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.

Magnet — Outcome Campus Connect
Magnet- Maximum amount : 7,000 $
- Educational services

Additional support for the circulation of shows
Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC)- Maximum amount : 275,000 $
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Economic development program to help revitalize territories (DEPART)
Investissement Québec (IQ)- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Accommodation and food services

Capitale-Productivity
Quebec City- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
- All industries

GO Talent
Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC)- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries

Green Industrial Facilities and Manufacturing Program — Energy Efficiency Solutions Track
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)- Maximum amount : 20 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Manufacturing

FAQDD — Returnable Container Recycling Equipment Modernization Program
Fonds d'action Québécois pour le développement durable (FAQDD)- From $7,500 to $7,500
- Up to 65% of project cost
- Retail trade

Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Bioénergies — Analysis
Environnement Québec (MELCC)- No Condition
- Manufacturing

Eastern Ontario Development Fund (EODF) — Business project loans
Government of Ontario- From $500,000 to $500,000
- Up to 15% of project cost
- Manufacturing

Southwestern Ontario Development Fund (SWODF) — Business project loans
Government of Ontario- From $500,000 to $500,000
- Up to 15% of project cost
- Manufacturing

ÉcoPerformance — Standard Analysis Stream
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Support program for the development of reserved designations and promotional terms — Component 1
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

MEDTEQ+ — AVISÉ program
Consortium de recherche et d’innovation en technologies médicales du Québec- Maximum amount : 700,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

Digital Transformation Offensive program (OTN) — Stream 2 – Optimization
Conseil de la transformation alimentaire du Québec (CTAQ)- Minimum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Manufacturing

REGI — Business Scale-up and Productivity — CED (QC) – Private sector
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Impulsion Fund
Investissement Québec (IQ)- From $250,000 to $2,000,000
- All industries

LogisVert — Financial assistance for installers
Hydro-Québec- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Construction

Digital and Quantum Innovation Platform — PINQ²
Plateforme d'Innovation Numérique et Quantique- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

ElevateIP
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Maritime, Air, and Rail Transportation Efficiency Program - Studies Component
Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility of Quebec- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing

AgroPerformance – Stream 1 : Support for the agricultural sector in adopting agritechnologies
Gouvernement du Québec- From $5,000 to $50,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Tax credit for external design in Québec
Revenu Québec- Up to 24% of project cost
- Manufacturing

Offensive Tr@ns Num
Association for the Development of Research and Innovation of Quebec (ADRIQ)- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing

Bioénergies — Implementation
Environnement Québec (MELCC)- Maximum amount : 5,000,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Educational services
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.

ESSOR – Component 1A: Support for investment projects (feasibility studies)
Investissement Québec (IQ)- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Retail trade
- Transportation and warehousing

Black Entrepreneurship Program — Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund
Federation of African Canadian Economics (FACE)- From $10,000 to $250,000
- All industries

Afro-Entrepreneurs Fund
Filaction- From $50,000 to $500,000
- All industries

Incentive deduction for the commercialization of innovations (IDCI)
Gouvernement du Québec- Up to 83% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Canada Nature Fund for Aquatic Species at Risk (CNFASAR)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)- From $50,000 to $1,000,000
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)

My Digital Success
CCTT Network - Synchronex- Maximum amount : 15,750 $
- All industries

Subsidy for universal access to businesses
City of Montreal (MTL)- Maximum amount : 40,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Retail trade

BioTalent — Student Work Placement Program (SWPP)
BioTalent Canada- Maximum amount : 7,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Women Entrepreneurship Loan Fund
Innovation Canada- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- All industries

CFIN — Innovation Scouting Fund
Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN)- From $20,000 to $75,000
- Up to 60% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Innovation program — Call for First-time Adopter Projects
Investissement Québec (IQ)- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 60% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Quebec Initiative for Construction 4.0 — Stream 2
Groupe BIM du Québec (GBQ)- Up to 50% of project cost
- Construction

Mitacs — Business Strategy Internship
Mitacs- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- All industries

SIF — Collaborations and Networks projects
Innovation Canada- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

- No Condition
- Retail trade

Aboriginal Business Financing Program - Private Project
SOCCA- Maximum amount : 99,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- All industries

CAN Health Network
CAN Health Network- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance

JEDI — Indigenous Business Incubator Program
Joint Economic Development Initiative (JEDI)- No Condition
- All industries

Fast-Track to Financing Program
Natural Products Canada (NPC)- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Health care and social assistance

Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub
Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub- No Condition
- All industries

CRIM —Support
Computer Research Institute of Montreal (CRIM)- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

JACOBB Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence
JACOBB Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services

TECHNATION — Career Ready Program
TECHNATION- Maximum amount : 7,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

ECO Canada — Science Horizons Youth Internship (SHI)
ECO Canada- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services

ECO Canada — Youth Employment in Natural Resources YNR
ECO Canada- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Management of companies and enterprises
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Access to Talent Program
Natural Products Canada (NPC)- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Health care and social assistance

CED — Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries

Regional Development Program — Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Competitiveness (AMIC)
Government of Ontario- From $500,000 to $1,500,000
- Up to 15% of project cost
- Manufacturing

Forest Innovation Program
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

Call for collaborative and structuring innovation projects in Quebec's strategic sectors
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Up to 35% of project cost
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Information and cultural industries

Economic Development & Growth in Employment (EDGE) Incentive Program
City of Toronto- From $3,000,000 to $10,000,000
- Up to 77% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Innovative Projects Program
Hydro-Québec- Maximum amount : 12,000,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade

- Maximum amount : 3,000,000 $
- Up to 30% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services

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

Artificial Intelligence for Canadian Energy Innovation
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)- From $500,000 to $1,500,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Futurpreneur
Futurpreneur Canada- From $5,000 to $60,000
- All industries

Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit
Canadian Heritage- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries

CanExport Innovation
Trade Commissioner Service (TCS)- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- All industries

LTI³ Project
Institut d'innovation en logistique du Québec (InnovLOG)- Maximum amount : 28,500 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing

Starter Company Plus
Government of Ontario- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Ontario Food Exports — Services for Exporters
Government of Ontario- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade

Technoclimat
Environnement Québec (MELCC)- Maximum amount : 3,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing

Support program for positioning Quebec alcohol in the SAQ network
Ministère de l'économie, de l'innovation et de l'énergie du Québec (MEIE)- Maximum amount : 1,950,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Accommodation and food services

NovaScience Program — Support for employment in research and innovation
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

Financial assistance for the hiring of a person to integrate a job on a long-term basis
Gouvernement du Québec- No Condition
- Construction
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

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

Energir — Energy efficiency program - Efficient construction
Energir- From $5,000 to $325,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Educational services

Capital project: Community Energy Systems
Green Municipal Fund (GMF)- Maximum amount : 10,000,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Utilities
- Construction
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Public administration

Stade V
Québec Tech- Up to 65% of project cost
- All industries

Canada Small Business Financing Loan (CSBFL)
Innovation Canada- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- All industries
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CCC — Global Bid Opportunity Finder (GBOF)
Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC)- No Condition
- All industries

Healthy Eating Program Component 2 – Support for the development and modification of the nutritional value of processed foods
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- From $10,000 to $150,000
- Up to 60% of project cost
- Manufacturing

Abandoned Boats Program - Assessment and Removals (A&R) component
Transport Canada (TC)- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Public administration

Energir — Energy efficiency program – Feasibility study
Energir- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Accommodation and food services

African Swine Fever Industry Preparedness Program (ASFIPP) - Prevention and Preparedness Stream
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

ICTC — Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Digital
Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC)- Maximum amount : 7,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

Commerce-Montreal
City of Montreal (MTL)- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Accommodation and food services

Healthy Eating Program Component 3 – Support for activities and structural projects
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- From $40,000 to $300,000
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

Supporting the Canadian Red Cross' Urgent Relief Efforts Related to COVID-19, Floods and Wildfires
Public Safety Canada (PSC)- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Energir — Energy efficiency program – Implementation of efficiency measures
Energir- From $1,000 to $1,000,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Charge+
Propulsion Quebec- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing
- Public administration

Small Craft Harbours Abandoned and Wrecked Vessels Removal Program
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

International Climate Cooperation Program (ICCP)
Environnement Québec (MELCC)- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

SODEC — Support for promotion and distribution – Component 1b
Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC)- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

FABconstruction – Stream 2 : Support for productivity enhancement
Digital Governance Institute (IGN)- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing

Community Resilience Fund (CRF)
Public Safety Canada (PSC)- Maximum amount : 35,000,000 $
- Up to 95% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

FABconstruction – Stream 1 : Business process analysis and action plan
Digital Governance Institute (IGN)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Construction
- Manufacturing

Financial support to assess your energy use Hydro Quebec
Hydro-Québec- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade

Enbridge Gas Quebec — Custom-made project
Enbridge Gas Quebec- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade

Qualifying training in the workplace
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- All industries

Additional deduction for transportation costs for manufacturing SMEs
Revenu Québec- Up to 25% of project cost
- Manufacturing

MAPAQ — Ministerial initiative Proximity — Component 1
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- From $7,000 to $50,000
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Novoclimat — Construction professionals — Small Multiple-Unit Buildings
Gouvernement du Québec- No Condition
- Construction
- Real estate and rental and leasing

AgroPerformance – Stream 2 : Support for specific agricultural sectors in adopting priority equipment
Gouvernement du Québec- From $5,000 to $50,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Support for music and variety companies — Component 2: Support for management activities and Component 3: Para-industrial sector - Project support
Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC)- No Condition
- Arts, entertainment and recreation