Business Expansion Grants for 2026
Boost your business expansion with targeted grants available in 2026.
1223 opportunities available
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 FundingClosed
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
Grant and FundingOpen
QEPD — Diversify your economy - CED (QC)
Money to develop local economy and tourism in Quebec
Grant and FundingOpen
Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) — Prairie Provinces
Supports Prairie businesses impacted by trade tariffs and disruptions
Other SupportExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
Indigenous Women’s Entrepreneur Program
Supporting Indigenous women with business financing and training
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
Innovation continuum
Supports innovation development and commercialization in Quebec’s strategic sectors
Grant and FundingOpen
PrairiesCan — Black Entrepreneurship Program (BEP) Ecosystem Fund in the Prairie provinces
Supports Black-led nonprofits delivering entrepreneurship ecosystem services
Grant and FundingClosed
Ontario Creates Book Fund
Supports Ontario-based book publishers in business and marketing development
Grant and FundingClosed
CED Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative
Funding to recover Quebec's aerospace sector
Grant and FundingClosed
Call for projects – Technology showcase
Supports Sherbrooke businesses showcasing innovative industrial technologies
Loans and Capital investmentsClosed
Biomed Propulsion Program
Life sciences financing for Quebec growth companies
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
Trade Disruption Customer Support program
Financing support for agri-food businesses affected by trade
Grant and FundingClosed
Project Grant Program
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH)
Supports innovative health research projects across all career stages
Grant and FundingOpen
Regional Defence Investment Initiative (RDII) in the Prairie provinces
Supports Prairie organizations integrating into defence supply chains
Grant and FundingClosed
AcceleratiON Program
Supports Black and Indigenous-owned music businesses in Ontario
Grant and FundingClosed
Recyc-Québec — Beverage Container Recycling — Stream 1
Funding for projects to manage used beverage containers
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Grant and FundingClosed
Recyc-Québec — Beverage Container Recycling — Stream 3
Support for beverage container reuse and recycling
Grant and FundingClosed
VRQ call for projects
Funding for technology maturation projects from select Quebec institutions
Grant and FundingClosed
Research Support Fund
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Supports Canadian postsecondary institutions with federally funded research administration
Grant and FundingOpen
Alberta Innovates — Agriculture & Environment (AE) Program
Support for sustainable agriculture and environmental innovation
Grant and FundingClosed
Grains Innovation Fund
Supports innovation and market growth for Ontario grain projects
Expert AdviceOpen
Regional export promotion organizations (ORPEX)
Export help in your region in Quebec
Grant and FundingOpen
Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) — Southern Ontario
Supports southern Ontario businesses impacted by international trade disruptions
Grant and FundingOpen
PME MTL — Innovation, productivity, and sustainable development fund
Subsidizes innovation and sustainability projects in Montréal businesses
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
International Technology Pilot and Demonstration Program — Cleantech (Global Markets)
Supports Canadian SMEs piloting cleantech with international partners
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
Contributions in support of Indigenous Economic Development
Supports Indigenous economic development through coordinated federal funding partnerships
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Digital Health Innovation Fund
Supports collaborative digital health innovation and data-driven research
Grant and FundingClosed
Call for projects SOVAR
Funding for technology maturation in Quebec public research institutions
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Valorization in RNA
Supports the advancement and commercialization of RNA technologies in Quebec
Grant and FundingOpen
Small business mitigation for drugs and medical devices
Reduced fees for small businesses on health product reviews
Grant and FundingClosed
Business Scale-up and Productivity in British Columbia
PacifiCan's BSP supports high-growth business innovation and scale-up
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
PROMPT — Artificial intelligence
Supports Quebec businesses in collaborative artificial intelligence innovation projects
Grant and FundingOpen
Côte-Nord Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2026 – Festivals and Events
Support for tourism festivals and events in Côte-Nord
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
Customized Export Development Training Program
Customized export training for Northern Ontario firms
Grant and FundingOpen
PSIT — EPRTNT 2026 – Festivals and Events
Support for sustainable, innovative tourism festivals and events
Grant and FundingOpen
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Festivals and Events
Support for regional tourism festivals and events
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceClosed
Capital Access Advisory Program (CAAP) — Building Companies
Support for health science companies raising capital
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
Laval Tourism — EPRTNT 2025-2027 – Festivals and Events
Supports Laval tourism festivals and events development
Other SupportGrant and FundingOpen
Support Fund for Businesses in La Mitis (FAEM)
Financial support to help La Mitis businesses grow and perform
Grant and FundingClosed
Interactive Digital Media Fund — Production
Archived support for interactive digital media projects
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Grant and FundingOpen
Non-refundable contributions
Supports Indigenous business start-up, growth, and planning activities
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
RCM Vallée-Du-Richelieu — Creavenir
Support and financing for young entrepreneurs in Vallée-du-Richelieu
Grant and FundingClosed
Women Entrepreneurship Fund (WEF)
Supporting women entrepreneurs in growth and market opportunities
Grant and FundingOpen
INVEST North Program — Innovation Stream
Innovation Stream supports new technology development in Northern Ontario
Grant and FundingOpen
OVIN — Electric Vehicle (EV) — Stream 1
Money for electric vehicle related technologies
Expert AdviceOpen
The Foodpreneur Scale-Up Program
Support for high growth food businesses in Southwestern Ontario
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceClosed
Singapore fintech - Canadian Technology Accelerator
No-cost business development support for Canadian fintech entering Singapore
Grant and FundingClosed
Arts Across Canada — Public Outreach
Grant for arts and architecture professionals
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
Canada–Germany 2026 Quantum collaborative industrial research and development call for proposals
Supports Canada–Germany quantum R&D partnerships for commercialization
Grant and FundingOpen
Indigenous Initiatives Fund IV
Supports economic, social, and community projects for Indigenous peoples
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceWage Subsidies And InternsClosed
PRIMA — PARTENAR-IA — Industry
AI innovation support for Quebec business consortia
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
SMART Cluster's 9th call for proposals – advanced manufacturing
Supports international advanced manufacturing R&D collaborations for innovative SMEs
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Electric Vehicle (EV) — Stream 2
Ontario EV co-investment for technology development
Other SupportOpen
Alizés Awards
Awards recognizing Canadian agri-food export excellence and innovation
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Innovation program — Call for mobilizing projects on the development of tomorrow's transport technologies
Funding for collaborative aerospace innovation projects
Expert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Portneuf — Joint Investment Fund FLI/FLS
Joint financing for business growth and succession
Grant and FundingClosed
Musicaction — Support for emerging artists – Production assistance
Canadian grant for emerging artists' digital music production
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Génome Québec — Genomics Integration Program – Human Health
Proof-of-concept funding for human health genomics
Grant and FundingOpen
SODEXPORT — Component 2.1: Support for business opportunities and promotion abroad
Supports Quebec music businesses expanding and promoting internationally
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Genomics integration program – Agriculture and biofood, forestry and environment
Supports partnerships integrating genomics into agriculture, forestry, and environment solutions
Grant and FundingOpen
Laval Économique — Collective Entrepreneurship Fund
Financial aid for non-profits and cooperatives launching in Laval
Expert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC La Côte-de-Beaupré — Microcredit Fund – Microcredit Côte-de-Beaupré / Charlevoix
Microcredit for local entrepreneurs
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Tax CreditsOpen
Ontario Production Services Tax Credit (OPSTC)
Refundable tax credit for Ontario film and TV production
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
DEL — Commercialization Loan
Supports business commercialization and market entry activities
Loans and Capital investmentsClosed
SODEC — Support for television production – Production value bonus
Boosts Quebec TV series for international markets
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Les Moulins — FLI/FLS
Investment fund supporting business startup and expansion phases
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Joliette — Local investment and solidarity funds (FLI and FLS)
Investment support for economic development in Joliette
Grant and FundingClosed
Laurentides Tourism — Regional Partnership and Digital Transformation Agreement in Tourism (EPRTNT) – Festivals and events
Supports regional festivals and events for tourism development
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
Local investment fund (FLI)
Ministère de l'économie, de l'innovation et de l'énergie du Québec (MEIE), Gouvernment of Québec, MRC de Coaticook
Loans for entrepreneurs in Quebec
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
MRC La Matanie — Community Development Program - Special Collaborations Stream
Support for structured community projects
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Xecs – electronic components and systems Call 5 call for proposals
Funding for international collaborative R&D in electronic components and systems
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Beauce-Sartigan — Beauce-Sartigan Agricultural Microcredit Fund
Interest-free microloans for agricultural businesses
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
RCM de la Vallée-Du-Richelieu — Futurpreneur Canada
Funding, mentorship, and support for young business founders
Grant and FundingClosed
SODEC — Support for innovative initiatives
Support for Quebec cultural innovation projects
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Caniapiscau — Joint FLI/FLS investment
Funding for Quebec businesses and economic initiatives
Expert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
MRC Rimouski-Neigette — Local Investment Fund
Financing for business growth and succession
Grant and FundingOpen
IP financing - Associate members of CAI
Funding support for IP strategy in data-driven cleantech SMEs
Grant and FundingClosed
Prix innovation en alimentation
Recognizes outstanding innovation and creativity in the agri-food sector
Grant and FundingOpen
Saguenay Promotion — FRR – Business Support
Supports business startup, acquisition, expansion, and succession projects
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
The Quantum Technologies innovation funding program
Collaborative quantum R&D support for Quebec businesses
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
RCM de la Vallée-Du-Richelieu — Local investment funds (FLI)
Business financing for startups, growth, and succession in Vallée-Du-Richelieu
Grant and FundingWage Subsidies And InternsOpen
FedNor — Economic Development Initiative (EDI)
Funding for Northern Ontario Francophone economic development
Grant and FundingOpen
Génome Québec — Commercialization Priming
Early-stage support for translating discoveries into commercial products
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Kamouraska — Project Emergence Program (PEP)
Non-repayable financial aid up to $5,000 for eligible projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Nordic Incubator-Accelerator — Stream 2 — Financial Assistance
Support for northern tourism projects
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