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.

ID Gatineau - Business Support Fund
City of Gatineau- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing

Kosher and Halal Investment Program
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)- Maximum amount : 2,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Indigenous Business Advisors
Indigenous Tourism Ontario- No Condition
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Invest Nova Scotia — Payroll Rebate
Government of Nova Scotia- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance
- Public administration

Veterinary Incentive Program (VIP)
Agricultural Adaptation Council (AAC)- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

CED Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative — Indigenous stream
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)- No Condition
- Manufacturing

Agri-Tech Innovation Initiative : Stream 1 – Agri-Tech Innovation
Agricultural Adaptation Council (AAC)- Maximum amount : 49,999 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

Manitoba — Incoming Buyer Program
Government of Manitoba- Maximum amount : 2,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Wholesale trade

CMF-Quebecor — Fund Intellectual Properties Intended for International Markets Production Support Program
Canada Media Fund (CMF)- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- Up to 6% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

Women in Business Program
Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- All industries

Marketing Support Program
Government of Prince Edward Island- Maximum amount : 16,000 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Aboriginal Business Loans — General
Ulnooweg- Up to 75% of project cost
- Construction
- Other services (except public administration)

Disaster Financial Assistance Program — Small Business
Government of Nova Scotia- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- All industries

Coast Funds Economic Development Fund
Coast Funds- No Condition
- All industries

Ontario community food program donation tax credit for farmers
Ontario Ministry of Finance- Up to 25% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Advanced Marine Technology Tax Rebate
Government of Prince Edward Island- Up to 83% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Water Program — On-farm water supply
Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP)- Maximum amount : 40,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Innovation and Business Development Fund
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador- Up to 50% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities

Financing of Refundable Tax Credits
Investissement Québec (IQ)- From $50,000 to $50,000
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

MRC Thérèse de Blainville — Business start-up fund
MRC Thérèse de Blainville- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Accommodation and food services

NRC — Aerospace Manufacturing Technologies Centre
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing

NBIF Venture Capital Fund
New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF)- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- All industries

Advance Payments Program (Agriculture)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Yukon — Subsidy to hire a summer student
Government of Yukon- Maximum amount : 4,950 $
- All industries

MRC Collines-de-l'Outaouais — FRR Stream 1
MRC des Collines-de-l'Outaouais- Maximum amount : 3,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- 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.

CHOICES Workplace Safety Incentive Program
Yukon Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 10% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction

MAPAQ — Ministerial Initiative for Plant Productivity
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- From $5,000 to $50,000
- Up to 45% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Enbridge Gas Quebec — Cash incentives – Smart Thermostat
Enbridge Gas Quebec- Maximum amount : 100 $
- Utilities

Tourism Digital Assistance Program
Government of Nova Scotia- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Accommodation and food services

Inclusive Diversification and Economic Advancement in the North — Not-For-Profit
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)- No Condition
- All industries

Indigenous Innovation Initiative
Grand Challenges Canada- From $100,000 to $250,000
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

PEI —Workplace Skills Training
Government of Prince Edward Island- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Agriculture Water Infrastructure Program – Stream 3
Investment Agriculture Foundation (IAF)- From $20,000 to $200,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

NRC — Civil infrastructure and related structures testing facilities
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- No Condition
- Utilities
- Construction
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Experience Nova Scotia: A Toolkit
Government of Nova Scotia- No Condition
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Customs Bonded Warehouses
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)- Up to 60% of project cost
- All industries

Zero Emission Transit Fund
Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada- Up to 80% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing

Manitoba manufacturing investment tax credit
Government of Manitoba- Up to 7% of project cost
- Manufacturing

Enbridge Gas Quebec — Cash incentives – Fryer Energy Star
Enbridge Gas Quebec- Maximum amount : 950 $
- Accommodation and food services

Kakivak Association — Sivummut Grants to Small Businesses
Kakivak Association- Up to 81% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

Manitoba Small Business Venture Capital Tax Credit Program (SBVCTC)
Government of Manitoba- From $10,000 to $500,000
- Up to 45% of project cost
- All industries

Alberta Manufacturing Productivity Grant (AMPG)
Government of Alberta- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

ventureLAB — Accelerate AI
ventureLAB- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

MRC Brome-Missisquoi — Petits établissements accessibles (PEA) program
MRC Brome-Missisquoi- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

BDC Industries — Creation and culture
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

CBDC Women in Business New Brunswick
Community Business Development Corporations (CBDC)- No Condition
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

BDC Capital — Growth & Transition Capital — Working Capital
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)- No Condition
- All industries

EPRTNT — Digital development of a company
Tourisme Cantons-de-l'Est- From $10,000 to $30,000
- Up to 30% of project cost
- Accommodation and food services

Mozzarella used in restaurant pizza
Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC)- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Accommodation and food services

Ontario Tenders Portal
BravoSolution- No Condition
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services
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Canada–UK 2023-24 critical minerals sustainability and circularity
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Manufacturing

Toronto Circular Food Innovators Fund
City of Toronto- From $5,000 to $35,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Accommodation and food services

EPRTNT — Festivals and events
Tourisme Cantons-de-l'Est- From $50,000 to $35,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Alberta Export Expansion Program (AEEP)
Government of Alberta- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Northern Isolated Community Initiatives (NICI) Fund
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

AgriScience Program — Projects — for-profit organizations
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

GradWorks — Employer Incentive Program
Nova Scotia Community College- Maximum amount : 30,360 $
- Up to 66% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction

Small Business Investor Tax Credit Program
Government of New Brunswick- From $10,000 to $3,000,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

OAC — Market Development Travel
Ontario Arts Council (OAC)- From $1,000 to $2,000
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Nova Scotia Research and Development Tax Credit
Government of Nova Scotia- Up to 15% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Multi-Species Research and Development Fund
Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Agricultural Technology Transfer and Licencing
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

La Ruche — Mille et UN Fund
Gouvernement du Québec- From $5,000 to $100,000
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Support for Entrepreneurs and Economic Development (SEED) — Business Intelligence and Networking
Government of the Northwest Territories- From $1,000 to $8,000
- All industries

Farm Transfer Transition Loans
Farm Credit Canada (FCC)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

British Columbia shipbuilding and ship repair industry tax credit
Government of British Columbia- Maximum amount : 7,875 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing

EPRTNT — Hosting
Tourisme Cantons-de-l'Est- From $50,000 to $100,000
- Up to 30% of project cost
- Accommodation and food services

CQDM — PARTENAR-IA — Industry
Quebec Consortium for Drug Discovery (CQDM)- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 35% of project cost
- All industries

Vehicle Retrofit Program — Persons with disabilities
Government of New Brunswick- Maximum amount : 8,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing

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

Farm Debt Mediation Service
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Alberta — Efficient Grain Handling Program
Government of Alberta- From $500 to $100,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Interactive Digital Media Fund — Concept Definition
Government of Ontario- From $10,000 to $50,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

MASC AgriInsurance
Government of Manitoba- Up to 40% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Musicaction — International Commercialization – Stream 2 - Career development in a target market
Musicaction- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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IP financing - Women
Innovation asset collective (IAC)- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Efficient Farming Products
Hydro-Québec- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Aero Montreal — Accelerator 360°
Aéro Montreal- Up to 63% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing

Tourism Financing Assistance — Operating Loan
Government of Prince Edward Island- Up to 80% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Société de Développement économique de la Colombie-Britanique
Government of British Columbia- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)

Environmental Stewardship and Climate Change Program
Government of Nova Scotia- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Grow Ontario Market Initiative
Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP)- Maximum amount : 60,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade

Market Diversification and Trade Resiliency Initiative
Government of Ontario- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

Canada Book Fund Support for Organizations — Not-for-Profit
Canadian Heritage- Maximum amount : 2,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

Quebec city — Valo-Capitale — commercialization of innovation
Quebec City- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Canadian Goods Abroad program
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

SADC-CAE — Virage Vert Program
Réseau des SADC et CAE- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Tourism Market Readiness Subsidy Program
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador- Maximum amount : 2,500 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Accommodation and food services

Atlantic Fisheries Fund — Innovation
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Support for Entrepreneurs and Economic Development (SEED) — Sector Support Capital Expansion Incentive
Government of the Northwest Territories- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Up to 30% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Commercialization, Consulting and Mentoring
LearnSphere- Maximum amount : 16,250 $
- Up to 65% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction

Ontario — Biosecurity Enhancement Initiative
Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP)- Up to 35% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Transportation and warehousing

Sherbrooke — Renovation assistance program for commercial premises and facades
Ville de Sherbrooke- From $500 to $50,000
- Retail trade

Trail Blazer
Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre (NOIC)- No Condition
- All industries

Technology Funding
Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Manufacturing

PARTENAR-IA — CRIAQ — Academic
Consortium for Research and Innovation in Aerospace in Quebec (CRIAQ)- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing

Seafood Accelerator Program – Product Development and Technical Support
Perennia Food and Agriculture Corporation- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

Forest Operations Modernization Program
Gouvernement du Québec- From $5,000 to $250,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Energy Savings for Business Program
Government of Alberta- From $500 to $250,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade

First Peoples Economic Growth Fund – Community Economic Expansion Program
First Peoples Economic Growth Fund Inc. (FPEGF)- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade