What is Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Competitiveness (AMIC) Stream?
Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Competitiveness (AMIC) Stream is delivered by Government of Ontario (MTEC) as a grant. Funding is typically grants up to $1,500,000 (15% of eligible costs); loans up to $5,000,000. This page covers eligibility, intake status, and what an application actually requires.
At a glance
| Funding amount | Grants up to $1,500,000 (15% of eligible costs); loans up to $5,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Cost share | 50% |
| Level | Provincial |
| Program type | Grant |
| Delivered by | Government of Ontario (MTEC) |
| Available in | ON |
| Intake status | Open - application period eight, June 30 to November 5, 2026 |
| Last verified | 2026-10-26 |
Who qualifies
- Eligible industries: Advanced manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, clean tech
- Employee count: min 10
- Eligible activities: Facility modernization; automation; advanced manufacturing technology adoption; job retention and creation
Watch out for
Non-manufacturing; under 50 employees; no job creation or retention
Deadlines & how to apply
DEADLINE CORRECTED. This record previously carried Sep 23, 2026, which is the SWODF/EODF date, not AMIC's. AMIC runs its own two-intakes-per-year calendar. Application period eight: June 30, 2026 to November 5, 2026, notification Feb 3, 2027. Next is period nine, Jan 28 to Apr 27, 2027. Funding covers up to 15% of project costs: loans to $5M with up to 30% or $500K forgivable; grants only in specific cases, to $500K for small and rural applicants or $1.5M for strategic, FDI or reshoring projects requiring at least 15 new Ontario jobs. Minimum $500K project investment, 10+ employees, 5 new or upskilled jobs. Ontario page (updated July 14, 2026) re-read Oct 26, 2026: deadline Nov 5, 2026 unchanged. Register on Transfer Payment Ontario and contact a regional advisor about two weeks before the deadline.
How NorthGrants helps with Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Competitiveness (AMIC) Stream
Most business owners read about Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Competitiveness (AMIC) Stream, see the funding amount, and stop. The hard part isn't finding the grant. It's building a complete application that answers what the program asks for.
NorthGrants builds the full application framework for you: a tailored project narrative aligned to this program's evaluation criteria, a budget structure that maps to eligible costs, and the supporting documentation checklist. You review it, refine the parts only you can write, and submit.