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.

Tourisme Côte-Nord — EPRTNT – Digital development of a company
Tourisme Côte-Nord- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Accommodation and food services

DIANA — Challenge Call
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)- From $100,000 to $400,000
- All industries

Canada Book Fund Publishers Business Development — Technology Internships
Canadian Heritage- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

Creating, Knowing and Sharing — Long-Term Projects
Canada Council for the Arts (CCA)- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Company Envelope: Top-Tier
Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings (FACTR)- Maximum amount : 600,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Canada-Ontario Job Grant (COJG)
Government of Ontario- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- All industries

Food Industry Personality of the Year 2026
Conseil de la transformation alimentaire du Québec (CTAQ)- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Accommodation and food services

CIBC Farm Operating Loan
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

CIBC Farm Mortgage Loan
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)- Minimum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 10% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

CIBC — Business line of credit
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)- Minimum amount : 10,000 $
- Finance and insurance

CIBC — Business loans
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)- Minimum amount : 10,000 $
- Finance and insurance

Account Receivable and Payable Monetization
National Bank of Canada (NBC)- No Condition
- Finance and insurance

Agricultural Term Loan
National Bank of Canada (NBC)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Non-refundable contributions
Corporation de développement économique montagnaise (CDEM)- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- All industries

Study: New construction of municipal buildings
Green Municipal Fund (GMF)- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Public administration

Support Fund for Businesses in La Mitis (FAEM)
La Mitis RCM (MRC)- From $1,000 to $10,000
- All industries

Agricultural investment fund mitissien (FAIM)
La Mitis RCM (MRC)- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 10% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Territorial Development Support Policy – Component 1: Support for regional outreach
MRC de Manicouagan- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

INVEST North Program — Innovation Stream
Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC)- Maximum amount : 2,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Apiculture Support Program
La Financière agricole (FADQ)- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

PROMPT — Quantum Technologies
PROMPT- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 35% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Productivity and Sustainable Innovation Fund – Component 3: Project Implementation, It's time to take action!
NexDev | Haut-Richelieu Economic Development- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 10% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Transportation and warehousing

Women Entrepreneurship Fund (WEF)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)- From $10,000 to $100,000
- Up to 10% of project cost
- All industries

Extend the employment periods of your staff — Partnership and workforce matching component
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Trois-Rivières — Revitalization of commercial arteries in the city's oldest neighborhoods – Stream 1: Renovation of commercial storefronts
City of Trois-Rivières- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 60% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Real estate and rental and leasing
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.

WinterTech Development
Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN)- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 33% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing

The Foodpreneur Scale-Up Program
Foodpreneur Advantage- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Retail trade

Productivity and Sustainable Innovation Fund – Stream 1: Company consultations/micro-diagnosis and selection assistance
NexDev | Haut-Richelieu Economic Development- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Transportation and warehousing
- Other services (except public administration)

Laval Économique — Sustainable transition
Laval Economique- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- All industries

Productivity and Sustainable Innovation Fund – Component 2: Feasibility study - audit towards a 4.0 transition
NexDev | Haut-Richelieu Economic Development- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Transportation and warehousing

OVIN — Electric Vehicle (EV) — Stream 1
Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN)- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing

PROMPT — Collaborative Innovation
PROMPT- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

Grand Challenges Canada
Grand Challenges Canada- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Health care and social assistance

Grid Innovation Fund
Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)- From $1,000,000 to $4,750,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

PRIMA — PARTENAR-IA — Industry
Advanced Materials Research and Innovation Hub (PRIMA)- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

NRC — Material emissions testing facilities
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- No Condition
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

PROMPT — GHG Reduction – SME Component
PROMPT- Maximum amount : 450,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

C/AV and Smart Mobility — Stream 1
Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN)- Up to 100% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Public administration

iRAPID
Innovation Initiatives Ontario North- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

RCM Vallée-Du-Richelieu — Creavenir
RCM Vallée-Du-Richelieu- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services

- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Enabling Accessibility Fund — Small projects
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)- Maximum amount : 125,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Construction
- Retail trade
- Transportation and warehousing
- Information and cultural industries

Triple-P
Innovation Initiatives Ontario North- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Powering the future: Solid-state hydrogen storage for military platforms
Government of Canada- Maximum amount : 5,000,000 $
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Public administration

Tourisme Côte-Nord — EPRTNT – Festivals and events
Tourisme Côte-Nord- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Enabling Accessibility Fund 2026 Call for Proposals
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)- From $500,000 to $1,000,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Canada–Germany 2026 Quantum collaborative industrial research and development call for proposals
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- Maximum amount : 700,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

SMART Cluster's 9th call for proposals – advanced manufacturing
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- No Condition
- Manufacturing

Electric Vehicle (EV) — Stream 2
Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN)- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

ÉcoPerformance — Simplified Implementation
Gouvernement du Québec- From $100,000 to $250,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Retail trade
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration
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Alizés Awards
Farm Credit Canada (FCC)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

Program to support research and development of products made from reused and recycled end-of-life tires
Recyc-Québec- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

Workplace first aid training
The Commission for Standards, Equity, Health and Safety at Work (CNESST)- Up to 5% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Construction

Plug-In NB Charging Rebates for Business
NB Power- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Utilities
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)

Indigenous Initiatives Fund IV
Gouvernement du Québec- Up to 50% of project cost
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Singapore fintech - Canadian Technology Accelerator
Government of Canada- No Condition
- Finance and insurance
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Prince Edward Island corporate investment tax credit
Government of PEI- No Condition
- All industries

Laurentides Tourism — Regional Partnership and Digital Transformation Agreement in Tourism (EPRTNT) – Studies and consulting services
Laurentides Tourism- From $10,000 to $25,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

PADAAR — Measure 4075 – On-farm or indoor demonstrations
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- Maximum amount : 2,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Rail Transportation Infrastructure and Modal Integration Support Program — Part 3 — Studies
Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility of Quebec- 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

SODEXPORT — Component 1: Strategic development of companies abroad
Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC)- Maximum amount : 160,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

APCHQ — Federal Lands Initiative
Association des professionnels de la construction et de l’habitation du Québec (APCHQ)- Up to 30% of project cost
- Health care and social assistance

MRC Domaine-du-Roy — Local Innovation and Growth Fund
MRC Domaine-du-Roy- From $500,000 to $50,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

MRC Joliette — Local investment and solidarity funds (FLI and FLS)
MRC de Joliette (CDÉJ)- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Summer Company
Government of Ontario- Maximum amount : 3,000 $
- All industries

Tourism Innovation Program — Stream 2 - Support for projects and the development of innovative businesses
MT Lab- Maximum amount : 90,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

MRC Les Moulins — FLI/FLS
MRC Les Moulins- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Alternate work arrangements and work hour reduction
Ministère du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale (MESSQ)- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

MRC La Vallée-de-l'Or — Local Investment Funds FLI-FLS
MRC La Vallée-de-l'Or- From $5,000 to $300,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Retail trade

The Quantum Technologies innovation funding program
PROMPT- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 35% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Rail Transport Infrastructure and Modal Integration Support Program – Maintenance and improvement of rail transport infrastructure - Part 1 - Maintenance and improvement of rail transport infrastructure
Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility of Quebec- Maximum amount : 4,500,000 $
- Up to 66.67% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing

Innovation in Quantum Technologies — Stream 2
Ministère de l'économie, de l'innovation et de l'énergie du Québec (MEIE)- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 30% of project cost
- All industries

MRC Charlevoix-Est — Financial Assistance to Support Rental Housing
MRC Charlevoix-Est- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 33% of project cost
- Construction

ÉcoPerformance — Implementation of large industrial projects
Environnement Québec (MELCC)- Up to 75% of project cost
- Manufacturing

MRC Domaine-du-Roy — Economic Development Fund
MRC Domaine-du-Roy- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
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Multi-unit mortgage Loan Insurance (MLI) Select
Association des professionnels de la construction et de l’habitation du Québec (APCHQ)- Up to 95% of project cost
- Real estate and rental and leasing

Tax credit for shipbuilding
Revenu Québec- Up to 38% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing

SODEC — Support for television production – Production value bonus
Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC)- Maximum amount : 750,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

Laurentides Tourism — Regional Partnership and Digital Transformation Agreement in Tourism (EPRTNT) – Festivals and events
Laurentides Tourism- From $15,000 to $25,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Financial assistance for tourism festivals and events — Stream 2
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 750,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

AgriInvest — Quebec
La Financière agricole (FADQ)- From $250 to $10,000
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

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

Ambition-Compétences — Green Economy and Digital Transformation
Commission des partenaires du marché du travail (CPMT)- Up to 100% of project cost
- All industries

Rail Transportation Infrastructure and Modal Integration Support Program – Part 2 – Modal Integration
Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility of Quebec- Maximum amount : 2,500,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Transportation and warehousing

MRC La Haute-Côte-Nord — FLI/FLS
MRC La Haute-Côte-Nord- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

BDC Financing — Business purchase or transfer loan
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Accommodation and food services

PSO-Biofood II – 144th call for projects
Consortium de recherche et d'innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec (CRIBIQ)- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 27% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Marketing support project for kitchen furniture and cabinets
PACMAC- Maximum amount : 99,000 $
- Manufacturing

DEL — Equipment and Technology Loan
Développement économique de l'agglomération de Longueuil (DEL)- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing

MRC Charlevoix — Support Fund for the Emergence of Business Projects
MRC Charlevoix- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

PADAAR — Measure 4074 – Targeted individual skills development plan
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)- Maximum amount : 1,500 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Défi-Québec, Commercial City
Quebec City- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Accommodation and food services

Îles-de-la-madeleine — Vitalization frame - Component 2
Municipalité des Îles-de-la-Madeleine- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade

MRC Haute-Yamaska — Haute-Yamaska Agricultural Microcredit Fund
Entrepreneuriat Haute-Yamaska- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- All industries

Laurentides Tourism — Regional Partnership and Digital Transformation Agreement in Tourism (EPRTNT) – Accommodation
Laurentides Tourism- From $30,000 to $95,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

Business Growth — Growth support vouchers
Quebec City- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Financial assistance for hiring First Nations and Inuit members
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- All industries

Ville de La Tuque — RRF stream 1 - Regional outreach support
Ville de La Tuque- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Apartment Construction Loan Program: Standard Rental Housing
Association des professionnels de la construction et de l’habitation du Québec (APCHQ)- Up to 100% of project cost
- Real estate and rental and leasing

Program to help Québec tourism activities, attractions and events go digital — Incoming and fixed-price agencies
Gouvernement du Québec- From $10,000 to $60
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services