Grants and Funding for Young Entrepreneurs in Canada for 2026
Financial support helps young entrepreneurs build and expand their businesses.
Starting a business can be challenging for young entrepreneurs. Support programs help them overcome financial barriers.
1245 programs available
- From $8,000 to $20,000
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and warehousing
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationConstruction and Renovation Business BuyoutDigital Transformation
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
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- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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Construction and Renovation
RGrant and FundingClosed
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Strengthening coastal resilience through nature-based solutions
- Maximum amount : 30,000,000 $
Types of eligible projects
Environment and Climate
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CommercializationHuman ResourcesInnovation
Partnering and CollaborationGrant and FundingClosed
Entrance Awards
Financial awards for new CMTN students
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- Up to 100% of project cost
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Human Resources
- Health care and social assistance
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Types of eligible projects
Environment and Climate
- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
Partnering and CollaborationExpert AdviceLoans and Capital investmentsOpen
Futurpreneur Canada Side Hustle
Loan for young professionals to develop a side business
- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 3% of project cost
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationHuman ResourcesBusiness BuyoutDigital Transformation
- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
Artificial Intelligence (AI)TechnologyInnovation
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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- Construction
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
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- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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Construction and Renovation
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- Construction
- Real estate and rental and leasing
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- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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- Maximum amount : 2,500,000 $
- Real estate and rental and leasing
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Environment and Climate
- Health care and social assistance
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- From $400 to $60,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Types of eligible projects
Technology
- From $4,000 to $2,000,000
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationArtificial Intelligence (AI)TechnologyInnovationDigital Transformation
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- Information and cultural industries
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- Health care and social assistance
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- From $370 to $3,600
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
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Human Resources
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- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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Innovation
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- From $30,000 to $60,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Types of eligible projects
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Innovation
Types of eligible projects
Innovation
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
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Human Resources
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CommercializationBusiness Buyout
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- Information and cultural industries
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Commercialization
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- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
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Business Buyout
- Maximum amount : 600,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Public administration
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Environment and ClimateHuman ResourcesInnovation
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration
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- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
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Digital Transformation
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Grassy Lake, Taber, Vauxhall, Alberta
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
Grassy Lake, Taber, Vauxhall, Alberta
Wage Subsidies And InternsOpen
MiHR — Green Jobs
Paid green placements for youth in mining
- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
Types of eligible projects
Environment and Climate
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration
Types of eligible projects
Environment and Climate
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- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
Types of eligible projects
CommercializationTechnologyInnovation
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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Innovation
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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Innovation
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Human Resources
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- Maximum amount : 60,000 $
- Up to 35% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
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CommercializationTechnologyEnvironment and ClimateInnovation
- Health care and social assistance
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- Up to 100% of project cost
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Human Resources
Other SupportArchived
Wildlife Workshop
Educate young people about the province's wildlife habitats and wildlife
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Environment and Climate
- Up to 40% of project cost
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- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- Up to 90% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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Innovation
Grant and FundingOpen
AIDA Fund
Funding for young Quebec classical artists
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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Other SupportGrant and FundingClosed
Doctor Recruitment
Financial incentives to recruit healthcare professionals
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
Human Resources
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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Environment and Climate
- Maximum amount : 500,000 $
- Up to 15% of project cost
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration
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Business Buyout
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Human Resources
- Maximum amount : 1,500 $
- Up to 30% of project cost
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Environment and Climate
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
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- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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Innovation
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- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
Construction and Renovation
- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
- Health care and social assistance
Types of eligible projects
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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Innovation
- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
Types of eligible projects
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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Grant and FundingClosed
Business Grant
Support for business ownership and self-sufficiency
Types of eligible projects
- Maximum amount : 80,090 $
- Construction
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Educational services
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
Construction and Renovation
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Human Resources
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- Information and cultural industries
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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- Health care and social assistance
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- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
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- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Health care and social assistance
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- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
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POther SupportResearchers And FacilitiesGrant and FundingClosed
Prices and scholarships
Funding for family medicine education and research
- Health care and social assistance
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HLoans and Capital investmentsClosed
Honor loans
Interest-free support for university studies
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- Transportation and warehousing
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- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
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- Arts, entertainment and recreation
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Innovation
- Maximum amount : 3,000,000 $
Types of eligible projects
Innovation
- Up to 80% of project cost
- Educational services
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration
Types of eligible projects
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Environment and Climate
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
Types of eligible projects
InnovationDigital Transformation
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