What is CanNor (IDEANorth)?
CanNor (IDEANorth) is delivered by Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency as a contribution. Funding reaches $10,000–$2M+. This page covers eligibility, intake status, and what an application actually requires.
At a glance
| Funding amount | $10,000–$2M+ |
|---|---|
| Cost share | 25–50% |
| Level | Federal |
| Program type | Contribution |
| Delivered by | Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency |
| Available in | NT, YT, NU |
| Intake status | Open - continuous intake |
| Last verified | 2026-10-26 |
Who qualifies
- Eligible industries: All northern sectors
- Eligible activities: Business startup, expansion, Indigenous economic development
Watch out for
Outside NT/YT/NU; non-incorporated
Deadlines & how to apply
Applications accepted continuously by email across four streams: sector development, business scale-up, small-scale infrastructure, infrastructure studies. For-profits receive repayable contributions up to 50% of costs; typical SME awards $50K to $250K. Official page lists no fixed deadlines and only occasional targeted EOI calls; submit proposals by email to cannor.operations.cannor@canada.ca. Funding cap $6M per project; CanNor share up to 50% for for-profits.
How NorthGrants helps with CanNor (IDEANorth)
Most business owners read about CanNor (IDEANorth), 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.