Grants and Funding Available for Businesses in Ontario
Unlocking Opportunities with Ontario Government Grants
Ontario offers a wealth of grants and funding opportunities designed to empower businesses, non-profits, and communities. These programs play a pivotal role in fostering growth, innovation, and sustainability across the province.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Fund (EIF) — Non-Profits that Serve Underrepresented Communities
ventureLAB- From $10,000 to $10,000
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Information and cultural industries
- Other services (except public administration)

FedDev Ontario Small Business Services — Community Partners
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)- No Condition
- All industries

INVEST North Program — Investment — Launch Stream
Government of Ontario- Max. $200,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Forest Biomass Program — Indigenous bioeconomy partnerships stream
Government of Ontario- Max. $250,000
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Ottawa — Tourism Accessibility Fund (TAF)
City of Ottawa- Max. $25,000
- Up to 70% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)
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Racialized and Indigenous Supports for Entrepreneurs (RAISE)
Government of Ontario- Max. $10,000
- Retail trade
- Accommodation and food services

Agri-Tech Innovation Initiative : Stream 3 – Agri-Tech Energy Costs Savings
Agricultural Adaptation Council (AAC)- Max. $100,000
- Up to 35% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

Emissions Performance Standards program
Government of Ontario- No Condition
- Manufacturing

OAC — French-language edition – how it works
Ontario Arts Council (OAC)- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Small Distillery Program
Agricorp- Max. $220,000
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
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Early Stage Startup Stream
Parkdale Centre for Innovation- No Condition
- All industries

OAC — Visual arts, media arts and crafts: French-speaking self-managed artist organizations and centers – operation
Ontario Arts Council (OAC)- No Condition
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program
Government of Ontario- Max. $3,000,000
- Up to 30% of project cost
- Manufacturing

Invest Ottawa Ignition Program
Invest Ottawa- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

OAC — Visual arts and crafts – Francophone projects
Ontario Arts Council (OAC)- Max. $15,000
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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Employment Ontario
Government of Ontario- No Condition
- All industries

Caribou Conservation Stewardship Program (CCSP) 2025-26
Government of Ontario- Up to 20% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

OBIO — Early Adopter Health Network (EAHN)
Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization (OBIO)- No Condition
- Health care and social assistance

Employer Health Tax relief (EHT)
Ontario Ministry of Finance- No Condition
- All industries

Seniors Community Grant Program
Government of Ontario- From $1,000 to $25,000
- Health care and social assistance
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Prince's Operation Entrepreneur
Prince's Trust Canada- Max. $390,000
- All industries

OAC — Literary Organizations: Operating
Ontario Arts Council (OAC)- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

INVEST North Program — Regional Tile Drainage
Government of Ontario- Max. $1,000,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

VERGE Capital — Startup Fund
Government of Ontario- No Condition
- All industries

Tax refund for power takeoff equipment
Ontario Ministry of Finance- No Condition
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
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Ontario Export Services
Government of Ontario- No Condition
- All industries

Aboriginal Participation Fund (APF) — Education and relationship-building
Government of Ontario- No Condition
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

OAC — Music – French-language projects
Ontario Arts Council (OAC)- Max. $10,000
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Farm Property Class Tax Rate Program
Agricorp- Up to 25% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Ontario Junior Exploration Program
Government of Ontario- Max. $200,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
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Collaborate 2 Commercialize
Government of Ontario- From $20,000 to $150,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

People & Talent Program — Workforce Development Stream
Government of Ontario- Max. $35,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Small Cidery Program
Agricorp- Max. $220,000
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

Gasoline used in unlicensed business equipment
Ontario Ministry of Finance- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Construction
- Manufacturing

Ontario Office of the Employer Adviser
Government of Ontario- No Condition
- Construction
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Toronto Commercial Space Rehabilitation Grant Program
City of Toronto- From $5,000 to $24,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Retail trade

Agri-Tech Innovation Initiative : Stream 2 – Agri-Tech Innovation
Agricultural Adaptation Council (AAC)- Max. $100,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

OAC — French-language broadcasting - how it works
Ontario Arts Council (OAC)- Min. $75,000
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

OBIO — (WiHI) Training and Wage Subsidies
Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization (OBIO)- Max. $20,000
- Health care and social assistance

i.d.e.a. Fund
TechAlliance- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
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Northern Technology Accelerator Program
Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre- Max. $10,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Transportation and warehousing
- Information and cultural industries

- Max. $3,000,000
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Rural Economic Development program — Strategic Economic Infrastructure Stream
Government of Ontario- Max. $250,000
- Up to 30% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries

CaféTO Grant
City of Toronto- Max. $5,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Accommodation and food services

Forest Biomass Program — Modernization stream
Government of Ontario- Up to 35% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
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OAC — Music Creation Projects
Ontario Arts Council (OAC)- Max. $20,000
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

INVEST North Program — Innovation – Industrial Research Chair
Government of Ontario- Max. $1,000,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services

OAC — Media Artists Creation Projects
Ontario Arts Council (OAC)- Max. $40,000
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

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

Veterinary Incentive Program (VIP)
Agricultural Adaptation Council (AAC)- Max. $50,000
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
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Agri-Tech Innovation Initiative : Stream 1 – Agri-Tech Innovation
Agricultural Adaptation Council (AAC)- Max. $49,999
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

OVIN — R&D Partnership Fund – Advanced Charging and Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Stream
Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN)- Max. $1,000,000
- Up to 33% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Women in Business Program
Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund- Max. $50,000
- 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

Step Forward Entrepreneurs Program
Innovation Initiatives Ontario North- Max. $10,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries
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ventureLAB — Accelerate AI
ventureLAB- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

OAC — Multi and Inter-Arts Organizations: Operating
Ontario Arts Council (OAC)- No Condition
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Ontario Tenders Portal
BravoSolution- No Condition
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Greenhouse Technology Network (GTN)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)- Max. $100,000
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Professional, scientific and technical services

OAC — Literature – French-language projects
Ontario Arts Council (OAC)- Max. $12,000
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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OAC — Media arts – French-language projects
Ontario Arts Council (OAC)- Max. $40,000
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

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

Digital Main Street – Digital Service Squad Grant
Digital Main Street- No Condition
- Retail trade

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

Trail Blazer
Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre- No Condition
- All industries
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OAC — Dance Organizations: Operating
Ontario Arts Council (OAC)- No Condition
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Aboriginal Participation Fund (APF) — Values mapping and related projects
Government of Ontario- No Condition
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

Workforce Planning Boards
Government of Ontario- No Condition
- All industries

OTF — System Innovations Grant
Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF)- Max. $250,000
- Up to 15% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

- No Condition
- All industries
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Grassroots Growth Program
Government of Ontario- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

OAC — Dance Projects
Ontario Arts Council (OAC)- Max. $20,000
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Northern Ontario Development Program (NODP) — Youth Internships — Not-for-Profit
Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor)- No Condition
- All industries

Business advisory services for small and medium-sized businesses
Government of Ontario- No Condition
- All industries

Achievement Incentive and Group Sponsorship Grant
Government of Ontario- Max. $17,000
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Retail trade
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OTF — Seed Grant
Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF)- From $10,000 to $100,000
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Community Enhancement Program — Rural Enhancement Funding Stream
Government of Ontario- Max. $500,000
- Up to 90% of project cost
- All industries

Toronto Cultural Festivals Funding Program
City of Toronto- No Condition
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Toronto Imagination, Manufacturing, Innovation and Technology (IMIT) Program
City of Toronto- Up to 70% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Small Business Property Tax Subclass
City of Toronto- No Condition
- Retail trade
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Tourism Growth Program in southern Ontario
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)- Max. $250,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Forest Biomass Program — Exploring biomass pathways stream
Government of Ontario- Max. $130,000
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

OCI — Innovating Digital Health Solutions (IDHS)
Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI)- Max. $500,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Health care and social assistance

Ontario — Growing Future Opportunities Initiative
Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP)- Max. $50,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

OCI — ENCQOR 5G Technology Development (SME) Program
Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI)- Up to 100% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
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NADF Financing
Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund- Max. $500,000
- All industries

Ontario small business deduction (SBD)
Ontario Ministry of Finance- Up to 8.3% of project cost
- All industries

Experience Ontario 2024
Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport (MTCS)- Max. $125,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Indigenous Economic Development Fund — Business and Community Fund
Government of Ontario- No Condition
- All industries

Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) — Capital Investment Projects
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)- Min. $1,000,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
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Aboriginal Participation Fund (APF) — Advanced exploration and development support
Government of Ontario- Max. $15,000
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

Trade Mission Support Program
Ontario's North Economic Development Corporation- Max. $10,000
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Information and cultural industries

NRC — Nanotubes production research facility
National Research Council Canada (NRC)- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Innovation Guelph — Boundless Startup Program
Innovation Guelph- No Condition
- All industries

Cultural Supports Program — Community Events Stream
Government of Ontario- Max. $15,000
- Up to 30% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
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Health Workforce Matching Portal
Government of Ontario- No Condition
- All industries

Kenora and Rainy River District Business Accelerator Fund
Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre- Max. $10,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing

Toronto Main Street Innovation Fund
City of Toronto- From $25,000 to $100,000
- All industries

Invest Ontario Fund (IOF)
Invest Ontario- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

Rural Innovation Fund (RIF)
Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre- Max. $10,000
- All industries
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Cultural Supports Program — Film and Television Stream
Government of Ontario- Max. $2,000,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

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

PARO Services
PARO Centre for Women's Enterprise- No Condition
- All industries

Articipate — Creation and Development Grant
Articipate- Max. $5,000
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

Eastern Ontario Development Fund (EODF) — Business project loans
Government of Ontario- From $500,000 to $500,000
- Up to 15% of project cost
- Manufacturing
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OCI — Ready 4 Market (R4M)
Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI)- From $500,000 to $250,000
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

OTF — Youth Innovations Test Grant
Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF)- Max. $100,000
- Up to 15% of project cost
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) — Studies projects
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)- Min. $100,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing

Northern Ontario Angels
Northern Ontario Angels (NOA)- No Condition
- All industries

OTF — Capital Grant
Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF)- From $10,000 to $200,000
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Invest Ottawa Scale-Up Platform
Invest Ottawa- No Condition
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Ontario Bioindustrial Innovation Network
Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC)- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services