Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative in southern Ontario

The Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative (ARRI) will help the Canadian aerospace sector emerge from the pandemic with the capacity to compete on the global stage. The initiative will support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the following three objectives to: green their operations and adopt environmentally sustainable practices improve productivity strengthen commercialization while furthering integration into regional and global supply chains

Grant Deadline

2024-03-31

Funding Amount

Deadline not available

Type of Grant

Loans, Funding

Sectors

Aerospace, Aviation

Demographics

Indigenous

Incorporation

For Profit

Perks

Region Restriction

This grant is restricted to whole of Canada

Keywords

Age Restriction

This grant is age restricted from 18 to 100

Eligibility and Requirements

Eligible applicants

Businesses operating in the aerospace industry, as well as the organizations that support them, are eligible to apply. This includes:

• SME s
• not-for-profit organizations providing services to SME s

Indigenous applicants

• Indigenous businesses and organizations are invited to apply through the process described below. Under the initiative, RDAs can contribute up to 100% of eligible project costs for projects with Indigenous clients.

Eligible activities

The following are examples of activities for each objective that will be supported by the initiative:

1. transition towards greener products and operations or environmentally sustainable practices, such as adoption and commercialization of clean tech products and services or electrification to support a lower carbon footprint
2. improvement of productivity, such as advanced manufacturing and Industry 4.0, scale-up of high-potential firms, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity or workforce and skills development
3. commercialization and integration into supply chains such as integration of new start-ups and new technologies in key aspects of the value chain

Priority will be given to projects that contribute to at least one of the following:

• the transition towards greener products and operations or environmentally sustainable practices
• generating important economic benefits and promoting business development in regions, while improving resilience and international competitiveness of the aerospace sector
• improving diversity and inclusion to address barriers faced by certain groups
• supporting digital adoption by the aerospace industry and enhanced cybersecurity

Grant Application website

https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/feddev-ontario/en/funding-southern-ontario-organizations/aerospace-regional-recovery-initiative-southern-ontario?OpenDocument

Contact

fdo.arri-irra.fdo@feddevontario.gc.ca <fdo.arri-irra.fdo@feddevontario.gc.ca>;