Grants and Funding for Startups in Canada for 2026
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Startup grants provide essential financial support. They enable entrepreneurs to bring their projects to life while reducing financial risks.
930 opportunities available
Grant and FundingOpen
Multi-Species Research and Development Fund
Non-repayable support for aquaculture R&D
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
CAE Rive-Nord — Youth strategy
Youth financing for young entrepreneurs
Expert AdviceOpen
YMCA Business Planning Program
Start-up business planning help in Newfoundland and Labrador
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceClosed
NBIF — CleanTech Accelerator Program
Free CleanTech accelerator support for New Brunswick startups
Other SupportExpert AdviceOpen
Revenu Québec — Assistance program for SMEs
Free tax support for SMEs and self-employed workers
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
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Northumberland Community Futures Development Corporation (NCFDC), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Nventure
Innovation funding for southern Ontario businesses
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
Eligible Industries
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationArtificial Intelligence (AI)TechnologyEnvironment and ClimateInnovationDigital Transformation
Loans and Capital investmentsClosed
Capitalization of Social Economy Enterprises (CAES) — Stream 1
Financing for Quebec social economy enterprises
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
Genome Funding Opportunities
Funding for genomics research and innovation in BC
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
ID Gatineau — Local Fund
Financing for business growth in Gatineau
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
SMART Cluster’s 8th call for proposals – advanced manufacturing
International collaborative R&D for advanced manufacturing
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
Small Business Loan Guarantee Program
Financing for Nova Scotia small businesses
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceOpen
NRC — Canadian Centre for Housing Technology
Real-life testing support for housing innovations
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Emerging Innovators Challenge
SME-led clean technology funding in Alberta
Loans and Capital investmentsClosed
SADC Shawinigan — SADC Fund
Loan financing for business growth in Shawinigan
Grant and FundingClosed
Pierre Péladeau Scholarships
Funding and support for innovative university student entrepreneurs in Quebec
Grant and FundingOpen
Business Development Program — Commercial Component
Money for start-up and expansion in Atlantic Canada
Grant and FundingClosed
PEI Business Women's Association — Micro-Grant
Funding and business support for women entrepreneurs in PEI
Other SupportExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsWage Subsidies And InternsOpen
Startup Zone Resident Company Program
Support to start or grow a PEI business
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
Asset Based Lending
Covenant-light revolving credit secured by receivables and inventory
Other SupportExpert AdviceOpen
Trade Commissioner Service — Canada Tariff Finder
Free tariff lookup for Canadian businesses
Grant and FundingOpen
ID Gatineau — Economic Diversification Fund
Non-repayable funding for Gatineau economic diversification
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
Reshaping Energy Systems
Funding for Alberta energy system innovation
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Planning and Dissemination Grants – Institute/Initiative Community Support (ICS)
Support for planning and knowledge dissemination activities
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Grant and FundingClosed
MRC La Vallée-de-l’Or — Regions and Rurality Fund – Component 4 – Vitalization
Funding for local vitalization projects
Tax CreditsOpen
Newfoundland and Labrador research and development tax credit
Provides a refundable tax credit for eligible R&D in Newfoundland and Labrador
Grant and FundingOpen
ARBJ — Targeted Financing Program (TFP)
Strategic financing for large regional projects
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceOpen
Hardware Catalyst Initiative
No-cost incubation for hardware and semiconductor companies
Grant and FundingClosed
CIHR Mental Health and Substance Use Responses to COVID-19 Funding
Rapid funding for COVID-19 mental health research
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
CBDC Innovation Loan
Financing for technology adoption and business innovation
Researchers And FacilitiesExpert AdviceOpen
NRC — Cell Culture Pilot Plant
Cell culture scale-up for biologics and vaccines
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC du Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent — Rural Development Fund (FDR)
Financial support for rural and business development
Grant and FundingClosed
Innovative Solutions Canada — Zero emissions technologies for industrial process heating
Zero-emissions industrial process heating solutions
Grant and FundingOpen
Irrigation Program — Irrigation Efficiency Program
Supports efficient irrigation system upgrades
Grant and FundingClosed
NBIF — Emerging Concepts and Technologies Program
Funding for early-stage emissions-reduction technologies
Grant and FundingClosed
NBIF — Corporate Cleantech Innovation Fund
Funding for cleantech innovation projects
Grant and FundingClosed
Consolidating the entrepreneurial life cycle in the ecological transition
Funding for ecological transition business projects
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Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
Renfrew County Community Development Fund
Non-repayable funding for local economic development
Grant and FundingOpening Soon
Outaouais Tourism — PDTO 2025-2027 – Attractions, activities and facilities
Funding for tourism development projects in Outaouais
Expert AdviceOpen
CBDC Self Employment Assistance (Atlantic Region)
Support for unemployed Atlantic Canadians to launch a business
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceClosed
Accelerating Innovations into CarE (AICE) – Validate
Funding for Alberta health tech validation
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
BioCreate Program
Funding and mentorship for Ontario biotech SMEs
Grant and FundingOpen
MRC Joliette — Business Assistance Fund (FAE) – Stream 1
Funding for business start-up and succession
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingWage Subsidies And InternsClosed
OCI — ENCQOR 5G Technology Development (SME) Program
Funding for Ontario SME 5G technology development
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Wage Subsidies And InternsClosed
Trucking HR Canada – Student Work Placement Subsidy
Wage subsidies for student work placements
Researchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
innovÉÉ — PARTENAR-IA — Academic
Collaborative AI R&D funding for Quebec companies
Other SupportExpert AdviceOpen
Columbia Basin Trust — Basin Business Advisors
Business advice and training for Columbia Basin companies
Grant and FundingClosed
NGen — Cluster Accelerator Program
Support for advanced manufacturing clusters
Tax CreditsOpen
Saskatchewan Value-added Agriculture Incentive
Tax credit for value-added agriculture investments
Other SupportGrant and FundingOpen
MRC La Nouvelle-Beauce — Nouvelle-Beauce entrepreneurial web
Networking and support for young businesses
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Sustainable New Agri-Food Products & Productivity Program — Productivity Enhancement
Funding for agri-food innovation and productivity
Grant and FundingClosed
PacifiCan Business Acceleration Pilot (BizAP)
Support for BC business scale-up initiatives
Grant and FundingClosed
Manitoba Accessibility Fund
Funding for Manitoba accessibility improvement projects
Grant and FundingArchived
Tourisme Baie-James — EPRTNT – Attractions, activities and facilities
Funding for tourism attractions and facilities
Grant and FundingOpen
Impact Canada Challenge Hub
Financing to solve economic, environmental, and social problems
Other SupportClosed
Artificial Intelligence Behaviour Monitoring Solution
AI monitoring for RCMP detainee safety
Grant and FundingWage Subsidies And InternsOpen
Alberta Innovates — R&D Associates Program
Wage subsidy for an R&D associate in Alberta
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingArchived
Alberta Innovates — Agri-Food and Bioindustrial Innovation Program
Funding for agri-food and bioindustrial innovation
Grant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
Advisory Services Program — Component 2 – Support for the dissemination of information and business co-development activities
Supports information sharing and business co-development activities
Grant and FundingOpen
Nunavut Filmmakers Funding — Nunavut Spend Incentive Program
Rebate on costs of developing films in Nunavut
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
WeBC — Business Loans for Youth
Loans for young women entrepreneurs in British Columbia
Grant and FundingClosed
Alberta — Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program (RALP)
Supports Alberta producers in implementing sustainable land management practices
Expert AdviceOpen
Business and Community Services
Business advice and community planning in the Patricia Region, Ontario
Researchers And FacilitiesExpert AdviceOpen
NRC — Energy, Mining and Environment Research Centre
Collaborate on energy, mining and environment R&D
Other SupportLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
CBDC Community Development Fund
Financial assistance for Atlantic Canadian non-profit associations
Grant and FundingClosed
PRIMA — INNOV-R SME
Supporting innovative projects to reduce Quebec's GHG emissions
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
VERGE Capital — Breakthrough Fund
Loans for social enterprises in Southwestern Ontario
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Other SupportExpert AdviceOpen
Innovation Factory — Support for Startups
Free advisory support for Ontario startups
Grant and FundingClosed
innovÉÉ — Accord
Funding collaborative research and innovation in Quebec sectors
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Drilling Technology Challenge
Funding for innovative drilling technology projects advancing emissions reduction
Other SupportExpert AdviceOpen
Startup Zone Accelerator Program
Training to help you build your PEI start-up
Other SupportResearchers And FacilitiesPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Collaborative Industrial Research and Support to Innovative Entrepreneurship — Stream 2
Consortium for Research and Innovation in Aerospace in Quebec (CRIAQ), innovÉÉ, Centre québécois de recherche et de développement de l’aluminium (CQRDA), Quebec Consortium for Drug Discovery (CQDM)
Supports collaborative AI and quantum innovation projects
Expert AdviceOpen
Innovation Canada — Innovation Advisors in NS
Personalized advisory services for innovators in Nova Scotia
Grant and FundingClosed
Ministerial initiative “Agricultural succession and entrepreneurship”
Supports young Quebecers starting or taking over agricultural businesses
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen
CAE Beauce-Chaudière — Green Strategy Financing
Eco-friendly business financing with favorable loan terms
Tax CreditsOpen
Saskatchewan Research and Development Tax Credit
R&D tax credit for corporations in Saskatchewan
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Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Rapid Response Challenge
Supports rapid manufacturing solutions for COVID-19 response
Other SupportClosed
Circular Initiatives Awards
Recognizes innovative circular economy initiatives across Quebec organizations
Expert AdviceOpen
Nordic Incubator-Accelerator — Stream 1 — Support Pathway
Tourism project support north of the 49th parallel
Other SupportPartnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
MaRS Momentum
Strategic support for scaling high-growth companies
Grant and FundingClosed
Economic Diversification Fund (FDE) - Centre-du-Québec and Mauricie regions
Supports economic diversification and business development in targeted regions
Expert AdviceClosed
Prince Edward Island Rural Action Centres — Business Guidance
Business counselling for rural PEI entrepreneurs
Expert AdviceOpen
Buyandsell.gc.ca — Procurement Assistance Canada Coaching Service
Assistance for federal government opportunities bidding
Other SupportExpert AdviceOpen
ventureLAB — Capital Investment Program
Capital support for hardtech and deeptech startups
Wage Subsidies And InternsOpen
JobsNL Wage Subsidy
Wage subsidy to create new positions in Newfoundland and Labrador
Other SupportGrant and FundingExpert AdviceOpen
MaRS — Supply AI
Canadian AI supply chain ventures accelerator program
Grant and FundingOpen
Saint-Hyacinthe Technopole — FLI/FLS
Local investment to enhance Quebec's economic development
Grant and FundingLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
PacifiCan — Lytton Business Restart Program
Supports business recovery and revitalization in Lytton, BC
Grant and FundingClosed
Rural Association Partnership Program
Supports rural Ottawa organizations with project-based financial assistance
Grant and FundingClosed
Alberta Innovates — Commercialization Associates Program
Wage subsidy for commercialization associate's salary in Alberta
Grant and FundingClosed
Call for Entries: G-Star 2025 in Busan, South Korea
Support for B.C. gaming companies at G-STAR 2025
Grant and FundingOpen
Regional Economic Growth through Innovation — Regional Innovation Ecosystems — ACOA
Money to support business growth in Atlantic Canada