Find the Best Grants for Construction Companies in Canada
Introduction to available grants for construction companies in Canada
Grants are a crucial financial lever for construction businesses in Quebec and Canada. They help support various projects, from innovation to energy efficiency and sustainable development. This guide presents the different grants available for construction businesses, their objectives, and their importance for eligible businesses.Objectives of Grants in Canada

AI-Powered Supply Chains Cluster (Scale AI)
Global Innovation Clusters (GIC)- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Transportation and warehousing

Canada Public Transit Fund
Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada- No Condition
- Construction
- Transportation and warehousing
- Public administration

Quebec Initiative for Construction 4.0 — Stream 1
Groupe BIM du Québec (GBQ)- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Construction

NRC IRAP – Support for clean technology
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- No Condition
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing

Expanded Energy Management Program
Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction

Roulez Vert — Rebate for charging station at work
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 49,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Utilities
- Construction
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

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

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

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

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

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

Regional Defence Investment Initiative – Northern Ontario
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor)- Up to 100% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries

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

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

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

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

Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy (CAS) - Union Training and Innovation (UTIP))
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)- No Condition
- Construction
- Manufacturing

Call for innovation projects in artificial intelligence and quantum technologies – collaborative industrial research and support for entrepreneurship
Gouvernement du Québec- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 35% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction

Rapid Housing Initiative — Projects Stream
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)- Minimum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Construction
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Health care and social assistance

Accelerating to Zero Grant Program
Halifax Climate Investment, Innovation and Impact Fund (HCi3)- Maximum amount : 75,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Utilities
- Construction
- Transportation and warehousing

INVEST North Program — Investment — Grow Stream
Government of Ontario- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

EDC — Structured and Project Finance
Export Development Canada (EDC)- No Condition
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing
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Energy Innovation Program — Off-Site Construction Challenge
Environment and Natural Resources Canada- No Condition
- Construction
- Manufacturing

Capital Retrofits
Government of Alberta- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction

Regions and Rurality Fund (RRF) - Component 1 - Support for regional outreach
Gouvernement du Québec- From $100,000 to $3,000,000
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing

Circular Economy Fund
Fondaction- From $250,000 to $2,000,000
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

LogisVert Program — Financial assistance for builders
Hydro-Québec- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Construction

Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure (ZEVIP) — owners and operators
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)- Maximum amount : 2,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Utilities
- Construction
- Transportation and warehousing
- Public administration

Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure (ZEVIP) — Indigenous organizations
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)- Maximum amount : 2,000,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Utilities
- Construction
- Transportation and warehousing
- Other services (except public administration)

Construction Sector Digitalization and Productivity Challenge program – Call for proposals
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- Maximum amount : 850,000 $
- Construction

Youth Initiative to Combat Climate Change - Entrepreneurship and Green Economy
Quebec International Youth Offices (LOJIQ)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing

APCHQ — Programme de formation Fiers et compétents
Association des professionnels de la construction et de l’habitation du Québec (APCHQ)- No Condition
- Construction

APCHQ — Programme pour la formation des femmes en entreprise
Association des professionnels de la construction et de l’habitation du Québec (APCHQ)- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Up to 30% of project cost
- Construction

Trois-Rivières — Redevelopment of the first neighborhoods – Stream 2: Renovation of heritage buildings
City of Trois-Rivières- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Construction
- Real estate and rental and leasing

Trois-Rivières — Revitalization of certain industrial sectors
City of Trois-Rivières- Up to 70% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Youth Initiative to Combat Climate Change - Education and Awareness
Quebec International Youth Offices (LOJIQ)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing

FAQDD — Reducing air and noise pollution – Component 2
Fonds d'action Québécois pour le développement durable (FAQDD)- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

Support, modernization, and alignment program with needs and markets for construction, renovation, demolition, and deconstruction waste
Recyc-Québec- From $100,000 to $1,000,000
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Construction
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Apprenticeship Incentive Grant (AIG)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)- From $1,000 to $2,000
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program (SREP) – Indigenous-Led Clean Energy stream
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)- No Condition
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing

Wood Construction Innovation Program
Gouvernement du Québec- From $400,000 to $2,500,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Public administration

Apprenticeship Completion Grant (ACG)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Construction
- Manufacturing

Financial assistance program aimed at optimizing Quebec's network of eco-centers
Recyc-Québec- From $30,000 to $400,000
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

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

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

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

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

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

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 De la Côte-de-Gaspé - Investment support fund
MRC de La Côte-de-Gaspé- From $10,000 to $10,000
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction

Financial assistance for large-scale northern projects
Gouvernement du Québec- Minimum amount : 200,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction

CoolSaver Program
Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)- Maximum amount : 1,000 $
- Utilities
- Construction

Mosaic Fund
Filaction- From $50,000 to $500,000
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Retail trade

Eco-Roof Incentive Program
City of Toronto- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

MRC Charlevoix - Local Investment Fund (FLI) and Local Solidarity Fund (FLS)
MRC Charlevoix- Maximum amount : 225,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade

DuoEmploi – Internships for people with disabilities
Gouvernement du Québec- No Condition
- Construction
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance

DEL — Business Acquisition Loan
Développement économique de l'agglomération de Longueuil (DEL)- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction

Commercial CoolSaver Program
Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)- Maximum amount : 1,450 $
- Up to 5% of project cost
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade

Youth Employment and Skills Strategy - Canada Summer Jobs Wage Subsidy
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)- No Condition
- Construction
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Remote First Nations Energy-Efficiency Program
Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)- No Condition
- Utilities
- Construction

ACQ — Proud and Competent training program
Quebec Construction Association (ACQ)- Up to 100% of project cost
- Construction

Novoclimat – Small multi-unit building
Environnement Québec (MELCC)- Maximum amount : 3,400 $
- Construction
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Health care and social assistance

Training fund for employees in the construction industry
Corporation des maîtres mécaniciens en tuyauterie du Québec (CMMTQ)- No Condition
- Construction

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

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

MRC La Côte-de-Beaupré — Support Measure for Self-Employment
MRC La Côte-de-Beaupré- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Construction
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Apprenticeship Incentive Grant for Women (AIG-W)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)- No Condition
- Construction
- Manufacturing

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

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 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

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
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Évolution-Compétences — Call for projects Parcours Exploration
Commission des partenaires du marché du travail (CPMT)- Up to 100% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

APCHQ — Affordable Housing Innovation Fund
Association des professionnels de la construction et de l’habitation du Québec (APCHQ)- No Condition
- Construction
- Finance and insurance
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Health care and social assistance

Regional Homebuilding Innovation Initiative (RHII) in the Prairie Provinces
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)- From $200,000 to $5,000,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing

Matane — Green Fund Program
City of Matane- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Construction
- Transportation and warehousing
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

Canada’s Next Sustainable Changemaker Challenge
Elevate Talent- No Condition
- Utilities
- Construction
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Novoclimat — Construction professionals — Big Multiple Unit Buildings
Environnement Québec (MELCC)- No Condition
- Construction
- Real estate and rental and leasing

Saguenay Promotion — FRR – Business Support
Promotion Saguenay- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction

SDE Thetford — Local Investment Fund (LIF)
Thetford Region Economic Development Corporation- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction

APCHQ — Crédit d'impôt pour stage en milieu de travail - Apprenti
Association des professionnels de la construction et de l’habitation du Québec (APCHQ)- No Condition
- Construction

Quebec Affordable Housing Program (QAHP)
Quebec Housing Society (SHQ)- Up to 80% of project cost
- Construction
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

MRC Montmagny — Regions and Rurality Fund (FRR)
MRC de Montmagny- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade

Bioenergies Program
Environnement Québec (MELCC)- From $10,000 to $5,000,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing

Enbridge Gas Quebec — Cash incentives – Feasibility study
Enbridge Gas Quebec- Maximum amount : 2,500 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Real estate and rental and leasing

Occupational Health and Safety Prevention and Innovation Program
Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development- No Condition
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Construction
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance

Green Construction through Wood (GCWood) Program
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)- Maximum amount : 5,000,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Public administration

SSRIA – Business Growth Program
Smart Sustainable Resilient Infrastructure Association (SSRIA)- No Condition
- Construction

Laval Économique — Tax credit – Urban modernization
Laval Economique- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Codes Acceleration Fund (CAF)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)- No Condition
- Construction

Youth Climate Action Fund
Halifax Climate Investment, Innovation and Impact Fund (HCi3)- From $1,400 to $7,000
- Utilities
- Construction
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Achievement Incentive and Group Sponsorship Grant
Government of Ontario- Maximum amount : 17,000 $
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Retail trade

NRC — Large Area Basin - Research Facility
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- No Condition
- Construction
- Transportation and warehousing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Entrepreneurial Assistance Program (PAEN)
Ministère de l'économie, de l'innovation et de l'énergie du Québec (MEIE)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction

E-tools for Exporting
LearnSphere- From $5,000 to $15,000
- Up to 45% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction

Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA)
Public Safety Canada (PSC)- Up to 90% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Utilities
- Construction
- Manufacturing

Skills Development Fund (SDF) — Capital Stream — SEED Pathway
Government of Ontario- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance