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.

Assistance program for setting up offices in Old Saint-Jean

Civil Remedies Grant Program

MRC Joliette — Business Assistance Fund (FAE) – Stream 2

SADC Lac-St-Jean Ouest — Youth Strategy Fund

Protein Industries Canada — Strengthening the Canadian Supply Chain Program

Energy Innovation Program — Clean Fuels and Industrial Fuel Switching

Indigenous and Northern Initiatives Fund

CMF — Indigenous Program

Quebec International — International recruiting

Vancity Unity Women Entrepreneurs Program

DEPS — Local Investment Fund

Business Accelerator Loan Program (BALP)

AFA — Artists and Education Funding

Heritage Preservation Partnership Program - Research Grants

EJ4Climate: Environmental Justice and Climate Resilience

Social Enterprise Research Grants

International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)

Fonds local d’investissement

Community Donations

Musicaction — Musical Showcases – Stream 3 - National Showcase and Tour


Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) – Market Access

FTQ — Business Financing

Capital project: Retrofit of existing municipal buildings

Increasing Deadstock Capacity Initiative
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Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP)

Foodpreneur Start-Up Seminars


Protecting habitats

Business Façade Development Program

Francophone economic development in British Columbia

Art and Culture Grants

PacifiCan — Jobs and Growth Fund — Not-for-profit

Non-Competitive Grants

Innovation Canada — Innovation Advisors in MB

Thriving Indigenous Systems Fund (TISF)

Museums Assistance Program — Indigenous Heritage

FTQ — Local Funds

Community Enhancement Program — Broadband and Cellular Expansion Projects

Calgary Flames Foundation - Community Grant Program

SODEC — Assistance for businesses in the arts and crafts sector — Stream 4

Manitoba — First Jobs Fund

CBDC Drive

Tourism Business Development Fund (TBDF)


Shine Across Canada and Internationally

SOCCA — Term loan for Indigenous businesses

CBDC Self Employment Benefit Program

ELLA Ascend
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Fonds Développement La Mitis - Regional Fund


Social Development Fund of the City of Trois-Rivières


Royal Business Operating Line of Credit

Canada Arts Presentation Fund (CAPF) — Programming: Presenter Support Organizations

Resilient Communities Fund

Nova Scotia Farm Loans

Beneficial Management Practices (BMP)


Saskatchewan Critical Minerals Innovation Incentive (SCMII)

Desjardins — Agriculture loans and financing

Creating, Knowing and Sharing — Small-Scale Activities

Clean Foundation — Green Jobs

Strategic Funds - Media Arts Equipment Acquisition Fund

Alberta Innovates — Energy Storage and Minerals

Training tax credit for employers

Canada Growth Fund (CGF)

Civil Forfeiture Grant Program - Gender-Based Violence

Ontario tax credit for manufacturing and processing

Atuqtuarvik Corporation Financing

City Grant Program - Health, Social and Safety

Career-Ready with CTMA — Expanding Opportunities

British Columbia Arts Council Funding

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Main Street Revitalization – Planning Program

Self-Employment Program (Nova Scotia)


CRIBIQ-BIOnext

Desjardins — Bridge financing

Limestone Trucking Assistance Program

Cultural industries — Financial assistance

Community Workforce Response Grant — Community Response Stream

ArtStarts in Schools Society - Artists in the Classroom (AIC) Grants for Schools

United Way Hastings & Prince Edward Inc. - Community Impact Fund


Private Archives Support Program

New Mobility Assistance Program (NOMO) – Stream 1


The Community Foundation of Prince Edward Island - PCU Impact Fund

Accord D Business financing

Support for Entrepreneurs and Economic Development (SEED) — Community Economic Development

Tourisme Côte-Nord — EPRTNT – Structuring the tourism offer

Short-Term Loans and Line of Credit

Invest Nova Scotia — Acceleration Initiatives

Financial assistance program for regional service units in the areas of recreation, sports, outdoor activities, and physical activity (PAFURS)

AgriCommunication Program

2023 Open Call: Automation, Digital Technologies, and Demonstration in Agri-Food Production
