Applied AI for Canadian business
Get AI working in your business, with Canadian funding to help pay for it
We scope your project, prepare the funding applications with you, and build it. You work with one team from start to finish.
of Canadian businesses use AI today
is the federal target for 2034
added to regional AI funding in June 2026
Who we work with
Companies that make, move, build and grow things
Manufacturing
Quoting, scheduling and quality checks in one system
Distribution
Orders received, checked and entered automatically
Construction
Estimates, change orders and job costing in one place
Forestry and resources
Maintenance and safety reporting moved from paper to one system
Professional services
Proposals, client intake and reporting with less manual work
Agri-food
Demand forecasts and the traceability records your buyers ask for
Technology
Revenue, support and product data your AI tools can use
What changes
Your staff spend less time on work a system can do
- Staff retype orders from emailOrders are read, checked and entered
- Month-end reports are built by handOne report draws on billing, sales and accounting data
- Sales staff build their own call listsA ranked list is ready each morning
- Answers depend on a few experienced staffStaff ask a question and see the source document
How it works
Start with the project, then find the funding
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Tell us what you want to change
Describe the work that is slow, manual or based on guesswork, and the systems you use. The contact form takes about five minutes.
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We scope it and check the funding
We propose a first project with its cost and payback. Then we tell you which programs fit it, and whether each is a grant, a loan or a contribution you repay.
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You decide, apply and we build
You choose whether to go ahead, with or without funding, and you sign any application. We deliver working software in stages. You own all of it.
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We keep your claim ready
We keep the records the program asks for as the work happens. Your claim is ready when the project ends.
Funding at a glance
Know which funding is a grant and which you repay
A few programs are grants. Most of the larger amounts are loans or contributions you repay. We tell you which is which before you apply.
BDC LIFT
Loans for AI projects. You can postpone principal payments for up to two years.
Regional AI Initiative
Covers up to 50% of eligible costs. Open in Quebec and the Prairies when we checked.
Scale AI
Reimburses up to 40% of eligible costs for projects with at least one partner.
Training grants
Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta share the cost of training your staff.
By province
Find funding in your province
Quebec: some programs set rules on which firms you can hire, and services must be available in French. We confirm that we qualify before you start an application.
Canada-wide programs
Loan. Loans of $25,000 to $5M.
Repayable, interest-free. Up to 50% of eligible costs.
Grant. Up to 40% of eligible expenses.
Grant. Up to $15,000.
About
A North American team, based in Toronto
We are software engineers, entrepreneurs and corporate executives. We build revenue, data and AI systems for companies that make, move, build and sell things.
- We find the first project worth doing, and price it with its payback.
- We build it on the systems you already run, in stages you can see working.
- We prepare funding applications with you and keep the records programs ask for.
We work with companies across Canada and the United States. Canadian funding programs apply only to businesses operating in Canada. The people you first speak with do the work.
Tell us what you want to change
Answer a few questions about the project. We reply with a first scope and the funding that fits it. Funding is never guaranteed, and we tell you when a program is not a good fit.