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Financing for Small Businesses in Canada

Small Business Financing in Canada is essential for entrepreneurs looking to start or expand their ventures. Whether you are launching a new business or scaling an existing one, finding the right financing options can be crucial to your success. Understanding the various loans and credit options available can help you secure the funds needed to fuel your business growth. This article delves into the different loan programs, personal financing methods, and strategies for working with financial institutions to get your small business funded.

467 opportunities available
Workforce Analysis and Planning Program (WAPP)
Grant and FundingClosed
British Columbia, Canada
Strengthen domestic agriculture by funding workforce development strategies in BC
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 70% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
British Columbia, Canada
Community Enhancement Program — Enhance Your Community Stream
Grant and FundingOpen
Ontario, Canada
Money for community economic development in Northern Ontario
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION
Ontario, Canada
Support Policy For Businesses
Grant and FundingOpen
Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Grants for business expansion and start-up projects
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 80% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
  • Accommodation and food services
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEBUSINESS BUYOUTINNOVATION
Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Alberta Innovates — Industry R&D Associates Program
Grant and FundingOpen
Alberta, Canada
Funds Alberta tech firms for in-house research expertise
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 25% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGY
Alberta, Canada
Nature Smart Climate Solutions Fund
Grant and FundingOpen
Canada
Funding for conserving and restoring nature
Eligible Funding
  • minCount2
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Canada

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FRWIP — Water Development Projects
Grant and FundingOpen
Saskatchewan, Canada
Supports sustainable agricultural water infrastructure development in Saskatchewan
Eligible Funding
  • From $500 to $150,000
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATECONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION
Saskatchewan, Canada
Small Business Recovery Consulting Rebate
Grant and FundingOpen
British Columbia, Canada
Money for consulting projects in Northern B.C
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 85% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
  • Manufacturing
  • Retail trade
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONHUMAN RESOURCESDIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
British Columbia, Canada
Listen, Hear Our Voices — Large projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada
Get funding to digitize heritage related documentary
Eligible Funding
  • From $25,000 to $100,000
  • Up to 85% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
Types of eligible projects
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Canada
Southwestern Ontario Development Fund (SWODF) — Business Project Grants
Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario, Canada
Grants to grow or expand in southwestern Ontario
Eligible Funding
  • From $500,000 to $1,500,000
  • Up to 15% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
INNOVATION
Ontario, Canada
Tremplin Grant – Indigenous Arts
Grant and FundingClosed
Montréal, Quebec
Microfunding for Indigenous artists and organizations in Montréal area
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 100% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
Montréal, Quebec

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CFIN NextGen Food Innovators
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada
Funds student ventures in food technology innovation development
Eligible Funding
  • From $5,000 to $10,000
  • Up to 100% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Accommodation and food services
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)TECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Canada
Business Energy Rebates
Grant and FundingOpen
Nova Scotia, Canada
Rebates on energy efficiency equipment in Nova Scotia
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Retail trade
  • Accommodation and food services
  • Other services (except public administration)
  • Public administration
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Nova Scotia, Canada
Livestock Strategy Program — Pollination Expansion
Grant and FundingOpen
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Funding to increase profitability of PEI livestock industry
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Transal — Alu 4.0, Digital Locomotive
Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec, Canada
Supports Quebec aluminum industry's digital transformation initiatives
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 46.3% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Quebec, Canada
INNOGEC
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Montréal, Quebec

INNOGEC

Supports consulting and governance services for Montréal social enterprises
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONHUMAN RESOURCES
Montréal, Quebec

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BioCreate Program
Grant and FundingOpen
Ontario, Canada
Support for commercialization in genomics and engineering biology in Ontario
Eligible Funding
  • From $100,000 to $150,000
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Manufacturing
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
  • Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Ontario, Canada
Toronto Main Street Innovation Fund
Grant and FundingClosed
Toronto, Ontario
The Main Street Innovation Fund supports Toronto's business recovery through grants for innovative community projects.
Eligible Funding
  • From $25,000 to $100,000
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
INNOVATION
Toronto, Ontario
innovÉÉ — Demonstration in a real environment
Grant and FundingOpen
Quebec, Canada
Support for SMEs innovating in sustainable transportation and mobility
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Transportation and warehousing
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Quebec, Canada
Tourism Product Diversification and Marketing Program — Product Development and Enhancement
Grant and FundingClosed
Northwest Territories, Canada
Funding for tourism product development in the Northwest Territories
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 15% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
  • Accommodation and food services
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONDIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Northwest Territories, Canada
First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund — Capacity Funding
Grant and FundingClosed
British Columbia, Canada
Funding for clean energy and capacity-building projects
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 37.5% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Utilities
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
British Columbia, Canada

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Ontario Dairy Processing Modernization Initiative
Grant and FundingOpen
Ontario, Canada
Funding for dairy processing equipment upgrades
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGY
Ontario, Canada
Collaborative research and development projects
Grant and FundingOpen
Canada
Canadian SMEs R&D collaboration with foreign entities funding program
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
  • Manufacturing
  • Information and cultural industries
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Canada
Alberta Innovates — Agri-Food and Bioindustrial Innovation Program
Grant and FundingOpen
Alberta, Canada
Funding for agri-food and bioindustrial sector innovations
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 75% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Construction
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEINNOVATION
Alberta, Canada
AFA — Community Support Organizations Operating Funding
Grant and FundingClosed
Alberta, Canada
Annual funding for arts-supporting nonprofit organizations in Alberta
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
Alberta, Canada
Campus Alberta Small Business Engagement (CASBE) Program
Grant and FundingOpen
Alberta, Canada
Supports collaboration between Alberta SMEs and post-secondary institutions
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Alberta, Canada

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NADF Financing
Grant and FundingOpen
Ontario, Canada
Financing for Northern Ontario Indigenous business and economic development
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
Ontario, Canada
Yukon Film Predevelopment Fund
Grant and FundingOpen
Yukon, Canada
Money for film predevelopment stage
Eligible Funding
  • From $15,000 to $15,000
  • Up to 75% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Yukon, Canada
Emerging Innovators Challenge
Grant and FundingClosed
Calgary, Alberta
Money for GHG emissions reduction technologies in Alberta
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
  • Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Calgary, Alberta
Small Cidery Program
Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario, Canada
Supports Ontario small cideries to scale and boost competitiveness
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONBUSINESS BUYOUT
Ontario, Canada
Saskatchewan Product Development Program (PDP)
Grant and FundingOpen
Saskatchewan, Canada
Empowering Saskatchewan agriculture with value-added product funding
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Saskatchewan, Canada

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Indigenous Economic Development Fund — Business and Community Fund
Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario, Canada
Grants for Ontario Indigenous businesses, communities and organizations
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONCONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION HUMAN RESOURCES
Ontario, Canada
ACOA Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative — Indigenous Stream
Grant and FundingOpen
Nova Scotia, Canada
Funding to recover Atlantic's Indigenous-led aerospace sector
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 100% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGY
Nova Scotia, Canada
Manitoba — Incoming Buyer Program
Grant and FundingOpen
Canada
Supports Manitoba companies in inviting international buyers.
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Wholesale trade
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATION
Canada
Northern Indigenous Economic Opportunities Program — Community Readiness and Opportunities Planning
Grant and FundingOpen
Canada
Money for economic development in the territories
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
Canada
Alberta Innovates — Industry Commercialization Associates
Grant and FundingClosed
Alberta, Canada
Supports commercialization by funding salaries for business innovation talent
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 75% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATION
Alberta, Canada

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Strategic Investments Program — Nunavut Economic Foundations Fund
Other SupportGrant and FundingOpen
Nunavut, Canada
Funding for Nunavut economic development
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONHUMAN RESOURCES
Nunavut, Canada
Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (RAII) in the Prairie Provinces
Grant and FundingOpen
Saskatchewan, Canada
Empower your company's growth and competitiveness by adopting AI through substantial funding opportunities
Eligible Funding
  • From $250,000 to $5,000,000
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
  • Manufacturing
  • Information and cultural industries
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Saskatchewan, Canada
Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) — Capital Investment Projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Ottawa, Ontario
Capital for forest sector innovations
Eligible Funding
  • minCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEINNOVATION
Ottawa, Ontario
Innovative Solutions Canada — Zero emissions technologies for industrial process heating
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada
The NRC and NRCan Grant Challenge aims to promote cost-effective net-zero industrial heating processes by providing up to $1.7M CAD in funding.
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEINNOVATION
Canada
Agri-Food Supply Chain Infrastructure Investment Stream
Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario, Canada
Money for agri-food equipment and assets acquisition
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Manufacturing
  • Wholesale trade
  • Retail trade
Types of eligible projects
Ontario, Canada

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Trade Mission Support Program
Grant and FundingOpen
Ontario, Canada
Export assistance for not-for-profit organizations in Northern Ontario
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
Eligible Industries
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
  • Manufacturing
  • Transportation and warehousing
  • Information and cultural industries
Types of eligible projects
Ontario, Canada
Podium Mines
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Quebec, Canada

Podium Mines

Enhances competitiveness of Quebec mining sector suppliers
Eligible Funding
  • From $20,000 to $50,000
Eligible Industries
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Quebec, Canada
CMF — Conceptualization Program
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada
Funding early digital media projects for conceptual development
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 75% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
Types of eligible projects
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Canada
Kakivak Association  — Sivummut Grants to Small Businesses
Grant and FundingOpen
Nunavut, Canada
Grants for Inuit businesses in Nunavut’s Qikiqtani Region
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 81% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
  • Accommodation and food services
  • Other services (except public administration)
Types of eligible projects
BUSINESS BUYOUT
Nunavut, Canada
Small Business Support Program — Sustainable Livelihood Fund
Grant and FundingClosed
Nunavut, Canada
Funds for tourism, arts & crafts and harvesting sectors in Nunavut
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Retail trade
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
  • Accommodation and food services
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEHUMAN RESOURCES
Nunavut, Canada

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Business Incubation & Commercialization Grant Program
Grant and FundingClosed
Toronto, Ontario
Supports Toronto-based incubators fostering entrepreneurship and job creation
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 20% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATION
Toronto, Ontario
Alberta Innovates — Enabling Better Health through Artificial Intelligence
Grant and FundingClosed
Alberta, Canada
AI program for enhancing Alberta's healthcare innovation capabilities
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
Eligible Industries
  • Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)
Alberta, Canada
Eastern Ontario Development Fund (EODF) — Community economic development projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario, Canada
Grants for economic development in eastern Ontario
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONHUMAN RESOURCESINNOVATION
Ontario, Canada
Manitoba Mineral Development Fund
Grant and FundingOpen
Canada
Manitoba Mineral Development Fund promotes economic growth in mining
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 30% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Canada
Indigenous Employment Training Partnerships Program
Grant and FundingOpen
Alberta, Canada
Funding for group training projects to support Indigenous communities
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
Alberta, Canada

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Indigenous Cannabis Business Fund — Business Planning, Design, and Capital
Grant and FundingOpen
British Columbia, Canada
Support for Indigenous business development in the cannabis sector
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
  • Retail trade
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATION
British Columbia, Canada
PrairiesCan — Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative
Other SupportGrant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
Alberta, Canada
Funding to recover Canada's aerospace sector in the Prairie region
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 75% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEINNOVATION
Alberta, Canada
Community Capacity Fund
Grant and FundingOpen
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Support for rural organizations in PEI
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
INNOVATION
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Musicaction — Musical Showcases – Stream 2 - National Tour
Grant and FundingOpen
Canada
Supports national tours for Francophone artists to increase visibility
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 75% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONDIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Canada
Innovation Growth Program
Grant and FundingClosed
Winnipeg
Funding for Innovative Projects in Manitoba
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONCONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION INNOVATION
Winnipeg

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Product and Market Development Program — Agri-Businesses
Grant and FundingOpen
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Money to help agri-businesses in Prince Edward Island grow
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATION
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Accelerator 360°
Grant and FundingOpen
Montréal, Quebec
Funds to grow Quebec aerospace SMEs
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 63% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
  • Transportation and warehousing
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGY
Montréal, Quebec
Bee BC Program
Grant and FundingClosed
British Columbia, Canada
Financial support for B.C. beekeeping and Indigenous organizations
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEINNOVATION
British Columbia, Canada
Alberta Manufacturing Productivity Grant (AMPG)
Grant and FundingOpen
Alberta, Canada
Funding for Alberta manufacturers to enhance productivity through technology adoption
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)TECHNOLOGYDIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Alberta, Canada
Innovative Solutions Canada — Inclusive industrial protective headwear
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada
The PSPC Inclusive Industrial Protective Headwear Innovation Challenge.
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
Eligible Industries
  • Utilities
  • Construction
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Canada

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Volta AI
Grant and FundingClosed
Nova Scotia, Canada

Volta AI

Helping artificial intelligence supply chain companies scale
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
Eligible Industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)
Nova Scotia, Canada
SODEC — Support for entrepreneurial development — Stream 1
Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec, Canada
Support for enhancing cultural businesses' entrepreneurial development
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONDIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Quebec, Canada
Experience Ontario 2025
Grant and FundingOpen
Ontario, Canada
Experience Ontario 2025 funds impactful tourism events in Ontario
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
  • Accommodation and food services
Types of eligible projects
Ontario, Canada
STIP — Community Airport Program
Grant and FundingClosed
Alberta, Canada
Maintains community airports for safety, development, and aviation operations
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 75% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Transportation and warehousing
Types of eligible projects
Alberta, Canada
Program to support the processing of end-of-life tires through reuse, recycling and energy recovery, as well as out-of-province processing.
Grant and FundingOpen
Quebec, Canada
Support for end-of-life tire processing initiatives
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Quebec, Canada

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Protein Industries Canada — Strengthening the Canadian Supply Chain Program
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
Canada
Supports Canadian plant-based innovation and local supply chain resilience
Eligible Funding
  • From $50,000 to $150,000
  • Up to 75% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEINNOVATION
Canada
Alberta — Value-Added Program
Grant and FundingOpen
Alberta, Canada
Alberta supports growth in value-added food sectors
Eligible Funding
  • From $50,000 to $250,000
  • Up to 25% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONINNOVATION
Alberta, Canada
MaRS — Supply AI
Other SupportGrant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Canada
Canadian AI supply chain ventures accelerator program
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
  • Transportation and warehousing
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)
Canada
Xecs call 4 – electronic components and systems
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada
Xecs supports collaborative R&D in electronic components and systems
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Transportation and warehousing
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Canada
Trade Commissioner Service — CanExport Associations
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada
Funding for international business development by national organizations
Eligible Funding
  • From $20,000 to $250,000
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATION
Canada

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CQDM — PARTENAR-IA — Industry
Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec, Canada
Funding for Quebec innovative biopharmaceutical collaborations in AI
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 35% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)TECHNOLOGYCONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION INNOVATION
Quebec, Canada
C/AV and Smart Mobility — Stream 2
Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario, Canada
Funding for autonomous vehicles and smart mobility technologies
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 66% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Transportation and warehousing
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGY
Ontario, Canada
Destruction of PFAS compounds in contaminated media
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada
Supports innovative solutions for destroying PFAS in contaminated media
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
Eligible Industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
  • Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEINNOVATION
Canada
Perennia — On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF)
Grant and FundingOpen
Nova Scotia, Canada
Supports Nova Scotia farmers adopting climate-friendly agricultural practices
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 85% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Nova Scotia, Canada
Northern Industries Innovation Fund
Grant and FundingOpen
British Columbia, Canada
Innovation funding for certain northern British Columbia SMEs
Eligible Funding
  • From $10 to $50,000
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
  • Manufacturing
  • Transportation and warehousing
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
British Columbia, Canada

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Gen AI Call for Projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada
Generative AI projects enhancing Canadian operational productivity
Eligible Funding
  • minCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)
Canada
NBIF Innovation Voucher
Researchers And FacilitiesGrant and FundingOpen
New Brunswick, Canada
Funding for R&D at a New Brunswick research institution
Eligible Funding
  • From $10,000 to $80,000
  • Up to 80% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Manufacturing
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
New Brunswick, Canada
Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) – Market Access
Grant and FundingClosed
Alberta, Canada
Funding for Alberta health tech market access
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 75% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Alberta, Canada
Engage and Sustain — Artistic Catalysts
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada
Grants for organizations promoting the arts
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
Canada
Carbon Capture Kickstart
Grant and FundingOpen
Calgary, Alberta
Money to accelerate carbon capture projects in Alberta
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 10% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
  • Utilities
  • Manufacturing
  • Public administration
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATECONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION INNOVATION
Calgary, Alberta

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Ontario Transit Investment Fund (OTIF)
Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario, Canada
Supports the creation and expansion of sustainable transit services
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Transportation and warehousing
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Ontario, Canada
Rural Economic Diversification and Infrastructure Program (REDIP)
Grant and FundingClosed
British Columbia, Canada
Supports rural economic growth, diversification, and infrastructure development
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 100% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
  • Other services (except public administration)
  • Public administration
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
British Columbia, Canada
Collaborative Industrial Research and Support to Innovative Entrepreneurship — Stream 2
Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec, Canada
Support for SMEs to develop processes or products in AI technology
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 30% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Quebec, Canada
NGen — Advanced Manufacturing Quantum Program
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada
Propel Canada's leadership in quantum innovation by funding transformative, collaborative manufacturing projects
Eligible Funding
  • From $1,000,000 to $2,000,000
  • Up to 40% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATION
Canada
Business Development Support Program
Grant and FundingClosed
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Money for business improvement in Newfoundland and Labrador
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
  • Wholesale trade
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
  • Other services (except public administration)
Types of eligible projects
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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EV ChargeON Program
Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario, Canada
Funding to support the installation of public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in Ontario communities outside of large urban centres.
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 75% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Utilities
  • Transportation and warehousing
  • Public administration
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Ontario, Canada
Official Languages Economic Development Initiative in Quebec — Not-for-profit
Grant and FundingOpen
Quebec, Canada
Funding for Quebec non-profits promoting official languages
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Other services (except public administration)
  • Public administration
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONCONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION
Quebec, Canada
Canada Digital Adoption Program — Boost Your Business Technology — Digital Advisors
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada
Call for Digital Advisors to support SMEs adopting new technologies
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 90% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Canada
PacifiCan — Lytton Business Restart Program
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
Lytton, British Columbia
Lytton Business Restart Program aids in economic recovery efforts
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
Eligible Industries
  • Retail trade
  • Health care and social assistance
  • Accommodation and food services
  • Other services (except public administration)
Types of eligible projects
CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION BUSINESS BUYOUT
Lytton, British Columbia
Canada Book Fund Publishers Business Development  — Business Planning — Aboriginal or Official Language Minority Firms
Grant and FundingWage Subsidies And InternsClosed
Canada
Financial support for book publisher business planning
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYHUMAN RESOURCES
Canada

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Renewable and Alternative Energy Program
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
Alberta, Canada
Invests in clean technologies for Alberta's low-carbon future
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
  • Utilities
  • Construction
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEINNOVATION
Alberta, Canada
JEDI  —  Aboriginal Development Fund — CED
Grant and FundingOpen
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Money for New Brunswick First Nation community economic development
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONBUSINESS BUYOUT
Fredericton, New Brunswick
New Frontiers in Research Fund — International Stream
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada
NordForsk Initiative for Arctic Sustainable Development Funding Opportunity
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 25% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
  • Educational services
  • Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEINNOVATION
Canada
Toronto — Capacity Buyback Program
Grant and FundingOpen
Toronto, Ontario
Rewards businesses for implementing permanent water-saving measures
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
  • Wholesale trade
  • Retail trade
  • Educational services
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Toronto, Ontario
Digital Main Street – Digital Service Squad Grant
Grant and FundingOpen
Ontario, Canada
The Digital Service Squad Grant helps Ontario BIAs, municipalities, and related partners adopt technology through training, advisory support, and funding.
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Retail trade
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGY
Ontario, Canada

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thriveFORWARD
Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario, Canada

thriveFORWARD

Money for technology and industrial companies in Southern Ontario
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEINNOVATIONDIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Ontario, Canada
CME’s Technology Investment Program
Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario, Canada
Assists Ontario manufacturers with technology investment grants
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGY
Ontario, Canada
Community Investment Fund
Grant and FundingClosed
New Brunswick, Canada
Support for NB non-profits
Eligible Funding
  • From $500 to $65,000
  • Up to 75% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATECONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION HUMAN RESOURCES
New Brunswick, Canada
Ontario Labour Market Partnerships
Grant and FundingOpen
Ontario, Canada
Funding for partnerships among Ontario employers, employees and communities
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
Ontario, Canada
SMART Cluster’s 8th call for proposals – advanced manufacturing
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada
Advance international R&D in manufacturing through SMART Eureka Cluster
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Canada

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LRCC — Business Grant & Loan Program
Grant and FundingOpen
Canada
Money for Metis-owned small businesses in Manitoba
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 10% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONBUSINESS BUYOUT
Canada
Small Food Processor Scale-Up Program (SFPS)
Grant and FundingClosed
British Columbia, Canada
Supports scaling operations for food processors in BC
Eligible Funding
  • From $25,000 to $150,000
  • Up to 75% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)TECHNOLOGYCONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION INNOVATION
British Columbia, Canada
Accelerate Fund
Grant and FundingOpen
Alberta, Canada
Early investment and coaching for Alberta startups
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Manufacturing
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Alberta, Canada
FedDev — Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative – Adoption Pillar 2 – Businesses
Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario, Canada
Unlock your company's potential with cutting-edge AI advancements
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
  • Transportation and warehousing
  • Finance and insurance
  • Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)
Ontario, Canada
Alberta Innovates — Land and Biodiversity Program
Grant and FundingOpen
Alberta, Canada
Leverage the Land and Biodiversity Program to drive sustainable practices in Alberta's natural resource development and enhance biodiversity.
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
  • Utilities
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Alberta, Canada

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AgriAssurance Program — Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Grant and FundingOpen
Canada
Funding to address agribusiness market and regulatory requirements
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
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ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Canada
Music PEI Funding Program
Grant and FundingClosed
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Money for Prince Edward Island (PEI) music industry development
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Coast Funds Economic Development Fund
Grant and FundingOpen
British Columbia, Canada
Funding for sustainable economic development in Indigenous communities
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATECONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION
British Columbia, Canada
Innovate BC — BC Fast Pilot program
Grant and FundingClosed
Vancouver, British Columbia
Money for pilots and commercialization in B.C
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
  • Other services (except public administration)
  • Public administration
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATECONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION
Vancouver, British Columbia
Musicaction — Artist career, skills and business development
Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec, Canada
Financial aid for music career and business development
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATION
Quebec, Canada

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CleanBC — Custom-Lite Program
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
British Columbia, Canada
Supports GHG reduction in commercial buildings through electrification measures
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Utilities
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
British Columbia, Canada
MAPAQ — Ministerial Initiative for Plant Productivity
Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec, Canada
Enhancing Quebec's agricultural productivity through equipment funding
Eligible Funding
  • From $5,000 to $50,000
  • Up to 45% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
Quebec, Canada
Enabling Accessibility Fund — Small projects
Grant and FundingOpen
Ontario, Canada
Funding to create more accessible, safe spaces
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
Ontario, Canada
Programme d’appui au développement des secteurs stratégiques et des créneaux d’excellence (PADS)
Grant and FundingArchived
Quebec, Canada
Non-repayable financial support for strategic sector development
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
INNOVATION
Quebec, Canada
innovÉÉ — PARTENAR-IA — Industry
Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec, Canada
Funding for Quebec electricity innovative collaborations in AI
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 35% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
  • Construction
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)TECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Quebec, Canada

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Re-Skill Saskatchewan Training Subsidy
Grant and FundingClosed
Saskatchewan, Canada
Money for employee training in Saskatchewan
Eligible Funding
  • From $1,000 to $5,000
  • Up to 100% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
Saskatchewan, Canada
Product and Market Development Program — Agricultural Industry Organizations
Grant and FundingOpen
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Money to help agri-businesses in Prince Edward Island grow
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Manufacturing
  • Wholesale trade
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COMMERCIALIZATION
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Alberta Media Fund — Project Script Development Grant
Grant and FundingClosed
Alberta, Canada
Grant for Alberta film script development
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
Types of eligible projects
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Alberta, Canada
Equity Investors Incentive
Grant and FundingOpen
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Funds for PEI businesses to attract investors
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 20% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Energy Savings for Business Program
Grant and FundingClosed
Alberta, Canada
Funding for Alberta SMEs to improve efficiency
Eligible Funding
  • From $500 to $250,000
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Utilities
  • Manufacturing
  • Retail trade
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Alberta, Canada

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Alberta Innovates — Product Demonstration Program
Grant and FundingOpen
Alberta, Canada
Voucher for advanced stage development in Alberta
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 75% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
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COMMERCIALIZATION
Alberta, Canada
BC On-Farm Technology Adoption Program
Grant and FundingClosed
British Columbia, Canada
Cost-shared funding for B.C. farmers adopting new technologies
Eligible Funding
  • From $300 to $150,000
  • Up to 65% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
British Columbia, Canada
2 Billion Trees Program
Grant and FundingOpen
Canada
Funding for tree-planting projects
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Canada
Canada - UK 2024-2025 multisector collaborative industrial research and development
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada
Canada-UK collaborative R&D projects for commercialization potential
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
  • Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)TECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEINNOVATION
Canada
Alberta Innovates — Commercialization Associates Program
Grant and FundingClosed
Alberta, Canada
Wage subsidy for commercialization associate's salary in Alberta
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 75% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATION
Alberta, Canada

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Canada-Japan Corporate Co-innovation Program
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Canada
Canadian-Japanese SME co-innovation for global value chain access
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Manufacturing
  • Transportation and warehousing
  • Information and cultural industries
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COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Canada
Technology Funding
Grant and FundingOpen
Alberta, Canada
Money for innovative technology projects
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
  • Utilities
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Alberta, Canada
Active Communities Initiative
Grant and FundingOpen
Alberta, Canada
Supports developing and improving public community sport and recreation facilities
Eligible Funding
  • From $50,000 to $1,500,000
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
Alberta, Canada
Canadian Experiences Fund (CEF)
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada
Canadian Experiences Fund supports innovative tourism projects expansion
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 100% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
  • Accommodation and food services
  • Other services (except public administration)
  • Public administration
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONCONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION
Canada
NGen — Advanced Manufacturing Technology Program
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
Canada
Funding collaborative projects for transformative advanced manufacturing in Canada
Eligible Funding
  • From $600,000 to $3,200,000
  • Up to 40% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEHUMAN RESOURCESINNOVATIONDIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Canada

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PacifiCan — Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative — Indigenous Stream
Grant and FundingClosed
British Columbia, Canada
Funding to recover Canada’s Indigenous-led aerospace sector in British Columbia
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONINNOVATION
British Columbia, Canada
SSRIA – Innovation Fund
Grant and FundingClosed
Alberta, Canada
Accelerate low-carbon solutions in building construction and operations through substantial funding and industry collaboration
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 70% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Construction
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATECONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION INNOVATION
Alberta, Canada
Manitoba — Export Development Program (EDP)
Grant and FundingOpen
Canada
Support for SMEs to participate in export-related activities
Eligible Funding
  • From $2,000 to $30,000
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATION
Canada
Inclusive Diversification and Economic Advancement in the North — Not-For-Profit
Grant and FundingOpen
Canada
Funding for economic development in Northern Canada
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
INNOVATION
Canada
NGen — Cluster Accelerator Program
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada
Strengthen Canada's advanced manufacturing ecosystem
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 150% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEHUMAN RESOURCESINNOVATION
Canada

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Agri-Industry Development & Advancement — Business Development (Agricultural Organizations and Associations)
Grant and FundingOpen
New Brunswick, Canada
Development funds for New Brunswick agri-industry groups
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
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COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEHUMAN RESOURCESINNOVATION
New Brunswick, Canada
Toronto Circular Food Innovators Fund
Grant and FundingOpen
Toronto, Ontario
Supports Toronto businesses in implementing reusable foodservice systems
Eligible Funding
  • From $5,000 to $35,000
  • Up to 75% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Accommodation and food services
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Toronto, Ontario
INOVAIT Pilot Fund
Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario, Canada
Funding for AI-integrated image-guided therapy commercialization projects
Eligible Funding
  • From $100,000 to $150,000
  • Up to 3333% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
  • Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)TECHNOLOGY
Ontario, Canada
Alberta Innovates — R&D Associates Program
Grant and FundingWage Subsidies And InternsOpen
Alberta, Canada
Wage subsidy for an R&D associate in Alberta
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 25% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Alberta, Canada
Alberta Innovates — Strategic Networking and Development Program
Grant and FundingOpen
Alberta, Canada
Funds Alberta tech-events up to $25,000 for innovation
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
Eligible Industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGY
Alberta, Canada

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Small Distillery Program
Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario, Canada
Supports Ontario small distilleries' business expansion and job creation
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONBUSINESS BUYOUT
Ontario, Canada
OMIF —  Live Music
Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario, Canada
Funding to support live music experiences in Ontario
Eligible Funding
  • minCount2
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
Ontario, Canada
Community Participation Funding Program (CPFP)
Grant and FundingOpen
Canada
Supports Indigenous engagement in marine transportation development
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
Eligible Industries
  • Transportation and warehousing
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Canada
Regional Development Fund — Regional Development Program
Grant and FundingOpen
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Funding for regional development in Newfoundland and Labrador
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 25% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONINNOVATION
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Évolution-Compétences — Innovation and knowledge component
Grant and FundingOpen
Quebec, Canada
Fosters innovative solutions to workforce skill development
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 100% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
INNOVATION
Quebec, Canada

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Listen, Hear Our Voices — Small projects
Grant and FundingOpen
Canada
Funding to digitize heritage related documentary
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 100% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
Types of eligible projects
Canada
Small Business Support Program — Entrepreneur Development Fund
Grant and FundingClosed
Kugluktuk, Nunavut
Financing for business training and aftercare in Nunavut
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Retail trade
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
  • Accommodation and food services
  • Other services (except public administration)
Types of eligible projects
BUSINESS BUYOUT
Kugluktuk, Nunavut
Lab Services Incentive Program (LSIP)
Grant and FundingOpen
Alberta, Canada
Alberta's pilot program enhancing lab access for tech developers
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 60% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
  • Utilities
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
  • Educational services
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEINNOVATION
Alberta, Canada
Tourism Development Fund (TMF)
Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario, Canada
Non-capital funding to develop innovative tourism products and support tourism investment in Ontario.
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
  • Accommodation and food services
Types of eligible projects
INNOVATION
Ontario, Canada
AFA — Artist Manager Program Funding
Grant and FundingOpen
Alberta, Canada
Funding for Alberta musicians' professional development at CMI
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 100% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
Alberta, Canada

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INVEST North Program — Investment — Launch Stream
Grant and FundingOpen
Ontario, Canada
Financial aid to start a business in Northern Ontario
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Construction
  • Manufacturing
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONCONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Ontario, Canada
Ontario Creates-CMF — IDM Futures Forward Program
Grant and FundingClosed
Toronto, Ontario
Funding for early-stage digital media project development
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 75% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
Types of eligible projects
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Toronto, Ontario
CFI — John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF)
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada
Strategic investment for research excellence and infrastructure development
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 30% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
  • Educational services
  • Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGYCONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION HUMAN RESOURCESINNOVATION
Canada
Eastern Ontario Development Fund (EODF) — Business project loans
Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario, Canada
Loans to grow or expand in eastern Ontario
Eligible Funding
  • From $500,000 to $500,000
  • Up to 15% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Ontario, Canada
Canada United Small Business Relief Fund
Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario, Canada
Grant supports small businesses' COVID-19 operational adjustments
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Retail trade
  • Other services (except public administration)
  • Public administration
Types of eligible projects
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Ontario, Canada

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Intellectual Property Ontario
Grant and FundingOpen
Ontario, Canada
Funding support for Ontario-based SMEs in tech and innovation sectors
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 80% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
  • Manufacturing
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)TECHNOLOGY
Ontario, Canada
Musicaction — Musical Showcases – Stream 3 - National Showcase and Tour
Grant and FundingOpen
Canada
Supports francophone artists' international exposure and career development
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 75% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
Canada
Native Women’s Association of Canada — National Apprenticeships Program
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada
Get funding to train new workers
Eligible Funding
  • From $10,000 to $20,000
Eligible Industries
  • Construction
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
Canada
Yukon Venture Loan Guarantee Program
Grant and FundingOpen
Yukon, Canada
Yukon business loan guarantee
Eligible Funding
  • From $10,000 to $100,000
  • Up to 65% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
BUSINESS BUYOUT
Yukon, Canada
CAAIN — Livestock Innovation Program 2025
Grant and FundingOpen
Canada
Funding for innovation in Canadian livestock technology and research
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 40% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)TECHNOLOGYINNOVATIONDIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Canada

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Innovative Solutions Canada - Vehicle theft prevention
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada
Promotes innovation to prevent vehicle theft in Canada
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
Eligible Industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Canada
Musicaction — International Commercialization – Stream 2 - Career development in a target market
Grant and FundingOpen
Quebec, Canada
Program supports international promotion and career development activities
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATION
Quebec, Canada
Transal —  Consortium TIC
Grant and FundingOpen
Quebec, Canada
Supports digital transition through technical expertise adjustments
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 15% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Quebec, Canada
General Business Loans
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
Ontario, Canada
Financing for business development in Two Rivers, Ontario
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 90% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATION
Ontario, Canada
Regional Quantum Initiative in British Columbia
Grant and FundingOpen
British Columbia, Canada
Supports quantum product commercialization in British Columbia
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
  • Educational services
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEINNOVATION
British Columbia, Canada

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Food Security and Supply Chain Fund
Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario, Canada
Supports agri-food sector resilience and workforce development in Ontario
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGYHUMAN RESOURCESINNOVATION
Ontario, Canada
Alberta Innovates — International Technology Partnership Program
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
Alberta, Canada
Support to de-risk the commercialization of innovative technology in Alberta
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 100% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGY
Alberta, Canada
Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) – Concepts
Grant and FundingOpen
Alberta, Canada
Accelerates Alberta health innovation with digital solutions
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
Eligible Industries
  • Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYINNOVATIONDIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Alberta, Canada
Competitiveness Consulting Rebate
Grant and FundingOpen
British Columbia, Canada
Money for consulting projects in Northern B.C
Eligible Funding
  • From $2,000 to $30,000
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
  • Utilities
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
INNOVATION
British Columbia, Canada
Alberta Export Expansion Program (AEEP)
Grant and FundingOpen
Alberta, Canada
Funding for Alberta exporters attending international trade events
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONDIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Alberta, Canada

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Revitalising and developing business establishments in the city centre
Grant and FundingClosed
Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Downtown business space revitalization and development grants
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Retail trade
Types of eligible projects
CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION
Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Alberta Innovates — Digital Innovation in Clean Energy (DICE)
Grant and FundingClosed
Alberta, Canada
Accelerate digital innovation to drive job creation, reduce emissions, and enhance energy efficiency
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)TECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEINNOVATIONDIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Alberta, Canada
Innovation PEI Small Business Assistance
Grant and FundingClosed
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Money for small business improvement in PEI
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATION
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Racialized and Indigenous Supports for Entrepreneurs (RAISE)
Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario, Canada
Support for racialized and Indigenous entrepreneurs in Ontario
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
Eligible Industries
  • Retail trade
  • Accommodation and food services
Types of eligible projects
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Ontario, Canada
Small Business Support Program — Small Business Opportunities Fund
Grant and FundingClosed
Nunavut, Canada
Funding to start or grow a business in Nunavut
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Retail trade
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
  • Accommodation and food services
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
Nunavut, Canada

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Made in Saskatchewan Technology Program (MIST)
Grant and FundingClosed
Saskatchewan, Canada
Contract opportunities for SK technology companies
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 80% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Saskatchewan, Canada
OVIN — C/AV and Smart Mobility — Stream 1
Grant and FundingOpen
Ontario, Canada
Funding for autonomous vehicles and smart mobility technologies
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Transportation and warehousing
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Ontario, Canada
Artificial Intelligence Behaviour Monitoring Solution
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada
Accelerate small business R&D with comprehensive financial support and commercialization pathways.
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
Eligible Industries
  • Public administration
Types of eligible projects
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)
Canada
CAAIN — 2024 Smart Farm Network Competition
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada
Develop smart farm networks for Canadian agtech innovation
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 40% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEINNOVATION
Canada
Grow Ontario Market Initiative
Grant and FundingOpen
Ontario, Canada
Grow Ontario Market Initiative funds agri-food market expansion
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Manufacturing
  • Wholesale trade
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATION
Ontario, Canada

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Life Sciences Scale-Up Fund (LSSUF)
Grant and FundingOpen
Ontario, Canada
Supports SMEs in commercializing and scaling life sciences innovations
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 33% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYCONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION INNOVATION
Ontario, Canada
Innovation Guelph  —  Rhyze Up! Program
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Ontario, Canada
Expertise and leadership to assist women entrepreneurs
Eligible Funding
  • From $200,000 to $10,000
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONINNOVATIONDIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Ontario, Canada
Honorific grants 2024 — Entreprendre ici
Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec, Canada
$25,000 grants for ethnocultural immigrant entrepreneurs in Quebec
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
INNOVATION
Quebec, Canada
Innovation and Development Labour Rebate Program
Grant and FundingOpen
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Tax credit for development and commercialization in Prince Edward Island (PEI)
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONHUMAN RESOURCESINNOVATION
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Skills for Success Program — Training and Tools Stream
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada
Funding for foundational and transferable skills training and development
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCESDIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Canada

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MTRIC — Start Program
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
Quebec, Canada
Advance metal transformation processes and products
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 70% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEINNOVATION
Quebec, Canada
The Low Carbon Economy Fund - Implementation Readiness Fund
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada
Support for deploying GHG emissions reduction technology projects
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Public administration
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEHUMAN RESOURCES
Canada
Launch Lab — Entrepreneurs In Residence (EIR)
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Ontario, Canada
Assistance for technology based businesses in Southern Ontario
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Ontario, Canada
Big Future Innovation Grant
Grant and FundingOpen
Alberta, Canada
Alberta innovation grants for eligible small businesses
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
INNOVATION
Alberta, Canada
Yukon Tourism Training Fund
Grant and FundingClosed
Yukon, Canada
Funding for tourism industry training in Yukon
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 75% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Accommodation and food services
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
Yukon, Canada

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NBIF — Corporate Cleantech Innovation Fund
Grant and FundingClosed
New Brunswick, Canada
Supporting CleanTech innovation in New Brunswick businesses
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 20% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
  • Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEINNOVATION
New Brunswick, Canada
Ville de La Tuque — RRF stream 4 - Support for vitality
Grant and FundingOpen
La Tuque, Quebec
Vitalization support in regional and rural areas, 2020-2026
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Retail trade
  • Accommodation and food services
  • Other services (except public administration)
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ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
La Tuque, Quebec
CQRDA — PARTENAR-IA — Academic
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Chicoutimi, Quebec
Funding for Quebec R&D collaborations in AI, using aluminium
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 40% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)
Chicoutimi, Quebec
Tourism Growth Program in southern Ontario
Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario, Canada
The Tourism Growth Program provides $108 million over 3 years to support local tourism businesses and not-for-profits.
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
Ontario, Canada
Community Tourism Destination Development Fund
Grant and FundingClosed
Yukon, Canada
Funding for sustainable tourism development in Yukon
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 75% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
  • Accommodation and food services
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONCONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION INNOVATION
Yukon, Canada

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OCI — Innovating Digital Health Solutions (IDHS)
Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario, Canada
Promotes digital health tech partnerships for improved patient care
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
TECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Ontario, Canada
Tourism Growth Program in Atlantic Canada
Grant and FundingOpen
Nova Scotia, Canada
Supporting tourism growth in Atlantic Canada through strategic investments
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 15% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Accommodation and food services
Types of eligible projects
Nova Scotia, Canada
EUREKA!
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
Canada

EUREKA!

Funds for international R&D projects
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
  • Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Canada
OCI — ENCQOR 5G Technology Development (SME) Program
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingWage Subsidies And InternsClosed
Ontario, Canada
ENCQOR 5G SME Program for Ontario technology development
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 100% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Ontario, Canada
Tourism Growth Program in British Columbia
Grant and FundingClosed
British Columbia, Canada
Invests strategically in British Columbia's tourism sector growth
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 15% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
  • Accommodation and food services
  • Other services (except public administration)
  • Public administration
Types of eligible projects
British Columbia, Canada

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Agri-Land Accessibility and Enhancement
Grant and FundingOpen
New Brunswick, Canada
Funding for the development of farmland in New Brunswick
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
New Brunswick, Canada
ACOA — Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative
Grant and FundingOpen
Nova Scotia, Canada
Funding to recover Atlantic aerospace sector
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 100% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)TECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEINNOVATIONDIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Nova Scotia, Canada
PacifiCan — Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative (ARRI)
Grant and FundingClosed
British Columbia, Canada
Funding to recover Canada’s aerospace sector in British Columbia
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 100% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
British Columbia, Canada
Economic Development Capacity Building
Grant and FundingClosed
British Columbia, Canada
Financial incentive for local governments' economic development activities
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
British Columbia, Canada
OCI — Ready 4 Market (R4M)
Grant and FundingOpen
Ontario, Canada
Ontario pre-seed fund for early-stage tech start-ups
Eligible Funding
  • From $500,000 to $250,000
Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
  • Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Ontario, Canada

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Business Planning, Skills Development and Agriculture Education
Grant and FundingOpen
New Brunswick, Canada
Agriculture business planning and skills development in New Brunswick
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 80% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYHUMAN RESOURCESINNOVATION
New Brunswick, Canada
Adjustment Services
Grant and FundingOpen
New Brunswick, Canada
Funding to support human resource management
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Educational services
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
New Brunswick, Canada
CanNor — IDEANorth
Grant and FundingOpen
Nunavut, Canada
IDEANorth promotes Northern economic diversification and development
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 80% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYCONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION INNOVATION
Nunavut, Canada
OTF — Capital Grant
Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario, Canada
Funding to enhance and upgrade Ontario community facilities and spaces
Eligible Funding
  • From $10,000 to $200,000
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
  • Other services (except public administration)
  • Public administration
Types of eligible projects
CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION
Ontario, Canada
Canada - Manitoba Job Grant
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada
Money for employee training in Manitoba
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 75% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
Canada

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Child Care Operating Funding (CCOF) - Base Funding
Grant and FundingOpen
British Columbia, Canada
Financial support for BC family and group child-care providers
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
British Columbia, Canada
Advancing Agri-Food Processing
Grant and FundingOpen
New Brunswick, Canada
New Brunswick agri-food product development funding
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 30% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
INNOVATION
New Brunswick, Canada
NGen — AI For Manufacturing Challenge 2024
Grant and FundingArchived
Canada
Support the commercialization of AI/ML solutions in Canadian manufacturing
Eligible Funding
  • From $1 to $2,100,000
  • Up to 35% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Canada
PROMPT — PARTENAR-IA
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingArchived
Quebec, Canada
Funding for Quebec innovative collaborations in AI for ICT
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
  • Educational services
  • Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)
Quebec, Canada
Career Launcher Apprenticeship Program
Grant and FundingArchived
Canada
Financial incentive for employers in construction and manufacturing
Eligible Funding
  • From $5,000 to $10,000
Eligible Industries
  • Construction
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION HUMAN RESOURCES
Canada
PRIMA — PARTENAR-IA — Academic
Grant and FundingArchived
Montreal, Quebec
Funding for Quebec R&D collaborations in AI for advanced materials
Eligible Funding
  • maxCount2
  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)
Montreal, Quebec
The Artificial Intelligence innovation funding program (PIIA) - Part 2 : SMEs
Grant and FundingArchived
Quebec, Canada
AI Innovation Funding Program for Quebec Businesses
Eligible Funding
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  • Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Manufacturing
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
  • Other services (except public administration)
Types of eligible projects
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)TECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
Quebec, Canada

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