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.

Cultural Funding - Equity and inclusion in the arts fund

SME in action


Community Foundation of Central Alberta - Community Grants Microgrant Program

AgriStability

Clean Fuels Awareness Projects

Supporting Artistic Practice — Literary Publishing Projects


Creative Industries Fund in Nova Scotia

JEDI — Aboriginal Development Fund — CED

Leadership and Mentorship Grant
TD Bank Group - The TD Ready Challenge


Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - Events component

Fondation François Bourgeois

General Charities Grants

Engage and Sustain — Artistic Catalysts

Call for Indigenous Producers for an ISO Delegation to Cannes International Film Festival

Loisir et Sport Montérégie — Transport Fund

Youth Suicide Prevention Grant Program

Community Housing Supply Grant Pilot Program


PRIMA — PARTENAR-IA — Academic

Island Community Food Security Program

Youth in Action Grants
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Sport Support Program - National Sport Organization

Building BC - Community Housing Fund

Panel innovation platform (PIP)

Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP) - Community Facility Enhancement Program Large

Major Events

CMF-SODEC — Corporate Financial Program for Television Production

Economic Development Fund — Tier 2



Quebec city — Valo-Capitale — commercialization of innovation

AgriScience Program — Projects – Not-for-profit

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Interactive Digital Media Fund — Concept Definition

INOVAIT Pilot Fund

Blueprint for Violence Prevention Grant

FAQDD — Destination Nature!

Anti-racism Grants Program

Sustainable Growth Investment — Growth Support Plus

Community Investment Operating Grant

Indigenous Relations Office Sponsorships

Edmonton Immigrant and Refugee Communities Grant Program - Community Special Project Grants


CALQ — Professional Development

Indigenous Community Capital Grants Program

Program and Operating Grants
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Youth Action Fund


Indigenous Cannabis Business Fund — Community Planning & Engagement

NRC — Aerospace Research Centre

Professional cultural organizations - Soutien aux projets des organismes culturels professionnels

Professional cultural organizations - Cultural projects for children with special needs attending adapted leisure organizations

Agriculture Awareness Initiative Program (AAIP)

N.B. Indigenous Agriculture Development Program

Newcomer Entrepreneur Accelerator Program

Centretown Heritage Façade Improvement Program

Festivals and Special Event Grant

Project support program for the Critical and Strategic Minerals Scientific Research Network

Alberta Innovates — Clean Resources


Green and Inclusive Community Buildings Program

Site Readiness Program

Territorial and sectoral development program — Stream 2.3

Community Opportunity Readiness

Early Years Continuing Education Program

SOCAN — Work Commissioning Assistance

Atlantic Canada Travel Trade Market Readiness Program



Volta AI

Alberta Media Fund — Cultural Industry Organizations Grant
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WinterTech Development

Waste Heat Recovery — Stream 1: Feasibility study

Creative Saskatchewan Investment Programs

Technology showcase - pre-commercialization of innovation

Mission Grant

Edmonton Arts Council - Emergency Support

OVIN — TalentEdge Fellowship

Canada–UK 2023-24 critical minerals sustainability and circularity

Community Arts Programming Grant

Alberta Innovates — International Technology Partnership (ITP) Program

CQDM — PARTENAR-IA — Academic

Agri-Tech Innovation Initiative : Stream 1 – Agri-Tech Innovation

Council Discretionary Grants

Community Foundation of Central Alberta - Volunteer Central Legacy Grant

Community Action Initiative (CAI) - Rural, Remote & Indigenous Overdose Grants

Cranberry Industry Development Program (CIDP)

CWCF Young Adult Arts and Culture Granting Program

Addressing the Agriculture Labour Task Force Grant Program — Stream 1

Huron Heritage Fund

Nunavut Filmmakers Funding — Short Film Fund

Canada-Saskatchewan Job Grant (CSJG)

Skills Development Fund (SDF) — Capital Stream — GROW Pathway

PSO – Organic food

