — but innovation depends on funding. From seed-stage pilots to full-scale deployment, access to the right financial support is often what determines whether a project launches or stalls.
Scotia Blue Technology’s Enabling Innovation Funding initiative exists to make sure promising ideas don’t die on the balance sheet. We help innovators, communities, and technology providers connect with and capitalize on the public and private funding ecosystems that support sustainable marine growth in Canada.
We don’t offer capital ourselves — but we know where it is, how to access it, and how to align your project with the mandates of those who hold the purse strings.
Why This Matters
Funding is available — across federal, provincial, Indigenous, and ESG-aligned sources — but it’s often fragmented, competitive, and confusing to navigate. Many high-impact ideas never get submitted, let alone funded, because the process feels inaccessible.
Through this initiative, we’re working to democratize access to innovation capital — ensuring that credible projects don’t get left behind simply due to paperwork, positioning, or partner gaps.
What This Initiative Offers
🧭 Funding Intelligence & Tracking
We maintain a continuously updated database of relevant grant programs, repayable contributions, tax incentives, and pilot support channels — specifically targeting:
- Aquaculture and ocean tech innovation
- Clean growth and emissions-reduction
- Indigenous economic development
- Commercialization and export readiness
✍️ Proposal Structuring & Co-Development
We assist companies and organizations in preparing clear, funder-aligned applications. That includes:
- Business case development
- Technical scope and deployment planning
- Financial modeling and cost structures
- Partnership framing and letters of support
🤝 Funder-Ready Partnerships
We help form partnerships that increase your eligibility, scale, or impact — whether that means adding an Indigenous co-owner, a pilot host site, or a research validation partner.
🔄 Post-Funding Support
Funding doesn’t end with approval — we help clients manage reporting obligations, milestone tracking, and funder communications throughout the project lifecycle.
📣 Awareness & Capacity Building
We host briefings, workshops, and webinars to raise awareness of emerging funding opportunities and ensure more stakeholders — especially Indigenous and early-stage innovators — have a fair shot at accessing them.
Who We Support
- Startups needing non-dilutive capital to launch or pilot
- Aquaculture companies looking to modernize operations
- Indigenous organizations pursuing green infrastructure or enterprise development
- Foreign innovators seeking co-funding partners to enter Canada
- Consortiums or multi-partner projects targeting large-scale sustainability goals
Our Broader Impact
Through this initiative, Scotia Blue Technology is helping shape a more accessible, transparent, and opportunity-rich innovation landscape for the entire Atlantic region.
Our ultimate goal: More funding in the hands of those building the future of Canada’s ocean economy.