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.

Grants to Organizations and Groups

Employee Training Program

Youth Education Grants Program

Saskatchewan Lotteries Community Grant Program

Emerging Opportunities Program

Musicaction — Support for presenters, promoters and venues – pilot program


Project Assistance

Funding for Sport Groups

Indigenous Youth & Community Futures Fund (IYCFF)


Initiative for Sustainable Aviation Technology (INSAT)

First Nations Land Management

HIV Community Wellness Initiative

Nova Scotia Health Mental Health & Addictions Program Grants

Innovation and Business Development Fund

Ecosystem Services Grant Program
The Lewitt Family Foundation


Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) - Grid Innovation Fund

Community Network Grant

Strengthening our Community Fund

CMF — Iteration Program

Youth Endowment Saskatoon Grants

Digital Health Sandbox
Discover how much grant funding is available for your business
Subsidize your projects with grants!
Use our free grant estimator to quickly identify the available grant amounts for which your company may be eligible.

Community Transportation Program

BC Festival of the Arts Legacy Fund Grants

Advancing Indigenous Gender Equality through Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship

Ontario REALTORS Care® Foundation

CFI — Innovation Fund

Arts Infrastructure and Programming Fund

Gender Equity Grant

Economic Development Fund — Tier 3


Human Development Fund

Local Community Support - Donations and Sponsorships

Programme Action-Climat Québec

United Way East Ontario - Community Fund Call for Proposals

Support program to help victims of crime and promote their recovery - Stream 2: Development and transfer of knowledge regarding support offered to victims, their families, and witnesses of criminal offences

Financial assistance to improve infrastructure and ensure safe off-road vehicle use

Canada – Newfoundland and Labrador Job Grant

Brownfields Redevelopment Program - Development Charge Deferral

Development of Official-Language Communities Program (Official Languages Support Programs) - Community Life Component

Emergency Treatment Fund: Call for Proposals


Product and Market Development Program — Agricultural Industry Organizations

OMIF — Music Industry Initiatives

Livestock Incentive Loan Program

Summer Camp Grant Program

Environmental Grants Program
Find tailored funding for your business
Discover more grants on the helloDarwin platform
Look through over 4,000 grants, tax credits, loans and more financial aid on the helloDarwin application.
Movember Prostate Cancer Health Equity Initiative

Alberta Innovates — Health Innovations

Agri-Industry Development & Advancement — Business Development (Agricultural Organizations and Associations)

United Way Greater Toronto - Community Program Grants

CleanBC Industry Fund - Emissions Performance Request for Proposals

Corporate Grants Program

Community Pathways to Justice: Grant to Support Survivors of Gender Based Violence


Project Grants for Organizations

Invest-AI — Funding AI adoption

Accelerate HER PEI

Cancer Research for Screening and Prevention Program Fund

Heritage Preservation Partnership Program - Publication Grants

Industrial Energy Efficiency Program

My Great Neighbourhood Grant

AFA — Major Arts Presenters Operating Funding

Genome Prairie — Precision Health Initiative

Ottawa Valley Community Foundation - Sports 4 All Fund

Higher Education

Atlantic Innovation Fund — Private Sector Businesses

Reserve Land and Environment Management Program

Barb Bromley Fund for Seniors and Elders

Arts & Culture Festival Funding

Sport Support Program - Community Sport for All Initiative

Zero Emission Vehicle Awareness Initiative - ZEVAI Indigenous-led projects pilot
Access over 10 000 different funding opportunities
Try the helloDarwin platform today and find programs that fit your needs
The helloDarwin application makes it easy to unlock grants so your business can grow faster—with less hassle and more impact.

Agri-Land Accessibility and Enhancement

Capacity Grants

Grants That Foster Inter-Group Development

Ontario Together Trade Fund (OTTF)

Financial assistance program for the preservation of community buildings

Adapted Sport and Recreation Grant

Destruction of PFAS compounds in contaminated media


Northern and Indigenous Crime Prevention Fund (NICPF)

Arts & Culture Grants - Operating Assistance Grants


The Ontario Trillium Foundation - Capital Grants

Food Sovereignty Bundles

Sustainable Development Support Program for Mining Sector Companies — Stream D

Program to support the fight against climate change in the bio-food sector – Component B

Venture Investment Program

Arts & Culture Grants - Community Public Art Grants

ACOA Jobs and Growth Fund — Non Profit


Golf Canada Foundation Heritage Grant Program

Social economy support program (PSES) – Stream 3

BC Winter Games Legacy Grants

Corporate Philanthropy

Longo Brothers Fruit Markets Inc. - Sponsorship and Corporate Giving Program
