List of Canadian Grants for ERP and Manufacturing Technology Adoption

Canadian and provincial governments are stepping up to provide grant funding for digital transformation projects across manufacturing sectors. The grant programs oftentimes cover technology assessment, Industry 4.0, business process improvement, ERP selection, and ERP implementation projects.

The following list summarizes several key programs. We have written a detailed article Grants, Assessments & ERP Selection: A Guide for Canadian Manufacturers, which describes each of the programs along with a guide on how to successfully execute digital transformation and ERP selection projects.

List of Canadian Grant Programs for ERP and Technology Adoption 

• Ontario CME Technology Assessment Program (CME TAP): up to $25,000 and 100% of eligible costs for technology assessments, which include ERP selection This program is now closed.
• Ontario Automotive Modernization Program (O-AMP): up to $150,000 and 50% of eligible costs for supply chain improvements, including ERP selection and implementation. Intake for this program closes on January 4.
• Atlantic Canada Advanced Manufacturing Technology Assessments: up to $50,000 and 75% of eligible costs for technology assessments, which include ERP selection
• Saskatchewan Lean Improvements in Manufacturing (SLIM): 50% of eligible costs for up to $20,000 for technology assessments and $500,000 for capital investments, which include ERP selection and implementation. Applicants will need to submit applications for pre-approval by January 31, 2022.
• Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program (CASPP): up to $1,000,000 and 50% of eligible costs for technology adoption or commercialization projects, including ERP selection and implementation. Applications are only being accepted for projects with end dates on or before March 31, 2024.
•  Canada Job Grant (CJG): This program varies province-by-province and can cover between 50 to 100 percent of eligible training costs on your ERP implementation project.
• Ontario Manufacturing Training Program (OMTP) provides up to $100,000 in grant funding or 25 to 50 percent of eligible trainer costs (third party or in-house) and 25 to 50 percent of trainees’ internal labour costs for your ERP implementation project.

Best-Practices to Successfully Deliver your ERP and Digital Transformation Program

Once you’ve secured the funding, you need to make sure that you successfully execute a complex technology program. Statistically, up to 75% of transformative ERP projects fail to deliver the intended benefits.  At Pemeco, our methodology has worked for over 40 years and across 140 different systems and 700 transformative ERP implementations with a 100% success rate.

The approach we employ takes a holistic view of digital transformation – one that covers organizational structures and people, data, business processes, and technologies. History has shown that spending the upfront time preparing an ERP-driven digital transformation plan tightly pegged to business strategies is critical to benefits realization. It gives companies the benchmarks they need to evaluate ERP systems against short-term and long-term needs. Also, the act of focusing on common targets helps to align key stakeholders, clarify scope, and resolve conflict.

Our detailed article – Grants, Assessments & ERP Selection: A Guide for Canadian Manufacturers – describes the grant programs and best-practices to develop and execute a strategically-aligned digital transformation plan.