Business Financing in Canada
Funding is a crucial element for any business looking to start, grow, or innovate. In addition to traditional options such as bank loans or relying on investors, there is a frequently underestimated alternative: grants. This detailed guide explores the various sources of grants available, as well as the financial services and sustainable funding strategies for businesses in Canada. By following the outlined steps, entrepreneurs can identify grants suited to their projects, whether they are government programs, innovation funds, or initiatives specifically targeting certain sectors. Grants are an advantageous solution, often non-repayable, allowing businesses to fund their projects without resorting to debt.

Childcare Program Stabilization Grants

PacifiCan — Regional Economic Growth through Innovation — Regional Innovation Ecosystems

Social economy support program (PSES) – Stream 2

Arts Leadership Residency Funding

Sponsorship or Donation Requests

AFA — Queen's Platinum Jubilee Scholarship for Visual Arts

Northern Industries Innovation Fund

Export Funding NB

OTF — Seed Grant

United Way Central Alberta - Professional Development Grants

United Way Central Alberta - Capital and Equipment Grants

La Ruche — ImpACTE Fund

PacifiCan — Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative — Indigenous Stream

Research Grants on Education: Large

Arts Funding Program - Operating Grants


Business Energy Rebates
Catalyst and Transformation Fund

Canada Community Security Program (CCSP)
TD Bank Group - Corporate Donations and Sponsorships

City Grant Program - Parks, Recreation and Community Events

Canada's Ocean Supercluster — Program Innovation ecosystem projects and activities

Aboriginal Business Investment Fund

CICE 2023 Directed Call for Innovation — Measurement, Monitoring and Verification (MMV) of Carbon Management

Community Priorities Grants
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Innovation Guelph — Rhyze Up! Program

Community Impact Grants

Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (AICFI) - Capacity Building (Business Development)

South Saskatchewan Vital Community Fund

OAC — Francophone arts service organizations – operations

Support Policy For Businesses

Grants, Giving & Corporate Sponsorship Support


Support for festivals in the Greater Montréal region

Ontario Creates Industry Development Program

Taylor Taliesin Foundation

Commercial Buildings Retrofit Program

Revitalising and developing business establishments in the city centre

Environmental Initiatives Grant

Kay Stafford Memorial Fund Community Grant


Research Funding Programs

AlectraCARES Community Support Program

Adoption and Permanency Fund



Évolution-Compétences - Professional Norms Component

Arts and Culture Grant

The Temiskaming Foundation - Englehart & Area Community Fund Grant

CFI — John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF)
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Community Investment Program - Community Impact Grant

Metcalf Foundation - Environment Program: Carbon Landscapes


CanNor Jobs and Growth Fund — Not-for-Profit

Supported Employment

Saskatchewan Arts Board Grants

Small Business Support Program — Sustainable Livelihood Fund

Canadian Experiences Fund - Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)

BC Hydro Peace Agricultural Impact and Opportunities Initiative

Sector development program

CAAIN — 2024 – 2025 Open Competition

Alberta — Efficient Grain Handling Program

Web Presence Assistance

Regional partnership and digital transformation agreement for tourism 2022-2025 – Attractions, activities and facilities


Outdoor Recreation Fund

Tremplin Grant – Indigenous Arts

Canada Music Fund - New Musical Works Component

Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component (SDPP-D) - Organizational Capacity Development Stream

Northwest Territories Arts Council Funding

Enabling Agricultural Research and Innovation

ChildCareBC New Spaces Fund

Beach Infrastructure Program

Tourisme Baie-James — EPRTNT – Hosting

OTF — Grow Grant
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Community Futures Manitoba — Indigenous Business Development Services

Farm Technology Program

Alberta Innovates — Product Demonstration Program

Appel à projets pour les artistes et organismes artistiques en Outaouais

Alberta Innovates — Bitumen Beyond Combustion (BBC) Program

Cultural Funding - Cultural Facilities Fund

Creative Entrepreneurship Program

Support program for the development of reserved designations and promotional terms — Component 3

Humanities Program

Tourisme Baie-James — EPRTNT – Studies and consulting services

New Frontiers in Research Fund — Exploration Stream

Canada-Québec initiative to help mitigate the impact of excess rainfall in Québec in 2023 on certain regions and agricultural productions

Planning New Opportunities Program

Investor Education and Protection Grants Program

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Sport Support Program - National Multisport Services Organization

Regional Development Fund — Regional Development Program

British Columbia History Digitization Program

Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP)

Small Business Support Program — Entrepreneur Development Fund

Laval Économique — Innogec Laval Fund

BC SPCA Community Animal Spay/Neuter Grant

Canadian Relations Support Program - Tier 1: Expertise exchange

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