Grants and Funding in Canada for 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.

Small Business Loan Guarantee Program

Multi-Year Grants

NRC — Canadian Centre for Housing Technology

Grant for research on the social participation of persons with disabilities

Presentation of the support program for promotional organizations
Graduate Student Award - Verna M. Lefebvre

Agri-Food Energy Cost Savings Initiative

Financial assistance — Ecocharge

CleanBC — Commercial Vehicle Pilots Program

SADC Lac-St-Jean Ouest — Flexiprêt Fund

Wickerson Foundation Fund for Educational Leadership and Universal Design

Building Retrofits Initiative

Tourism Development Fund (TDF)


COVID-19 Relief Pennsylvania Statewide Small Business Assistance Program

Medium to Large-Scale Festivals Program

Highly Affected Sectors Credit Availability Program (HASCAP)

Certified Green Building Loan

Emerging Innovators Challenge

Efficiency Nova Scotia — Custom Energy Retrofits

ArtStarts in Schools Society - Artists in Education (AIE) Grants for School Districts

Professional cultural organizations - Outdoor exhibitions

OTF — Family Innovations Scale Grant
Resource for Youth (Patricia J. Hames) Award

Term Loans
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SADC Shawinigan — SADC Fund

Conversion of natural gas heating to dual-energy

Funding for First Nations with claims at the Specific Claims Tribunal of Canada

FedDev — Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative – Adoption Pillar 2 – Businesses

Property Tax Reduction Development Incentive Program

Pierre Péladeau Scholarships



EDC — Performance Security Insurance

AgriMarketing Program — National Industry Associations

Fonds Écoleader — Biodiversity – Component 1: Businesses


Fonds Écoleader — Biodiversity – Component 2 : Group of companies

Arts Across Canada — Translation

Professional cultural organizations - Mise en valeur du patrimoine par les arts

Business Development Program — Commercial Component


Eastern Ontario Development Fund (EODF) — Community economic development projects

Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Rebates

MRC Manicouagan — Manicouagan Cultural Fund
Lead Financial Incentive Program


OVIN — Content Partnerships Program

Programme de subventions communautaires
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Discover the latest Canada government grants and funding opportunities tailored to businesses, nonprofits, and individuals. Explore a wide range of Canadian grants for businesses and projects in agriculture, health, and education.

Startup Zone Resident Company Program

Asset Based Lending

Inter Pipeline Cares (iCare) Fund
Events and Youth Initiatives

Undergraduate Research Summer Studentships

Community, Youth & Cultural Funding Program

Wellborn Ecology Fund - School-based Project Grants

Agri-Tech Innovation Initiative : Stream 3 – Agri-Tech Energy Costs Savings

Accreditation program for private archives

Community Energy Conservation Program

UFA Agricultural Community Foundation - Major Partnerships
Commercial Energy Audit Program

Trade Commissioner Service — Canada Tariff Finder

ID Gatineau — Economic Diversification Fund

BDC — Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP) Loan

Black-led Philanthropic Endowment Fund

Grants and Community Support Program

Manitoba manufacturing investment tax credit

UFA Agricultural Community Foundation - Rural Communities Grant

Business Accelerator Loan Program

BCAC — Arts Infrastructure Program


Reshaping Energy Systems
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Yvonne L. Bombardier Visual Arts Scholarship Program

Planning and Dissemination Grants – Institute/Initiative Community Support (ICS)

Building Communities through Arts and Heritage - Legacy Fund


Arts et lettres de Montréal - Territorial partnership - Ecoresponsibility and sharing

UINR 2025 Science, Technology & Natural Resources Scholarships

Support for Entrepreneurs and Economic Development (SEED) — Sector Research Support

Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities (CERRC)

Designation of Institutions and Public Authorities Program

OAC — Media Artists Creation Projects

Commercial Deep Energy Retrofit Program
Grenfell Campus Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards

MRC La Vallée-de-l’Or — Regions and Rurality Fund – Component 4 – Vitalization


Grants to Youth Organizations


Access Program (Recreation Fee Assistance)

NADF — Client Support & Advisory Services

Lorne and Evelyn Johnson Foundation Grants

St. John Ambulance Mental Health Literacy Grant

Palette Skills — Hire Faster, Hire Better

Alberta Innovates — Summer Research Studentships
