Business Expansion Grants for 2026
Boost your business expansion with targeted grants available in 2026.
1223 opportunities available
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Grow Ontario Market Initiative
Grow Ontario Market Initiative funds agri-food market expansion
Grant and FundingOpen
City of Lévis — Quebec Business Access Network
Quebec supports entrepreneurs with unified regional business services
Expert AdviceOpen
Alberta Innovates — Technology Development Advisors (TDA)
Free advice for Alberta tech SMEs
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Grant and FundingClosed
Grant Application Process
Research funding process for Angelman syndrome projects
Grant and FundingOpen
Organic Industry Development — Increasing Market Competitiveness
Funding to help Prince Edward Island organic businesses increase market share
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
Export 4.0 program — Advanced and Intelligent Technologies
Supports Quebec businesses in expanding with advanced technologies
Expert AdviceOpen
Innovation Canada — Innovation Advisors in SK
Personalized advisory services for innovators in Saskatchewan
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsArchived
Aboriginal Business Loans — Youth and Womens Loans
Loans for Indigenous youth and women entrepreneurs in Atlantic Canada
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesExpert AdviceOpen
NRC — Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre
Photonic device fabrication services
Partnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceOpen
Humami Center — A structured approach to innovation and commercialization based on the specific needs of institutions
Supports Quebec companies innovating and commercializing for institutional markets
Grant and FundingClosed
ERA — Advanced Materials Challenge
Funding for advanced materials and low-emissions innovation
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Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Grants for industry development
Funding for short-form fiction industry development
Grant and FundingArchived
Regional development agencies: COVID-19 support
Support for businesses affected by COVID-19
Grant and FundingClosed
Support for Entrepreneurs and Economic Development (SEED) — Entrepreneur Support
Funding for entrepreneurs in the Northwest Territories
Loans and Capital investmentsClosed
NBIF Venture Capital Fund
Venture capital for high-risk, growth oriented New Brunswick companies
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
LRCC — Metis Women Entrepreneurship Program
Financing for Métis women-led businesses in Manitoba
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
BDC Financing — Indigenous Entrepreneur Loan
Loan for Indigenous entrepreneurs
Other SupportOpen
EDC — Account Performance Security Guarantee
Free up collateral held against a standby letter of credit
Grant and FundingOpen
Official Languages Economic Development Initiative in Quebec — For-profit
Funding for Quebec SMEs promoting official languages
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Research & Development Partnership Fund (R&D PF)
Co-investment for Ontario mobility technology R&D
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
CBDC Social Enterprise Loan
Loans for social enterprises in Atlantic Canada
Grant and FundingOpen
Artist to Market Program (AMP)
Supports NWT artists to sell work at external markets
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Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Industry Advancement Grant
Funding for Alberta transportation industry projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Nova Scotia Talent Trust Scholarship
Scholarship support for emerging Nova Scotia artists
Grant and FundingOpen
Arts Across Canada — Circulation and Touring
Supports touring and exhibitions connecting Canadian artists with wider audiences
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingWage Subsidies And InternsClosed
OCI — Critical Industrial Technologies initiative (CIR)
Support for Ontario critical technology innovation
Expert AdviceOpen
Accelerate Program for Quebec Emerging Companies
Support for Therapeutics, Med-Tech and Digital Health innovators
Grant and FundingClosed
Support for Entrepreneurs and Economic Development (SEED) — Sector Support Capital Expansion Incentive
Money for capital purchases in the Northwest Territories
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
BDC Financing — Small Business Loan
Flexible financing for small business operations and growth initiatives
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Grant and FundingTax CreditsClosed
City of Elliot Lake Community Improvement Plan (CIP)
Municipal incentives for business and property improvements
Expert AdviceOpen
Innovation Canada — Innovation Advisors in NB
Personalized advisory services for innovators in New Brunswick
Grant and FundingOpen
PacifiCan — Regional Economic Growth through Innovation — Regional Innovation Ecosystems
Funding to support business growth in British Columbia
Expert AdviceOpen
Advisory Services Program — Component 1 - Support for the use of advisory services by businesses
Supports business access to expert advisory services
Grant and FundingOpenClosing Soon
Market Opportunities and Diversification Program
Funding for agricultural market expansion
Grant and FundingOpen
Export Funding NB
Money to enhance export marketing for New Brunswick businesses
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Grant and FundingClosed
Addressing neglected areas of sexual and reproductive health and rights in sub-Saharan Africa (ANSRHRA)
Funding for gender-transformative SRHR research
Grant and FundingClosed
PacifiCan — Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative — Indigenous Stream
Funding to recover Canada’s Indigenous-led aerospace sector in British Columbia
Grant and FundingOpen
Research Grants on Education: Large
Supports rigorous education research projects for educational improvement
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
Team Grant: Funding Research for Evidence in School Food and Health (FRESH)
Research funding for school food evidence
Expert AdviceOpen
BDC Advisory Services — Financial Management
Guidance to better manage your cash flow
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationOpen
Prairie Agtech Validation Program
Supports prairie agtech validation with producers and research experts
Grant and FundingClosed
Value-adding Equipment Program
Funding for agricultural and agri-food businesses in Nova Scotia
Grant and FundingOpen
Support for festivals in the Greater Montréal region
Support for internationally oriented festivals in Greater Montréal
Grant and FundingClosed
Gen AI Call for Projects
Supports collaborative generative AI projects improving operational productivity in Canada
Grant and FundingOpenClosing Soon
Book Publishing Production Grant - Book Publishers’ Stream
Funding for Saskatchewan book publishing projects
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Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
Southern Ontario Fund for Investment in Innovation (SOFII)
Funds for innovative SMEs in southern Ontario
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Grant and FundingClosed
Canada Book Fund Support for Organizations — For-Profit
Funding for projects in the book industry
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
VERGE Capital — Startup Fund
Loans for social enterprises in Southwestern Ontario
Grant and FundingClosed
Small Business Support Program — Sustainable Livelihood Fund
Funds for tourism, arts & crafts and harvesting sectors in Nunavut
Researchers And FacilitiesExpert AdviceOpen
NRC — Wind tunnel testing facility
Large-scale wind tunnel testing facility
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceOpen
NRC — Research Aircraft Fleet
Research aircraft support for aeronautical testing
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
Côte-de-Beaupré AGRO Fund
Financing support for agricultural businesses
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Advancing Hydrogen – Competition 1
Funding for hydrogen innovation projects in Alberta
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationOpen
Collaborative research and development projects
Canadian SMEs R&D collaboration with foreign entities funding program
Grant and FundingOpen
Alberta Innovates — Product Demonstration Program
Voucher for advanced stage development in Alberta
Grant and FundingClosed
Alberta Innovates — Bitumen Beyond Combustion (BBC) Program
Supports non-combustion oil sands technologies
Grant and FundingOpen
Creative Entrepreneurship Program
Resources for Cape Breton Island and Mulgrave, Nova Scotia, craft entrepreneurs
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
Support program for the development of reserved designations and promotional terms — Component 3
Support for certification of designated products
Grant and FundingClosed
CREW Network Foundation Scholarship Program
Scholarships for future commercial real estate professionals
Grant and FundingOpen
Manitoba — Incoming Buyer Program
Supports hosting international buyers in Manitoba
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
ESSOR – Component 4: Supporting the internationalization of companies
Supports Quebec companies in global supply chain integration
Grant and FundingOpen
Regional Development Fund — Regional Development Program
Funding for regional development in Newfoundland and Labrador
Grant and FundingOpen
Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP)
Genomic Applications Partnership Program funds genomics-derived R&D projects
Tax CreditsClosed
New Small Business Tax Deduction
Tax credit for newly incorporated Nova Scotia businesses
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Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingArchived
NGen — Cluster Building Project
Funding for collaborative advanced manufacturing clusters
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Alberta Innovates — Tech2Farm
Supports Alberta SMEs to commercialize innovative agri-tech solutions
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
ÉCLO Regional Fund – Stream 2
Supports market diversification and economic development for local businesses
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Grant and FundingClosed
Global call for research concept notes: climate-smart livestock systems
Funding for climate-smart livestock research
Loans and Capital investmentsClosed
Evol — Conventional start-up loan
Startup financing for eligible Québec businesses
Grant and FundingClosed
Fund to stimulate international business tourism – Stream 2 - Carrying out canvassing activities
Funding for international business tourism development
Grant and FundingOpen
Canadian Fish and Seafood Opportunities Fund
Funding for fish and seafood businesses
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Other SupportGrant and FundingOpen
Strategic Investments Program — Nunavut Economic Foundations Fund
Funding for Nunavut economic development
Other SupportOpen
Business Link — Market Research Services
Research services for small businesses in Alberta
Grant and FundingClosed
Canadian Experiences Fund (CEF)
Canadian Experiences Fund supports innovative tourism projects expansion
Expert AdviceOpen
OBIO — Early Adopter Health Network (EAHN)
Partnerships for Canadian health technology companies
Tax CreditsOpen
Gasoline Competition Assistance Program
Commission for gasoline and propane sold in Saskatchewan
Grant and FundingClosed
Ascension competition
Pitch competition supporting early-stage entrepreneurs in Quebec City
Expert AdviceOpen
Business Retention and Expansion Program
Newfoundland and Labrador business check-up
Grant and FundingClosed
Call for innovative projects in artificial intelligence: collaborative industrial research and support for innovative entrepreneurship
Supports Quebec businesses innovating and commercializing artificial intelligence technologies
Grant and FundingClosed
Musicaction — Support for presenters, promoters and venues – pilot program
Supports Canadian artists with concert promotion and risk management
Expert AdviceClosed
Consulting Services Program 2023-2028 (Agriconseils Network)
Funding for agricultural consulting services
Loans and Capital investmentsClosed
Evol — Conventional loans for women entrepreneurs
Loan fund for women entrepreneurs focused on sustainable development
Grant and FundingOpen
Innovation and Business Development Fund
Financing for oil and gas projects in NL
Other SupportGrant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
AEBHS — Programme d'aide financière aux entrepreneurs (FIE)
Financing for business growth and succession
Grant and FundingClosed
Digital Health Sandbox
Accelerates digital health technology adoption in Alberta clinical settings
Grant and FundingClosed
Expérience compétences mondiales
Supports international study and work abroad experiences
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