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.

Community Futures Alberta — Financial Supports
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- All industries

AgriStability — Prince Edward Island
Government of Prince Edward Island- Minimum amount : 400 $
- Up to 60% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

- No Condition
- All industries

Manufacturing and Processing Assistance - Capital Loan
Government of Prince Edward Island- Up to 80% of project cost
- Manufacturing

ARBJ — Targeted Financing Program (TFP)
Administration régionale Baie-James (ARBJ)- Up to 20% of project cost
- All industries

Entreprendre Sherbrooke — Propulsion Fund Sherbrooke
Entreprendre Sherbrooke- From $1,000 to $20,000
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

EDC — Export Guarantee Program
Export Development Canada (EDC)- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Finance and insurance

CQRDA — Providers-Clients
Centre québécois de recherche et de développement de l’aluminium (CQRDA)- Maximum amount : 2,000,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Manufacturing

Quebec International — Selling and Exporting — Set your sights on the world
Québec International- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance
- Professional, scientific and technical services

GNWT — Wage Subsidy Program
Government of the Northwest Territories- Maximum amount : 30,500 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- All industries

Saskatchewan Product Development Program (PDP)
Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

Alberta Media Fund — Project Script Development Grant
Government of Alberta- Maximum amount : 55,000 $
- Information and cultural industries

Atlantic Investment Tax Credit
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)- Up to 10% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Manufacturing

Riipen — Future Path
Riipen- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Centre for Women in Business
Centre for Women in Business- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Other services (except public administration)

Réseau des SADC et CAE — Loans
Réseau des SADC et CAE- Up to 40% of project cost
- All industries

MaRS Growth Acceleration Program
MaRS Discovery District- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

Innovation Canada — Innovation Advisors in Yukon
Innovation Canada- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade

Gearing Up — Student Work Placement Program
Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR)- Maximum amount : 7,000 $
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

Francophone Community Grants Program (FCGP)
Government of Ontario- Up to 80% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Rural Enhancement Employment Program — Private Sector Businesses
Government of Prince Edward Island- Maximum amount : 14,400 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- All industries

First Citizens Fund — Business Loan Program
Government of British Columbia- No Condition
- All industries

Startup Zone Resident Company Program
Startup Zone- No Condition
- All industries

NGen — Pilot Projects
Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen)- From $50,000 to $200,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

NRC — Metrology Research Centre
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- No Condition
- 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.

Nova Scotia Seafood and Agriculture Strategic Investment Fund
Perennia Food and Agriculture Corporation- From $500,000 to $1,125,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

Labour Force Management Strategies Initiative (LFMSI)
Government of Ontario- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

Business Growth — Attracting and retaining talent
Quebec City- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

ÉCLO Regional Fund – Stream 3
MRC Fjord-du-Saguenay- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Other services (except public administration)

Life Sciences Scale-Up Fund (LSSUF)
Government of Ontario- Maximum amount : 2,500,000 $
- Up to 33% of project cost
- Health care and social assistance

Solutions for Small Business — Shipping Discounts
Canada Post- No Condition
- Retail trade
- Transportation and warehousing

Tourism Product Diversification and Marketing Program — Marketing Assistance for Tourism Businesses
Government of the Northwest Territories- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 15% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Canada Book Fund Publishers Business Development — Publishing Internships
Canadian Heritage- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

Geniuses in business
Acfas- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

MaLoi25
Gouvernement du Québec- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

PRIMA — Call For Projects In Artificial Intelligence And Quantum Technologies
Advanced Materials Research and Innovation Hub (PRIMA)- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 35% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Information and cultural industries

Compétivert — Investment Matching Solution
Investissement Québec (IQ)- From $1,000,000 to $5,000,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing

NRC — Wheel bearing and brake testing facility
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- No Condition
- Transportation and warehousing

JEDI — Aboriginal Development Fund — Business and Entrepreneurship Development
Joint Economic Development Initiative (JEDI)- Maximum amount : 16,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Agtech Growth Fund
Government of Saskatchewan- Maximum amount : 450,000 $
- Up to 30% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Finance and insurance

Yukon Manufacturing and Processing Profits Tax Credit
Government of Yukon- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Women in Skilled Trades Initiative
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)- Maximum amount : 3,000,000 $
- Up to 10% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing

CAE Beauce-Chaudière — Transfer Strategy Financing
CAE Beauce-Chaudière- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 10% of project cost
- All industries

Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program — Collaboration projects
Government of Ontario- From $3,000,000 to $3,000,000
- Up to 30% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Self Employment Training
microbusiness- Up to 86% of project cost
- Construction
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance

CHRC — Student Work Placement Program (SWPP)
Cultural Human Resources Council (CHRC)- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

NRC — Nanotubes production research facility
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Métis Employment Services
Rupertsland Institute- Up to 50% of project cost
- Educational services

SkillsAdvance Ontario Pilot
Ministry of Colleges and Universities- No Condition
- All industries

Indigenous Intellectual Property Program Grant — Travel stream
Innovation Canada- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- All industries
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Cash Advance Program
Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA)- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Impulsion SME
Investissement Québec (IQ)- From $250,000 to $2,000,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

SME in action
Ministère de l'économie, de l'innovation et de l'énergie du Québec (MEIE)- No Condition
- Manufacturing

Alberta Innovates — Industry Commercialization Associates
Alberta Innovates- Maximum amount : 120,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Prince Edward Island Rural Action Centres — Business Guidance
Rural Action Centre- No Condition
- All industries

Creative Industries Fund in Nova Scotia
Government of Nova Scotia- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

JEDI — Aboriginal Development Fund — CED
Joint Economic Development Initiative (JEDI)- Maximum amount : 16,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

CMF — Regional Production Funding
Canada Media Fund (CMF)- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Up to 35% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

VQA Wine Support Program
Agricorp- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Economic Development Fund — Tier 2
Government of Yukon- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- All industries

Canada United Small Business Relief Fund
Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC)- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Retail trade
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Industrial Energy Efficiency Program
Save Energy NB- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Utilities
- Manufacturing

Credit Lines
Farm Credit Canada (FCC)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Emerging Innovators Challenge
Government of Alberta- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

ID Gatineau — Local Fund
ID Gatineau- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- All industries

CBDC Youth Entrepreneurship Development Initiative
Community Business Development Corporations (CBDC)- No Condition
- All industries

Climate Change Challenge Fund
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador- No Condition
- All industries

Fishing Licence Loan Program
Government of Nova Scotia- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

ID Gatineau — Economic Diversification Fund
ID Gatineau- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 15% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Small Business BC
Small Business BC- No Condition
- All industries

Centretown Heritage Façade Improvement Program
City of Ottawa- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Retail trade

Alberta Innovates — Clean Resources
Alberta Innovates- Maximum amount : 2,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Manufacturing

Oil and Gas Processing Investment Incentive
Government of Saskatchewan- From $10,000,000 to $75
- Up to 15% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Manufacturing

Site Readiness Program
Government of Ontario- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

CAE Beauce-Chaudière — Financing for Young Entrepreneurs
CAE Beauce-Chaudière- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- All industries
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Innovation Guelph — Boundless Startup Program
Innovation Guelph- No Condition
- All industries

Atlantic Canada Travel Trade Market Readiness Program
Government of Nova Scotia- No Condition
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Farmland Financing Program — Up to 150 Acres
Government of Prince Edward Island- Up to 90% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Alberta Media Fund — Cultural Industry Organizations Grant
Government of Alberta- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

Creative Saskatchewan Investment Programs
Creative Saskatchewan- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Current Tenders — Nova Scotia
Government of Nova Scotia- No Condition
- All industries

Agriculture Awareness Program
Government of Prince Edward Island- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Canada-Saskatchewan Job Grant (CSJG)
Government of Saskatchewan- From $1,000 to $10,000
- Up to 66% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Finance and insurance
- Professional, scientific and technical services

JEDI — Indigenous Internship Program
Joint Economic Development Initiative (JEDI)- Maximum amount : 45,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- All industries

EDC — Performance Security Insurance
Export Development Canada (EDC)- No Condition
- All industries

Novoclimat — Construction professionals — Homes
Environnement Québec (MELCC)- Maximum amount : 4,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Construction

Scotians Global Advisors Program
Government of Nova Scotia- No Condition
- All industries

Space Technology Development Program
Canadian Space Agency (CSA)- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Universal Broadband Fund — Rapid Response Stream
Innovation Canada- Maximum amount : 5,000,000 $
- Information and cultural industries

CCC — International Prime Contractor
Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing

Intrapreneurship program
Venture for Canada- No Condition
- All industries

ECO Canada — Digital Skills for Youth
ECO Canada- Maximum amount : 18,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Professional, scientific and technical services

CMF — Prototyping Program
Canada Media Fund (CMF)- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

Events & Festivals Fund
Travel Alberta- From $25,000 to $150,000
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Honorific grants 2024 — Entreprendre ici
Ministère de l'économie, de l'innovation et de l'énergie du Québec (MEIE)- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- All industries

BDC Financing — Newcomer Entrepreneur Loan
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)- From $25,000 to $50,000
- All industries

Financial assistance for the electrification of intercity and private transportation (Écobus)
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 30% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing

New Mobility Assistance Program (NOMO) – Stream 2
Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility of Quebec- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)

Canadian Agricultural Loans Act program
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 95% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Trucking HR Canada – Student Work Placement Subsidy
Trucking HR Canada- Maximum amount : 7,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing