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The Regional Defence Investment Initiative (RDII) is a $379.2-million initiative, delivered by Canada’s regional development agencies, to support Canada’s defence and security needs while strengthening regional economic development. Understanding the critical importance of the defence sector in the region, FedDev Ontario is also allocating support from existing resources, bringing the total investment in defence support to nearly $200 million.
Through RDII, FedDev Ontario will invest in targeted activities that support businesses and organizations seeking to enter or grow within defence supply chains and increase their industrial and innovation capacity.
At a glance
- Funding per recipient
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Businesses can normally request:
- a minimum of $125,000 to $10 million in repayable funding
Not-for-profit organizations can normally request:
- a minimum of $125,000 to $10 million in non-repayable funding
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- Eligible applicants
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Incorporated for-profit businesses:
- located and operating in southern Ontario
- employing at least 5 full-time equivalent employees in the region
- within defence supply chains or looking to integrate into them
Not-for-profit incorporated organizations in southern Ontario that support businesses and/or capability development in the defence sector.