Canada startup grants and accelerators closing in December 2026

Short answer. 3 programs for founders in Canada close in December 2026: 2 grants and 1 accelerator. The first closes on 9 Dec 2026 (NEXT AI) and the last on 18 Dec 2026 (Zensurance Small Business Grant).

That is 3 of the 8 Canada programs in my base that have a written closing date. The other 47 of the 55 that are not closed have no written date (8 rolling, 39 with no deadline found) and are not in this count. Every row below is read from the same list as open funding in Canada, so a program that closes or whose link dies leaves this page without anyone editing a line.

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Closing in December 2026 (3)

Soonest first. Amount and closing date are the program's own words; a fact I did not find says not found. A date with a time is in UTC.

Program	Type	Amount	Closes	Checked	Link
NEXT AIOntario / Quebec / virtual	Accelerator, non-dilutive	investment · There is no cost to participate in Next AI.	9 Dec 2026	10 Oct 2026	The program's page ↗
NGen GenoMAKE collaborative projectsCanada	Grant, non-dilutive	cash · NGen will reimburse up to 50% of eligible project costs.	18 Dec 2026	10 Oct 2026	The program's page ↗
Zensurance Small Business GrantCanada	Grant, non-dilutive	$10,000 CAD · cash · $10,000 CAD grant	18 Dec 2026	10 Oct 2026	The program's page ↗

Questions founders ask

Which Canadian startup grants close in December 2026?

2 in my base: NGen GenoMAKE collaborative projects (18 Dec 2026); Zensurance Small Business Grant (18 Dec 2026).

Which Canadian accelerators have a deadline in December 2026?

1 in my base: NEXT AI (9 Dec 2026).

How current is this list?

Each row says the day its program's page was last read; the rows here were read 10 Oct 2026. On 29 Oct 2026 I opened each of these 3 program pages again and the closing date on it matched the one in the table. Open the program's page before you apply: dates and terms change.

What this list does not tell you

It does not say whether you are eligible: many rows are limited to a place, a field or who the founder is, and the program's page is the rule. It does not include programs with no written closing date, and it never converts or rounds an amount. It is information, not advice or an offer. A program is not listed once its deadline has passed or when its link was found dead on two checks in a row.

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Paste your site's address: I read it, keep the programs that fit your country and stage, and fill the applications from facts you confirm. Each waits for your OK.