Advanced Manufacturing Technology Program

Advanced digital, materials, and production technologies are helping manufacturers respond to and take advantage of shifting market dynamics by improving existing production and business processes, improving productivity, reducing costs and scaling up the production and commercialization of new products and services. 

The objective of this Advanced Manufacturing Challenge is to strengthen the competitiveness of Canada’s manufacturing sector, drive more innovation and investment in advanced manufacturing technologies in Canada, generate new commercial opportunities for Canadian companies in global markets, grow world-leading Canadian enterprises, and develop a modern and inclusive workforce with the skills to excel in advanced manufacturing.

NGen will invest up to $35 million of Global Innovation Cluster funding in collaborative industry-led projects, to be completed before January 31, 2028. Furthering the objective of this program, this program will co-invest in collaborative, industry-led projects that are aimed at de-risking, commercializing, and transforming manufacturing capabilities using novel world-class technology.

Desired Outcomes:

• Create jobs.
• Create value for the Canadian economy.
• Develop new processes throughout manufacturing value chains.
• Develop manufacturing processes to scale Canadian manufacturing.
• Increase the quality and reduce overall costs of manufacturing in Canada.
• Promote sustainable and environmentally conscious manufacturing.
• Build flexibility into production processes.

Eligibility Criteria:
In order to be eligible to receive NGen funding, applicants must,

• Be incorporated in Canada and have value-added presence in Canada (e.g., R&D, manufacturing) beyond a sales office.
• Be one of the following:
  • A for-profit organization,
  • A not-for-profit organization that facilitates and funds research and development on behalf of the ecosystem and whose funding and/or revenue is received primarily from private-sector or industry organizations,
  • A non-federal Crown corporation whose funding is derived from commercial activities,
  • An Indigenous organization, or
  • Any other entity approved in advance by the Minister. 

Project teams need to be structured as a consortium:

• Projects must demonstrate meaningful collaboration with a minimum of two Canadian partners,
• At least one partner needs to be a small-medium enterprise (SME; less than 500 employees globally),
• Any one partner cannot receive more than 70% of the project’s total NGen reimbursement.

All NGen projects must meet NGen’s four core strategic criteria: 

Collaborative, developing industry relationships, building trust and sharing in knowledge, risk, investment and the resulting benefits. Projects must include a minimum of two un-associated Canadian industry partners, with at least one being a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME). Projects are encouraged to include multiple industry partners. Projects are also encouraged to consider the inclusion of academic and research organizations as subcontractors;  
 
Transformative, involving the development of novel world-class Advanced Manufacturing capabilities with the potential to confer a significant competitive advantage to Canadian industry. 
 
Applied, focused on solutions, supporting novel manufacturing technologies with a clear short-to-medium path to commercialization and a potential to generate significant long-term commercial and economic benefits, including jobs maintained and created. 

Enduring, leaving a legacy in skills development, tools, testbeds, intellectual property, and/or business knowledge for Canada's advanced manufacturing ecosystem beyond the partners and timeline of the project. 

Project Costs should be between $1.5 million and $8 million (CAD). Eligible projects will be reimbursed at a funding rate of 40% of total eligible project costs. Project application guides, videos, and resources are available below.

Summary of Key Dates and Deadlines

All projects must be completed no later than January 31, 2028.

• Application Portal Open: June 25, 2025
• Challenge Info Webinar (FR & EN): July 8, 2025
• Writing a winning application (FR): August 5, 2025
• Writing a winning application (EN): August 7, 2025
• Project Intake Deadline: August 20, 2025
• Financial Due Diligence (FDD) Evaluation Deadline: September 18, 2025 at 5pm ET
• Final Application Deadline: September 23, 2025

Please refer to the Guides for detailed project eligibility criteria.

Contact us at AMTP@ngen.ca if you have any questions.

Download the following template documents to support your project application.