Government Funding for Established Businesses
Access to funding is crucial for businesses, whether to launch a new project, innovate, or simply grow. In Canada, there are numerous grants and funding programs available to support businesses in their development. This support is provided by various levels of government, as well as private organizations and financial institutions. Understanding the available funding options, knowing how to obtain these grants, and preparing a solid business plan are essential steps to maximize your chances of success.

Tourism Innovation Program — Stream 1 - Call for proposals to support the development of innovative solutions
- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

MRC Drummond — Business Succession Program
- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 51% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Retail trade
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

First Nations and Inuit Employment Integration Program
- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- All industries

Financial assistance for tourism festivals and events — Stream 1
- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Youth Employment and Skills Strategy - Canada Summer Jobs Wage Subsidy
- No Condition
- Construction
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

REGI — Jobs and Growth Fund — CED (QC) — Indigenous stream
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Health care and social assistance

Indigenous Languages Program - Indigenous Languages Component - Multi-distinction and Indigenous Urban Organizations languages projects
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

MRC de D’Autray — FLI/FLS
- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

SODEC — Assistance for businesses in the arts and crafts sector — Stream 1
- Maximum amount : 35,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Remote First Nations Energy-Efficiency Program
- No Condition
- Utilities
- Construction

Canada Music Fund - Individual Initiatives
- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Financial support for northern initiatives
- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

MRC Abitibi-Ouest — Digital Transition Fund
- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Retail trade

MRC Beauce Sartigan — Young Promoters Fund (YP)
- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- All industries

Genomics Innovation to Commercialization Program
- From $300,000 to $900,000
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

MRC L’Île-d’Orléans — Regions and Rurality Fund
- Maximum amount : 35,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

MRC Rimouski-Neigette — Local Investment Fund
- From $10,000 to $150,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

MRC Joliette — Assistance fund for the establishment and start-up of structuring companies (FAIDES)
- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 3% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

MRC Les Etchemins — Call for projects: Signature innovation
- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

"Artère en transformation" : Subsidy for businesses
- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Retail trade

MRC Portneuf — Joint Investment Fund FLI/FLS
- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

MRC Bécancour — Business Support Fund (BSF)
- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

SODEXPORT — Component 2.1: Support for business opportunities and promotion abroad
- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Ontario Agri-food Research Initiative (OAFRIP)
- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Rural Vitality Fund – Automation and Digital Practices
- From $1,000 to $5,000
- Up to 10% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration
Tips to Maximize Your Chances of Obtaining a Grant
Obtaining a grant can be a powerful lever for the development of your business, but the competition is often fierce. To maximize your chances of success, it is essential to prepare a strong application, develop strategic collaborations, and use the funds obtained effectively to ensure sustainable growth. Here are some tips to help you navigate this process successfully.

Federal qualifying environmental trust (QET) tax credit
- Up to 15% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

MRC Caniapiscau — Joint FLI/FLS investment
- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

APCHQ — Apprenticeship job creation tax credit
- Maximum amount : 2,000 $
- Up to 10% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing

Grant for the renovation of facades facing a commercial artery
- From $20,000 to $50,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
- All industries

ACQ — Proud and Competent training program
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Construction

MRC Fjord-du-Saguenay — Entrepreneurship assistance and support fund (FASE)
- From $15,000 to $75,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Retail trade

Laval économique — Tech shift – Manufacturing
- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Manufacturing

Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Program (AEP) — Access to Capital
- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- All industries

Sherbrooke — Local investment and solidarity funds (FLI and FLS)
- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

- No Condition
- All industries

MRC Charlevoix — Support Fund for Start-up and Expansion
- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

MRC Les Etchemins — Local investment fund and local solidarity fund
- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

Grow the Herd Pilot Program
- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 5% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

MRC Bécancour - Local Investment Fund (FLI) - “General” component
- From $5,000 to $75,000
- Up to 10% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

Renewable Natural Gas Production Support Program — Stream 2
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities

Musicaction — National marketing – Stream 2 - Stage activities
- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

MRC La Jacques-Cartier — Young Promoters Fund (JP)
- Maximum amount : 9,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- All industries

DEPS — Young Promoters Fund
- Maximum amount : 6,000 $
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Funding program for cybersecurity innovation projects in Quebec – Certification stream
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Novoclimat – Small multi-unit building
- Maximum amount : 3,400 $
- Construction
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Health care and social assistance

MRC Papineau — Consultancy fund (FEC)
- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services

MTRIC — SI2TEC – Feasibility Studies
- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing

MRC La Vallée-de-l'Or — Local Investment Fund FLI – Succession Stream
- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 15% of project cost
- All industries
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MRC Témiscamingue — Youth Assistance Loan
- From $5,000 to $150,000
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

MRC Les Etchemins — Business support policy
- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- All industries

MRC d'Avignon — Local Investment Funds (FLI) and Local Solidarity Funds (FLS)
- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Existing Building Commissioning program
- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Utilities
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Recyc-Québec — Beverage Container Recycling — Stream 2
- Maximum amount : 2,000,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

MRC Portneuf — Sustainable Forest Management Program
- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

- From $10,000 to $50,000
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Call for innovation projects in agritechnologies
- Maximum amount : 2,000,000 $
- Up to 30% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

MRC L'Islet — Support fund for cultural cafés
- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

eCommerce North Tech Accelerator
- No Condition
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

BDC Financing — Equipment Purchase Loan
- Up to 125% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing

- No Condition
- All industries

Quebec Fisheries Fund — Infrastructure
- Maximum amount : 2,500,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

MRC La Matanie — Business Support Program (PAE)
- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Retail trade
- Accommodation and food services

MRC Lotbinière — FLS (Local Solidarity Fund)
- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- All industries

MRC Charlevoix-Est — Signature Innovation Fund
- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

PacifiCan — Regional Economic Growth through Innovation — Business Scale-Up and Productivity
- From $200,000 to $5,000,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries

Regional partnership and digital transformation agreement for tourism 2022-2025 – Studies and consulting services
- From $3,000 to $25,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Accommodation and food services

Training fund for employees in the construction industry
- No Condition
- Construction

MRC Les Moulins — Futurpreneur Canada
- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

Rail Transportation Infrastructure and Modal Integration Support Program — Part 3 — Studies
- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 66.67% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction

MRC Beauce-Centre — Propulsion Fund
- From $1,000 to $10,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Support for the apple-growing sector to improve profitability and agri-environmental practices
- Maximum amount : 600,000 $
- Up to 6% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

CAE Rive-Nord — Financing for businesses
- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade

MRC Portneuf — Financial Assistance Program for Heritage Restoration
- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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MRC Abitibi — The Local Solidarity Fund (FLS)
- From $5,000 to $35,000
- All industries

SODEXPORT — Component 5: Strategic initiatives
- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

- No Condition
- All industries

Mitis MRC — Regional and Rural Fund (RRF) - Component 1
- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Transportation and warehousing
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

ARBJ — Economic Development Infrastructure Program (PIDE)
- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 35% of project cost
- All industries

RCM de la Mitis — Component 3 : “Signature Innovation” Projects
- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Public administration

- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- All industries

Enabling Accessibility Fund – Youth Innovation Component
- Maximum amount : 12,000 $
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

MRC Joliette — Technology and Digital Transition Fund (FTTN) – Stream 2
- Maximum amount : 1,500 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- All industries

Sofiac — Risk-free energy transition
- No Condition
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

MRC des Chenaux — Economic Diversification Fund (FDÉ)
- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Enbridge Gas Quebec — Cash incentives – Innovation
- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

Regional partnership and digital transformation agreement for tourism 2022-2025 – Festivals and events
- From $60,000 to $15,000
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

MRC Beauce-Centre — Futurpreneur
- From $5,000 to $60,000
- All industries

Municipalité des Îles-de-la-Madeleine — Local Investment Fund (FLI) and Local Solidarity Fund (FLS)
- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

CAE Beauce-Chaudière — Quasi-Equity Loan
- From $100,000 to $300,000
- All industries

Zero Emission Vehicle Awareness Initiative — Light-Duty Vehicle — Not-for-profit
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Utilities
- Transportation and warehousing
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)

Estrie — FRR – Component 1
- Minimum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Applied Research and Development Grants — Industrial Partner
- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- All industries

MRC De D'Autray — Business Development Program
- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 10% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

Genomic Innovations: Energy and Environmental Solutions
- From $300,000 to $750,000
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Professional, scientific and technical services

MRC Arthabaska — Young Promoters Fund (FJP)
- Maximum amount : 8,000 $
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFW) — Positions in QC
- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade

MRC Beauce-Sartigan — Futurpreneur Canada
- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 10% of project cost
- All industries

Îles-de-la-madeleine — Business support policy (PSE)
- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- All industries