Business Expansion Grants for 2026
Boost your business expansion with targeted grants available in 2026.
773 opportunities available
Grant and FundingOpening Soon
PSCE – Component 2
Non-repayable funding to support SMEs’ export market diversification
Grant and FundingOpenClosing Soon
CanExport GAC-Led Delegations
Cost-sharing support for SMEs joining GAC-led trade delegations
Tax CreditsOpen
Research, Innovation and Commercialization Tax Credit (CRIC)
Refundable tax credit for Quebec business R&D and precommercialization
Grant and FundingOpen
SCALE AI — Acceleration
Supports Canadian AI startups and SMEs focused on value chains
Grant and FundingOpen
Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF)
Federal support for large-scale innovative business and network projects
Grant and FundingSuspended
Individual Market Access Support (SIAM)
Market Access Support for Quebec Food Processors
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
NGen — AI For Manufacturing Challenge (AI4M)
Funding for collaborative AI-driven advanced manufacturing projects in Canada
Grant and FundingClosed
Support for biofood exports - individual projects
SEB supports Quebec agri-food market expansion outside Quebec
Grant and FundingOpen
Manitoba — Export Development Program (EDP)
Supports Manitoba SMEs to expand exports through trade events
Loans and Capital investmentsClosed
Financing to respond to the offensive of new tariffs and for initiatives for resilient and exporting companies (FRONTIERE)
Supports Québec exporters impacted by new U.S. tariffs
Expert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
Panorama Program
Supports export diversification with financial services and expert guidance
Grant and FundingClosed
Creative Export Canada (CEC) — Export-Ready Stream
Funding for Canadian creative industry exports
Grant and FundingOpen
CanExport SMEs
Supports Canadian SMEs’ export activities in new international markets
Grant and FundingOpen
Export and cultural visibility support program
Financing for Quebec cultural exports
Grant and FundingOpen
Mitacs Accelerate International
Funding to collaborate with international researchers
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationWage Subsidies And InternsOpen
Mitacs Accelerate
Connect organizations with academia for research and innovation collaboration
Grant and FundingOpening Soon
International outreach — Travel
Empower Canadian artists and arts organizations to expand global connections and opportunities
Tax CreditsOpen
Tax holiday for a new business created to commercialize intellectual property
Tax credit for commercialization of intellectual property (IP) in Quebec
Expert AdviceOpen
NRC IRAP Support for Intellectual Property
IP Advisory services for your innovations
Grant and FundingClosed
Creative Export Canada (CEC) — Export Development Stream (EDS)
Canadian Creative Export supports global market expansion for creative industries
Grant and FundingOpening Soon
PSCE – Component 1
Supports Quebec businesses in strategic supply chain integration
Grant and FundingClosed
NovaScience Program — Support for the position of innovation and commercialization manager
Ministère de l'économie, de l'innovation et de l'énergie du Québec (MEIE), Government of Canada, Gouvernment of Québec
NovaScience fund supports creating innovation and commercialization roles
Grant and FundingOpen
Canada Pavilion Program
Supports Canadian exporters at major international food trade shows
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Grant and FundingOpen
Protein Industries Canada — Technology Leadership
Funding for collaborative projects on plant protein
Grant and FundingClosed
REGI — Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSP) - Northern Ontario
Funds to accelerate business growth in Northern Ontario
Grant and FundingOpen
AgriAssurance Program – National Industry Association Component
Supports industry-led assurance systems for Canadian agriculture exports
Grant and FundingOpening Soon
PSCE – Component 3
Support for Large Enterprises in Their Structural Projects on International Markets
Grant and FundingOpen
AgriInnovate Program
Repayable contributions for agri-sector innovation projects
Grant and FundingOpening Soon
Strategic Funds and Initiatives — Market Access Strategy
Funds for official-language minority community artists
Grant and FundingOpening Soon
Arts Across Canada — Representation and Promotion
Travel funds for incorporated arts organizations
Grant and FundingOpen
Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program
Funding for agriculture and agri-food industry support organizations
Tax CreditsOpen
Incentive deduction for the commercialization of innovations (IDCI)
Reduced tax rate for Quebec-based commercialization of innovations
Other SupportExpert AdviceSuspended
Offensive Tr@ns Num
Accelerating business growth through strategic innovation coaching
Grant and FundingOpenClosing Soon
MEDTEQ+ — AVISÉ program
Funding for validation and evaluation of innovative health technologies
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
REGI — Business Scale-up and Productivity — CED (QC) – Private sector
Financing to accelerate growth in Quebec
Grant and FundingOpening Soon
Arts Abroad — Circulation and Touring
Funding for international arts touring and exhibition
Grant and FundingOpen
Aboriginal Business Financing Program - Private Project
Funds for First Nations entrepreneurs in Quebec
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
Starter Company Plus
Government of Ontario (ON), Grey County Business Enterprise Centre (BEC), Community Futures Peterborough (CFP), Municipality of Chatham-Kent, Invest Ottawa, Enterprise Renfrew County (ERC), Halton Region Small Business Centre
Supports Toronto entrepreneurs with training, mentorship, and business funding
Grant and FundingClosed
CanExport Innovation
Supports Canadian R&D partnerships with international partners
Grant and FundingOpen
CED — Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative
Supports AI technology development and adoption by Canadian SMEs
Expert AdviceOpen
Ontario Food Exports — Services for Exporters
Government of Ontario (ON), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness (OMAFRA)
Food and beverage industry export help in Ontario
Grant and FundingClosed
Support program for positioning Quebec alcohol in the SAQ network
Supports Quebec alcoholic beverage producers in the SAQ network
Other SupportOpen
CCC — Global Bid Opportunity Finder (GBOF)
Discover opportunities with governments around the world
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
Canada Small Business Financing Loan (CSBFL)
Innovation Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Government of Canada, ATB Community Foundation (ATB)
Canadian program improves small business financing access
Grant and FundingOpen
Program to support research and development of products made from reused and recycled end-of-life tires
Supports innovative projects using recycled end-of-life tires
Grant and FundingOpen
SODEC — Support for promotion and distribution – Component 1b
Promotes and distributes Quebecois and underrepresented foreign films
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Grant and FundingOpen
REGI — Business Scale-up and Productivity — CED (QC) — Not-for-profit
Funding for business innovation and growth through CERI program
Grant and FundingOpen
Social Economy Support Fund
Non-repayable financial aid supporting social economy projects in Mauricie
Grant and FundingClosed
Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) – Atlantic Canada
Supports Atlantic Canadian SMEs impacted by international trade tariffs
Grant and FundingClosed
Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) — Quebec
Support for Quebec manufacturing SMEs impacted by international tariffs
Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario Creates Magazine Fund — Diversity Enhancement Stream
Funding for Ontario magazine business growth
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada Periodical Fund — Business Innovation
Funding for innovation in periodical publishing
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
Production program — Indigenous stream
Funding for Canadian feature film production
Grant and FundingOpenClosing Soon
Global Market Development Fund — Film and Television
Funding for international market development activities
Grant and FundingClosed
Global Market Development — IDM Fund
Supports international market development for Ontario IDM companies
Grant and FundingClosed
Global Market Development for Music Managers
Funding for Ontario music managers’ market expansion
Researchers And FacilitiesGrant and FundingClosed
Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration Program
Funding for critical mineral projects
Grant and FundingOpenClosing Soon
Global Market Development Fund – Book
Supports international market development for book publishers
Grant and FundingOpen
FedDev Ontario — Economic Development Initiative (Southern Ontario) — Not-For-Profit
Assistance for Francophone projects in southern Ontario
Grant and FundingClosed
Music management and publishing assistance
Supports Quebec music managers and publishers in career development
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpenClosing Soon
Fabrication Process Development Challenge
Supports development and commercialization of Canadian semiconductor fabrication processes
Other SupportExpert AdviceOpen
ExploreIP
Find Intellectual Property available for licensing or collaboration
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
Regional Economic Growth through Innovation (REGI) — Business Scale-up and Productivity — ACOA
Financing to accelerate growth in Atlantic Canada
Grant and FundingOpen
Innovative Solutions Canada — Challenge Stream for innovators
Supports Canadian SMEs developing innovative solutions for government challenges
Grant and FundingClosed
Promotional assistance for music and entertainment companies
Supports promotion and marketing for Quebec music and entertainment companies
Grant and FundingClosed
INVEST North Program — Investment — Grow Stream
Financial help to grow a business in Northern Ontario
Grant and FundingClosed
Support program for economic development projects (PAPDE) — Component 2 : Support for the development of strategic sectors and regions
Support the economic development of strategic sectors and regions
Grant and FundingClosed
CMF — Innovation & Experimentation Program
Canadian digital media innovation and experimentation funding program
Grant and FundingClosed
SODEC — Support for book and publishing companies – Component 1
Funding for Quebec book publishers
Grant and FundingOpen
Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (RAII) for Northern Ontario
Funding AI commercialization and adoption in Northern Ontario businesses
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Grant and FundingClosed
Le Fonds d’initiatives locales (FIL) Village
Financial support for local socio-economic and cultural projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Canada Periodical Fund – Collective Initiatives
Funding for Canadian periodical industry initiatives
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSP) in the Prairie provinces
Repayable support for prairie high-growth business scale-up
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
Production program — English market budgets under $3.5M
Support for Canadian feature film production
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpenClosing Soon
Production program — English market budgets of $3.5M+
Funding for Canadian feature film production
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
MEDTEQ+ — PARTENAR-IA — Industry
Funding for collaborative AI healthcare projects
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
CRIAQ — INNOV-R
Collaborative R&D funding for GHG reduction
Grant and FundingClosed
AI Compute Access Fund
Supports Canadian SMEs in accessing advanced AI compute resources
Grant and FundingOpen
Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) — British Columbia
Supports B.C. businesses adapting to tariff-related trade disruptions
Grant and FundingOpen
Technology Maturation Program – PSOv2d
Supports technology development and validation for Quebec research institutions
Grant and FundingOpen
Regional Defence Investment Initiative in Atlantic Canada
Funding for Atlantic businesses integrating into defence supply chains
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
PME MTL — Call for projects : Innovation
Supports innovative business projects accelerating technology adoption in Montréal
Grant and FundingClosed
Cyber Security Innovation Network
Supports pan-Canadian cyber security research, commercialization, and talent development
Grant and FundingOpen
EDC Trade Impact Program
Supports Canadian exporters with comprehensive financial solutions
Grant and FundingOpen
BC Agriculture and Food Export Program
Cost-shared funding for agrifood export market development outside British Columbia
Grant and FundingOpen
Strategic sectors
Supports collaborative innovation projects in Quebec strategic technology sectors
Grant and FundingOpenClosing Soon
Harnessing Agriculture for Research, Value-add Environmental Solutions, and Technology (HARVEST)
Support for Canadian agri-food clean biotechnology commercialization
Grant and FundingOpen
Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) — Northern Ontario
Supports tariff-impacted Northern Ontario SMEs for productivity and growth
Loans and Capital investmentsClosed
Call for investments VRQ
Supports Quebec research-based startups in early-stage company development
Grant and FundingWage Subsidies And InternsClosed
Canada Book Fund - Support for Organizations
Supports marketing and infrastructure for Canadian book organizations
Grant and FundingOpen
Future Fuels Challenge
Annual competitive funding for low-emission fuel technology commercialization projects
Loans and Capital investmentsClosed
CANtrade™
Flexible financing supporting Northumberland business growth and market expansion
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
CRIAQ International
Supports international collaborative aerospace R&D commercialization projects
Grant and FundingOpen
Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) — Northern Canada
Supports Northern Canadian businesses facing trade-related challenges
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