Investments in Forest Industry Transformation — Capital Investment Projects

Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling

Odds

82 funded since 2010

Effort

1–2 days

Can you get this?

✓Must be a forest sector firm

✓Project must involve transformative technology adoption

✓Must operate in Canada

Your real odds

Since 2010, only 82 capital investment projects have been funded across all of Canada, so competition is real and the bar is high.

The program also funded 38 feasibility studies since 2019, which points to two distinct tiers with different selection dynamics. A $500 million renewal was announced in February 2026 and a new intake cycle may follow, but the Capital Investment stream is currently listed as closed.

What it takes

Confirm your project fits a targeted innovation category (mass timber, biomaterials, biofuels, decarbonization, pulp/paper)1–2 days

Join the IFIT mailing list and monitor for new intake announcements following the 2026 renewalOngoing

Prepare a project proposal demonstrating transformational technology adoption and commercialization potential2–4 weeks

Worth knowing

The program explicitly wants funded technologies to be replicated by other firms, so a project that mirrors or scales a proven IFIT-funded approach is better positioned than an entirely novel concept.

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