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Deep tech is transforming economies: breakthroughs in quantum computing, AI, advanced materials, biotechnology, and clean energy are solving the world's biggest challenges in agriculture, energy, health, manufacturing, defence, and critical infrastructure, while opening entirely new markets in the process. Built on advanced science and engineering, these technologies take longer and cost more to build. In return, they produce defensible IP and durable competitive advantage that conventional innovation rarely can.
Four characteristics set deep tech apart:
Deep Tech Canada exists to make that convergence happen here: connecting founders, researchers, investors, and policymakers so Canadian deep tech scales at home instead of stalling out or moving abroad.
These technologies help Canadian companies compete globally while building resilient supply chains. Their impact extends far beyond innovation: driving economic growth, creating highly skilled jobs, accelerating the commercialization of Canadian research, strengthening national security, advancing environmental sustainability and healthcare innovation, and enhancing Canada’s global competitiveness.
Canada’s agricultural and natural resources sectors are evolving through science and technology.
We support innovations that improve food production, agricultural productivity, environmental sustainability, and the use of biological resources to create renewable materials, fuels, chemicals, and products
Examples include:
The global transition to cleaner energy depends on secure, reliable access to energy systems and the critical minerals that power modern technologies
Canada is uniquely positioned to lead in areas including battery minerals, mining innovation, clean energy, grid modernization, and energy resilience.
Priority Technologies include:
These technologies strengthen Canada’s energy independence while supporting economic growth and global competitiveness.
Some of the world’s most impactful technologies serve both civilian and defence applications. These are known as dual-use technologies.
Deep Tech Canada supports innovators developing technologies that improve national security, public safety, infrastructure resilience, emergency response, and commercial industries alike.
Examples include:
Dual-use innovation helps Canada strengthen national security while creating commercial opportunities around the world.
Canada’s life sciences sector is driving breakthroughs that improve healthcare, extend lives, and strengthen health systems.
We support companies translating scientific discoveries into real-world solutions through biotechnology, medical technologies, diagnostics, therapeutics and digital health.
Areas include:
Innovation in human health improves patient outcomes while creating high-value companies that contribute to Canada’s economy.
Advanced Manufacturing is reshaping how products are designed, built, and delivered.
Canadian innovators are developing robotics, automation, advanced materials, and intelligent manufacturing systems that increase productivity and competitiveness
Focus areas include:
Deep Tech Canada Supports Innovation
We connect the people and capital that deep tech ventures need to get from lab to market: founders, researchers, investors, industry, and government working as one connected innovation ecosystem.
Whether you’re launching a start-up, scaling breakthrough technology, investing in innovation, seeking research partnerships, exploring commercialization, or simply learning more about deep tech, you’ll find opportunities to connect, collaborate, and grow.
Explore our programs, events, partnerships, and community to see how we’re advancing Canada’s next generation of deep tech companies.
Deep Tech Canada acknowledges that Indigenous Peoples have been and continue to be the traditional guardians of this land we call Canada, where we live and work.