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.

FAQDD — Sustainable destination and concerted action — Component 2 - Support for the implementation of projects arising from a participative and concerted approach within the destination to promote responsible, sustainable tourism adapted to the context of climate change
Fonds d'action Québécois pour le développement durable (FAQDD)- No Condition
- All industries

Sustainable Growth Investment — Agri-Environmental Enhancement of Cultivated Land
La Financière agricole (FADQ)- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

MRC L'Islet — Fund to help architectural design companies conquer new markets
MRC de L'Islet- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Subsidy for companies to install electric charging stations
City of Montreal (MTL)- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

innovÉÉ — PSO
innovÉÉ- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Utilities
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Productivity - Small commercial companies
Quebec City- From $15,000 to $25,000
- Up to 35% of project cost
- All industries

PME MTL — Business Diversity Support Program for the Southwest
PME MTL- From $10,000 to $20,000
- Retail trade
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Transportez vert — Eco-driving Training
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing

MRC de Montcalm — New Entrepreneur Fund
MRC Montcalm- Maximum amount : 14,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

MRC L'Islet — Local Services Development Fund
MRC de L'Islet- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

MRC La Matanie — Community Development Program - Special Collaborations Stream
MRC La Matanie- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Retail trade
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

MRC Marguerite-D'Youville — FRR – Stream 2
MRC de Marguerite-D'Youville- No Condition
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Innovation in Quantum Technologies — Stream 1
Ministère de l'économie, de l'innovation et de l'énergie du Québec (MEIE)- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Financial assistance for workforce training in northern communities
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

AgriInvest
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Innovation Canada — Innovation Advisors in QC
Innovation Canada- No Condition
- All industries

MRC Marguerite-D'Youville — Local investment and solidarity funds (FLI and FLS)
MRC de Marguerite-D'Youville- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

Assistance program for venues
Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC)- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Bioenergies Program
Environnement Québec (MELCC)- From $10,000 to $5,000,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing

MRC Arthabaska — Futurpreneur Canada
MRC Arthabaska- Maximum amount : 60,000 $
- All industries

MRC Lotbinière — FLI (Local Investment Fund)
MRC de Lotbinière- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- All industries

Musicaction — Canvassing
Musicaction- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

MRC La Nouvelle-Beauce — Local investment and solidarity funds (FLI and FLS)
MRC de La Nouvelle-Beauce- From $10,000 to $250,000
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Funding program for cybersecurity innovation projects in Quebec – Innovation stream
PROMPT- Up to 25% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

Ministerial Initiative Agri-Environmental Compensation
La Financière agricole (FADQ)- From $1,500 to $50,000
- All industries
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.

Enbridge Gas Quebec — Cash incentives – Feasibility study
Enbridge Gas Quebec- Maximum amount : 2,500 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Real estate and rental and leasing

Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP) — Alberta
Genome Alberta- From $100,000 to $2,000,000
- Up to 33% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

Employment stabilization
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 6,500 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Tourism Relief Fund (TRF)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

PME MTL — Funds for Retail businesses
PME MTL- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Retail trade

MRC Marguerite-D'Youville — Business Support Fund – Stream 4
MRC de Marguerite-D'Youville- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 10% of project cost
- All industries

MRC Beaharnois-Salaberry — Signature Innovation Project (PSI)
MRC Beauharnois-Salaberry- Maximum amount : 1,584,870 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- All industries

Développement Vaudreuil-Soulanges — FSTE
Développement Vaudreuil-Soulanges- From $25,000 to $150,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

MRC Beauce-Centre — Succession Component
MRC Beauce-Centre- From $5,000 to $25,000
- Up to 25% of project cost
- All industries

MRC Collines-de-l'Outaouais — Festivals and Events Support Fund (FSÉF) – Component 2
MRC des Collines-de-l'Outaouais- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Compétivert — Funding Solution
Investissement Québec (IQ)- Minimum amount : 50,000 $
- All industries

MRC Beaharnois-Salaberry — Local Investment Fund (FLI)
MRC Beauharnois-Salaberry- From $5,000 to $150,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Tax Holiday for Foreign Researchers
Ministère de l'économie, de l'innovation et de l'énergie du Québec (MEIE)- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services

SADC Lac-St-Jean Ouest — Tourist Loan
SADC Lac-St-Jean Ouest- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

MRC La Nouvelle-Beauce — Créavenir
MRC de La Nouvelle-Beauce- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- All industries

DEL — Commercialization Loan
Développement économique de l'agglomération de Longueuil (DEL)- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Program to help Québec tourism activities, attractions and events go digital — Activities, attractions and events
Gouvernement du Québec- From $10,000 to $60,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

BDC Financing — Technology
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)- Maximum amount : 350,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Rio Tinto Aluminium Valley Fund
Société de la Vallée de l’Aluminium (SVA)- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing

MRC de Montcalm — FLI/FLS
MRC Montcalm- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

MRC La Côte-de-Beaupré — Local Investment Fund (FLI) – Succession Stream
MRC La Côte-de-Beaupré- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- All industries

SADC Shawinigan — Transfer Strategy Fund
SADC Shawinigan- From $10,000 to $50,000
- All industries

Federal foreign non-business income tax credit
Government of Canada- No Condition
- All industries

Génome Québec — Genomics Integration Program – Human Health
Génome Québec- From $50,000 to $200,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Health care and social assistance

MRC Rivière-du-Loup — Business Succession
MRC Rivière-du-Loup- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries
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Protein Industries Canada — Artificial Intelligence
Protein Industries Canada- Up to 45% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

Musicaction — National collective promotion
Musicaction- Maximum amount : 400,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Rouyn-Noranda — FLI Succession
City of Rouyn-Noranda- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 5% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

MRC Les Basques — Local Investment Fund (FLI) / Local Solidarity Fund (FLS)
MRC Les Basques- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

FACTOR funding for the sound recording industry
Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings (FACTR)- From $5,000 to $5,000
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Assistance program for Festivals, Events and Museum exhibitions
Tourisme Montréal- Minimum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 10% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Xecs – electronic components and systems Call 5 call for proposals
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Recyc-Québec — Beverage Container Recycling — Stream 3
Recyc-Québec- Maximum amount : 2,000,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

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

EHRC — Empowering Futures
Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC)- From $5,000 to $10,000
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

MRC du Granit — FLI
MRC du Granit- No Condition
- All industries

Nordic Incubator-Accelerator — Stream 2 — Financial Assistance
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 400,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Tourism establishment accessibility program
Kéroul- From $20,000 to $100,000
- Up to 65% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

MRC Maskinongé — Programme DÉPART
MRC de Maskinongé- No Condition
- All industries

MRC Maskinongé — RRF-stream 3 Signature innovation
MRC de Maskinongé- No Condition
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Ontario Automotive Investment Strategy (OAIS)
Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade (ON)- No Condition
- Manufacturing

Canada Accelerator and Incubator Program (CAIP)
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- Maximum amount : 5,000,000 $
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

Agricultural property tax credit program
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Next Generation of Jobs Fund
Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade (ON)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Utilities
- Manufacturing

Strategic Jobs Investment Fund (SJIF)
Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade (ON)- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance
- Health care and social assistance

MRC Domaine-du-Roy — Local Investment Fund (LIF)
MRC Domaine-du-Roy- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Rental Cost Assistance
Government of Prince Edward Island- Maximum amount : 60,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries

Ottawa — Tourism Accessibility Fund (TAF)
City of Ottawa- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

Tenders — Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador- No Condition
- All industries

Copyright
Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
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Energy Innovation Program — Clean Fuels Call for Proposals
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)- From $500,000 to $10
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Utilities
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Other services (except public administration)

Magazine Publishers Travel Support
Creative BC- Maximum amount : 3,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

Kakivak Association — Economic Opportunity Fund
Kakivak Association- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Retail trade
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

Funding for the Fraser River Freshwater Ecosystem Initiative
Canada Water Agency (CWA)- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Public administration

- No Condition
- All industries

Music Industry Initiatives
Creative BC- From $2,000 to $60,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

CBDC General Business Loan
Community Business Development Corporations (CBDC)- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- All industries

Support for Entrepreneurs and Economic Development (SEED) — Entrepreneur Support
Government of the Northwest Territories- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

Territorial and sectoral development program — Stream 1.1
Gouvernement du Québec- From $5,000 to $50,000
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Kitikmeot Community Futures
Kitikmeot Community Futures Incorporated (KCFI)- Maximum amount : 450,000 $
- All industries

Talent to Watch program
Telefilm Canada- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

NRC — Automotive and Surface Transportation
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Public administration

Business Energy Rebates
Efficiency Nova Scotia- Maximum amount : 4,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Tenders — Prince Edward Island Tenders
Government of Prince Edward Island- Minimum amount : 400 $
- All industries

Yukon Tourism Training Fund
Tourism Industry Association of the Yukon- Up to 75% of project cost
- Accommodation and food services

Green Construction through Wood (GCWood) Program
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)- Maximum amount : 5,000,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Public administration

Financial assistance to develop the production, processing and marketing of Nordic biofood products
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- Minimum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Accommodation and food services

ÉCLO Regional Fund – Stream 2
MRC Fjord-du-Saguenay- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- All industries

Racialized and Indigenous Supports for Entrepreneurs (RAISE)
Government of Ontario- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Retail trade
- Accommodation and food services

Workforce Training and Employment — Employment Partnerships
Government of Manitoba- No Condition
- All industries

Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) – Validate
Alberta Innovates- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Health care and social assistance

Micro-Loan Program
Government of Prince Edward Island- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Other services (except public administration)

Canada-Alberta Productivity Grant (CAPG)
Government of Alberta- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

NRC — Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

SSRIA – Business Growth Program
Smart Sustainable Resilient Infrastructure Association (SSRIA)- No Condition
- Construction