DAIR Cloud Program

Think of DAIR as a bundle of resources intended to give a boost to Canadian startups and SMEs. We’ve put together a package of resources to help get your business off the ground or to the next level.

Did we mention there’s no cost? We don’t ask for your payment information and qualifying is simple: if you’re a Canadian business with fewer than 500 employees, you’re eligible to access DAIR for rapid and scalable design, development, validation, and demonstration of your product or service.

CANARIE is funded by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) to spark Canadian innovation and accelerate research and discovery. The goal of the DAIR Cloud Program is to give Canadian start-ups and SMEs a boost toward commercialization.

More than 1,600 Canadian businesses have benefited from access to DAIR.

Startups and small & medium-sized businesses in a range of sectors have used DAIR to lower their costs and get their products to market faster. Learn about their business ideas and how they used DAIR to take their business to the next level.

Accessing DAIR is simple.

To qualify, you must be a Canadian business with fewer than 500 employees and use DAIR for design, development, validation, and/or demonstration purposes.

The only requirement for DAIR startups is to provide feedback and insights on the quality and benefit of the program. This feedback may be in the form of short questionnaires and/or phone interviews.