Business Expansion Grants for 2026
Boost your business expansion with targeted grants available in 2026.
1223 opportunities available
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Grant and FundingClosed
Business Incubation & Commercialization Grant Program
Funding for Toronto incubation and commercialization programs
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Xecs call 4 – electronic components and systems
Collaborative ECS R&D funding for SMEs
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
First Citizens Fund — Business Loan Program
Business loans for Indigenous entrepreneurs in British Columbia
Grant and FundingClosed
Nova Scotia Seafood and Agriculture Strategic Investment Fund
Supports transformative, innovative projects in Nova Scotia's seafood and agriculture
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Canadian Cleantech for Mining Mission to Australia and Indonesia
Supports Canadian cleantech mining innovators expanding into Australia and Indonesia
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationArtificial Intelligence (AI)TechnologyEnvironment and ClimateInnovation
Grant and FundingClosed
Trade Commissioner Service — CanExport Associations
Funding for industry export expansion activities
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
ÉCLO Regional Fund – Stream 3
Supports regional businesses in market diversification and international expansion
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Grant and FundingClosed
Woolwich Way Tourism Funding Streams
Funding for tourism projects and marketing materials
Expert AdviceOpen
CCC — U.S. DoD Prime Contractor
Assistance for Canadian companies to access the U.S. Department of Defense (US DoD)
Grant and FundingClosed
Indigenous Economic Development Fund — Business and Community Fund
Government of Ontario, Ontario Ministry of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation
Grants for Ontario Indigenous businesses, communities and organizations
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
Geniuses in business
Entrepreneurial competition supporting student innovation and commercialization skills
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
PRIMA — Call For Projects In Artificial Intelligence And Quantum Technologies
Funding for collaborative AI and quantum projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Sustainable New Agri-Food Products & Productivity Program — New Products
Funding for innovative northern Ontario agri-food projects
Tax CreditsOpen
Ontario Book Publishing Tax Credit (OBPTC)
Refundable support for Ontario book publishers
Grant and FundingOpen
JEDI — Aboriginal Development Fund — Business and Entrepreneurship Development
Money for New Brunswick First Nation entrepreneurs
Researchers And FacilitiesGrant and FundingClosed
Canada Impact+ Research Infrastructure Fund (CIRIF)
Supports research infrastructure for top researchers
Other SupportOpen
Solutions for Small Business — Direct Mail Savings
Volume-based direct mail discounts
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
OCI — Ready 4 Market (R4M)
Co-investment for Ontario technology start-ups
Grant and FundingClosed
BCAC — Arts Circulation and Touring – Organizations
Supports arts circulation and touring activities
Grant and FundingClosed
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Demonstration (EVID) Program
Funding for innovative EV and hydrogen infrastructure
Grant and FundingOpen
Innovation and Development Labour Rebate Program
Supports innovation and development labour costs
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AgriStability
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Government of Canada, Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC), Agricorp, La Financière agricole (FADQ), Aquaculture and Fisheries (NB)
Insurance to protect farming operations
Grant and FundingClosed
Supporting Artistic Practice — Literary Publishing Projects
Funding for Canadian literary publishing projects
Wage Subsidies And InternsClosed
BioReady™ Paid Internship Program
Salary support for hiring BioReady talent
Grant and FundingClosed
Creative Industries Fund in Nova Scotia
Creative industry global growth funding in Nova Scotia
Grant and FundingOpen
JEDI — Aboriginal Development Fund — CED
Money for New Brunswick First Nation community economic development
Grant and FundingClosed
SODEC_Lab Immersion Cannes 2026
Support for Québec emerging film producers at Cannes
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Grant and FundingClosed
Schulich Leader Scholarship
STEM scholarships for entrepreneurial-minded graduates
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
CMF-Quebecor — Fund Intellectual Properties Intended for International Markets Production Support Program
Funding for Quebec productions targeting international markets
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Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
CLEAR Operating Grant
Funding for innovative dementia research
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
CMF-SODEC — Corporate Financial Program for Television Production
Funding for Quebec animated series prototyping
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Trade Mission Support Program
Support for trade missions and buyer visits
Grant and FundingOpen
Economic Development Fund — Tier 2
Funding for medium-sized business projects in Yukon
Grant and FundingOpenClosing Soon
Publishing Marketing and Discoverability Fund
Funding for Ontario publishers to grow discoverability
Other SupportExpert AdviceClosed
MomentumPI – Intellectual property support
Intellectual property strategy support for Quebec-based innovative startups
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
INOVAIT Pilot Fund
Collaborative AI-driven image-guided therapy funding
Grant and FundingOpen
CALQ — Professional Development
Supports professional development for Québec artists and curators
Grant and FundingClosed
Sustainable New Agri-Food Products & Productivity Program — Clean Tech in Agri-Food
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor), Rural Agri-Innovation Network (RAIN)
Funding for agri-food innovation in northern Ontario
Grant and FundingClosed
SODEXPORT Program – Promotion of Quebec Illustrated Children's Books and Comic Books at the 2026 Gothenburg Book Fair
Support for Quebec book promotion abroad
Grant and FundingClosed
Indigenous Cannabis Business Fund — Community Planning & Engagement
Funding for Indigenous cannabis projects in British Columbia
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
NRC — Aerospace Research Centre
Aerospace R&D support for industry and partners
Grant and FundingClosed
Piscataqua Region Artist Advancement Grant Program
Support for visual artists’ career growth
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Other SupportExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
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Financing for business startup and growth
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Grant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
Microcrédit Charlevoix - Fund for women entrepreneurs
Microloans for business start-up and digital growth
Other SupportExpert AdviceOpen
ACCLR Info entrepreneurs — Business services
Business support services for company growth
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpenClosing Soon
Call for Research Projects on the Brain
Funding for collaborative brain research projects
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
Bioindustrial Innovation Canada
Commercialization support for sustainable SMEs
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Alberta Innovates — Clean Resources
Fosters economic growth, environmental sustainability, and innovation
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Financial support for students - research and education on Quebec
Support for Quebec studies and academic outreach
Tax CreditsOpen
Oil and Gas Processing Investment Incentive
Transferable tax credits for value-added processing
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Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
SheBoot Founder Readiness Webinar Series
Webinars to prepare start-up founders for SheBoot
Grant and FundingClosed
Territorial and sectoral development program — Stream 2.3
Funding for Quebec fisheries and aquaculture projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Programme de soutien à la diffusion des connaissances sur le Québec
Support for activities promoting Quebec knowledge
Grant and FundingOpen
Community Opportunity Readiness
Supports First Nation and Inuit communities' economic development initiatives
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
Atlantic Canada Travel Trade Market Readiness Program
Advice for tourism operators in Atlantic Canada
Grant and FundingClosed
Alberta Media Fund — Cultural Industry Organizations Grant
Government of Alberta, Alberta Ministry of Arts, Culture and Status of Women (ACSW), Alberta Media Fund
Grant for cultural projects by Alberta-based producers
Researchers And FacilitiesGrant and FundingClosed
PSC Partners Canada Annual Research Grant Program
Funding for innovative PSC research projects
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
WinterTech Development
Funding for winter mobility technology development
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingOpen
OVIN — TalentEdge Fellowship
Funding for automotive and smart mobility fellowships
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Canada–UK 2023-24 critical minerals sustainability and circularity
Canada-UK critical minerals R&D support
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingArchived
Alberta Innovates — International Technology Partnership (ITP) Program
Support to de-risk the commercialization of innovative technology in Alberta
Grant and FundingClosed
Nunavut Filmmakers Funding — Short Film Fund
Funding for emerging Nunavut short film projects
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceOpen
NRC — Advanced Electronics and Photonics Research Centre
Collaborative R&D in quantum and photonics
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Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Cryo-CLEM Labels RFA
Supports one-year cryo-CLEM imaging probe development
Grant and FundingClosed
NGen — Sustainable Manufacturing Challenge
Collaborative funding for sustainable manufacturing projects
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Charlevoix-Est — Business Support
Support for creating and sustaining businesses in Charlevoix-Est
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Other SupportGrant and FundingClosed
Knowledge Mobilization Fund
Support for ocean research knowledge mobilization
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Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Advancing Imaging Through Collaborative Projects
Collaborative funding for imaging technology adoption
Expert AdviceOpen
Farm Debt Mediation Service
Free mediation service helping insolvent Canadian farmers negotiate debt arrangements with creditors
Other SupportExpert AdviceOpen
Innovator Membership Program
Business support for innovative entrepreneurs
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationOpen
NRC — Printable Electronics - Ottawa research facility
Applied research for printable electronics solutions
Tax CreditsOpen
Saskatchewan Petroleum Innovation Incentive (SPII)
Supports oil and gas innovation projects
Other SupportGrant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Quebec International — Selling and Exporting — Set your sights on the world
Support for companies expanding into new markets
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceOpen
AC:Incubate
Incubation support for early-stage tech startups
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
DEL — Loan for Growing Collective Enterprises
Financing for growing collective enterprises
Grant and FundingClosed
Musicaction — Support for Indigenous Entrepreneurs
Support for Indigenous music businesses
Grant and FundingOpen
Official Languages Economic Development Initiative in Quebec — Not-for-profit
Supports economic growth in official language minority communities
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
MRC Deux-Montagnes— Regional and Rural Fund (FRR) – Stream 2
Funding for local and regional development projects
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
BDC Financing — Newcomer Entrepreneur Loan
Loans for immigrant entrepreneurs
Grant and FundingClosed
SODEC — Production support
Selective funding for Quebec audiovisual production
Grant and FundingOpen
Food Product Development Assistance
Funding for food product and process development
Grant and FundingArchived
ERACM program - Business support: assistance and financing
Business funding and support for innovation projects
Grant and FundingWage Subsidies And InternsClosed
Canada Book Fund Publishers Business Development — Business Planning — Aboriginal or Official Language Minority Firms
Financial support for book publisher business planning
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Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Measuring Metabolism Across Scales
Support for collaborative metabolism research across scales
Expert AdviceOpen
YMCA Business Planning Program
Start-up business planning help in Newfoundland and Labrador
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Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Implementation of Synthetic Biology Principles in Immunology
Synthetic biology research for immunology
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
SADC Shawinigan — Flexiprêt for women
Financing for women entrepreneurs in part-time businesses
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceClosed
NBIF — CleanTech Accelerator Program
Free CleanTech accelerator support for New Brunswick startups
Grant and FundingOpen
Alberta Export Expansion Program (AEEP)
Funding for Alberta exporters attending international trade events
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