Grants and Funding in Canada in 2026
Find Canadian grants, loans, and tax credits that match a real project
Canada offers a wide mix of grants, tax credits, loans, and contribution programs for businesses and non-profits working on hiring, commercialization, export, digital transformation, equipment, clean technology, artificial intelligence, and community-impact projects. This 2026 guide helps you quickly understand which funding paths are most relevant based on the project you are actually trying to move forward.
Instead of treating funding as a generic list of programs, use this page to compare the most common Canadian options by project type, eligibility, and timing. Whether you are growing a business, launching a new initiative, or preparing a major investment, the goal is to help you identify realistic programs and avoid the mistakes that most often weaken an application.

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Canada Arts Training Fund (CATF)

MAPAQ — Prime-Vert — Component 1.1.2

Youth Employment and Skills Program

Ecocamionnage Program — Technology acquisition component

Movable Cultural Property Grants

Regional Homebuilding Innovation Initiative (RHII) for Northern Ontario

Canada Public Transit Fund (CPTF)

On-road Transportation Decarbonization — R&D Projects

PME MTL — Industrial and sustainable development investment fund

CMF — Innovation & Experimentation Program


Ontario Anti-Hate Security and Prevention Grant (2025-26)

MAPAQ — Food Processing Program — Subcomponent 4.2 - Regional, sectoral and environmental challenges facing slaughterhouses and cheese dairies

Ecocamionnage Program — Acquisition of used heavy vehicles component

Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (RAII) for Northern Ontario

Development of E-Business Tax Credit Integrating Artificial Intelligence (CDAEIA)

Aid measure for the decarbonization of Quebec's industrial sector (MADI)

Innovation Program — Stream 1 – Support for innovation projects

Aboriginal Funds For Species At Risk (AFSAR)

Sport Support Program - Canadian Sport Centre (CSC))

Financial assistance program aimed at optimizing Quebec's network of eco-centers

Ontario Made Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit (OMMITC)

AEP - Food processing equipment operation

Aquatic Ecosystems Restoration Fund
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Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund

Support for innovation projects

Tax incentives for mining and exploration

Official Languages Support Programs

Accelerating the local climate transition - Component 2

Quebec City — Major projects

Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure (ZEVIP) — Delivery Organizations

Canada Book Fund Publishers Business Development — Business Planning

Theatrical documentary program

Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS)

Zero Emission Vehicle Awareness Initiative — Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles and Clean Fuels

Canada Periodical Fund – Collective Initiatives

OCI — Digital Modernization and Adoption Plan program (DMAP)

Digital Main Street – Digital Transformation Grant Program

Energy Innovation Program — Off-Site Construction Challenge

Rural Economic Development program — Economic Diversification and Competitiveness Stream

Investment and Growth Fund

International Association of Fire Fighters, Canada Hazardous Materials Training Initiative

Capital Retrofits

Energy Management Information Systems (EMIS)

Team Grant : Pan-Canadian Network: Emerging LHS in Perinatal Mental Health

Tax credit for an on-the-job training period

Canada Book Fund Publishing Support

Green Strategy Funding

Business case: Community Energy Systems
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Capital project: Organic Waste-to-Energy

MEDTEQ+ — PARTENAR-IA — Industry

CRIAQ — INNOV-R

Elevate Talent

InnovEnSol Program

Incentive Fund for Signage and Language Policies

Social economy enterprises — Digital transformation

AI Compute Access Fund

Financial assistance for businesses located in areas affected by major infrastructure projects

Apply for funding for Social Development Partnerships Program – Children and Families – Financial Empowerment of Low-Income People


Southwestern Ontario Development Fund — Community economic development projects

The Initiative for Sustainable Aviation Technology (INSAT)

National Adaptation Strategy & Hydrologic prediction and innovation

Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program (SREP) – Utility Support Stream

Youth Initiative to Combat Climate Change - Education and Awareness

Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) — British Columbia

Innovation Program — Stream 1 – Support for mobilising projects

APCHQ — Programme de formation Fiers et compétents

Laurentides Tourism — Regional Partnership and Digital Transformation Agreement in Tourism (EPRTNT) – Digital development of a company

Clean Tech Internships

EcoAction - Freshwater Sustainability and Innovation across Canada Stream

OTF — Community Building Fund – Capital Stream

OTF — Organizational Mentors

Technology Maturation Program – PSOv2d
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Digital Citizen Research Program - Joint Initiative for Digital Citizen Research

Canada Service Corps Program - Micro-grants Diversity stream

Trellis Micro-grants

Tax credit for retaining experienced workers (Code 107)

Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program (SREP) - Critical Regional Priorities (CRP) Stream

Regional Defence Investment Initiative in Atlantic Canada

PME MTL — Call for projects : Innovation

Cyber Security Innovation Network

Net Zero Accelerator Initiative

Supporting Artistic Practice — Literary Publishers

Trois-Rivières — Affordable Housing Development Support Program

EDC Trade Impact Program

BC Agriculture and Food Export Program

Purple Leash Project

CED — Black Entrepreneurship Program

Canada Music Fund - Collective Initiatives

Strategic sectors

PacifiCan — Black Entrepreneurship Program Ecosystem Fund in British Columbia


FTQ — Bioenergy

Circular Economy Fund

Harnessing Agriculture for Research, Value-add Environmental Solutions, and Technology (HARVEST)

Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) — Northern Ontario

Trade Diversification Corridors Fund (TDCF)
