Grow your company with confidence.

We give Canadian cleantech companies the funding, expert IP support and tools to grow and compete on their terms.

Our Impact


Funding, patents, expert insight and practical resources from IP experts that help you scale with confidence.

$3.7M+

in funding awarded

100+

expert-developed resources

200+

patents to leverage

300+

companies growing IP ownership positions

Without the support from IAC, our progress wouldn’t have been at the speed we’re experiencing now. It would have taken much longer.

Mohammad
Doostmohammadi

CEO, pH7 Technologies

The expertise helped us strengthen our licensing position globally. We’ve secured joint development deals with international partners.

Curtis Berlinguette

Curtis Berlinguette, CEO, Miru

We’ve accelerated our tech development. The funding and expert guidance let us protect our IP while investing in ourselves.

Michael Sereda-Mohr

CEO, Spherical Rotors Inc.

Real outcomes for Canadian cleantech.

Our members are entering new markets, building stronger portfolios, and growing with fewer roadblocks.

Two types of membership.

ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP

Under 25 employees and under $500K in annual revenue

  • Fees: $0
  • IP Funding: Grants up to $15,000 / year
  • IP Upskilling: Learning roadmap to develop the skills to identify and value your IP [Limited resource access]
  • IP Intelligence: Access to all reports
  • IP Credits: Exclusive to full members
  • Patent Portfolio: Exclusive to full members
  • IP Insurance: Exclusive to full members
  • Access to IP Experts: Exclusive to full members

FULL MEMBERSHIP

Under 500 employees
 

  • Fees: $15,000 / year
  • IP Funding: Grants up to $50,000 / year
  • IP Credits: $15,000 IP credits / year
  • IP Upskilling: Learning roadmap tailored to IP maturity [Full resource access]
  • IP Intelligence: Access to all reports & raw data
  • Patent Portfolio: Access to IAC patent portfolio
  • IP Insurance: Base premiums covered by IAC
  • Access to IP Experts: 
1:1 support

Check your eligibility.

Our membership is open to eligible Canadian SMEs in the cleantech sector. All applications are reviewed for fit.

Associate Membership

<25 employees and
<$500K annual revenue

Full Membership

<500 employees
(scaling companies)

Not sure which tier is right for you? We’re happy to help.

The expertise helped us strengthen our licensing position globally. We’ve secured joint development deals with international partners.

Curtis Berlinguette, CEO, Miru
See our member stories.

What we give you

Grant Funding

Get funding for IP activities. Up to $20K for Full Members and $10K for Associates, from over $1M distributed yearly.

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IP Upskilling

Build your IP maturity and use IP for growth with tools, guidance and resources created by IP and business experts.

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IP Insurance

Protect your freedom to operate with insurance that helps cover costs if you’re hit with an IP dispute. (Full members only).

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Patent Portfolio

Strengthen your market position with access to patents that give you leverage in negotiations.

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IP Intelligence

Spot opportunities sooner with reports that reveal where competitors are filing, and where the whitespace is.

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1:1 Engagement

Get practical 1:1 insight to power your IP strategy and navigate complexity.

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IP Credits

Lower your IP costs with $15K in credits, ready to put toward your IP activities.

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Practical IP skills that grow with your business. 

Members get access to self-study modules, toolkits, expert insights and peer learning. With 100+ resources and growing, you’ll build IP capacity, connect it to your business goals and compete with confidence.