Dash8400: With all due respect Shash, not sure how that can happen.

happens all of the time, the federal government likes spending money on small Canadian for profit start-ups.  One example is IRAP, through NRC (National Research Council).  All about fostering innovation and using canadian expertise for domestic and world markets. Lots of Federal funding available if you know where to look.

https://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/irap/services/financial_assistance.html

https://www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/funding-financement/ciip-pcii/index.aspx?lang=eng

https://international.gc.ca/trade-commerce/funding-financement/canexport/index.aspx?lang=eng

https://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/about/global/eureka.html

https://www.mentorworks.ca/blog/government-funding/irap-mid-size-projects-eligibility/