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Grants and Funding for Women in Business in Canada for 2025

Find new opportunities for women entrepreneurs in Canada with exclusive financial support and grant programs.

Unlock financial support for women-led businesses in Canada with 2025 funding programs. Take advantage of grants designed to fuel innovation and success.

270 opportunities available
Capital Project Grants - Social Policy - Social Small Capital Grants
Grant and FundingClosed

Capital Project Grants - Social Policy - Social Small Capital Grants

City of Vancouver
Supports small-scale facility upgrades for non-profit social services
Eligible Funding
  • Max. $25,000
Eligible Industries
  • Health care and social assistance
  • Other services (except public administration)
  • Public administration
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Core Support Grants (CSG)
Grant and FundingOpen

Core Support Grants (CSG)

City of Vancouver
Supports social service organizations addressing inequity in Vancouver
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Health care and social assistance
  • Other services (except public administration)
  • Public administration
Types of eligible projects
Hastings Legacy Fund (HLF) Community Grant Program
Grant and FundingClosed

Hastings Legacy Fund (HLF) Community Grant Program

City of Vancouver
Supports community-led projects addressing social issues in Hastings-Sunrise
Eligible Funding
  • Max. $40,000
Eligible Industries
  • Educational services
  • Health care and social assistance
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
  • Other services (except public administration)
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE
Homelessness Services Grants
Grant and FundingClosed

Homelessness Services Grants

City of Vancouver
Funding for Vancouver non-profits supporting people experiencing homelessness
Eligible Funding
  • Max. $3,000
Eligible Industries
  • Health care and social assistance
  • Other services (except public administration)
  • Public administration
Types of eligible projects
INNOVATION
PAC — Help for Small and Medium Enterprises
Expert AdviceOpen

PAC — Help for Small and Medium Enterprises

Public Services and Procurement Canada
Free advice on how to sell to the Government of Canada
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects

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ACOA Jobs and Growth Fund — Non Profit
Grant and FundingOpen

ACOA Jobs and Growth Fund — Non Profit

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Money to future-proof your Atlantic Canada non-profit
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEDIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Music PEI — Microgrants
Grant and FundingOpen

Music PEI — Microgrants

Music PEI
Grants for artists in PEI
Eligible Funding
  • Max. $300
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
Evol — Conventional loan
Loans and Capital investmentsOpen

Evol — Conventional loan

Evol
Loans for diversified and inclusive Quebec businesses
Eligible Funding
  • From $20,000 to $450,000
  • Up to 5% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONBUSINESS BUYOUT
Women's Program
Grant and FundingOpen

Women's Program

Women and Gender Equality Canada
Removing barriers to ensure women's equality
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Educational services
  • Health care and social assistance
  • Other services (except public administration)
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES
Intrapreneurship program
Wage Subsidies And InternsClosed

Intrapreneurship program

Venture for Canada
Fellowship program offering paid work experience to diverse students
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCESINNOVATION

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PacifiCan — Jobs and Growth Fund — For profit
Grant and FundingOpen

PacifiCan — Jobs and Growth Fund — For profit

Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan)
Money to future-proof your business in British Columbia
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 70% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Manufacturing
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEINNOVATION
WeBC — Business Mentoring and Peer Groups
Other SupportExpert AdviceOpen

WeBC — Business Mentoring and Peer Groups

WeBC
Mentors for women entrepreneurs in B.C
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
  • Other services (except public administration)
  • Public administration
Types of eligible projects
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Toronto Cultural Festivals Funding Program
Grant and FundingOpen

Toronto Cultural Festivals Funding Program

City of Toronto
Support inclusive, community-building festivals in Toronto with significant free cultural programming
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
Alberta Women Entrepreneurs Programs
Grant and FundingOpen

Alberta Women Entrepreneurs Programs

Alberta Women Entrepreneurs (AWE)
Support for Alberta women entrepreneurs
Eligible Funding
  • No Condition
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONHUMAN RESOURCESBUSINESS BUYOUT
SADC Lac-St-Jean Ouest — Flexiprêt Fund
Expert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen

SADC Lac-St-Jean Ouest — Flexiprêt Fund

SADC Lac-St-Jean Ouest
Financial aid and support for part-time women entrepreneurs
Eligible Funding
  • Max. $50,000
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
BUSINESS BUYOUT

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OTF — Youth Innovations Test Grant
Grant and FundingOpen

OTF — Youth Innovations Test Grant

Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF)
Funding for youth-led projects testing new community solutions
Eligible Funding
  • Max. $100,000
  • Up to 15% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
  • Other services (except public administration)
  • Public administration
Types of eligible projects
INNOVATION
CanNor — IDEANorth
Grant and FundingOpen

CanNor — IDEANorth

Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)
IDEANorth promotes Northern economic diversification and development
Eligible Funding
  • Max. $6,000,000
  • Up to 80% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONTECHNOLOGYCONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION INNOVATION
LRCC — Metis Women Entrepreneurship Program
Grant and FundingOpen

LRCC — Metis Women Entrepreneurship Program

Louis Riel Capital Corporation (LRCC)
Money for Metis Women-owned businesses in Manitoba
Eligible Funding
  • Max. $50,000
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
COMMERCIALIZATIONINNOVATION
Career Launcher Apprenticeship Program
Grant and FundingArchived

Career Launcher Apprenticeship Program

Colleges and Institutes Canada
Financial incentive for employers in construction and manufacturing
Eligible Funding
  • From $5,000 to $10,000
Eligible Industries
  • Construction
  • Manufacturing
Types of eligible projects
CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION HUMAN RESOURCES
Magnet — Student Work Placement Program
Wage Subsidies And InternsClosed

Magnet — Student Work Placement Program

Magnet
Money to hire students for work-integrated learning
Eligible Funding
  • Max. $7,000
  • Up to 70% of project cost
Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Types of eligible projects
HUMAN RESOURCES

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