Discover Grants and Funding for Financial Services in Canada
Grants and funding for financial services support innovation, regulation compliance, and expansion of financial institutions and fintech startups.
Grants and funding fuel innovation and growth in the financial services sector, aiding both traditional banks and fintech startups. These resources help firms navigate regulatory challenges and harness new technologies to improve services.

Development of E-Business Tax Credit (CDAE)
Investissement Québec (IQ)- Up to 30% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Capitale-Productivity
Quebec City- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 40% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing

Advancing Accessibility Standards Research
Accessibility Standards Canada- No Condition
- Transportation and warehousing
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance
- Public administration

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

Capitale-Innovation
Quebec City- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance
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Entrepreneurial grant
Quebec City- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance

Quebec City — Major projects
Quebec City- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance

Startup in residence
Desjardins- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Finance and insurance
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

Guidance grants
Quebec City- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 30% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries

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
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Group Entrepreneurship Capital Program
Investissement Québec (IQ)- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Finance and insurance
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

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

Défi-Québec, Sustainable City
Quebec City- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Finance and insurance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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Technology showcase - pre-commercialization of innovation
Quebec City- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance

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

Strategic Jobs Investment Fund (SJIF)
Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade (ON)- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance
- Health care and social assistance

START Program
Government of Nova Scotia- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance
- 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
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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

Québec city — Supporting the development of the Saint-Roch district
Quebec City- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Social economy support program (PSES) – Stream 2
Social Economy Cluster — Central Quebec- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Transportation and warehousing

Quebec International — Starting a business and making it grow
Québec International- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance
- Health care and social assistance

Quebec International — Set up or expand a business
Québec International- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance
- Health care and social assistance
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Ascension competition
Quebec City Junior Chamber of Commerce (JCCQ)- Maximum amount : 60,000 $
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Transportation and warehousing

Ontario credit union tax reduction
Ontario Ministry of Finance- No Condition
- Finance and insurance

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

Ressources Entreprises
Ressources Entreprises- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction

International Development Assistance Program
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)- Up to 100% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Finance and insurance
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
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EDC — Export Guarantee Program
Export Development Canada (EDC)- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Finance and insurance

Quebec International — Selling and Exporting — Set your sights on the world
Québec International- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance
- Professional, scientific and technical services

MaRS Growth Acceleration Program
MaRS Discovery District- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

Innovation Canada — Innovation Advisors in Yukon
Innovation Canada- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade

Agtech Growth Fund
Government of Saskatchewan- Maximum amount : 450,000 $
- Up to 30% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Finance and insurance
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Self Employment Training
microbusiness- Up to 86% of project cost
- Construction
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance

Canada-Saskatchewan Job Grant (CSJG)
Government of Saskatchewan- From $1,000 to $10,000
- Up to 66% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Finance and insurance
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Invest Nova Scotia — Investment
Government of Nova Scotia- Up to 25% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Ontario Corporate Minimum Tax Credit
Ontario Ministry of Finance- Up to 3% of project cost
- Finance and insurance

Payroll tax credit – CFI
Revenu Québec- No Condition
- Finance and insurance
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Quebec International — International recruiting
Québec International- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance
- Health care and social assistance

ventureLAB — Capital Investment Program
ventureLAB- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Finance and insurance
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

FedDev — Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative – Adoption Pillar 2 – Businesses
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)- Maximum amount : 5,000,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Finance and insurance
- Health care and social assistance

Tax credit for a new financial services corporation
Revenu Québec- No Condition
- Finance and insurance

Innovation Canada — Innovation Advisors in NU
Innovation Canada- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries
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Find a Licensed Insolvency Trustee
Innovation Canada- No Condition
- Finance and insurance
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

Alberta Indian Investment Corporation
Alberta Indian Investment Corporation (AIIC)- No Condition
- Finance and insurance

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

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

Evol — Conventional start-up loan
Evol- From $20,000 to $75,000
- Up to 5% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction