$1M+ revenue
BDC describes the digital transformation and AI path as a fit for Canadian businesses with at least $1M in annual revenue.
BDC LIFT readiness support
Prepare your AI project before the financing conversation.
BDC LIFT is designed for Canadian businesses investing in AI, digital tools, cybersecurity, automation, and smart equipment. Digid helps you clarify the project, readiness gaps, cloud path, and plan before you move forward.
Digid is not BDC and does not approve financing. BDC LIFT is a BDC program. We help businesses prepare a clearer AI or digital adoption plan and identify whether a LIFT conversation may be worth exploring.
Need the decision criteria first? Read the BDC LIFT readiness guide.
Same customer as Digid. Different role.
The customer is the same Canadian SME trying to improve productivity. BDC owns LIFT. Digid’s role is to help define the AI or digital project clearly enough to decide whether LIFT, DMAP/TDP, SR&ED, or another path makes sense.
AI or digital plan
The AI/digital path requires a plan. Digid can clarify the workflow, data, risk, cloud path, and implementation scope.
Canadian supplier focus
LIFT emphasizes Canadian technology and service providers. Digid can frame the implementation around local delivery where appropriate.
What Digid helps prepare.
A good AI funding conversation starts with a concrete project. We focus on the business case, operational fit, cloud stack, governance risk, and delivery path.
AI workflow onboardingCRM, ERP, data, or automation modernizationCybersecurity and governance readinessCloudflare, Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud architectureTraining and change managementImplementation planning with Canadian supplier context
Readiness process
From AI idea to fundable plan.
01
Check fit
Confirm revenue range, project type, current tools, and whether the project is AI, digital, cybersecurity, automation, or equipment-led.
02
Define the project
Turn a broad AI idea into a specific workflow, expected business outcome, implementation stack, and risk profile.
03
Prepare the plan
Create a practical roadmap that can support a funding or financing conversation without overpromising eligibility.
04
Route the next step
If LIFT is not the best fit, Digid can review other paths such as DMAP/TDP, SR&ED, IRAP, training, or phased implementation.
Start with a readiness check.
If the project looks like a fit, Digid can help you prepare a clearer roadmap before you decide whether to approach BDC or another funding path.