Check basic fit
For BDC’s AI and digital path, annual revenue is one early fit signal. BDC lists this path for Canadian businesses with at least $1M in annual revenue; equipment-led projects may follow different criteria.
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 independent and is not associated with, affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by BDC. Digid does not approve financing. BDC LIFT is a BDC program; financing and advisory approval are subject to BDC review, eligibility, and conditions. 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.
What this means for your business.
If you are considering AI, digital tools, cybersecurity, automation, or equipment, start by turning the idea into a clear business project. Digid helps you check readiness, shape the plan, and decide whether BDC LIFT or another funding path is worth pursuing.
Define the project
A broad AI idea is not enough. We help describe the workflow, data, risk, cloud path, expected outcome, and implementation scope in plain business language.
Prepare the conversation
Before you approach a financing or advisory path, Digid helps organize the implementation plan, supplier context, governance needs, and next-step options so the discussion is focused.
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.
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Check fit
Confirm revenue range, project type, current tools, and whether the project is AI, digital, cybersecurity, automation, or equipment-led.
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Shape the project
Turn a broad AI idea into a specific workflow, expected business outcome, implementation stack, and risk profile.
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Prepare the plan
Create a practical implementation plan that can support a funding or financing conversation without overpromising eligibility.
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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 project path before you decide whether to approach BDC or another funding path.