Canadian researchers and companies encounter barriers when accessing capital and value-added services to support research and development, product and service refinement, pivotal validation, and pilot trials. These barriers can erode market competitiveness and growth while also delaying novel ideas from solving the most complex problems faced by older persons.
Key Benefits
CABHI’s Fuel program is designed to target these challenges by offering Canadian innovators:
Up to to $500,000 CAD to support:
Research + Development
Product Testing
Validation Activities
In addition to funding, successful applicants will gain access to CABHI’s Acceleration Services:
Acceleration Services to help develop, test, and validate solutions
Acceleration Services include learning and networking opportunities through the Ignite Learning Series, which features subject matter experts from various industries.
Join our Community of Innovation
Access CABHI’s Innovation Network, a group of 100+ care delivery and industry organizations that are supported and activated to test, adopt, and procure innovations.
Important Dates
Applications Open
March 12, 2025
Applications Close
April 23, 2025
Shortlist Notification
May 2, 2025
Due Diligence Process
May 2 – May 21, 2025
Applicant Notification
Start Date
May 30, 2025
June 1, 2025
Applicant Eligibility
Stream A: Start-Up Companies
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Company must be registered federally or provincially in Canada
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Company must have a valuation and/or valuation cap greater than or equal to $4M CAD, or gross revenue greater than $500,000 CAD over the last 12 months (at the time of application)
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Lead applicant must have signing authority for the company (generally the founder and/or CEO)
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Company must own or have rights to the intellectual property related to the product/solution being funded, and have the right to exploit the intellectual property in the future
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Researcher and/or Host Organization must own or have rights to the intellectual property related to the product/solution being funded, and have the right to exploit the intellectual property in the future
Note: If you have questions about program eligibility or how to register your company federally or provincially in Canada, please email Jesse Mastrangelo at jmastrangelo@cabhi.com.
Stream B: Researchers
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Applicant must be affiliated with an accredited Canadian academic institution (i.e., university or college), recognized research institution, or healthcare organization
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Solution must be at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 7 or above
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Researcher must focus on creating and validating intellectual property that is not assigned to or owned by a for-profit company, and the intellectual property must be owned by the researcher, the Host Organization, or a combination of the two (in accordance with the Host Organization’s technology transfer office intellectual property policies)
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Applicant must be eligible to receive funding through their Host Organization
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Company must own or have rights to the intellectual property related to the product/solution being funded, and have the right to exploit the intellectual property in the future
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Researcher and/or Host Organization must own or have rights to the intellectual property related to the product/solution being funded, and have the right to exploit the intellectual property in the future
