It’s a government grant and it has been confusing for all involved.

Simply put, if you had $30,000 revenue last tax year and are a registered Canadian business, you’re likely eligible for the $2,400 Stream 1 grant, which can be spent in many ways. If you have revenues >$500k in any of the past 3 years, you can also apply for the $15,000 CDAP Stream 2. Unlike the Launch Online and SMB Grants before it, this grant has stricter requirements on eligible costs and is designed to create a plan, and you’re fast tracked for a 0% loan after to implement that plan.

For Stream 1, yes. For Stream 2, only government-approved digital advisors like Allstar Tech can provide services.

We’ve created plans with the biggest findings with:
• Accounting Application Evaluations
• CRM Application Evaluations
• Application Portfolio Management
• IT Assessments and vCIO maturity
• Process Audits and Automation

The funds for the CDAP Grant Stream 2 can only be used to create the Digital Adoption Plan and is not for implementation or software or ad costs.  Book a free discovery call with us and we’ll explain further.

In addition to developing business strategies, technology roadmaps, and CIO services, we pride ourselves in finding the best technologies for our clients and their budgets. We’re not just consultants – we’re technologists with 24 years experience consulting for small businesses and Fortune 500 companies. We’ve researched, recommended, and implemented systems including:

• Automated accounting solutions
• eCommerce setup and integrations
• Email marketing and social media strategy & automation
• CRM (Customer Relationship Management) databases
• AHRIS (Human Resource Information Systems) – virtual timesheets, payroll
• Project / Task Management
• Integrations and connection to IT systems such as using Zapier or directly through API’s

The federal government has simplified the grant application process, compared to previous grants like the SMB and Launch Online grants. They’ve said they’re trying to get this money out as fast as they can, as easy as they can. The application takes less than 20 minutes.

Applications opened in January 2022 and the program is set to run for four years, with a review after one year.

The program administrators have said that most applications take a few days to two weeks to review and approve, but they’re working on reducing this time to less than a day.

Funds will be sent by the government to the SME within 30 days of uploading the completed digital adoption plan.

SMEs are expected to work with advisors to come up with a deposit and payment structure.

An SME has six months to accept the CDAP terms, then nine months to submit the Digital Adoption Plan to the government (see Section 3.2 of the Program Guide). Most plans are completed in less than three months.

Use the CDAP Program’s Grant Assessment Tool. Unlike other recent tech grants, you must have at least 1 full-time equivalent employee.

For questions on eligibility, the progress of your application and eligible spending categories, contact the grant administrators

No, though the wording makes it sound like the grant administrators prefer it. However, we’ve worked with accounting firms and environment consulting firms who have used it to boost their SEO, update their websites and create social media plans and their costs were approved.

Business owners or directors must apply for the grant; however, we can walk you through the process.

For Stream 1, yes.

For Stream 2, after approval applicants will have access to the CDAP Digital Advisor Marketplace, which is a searchable and filterable list of all registered digital advisors.

SMEs can reach out to any number of digital advisors but can only work with one for Stream 2.

The Government of Canada requires these four elements in every plan:

1. Executive summary: Provide a high-level summary of the key elements of this plan for the SME.
2. Current state analysis: Provide an overview of key business information, such as their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, their external issues as well as key IS/IT informations.
3. Digital adoption analysis and recommendations: Identify a minimum of three potential digital/technology solutions for the SME to consider, including how each of those solutions will benefit the SME’s business.
4. Implementation roadmap: Identify the key elements to implement the recommended options including timeline, dependencies, costs to acquire the technology, etc.

The plan may also include optional elements such as skill requirements and high-level requirements for each recommendation. See the Canadian Digital Adoption Plan and Guide for more details. Source: CDAP Webinar (May 3, 2022)

Yes, Allstar Tech is a registered and approved advisor. Learn more about the requirements to be a CDAP digital advisor on the program site.

We’d be happy to guide you through the assessment process. Book a call at the bottom of this FAQ!

The federal government has simplified the grant application process, compared to previous grants like the SMB and Launch Online grants. They’ve said they’re trying to get this money out as fast as they can, as easy as they can. The application takes less than 20 minutes.

As with most government grants, if an applicatin meets all eligibility requirements, grants are approved on a first-come, first-serve basis.

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Only government-approved digital advisors can provide services for Stream 2.