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.

MRC Charlevoix — Special Projects Fund
MRC Charlevoix- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 35% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade

Support for the apple-growing sector to improve profitability and agri-environmental practices
La Financière agricole (FADQ)- Maximum amount : 600,000 $
- Up to 6% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Canada Music Fund - Individual Initiatives
Canadian Heritage- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

CAE Rive-Nord — Financing for businesses
CAE Rive-Nord- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade

ECO Canada — Environmental Employability Pathways
ECO Canada- Maximum amount : 12,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

MRC Portneuf — Financial Assistance Program for Heritage Restoration
MRC Portneuf- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent — Business support policy
MRC du Golfe du Saint Laurent- Up to 90% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Accommodation and food services
- Public administration

MRC Abitibi — The Local Solidarity Fund (FLS)
MRC Abitibi- From $5,000 to $35,000
- All industries

SODEXPORT — Component 5: Strategic initiatives
Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC)- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

- No Condition
- All industries

Mitis MRC — Regional and Rural Fund (RRF) - Component 1
La Mitis RCM (MRC)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Transportation and warehousing
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

MRC Maskinongé — Local Investment Fund (FLI) and Solidarity Fund (FLS)
MRC de Maskinongé- No Condition
- Manufacturing

ARBJ — Economic Development Infrastructure Program (PIDE)
Administration régionale Baie-James (ARBJ)- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 35% of project cost
- All industries

RCM de la Mitis — Component 3 : “Signature Innovation” Projects
La Mitis RCM (MRC)- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Public administration

BDC Financing — Start-up
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- All industries

Enabling Accessibility Fund – Youth Innovation Component
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)- Maximum amount : 12,000 $
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

eCommerce North Tech Accelerator
Elevate Talent- No Condition
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Recyc-Québec — Beverage Container Recycling — Stream 1
Recyc-Québec- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

Tourism Innovation Program — Stream 1 - Call for proposals to support the development of innovative solutions
MT Lab- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

MRC Joliette — Technology and Digital Transition Fund (FTTN) – Stream 2
MRC de Joliette (CDÉJ)- Maximum amount : 1,500 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- All industries

Sofiac — Risk-free energy transition
Sofiac energy performance- No Condition
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Enbridge Gas Quebec — Cash incentives – Innovation
Enbridge Gas Quebec- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

MRC des Chenaux — Economic Diversification Fund (FDÉ)
MRC des Chenaux- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

- Maximum amount : 40,950 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Regional partnership and digital transformation agreement for tourism 2022-2025 – Festivals and events
Tourisme Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean- From $60,000 to $15,000
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food 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.

MRC Beauce-Centre — Futurpreneur
MRC Beauce-Centre- From $5,000 to $60,000
- All industries

Municipalité des Îles-de-la-Madeleine — Local Investment Fund (FLI) and Local Solidarity Fund (FLS)
Municipalité des Îles-de-la-Madeleine- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

MRC Papineau — Consultancy fund (FEC)
MRC Papineau- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services

CAE Beauce-Chaudière — Quasi-Equity Loan
CAE Beauce-Chaudière- From $100,000 to $300,000
- All industries

Zero Emission Vehicle Awareness Initiative — Light-Duty Vehicle — Not-for-profit
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)- Up to 50% of project cost
- Utilities
- Transportation and warehousing
- Educational services
- Other services (except public administration)

Estrie — FRR – Component 1
Table of MRCs in the Estrie region- Minimum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

Applied Research and Development Grants — Industrial Partner
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- All industries

MRC De D'Autray — Business Development Program
MRC de D'Autray- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 10% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

MRC de L'Assomption — FLI/FLS
MRC de L'Assomption- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Genomic Innovations: Energy and Environmental Solutions
Genome Alberta- From $300,000 to $750,000
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Professional, scientific and technical services

MRC Arthabaska — Young Promoters Fund (FJP)
MRC Arthabaska- Maximum amount : 8,000 $
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFW) — Positions in QC
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade

MRC Beauce-Centre — Créavenir
MRC Beauce-Centre- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- All industries

MRC Beauce-Sartigan — Futurpreneur Canada
MRC Beauce-Sartigan- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 10% of project cost
- All industries

Îles-de-la-madeleine — Business support policy (PSE)
Municipalité des Îles-de-la-Madeleine- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- All industries

MRC L'Islet — Vitalization fund
MRC de L'Islet- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- All industries

PME MTL — Call for projects: very open to unusual businesses
PME MTL- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Retail trade

RCM de la Mitis — Component 4 : Support for revitalization and intermunicipal cooperation
La Mitis RCM (MRC)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Transportation and warehousing
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

MRC Les Etchemins — Call for projects: Signature innovation
MRC des Etchemins- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

PME MTL — Digital Circuit Program
PME MTL- Maximum amount : 9,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Other services (except public administration)

Développement Vaudreuil-Soulanges — FLI-FLS
Développement Vaudreuil-Soulanges- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- All industries

Musicaction — International Event
Musicaction- Maximum amount : 60,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Support for the purchase of electric off-road vehicles (VHRE)
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 49,500 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Innovation in Quantum Technologies — Stream 3
Ministère de l'économie, de l'innovation et de l'énergie du Québec (MEIE)- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 35% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Construction
- Manufacturing

MRC Témiscouata — Local Investment Fund (FLI) / Local Solidarity Fund (FLS)
MRC Témiscouata- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
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Technology Leadership: Genomics stream
Protein Industries Canada- Up to 45% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

La Vallée-du-Richelieu Agricultural Microcredit Fund
RCM Vallée-Du-Richelieu- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

RCM de la Vallée-Du-Richelieu — Futurpreneur Canada
RCM Vallée-Du-Richelieu- Maximum amount : 60,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

CRIBIQ — INNOV-R
Consortium de recherche et d'innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec (CRIBIQ)- Up to 40% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

Game Changer Pitch Competition
Decentralised Energy Canada (DEC)- No Condition
- Utilities
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

RCM Vallée-Du-Richelieu — Programme Innovation (PI)
RCM Vallée-Du-Richelieu- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Other services (except public administration)

MRC Lotbinière — Triple F
MRC de Lotbinière- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- All industries

RCM Vallée-Du-Richelieu — Fonds de soutien à l'entrepreneuriat
RCM Vallée-Du-Richelieu- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries

MRC La Côte-de-Beaupré — Local Investment Fund (FLI) – Local Solidarity Fund (FLS)
MRC La Côte-de-Beaupré- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Construction
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

MRC Bellechasse — Local Investment Fund & Local Solidarity Fund (FLI and FLS)
MRC de Bellechasse- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 49% of project cost
- All industries

Elevate Women+
Elevate Talent- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Transportez vert — Direct current fast charging station
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Transportation and warehousing

MRC Portneuf — Business Support Fund
MRC Portneuf- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

MRC Bellechasse — Bellechasse Agri-Food Investment Fund (FIAB)
MRC de Bellechasse- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Laval Économique — Tax credit – Urban Expansion
Laval Economique- Maximum amount : 1,600,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Project Seed Funding in Grid Innovation
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)- From $50,000 to $150,000
- Utilities
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Ville de La Tuque — RRF stream 2 - Support for local and regional development skills
Ville de La Tuque- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Emissions Reduction Advancement Program (ERAP)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)- No Condition
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing

MRC Charlevoix-Est — Sustainable Forest Management Program
MRC Charlevoix-Est- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

MTRIC — PARTENAR-IA — Academic
Metal Transformation Research and Innovation Consortium (MTRIC)- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 35% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Manufacturing

Tax Credit for Pre-Competitive Private Partnership Research
Ministère de l'économie, de l'innovation et de l'énergie du Québec (MEIE)- Maximum amount : 3,000,000 $
- Up to 30% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services

MRC Maskinongé — Business Succession
MRC de Maskinongé- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

RCM de la Vallée-Du-Richelieu — Local investment funds (FLI)
RCM Vallée-Du-Richelieu- Up to 25% of project cost
- All industries

RCM de la Mitis — FLI/FLS
La Mitis RCM (MRC)- No Condition
- All industries

MRC Témiscamingue — Local Investment Fund Loan
MRC Témiscamingue- From $5,000 to $150,000
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
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Fund for Innovation and Technology (FIT)
Mirabel Economique- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Trademarks
Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)- No Condition
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Ville de La Tuque — RRF stream 3 - Innovation Signature
Ville de La Tuque- Maximum amount : 1,051,050 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Retail trade

MRC Bellechasse — New promoter funds (FNP)
MRC de Bellechasse- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- All industries

Ontario Production Services Tax Credit (OPSTC)
Government of Ontario- Minimum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Up to 21.5% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

APCHQ — Apprenticeship job creation tax credit
Association des professionnels de la construction et de l’habitation du Québec (APCHQ)- Maximum amount : 2,000 $
- Up to 10% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing

PME MTL — Je relève le défi vert
PME MTL- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- Retail trade
- Accommodation and food services

PrairiesCan — Regional Economic Growth through Innovation — Business Scale-Up and Productivity
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)- From $200,000 to $5,000,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries

MRC Haut-Richelieu — FRR – Stream 3
MRC du Haut-Richelieu- Maximum amount : 2,139,780 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Public administration

La Ruche — FMC+
La Ruche- From $10,000 to $50,000
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Ventures at Coralus
Coralus- Up to 45% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)

MRC Abitibi-Ouest — Local Investment Funds
MRC Abitibi-Ouest- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- All industries

MRC L’Île-d’Orléans — Capitale-Nationale Region Fund (FRCN) – Île d’Orléans Stream
MRC L'Île-d'Orléans- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

MRC Marguerite-D'Youville — Business Support Fund – Stream 1
MRC de Marguerite-D'Youville- Maximum amount : 6,000 $
- Up to 10% of project cost
- All industries

Regional partnership and digital transformation agreement for tourism 2022-2025 – Hosting
Tourisme Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean- From $30,000 to $75,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

MRC Beaharnois-Salaberry — Créavenir
MRC Beauharnois-Salaberry- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- All industries

MRC Bécancour — Local investment fund (FLI) - “new business” component
MRC Bécancour- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Manufacturing

Défi-Québec, Sustainable City
Quebec City- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Finance and insurance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Genome British Columbia — Genomics Innovation Fund – Intake 002
Genome British Columbia- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services

MRC La Matanie — Grant and Sponsorship Program
MRC La Matanie- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Retail trade
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

MRC La Haute-Côte-Nord — Support for preliminary studies and expertise funds for project implementation (PSEFE)
MRC La Haute-Côte-Nord- Maximum amount : 40,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services

MRC de Thérèse de Blainville — FLI/FLS
MRC Thérèse de Blainville- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

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

MRC Drummond — Local investment funds and local solidarity funds
MRC Drummond- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Manufacturing

MRC L'Islet — SME Propulsion Measurement
MRC de L'Islet- From $3,000 to $25,000
- Up to 35% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Accommodation and food services