Discover Loans and Capital Investments Available to Companies in Canada
Financing opportunities are available through advantageous loans and investments in order to enable your business to continue its growth in today's economic landscape.
Canadian companies have access to a variety of financing options, including traditional bank loans for working capital, equipment purchases, and expansion. Additionally, government-backed loans and grants, as well as venture capital and angel investment, offer tailored financial support for business growth and innovation.

Compétivert — Funding Solution
Investissement Québec (IQ)- Minimum amount : 50,000 $
- All industries

MRC Beaharnois-Salaberry — Local Investment Fund (FLI)
MRC Beauharnois-Salaberry- From $5,000 to $150,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

SADC Lac-St-Jean Ouest — Tourist Loan
SADC Lac-St-Jean Ouest- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services

MRC La Nouvelle-Beauce — Créavenir
MRC de La Nouvelle-Beauce- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- All industries

DEL — Commercialization Loan
Développement économique de l'agglomération de Longueuil (DEL)- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

BDC Financing — Technology
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)- Maximum amount : 350,000 $
- Up to 100% of project cost
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services

MRC de Montcalm — FLI/FLS
MRC Montcalm- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

MRC La Côte-de-Beaupré — Local Investment Fund (FLI) – Succession Stream
MRC La Côte-de-Beaupré- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- All industries

SADC Shawinigan — Transfer Strategy Fund
SADC Shawinigan- From $10,000 to $50,000
- All industries

Rouyn-Noranda — FLI Succession
City of Rouyn-Noranda- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 5% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

MRC Les Basques — Local Investment Fund (FLI) / Local Solidarity Fund (FLS)
MRC Les Basques- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

MRC du Granit — FLI
MRC du Granit- No Condition
- All industries

Next Generation of Jobs Fund
Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade (ON)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Utilities
- Manufacturing

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

MRC Domaine-du-Roy — Local Investment Fund (LIF)
MRC Domaine-du-Roy- Maximum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

Efficiency Nova Scotia — Small Business Energy Solutions
Efficiency Nova Scotia- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Retail trade

Financial assistance program for the preservation of community buildings
Quebec Housing Society (SHQ)- Up to 75% of project cost
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Health care and social assistance
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

CBDC General Business Loan
Community Business Development Corporations (CBDC)- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- All industries

Kitikmeot Community Futures
Kitikmeot Community Futures Incorporated (KCFI)- Maximum amount : 450,000 $
- All industries

Micro-Loan Program
Government of Prince Edward Island- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Other services (except public administration)

MRC de Thérèse de Blainville — Créavenir
MRC Thérèse de Blainville- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- All industries

MRC Deux-Montagnes — Créavenir
MRC Deux-Montagnes- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- All industries

Indian Business Corporation Services
Indian Business Corporation- Up to 10% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Community Futures Program
Nventure- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Other services (except public administration)
- Public administration

Energy Retrofit Loans (ERL)
City of Toronto- Up to 100% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Retail trade
- Real estate and rental and leasing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
Business growth in Canada is significantly influenced by venture capital, a dynamic force driving the advancement and innovation of Canadian enterprises, especially those in the small and tech-oriented sectors.

EDC — Buyer financing
Export Development Canada (EDC)- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade

Ontario Together Trade Fund (OTTF)
Government of Ontario- From $200,000 to $5,000,000
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Manufacturing

Taking Action on Tower Renewal Program (TATR)
City of Toronto- Maximum amount : 5,000,000 $
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Real estate and rental and leasing

Aboriginal Business Loans — Youth and Womens Loans
Ulnooweg- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Up to 75% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Inclusive Women Venture Capital Initiative
Innovation Canada- No Condition
- All industries

Baffin Business Development — Financial Assistance
Baffin Business Development Corporation (BBDC)- No Condition
- All industries

High-Rise Retrofit Improvement Support Program (Hi-RIS)
City of Toronto- Maximum amount : 2,500,000 $
- Real estate and rental and leasing

Home Energy Loan Program
City of Toronto- Maximum amount : 125,000 $
- Real estate and rental and leasing

Commercial/Agriculture Loans
Saskatchewan Indian Equity Foundation Inc. (SIEF)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

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

BDC Financing — Indigenous Entrepreneur Loan
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)- Maximum amount : 350,000 $
- All industries

SADC Lac-St-Jean Ouest — Acquisition Loan +
SADC Lac-St-Jean Ouest- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 120% of project cost
- All industries

CBDC Youth Loan
Community Business Development Corporations (CBDC)- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- All industries

BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund (BCMJF) — Capital Investment
Government of British Columbia- Minimum amount : 100,000 $
- Up to 20% of project cost
- Manufacturing

ADM Fund / 375 idea
City of Montreal (MTL)- Maximum amount : 7,500 $
- All industries

Kakivak Association — Makigiaqvik Loans
Kakivak Association- Maximum amount : 25,000 $
- Up to 8% of project cost
- Retail trade
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Accommodation and food services
- Other services (except public administration)

PrairiesCan — Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative (ARRI)
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)- Up to 75% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services

Pivot to Grow loan
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)- From $350,000 to $2,000,000
- Up to 25% of project cost
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Transportation and warehousing

Investment Attraction Fund
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador- No Condition
- All industries

DEL — Loan for Growing Collective Enterprises
Développement économique de l'agglomération de Longueuil (DEL)- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- All industries

CBDC Immigrant Loan program — Pilot Project
Community Business Development Corporations (CBDC)- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- All industries

Indigenous Business Advisory Centres
Government of British Columbia- No Condition
- Manufacturing

- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
- Retail trade
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
- Arts, entertainment and recreation

PrairiesCan — Entrepreneurs with Disabilities
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)- No Condition
- All industries

Agriculture Loan and Loan Guarantees
Government of New Brunswick- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
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MicroEntreprendre Laval — Financing for entrepreneurs
MicroEntreprendre- From $500 to $20,000
- All industries

BDIC — Term Loans
Government of the Northwest Territories- No Condition
- All industries

BDC Capital — Venture Capital
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Information and cultural industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance

Nunavut Business Credit Corporation
Government of Nunavut- From $150,000 to $2,000,000
- Information and cultural industries

Community Futures Alberta — Entrepreneurs with Disabilities
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)- No Condition
- All industries

Women Entrepreneurs Saskatchewan — Financing
Women Entrepreneurs Saskatchewan (WESK)- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- All industries

Southern Ontario Fund for Investment in Innovation
Community Futures Eastern Ontario (CFEO)- From $150,000 to $500,000
- All industries

Aquaculture Loans and Loan Guarantees
Government of New Brunswick- Up to 95% of project cost
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

CAE Beauce-Chaudière — Traditional Business Loan
CAE Beauce-Chaudière- From $25,000 to $300,000
- All industries

CBDC Kick$tart
Community Business Development Corporations (CBDC)- No Condition
- All industries

Anges Québec Capital Fund
Anges Québec- No Condition
- All industries

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

ESSOR – Component 4: Supporting the internationalization of companies
Investissement Québec (IQ)- Up to 70% of project cost
- All industries

EDC — Credit Insurance
Export Development Canada (EDC)- No Condition
- All industries

First Peoples Economic Growth Fund — Entrepreneur Loan Program
First Peoples Economic Growth Fund Inc. (FPEGF)- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

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

BDC Financing — Small Business Loan
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)- Maximum amount : 350,000 $
- All industries

SADC Shawinigan — Digital Strategy Fund
SADC Shawinigan- From $10,000 to $50,000
- Information and cultural industries

Baffin Business Development — Business Counseling
Baffin Business Development Corporation (BBDC)- No Condition
- All industries

TACC Conventional Loan
Tale'awtxw Aboriginal Capital Corporation- Maximum amount : 250,000 $
- Up to 85% of project cost
- All industries

SADC Maria-Chapdelaine — Regular Fund Loan
SADC Maria-Chapdelaine- From $5,000 to $150,000
- All industries

FTQ — Regional Funds
Solidarity Funds (FTQ)- Maximum amount : 5,000,000 $
- All industries

Entreprendre Sherbrooke — Créavenir Estrie
Entreprendre Sherbrooke- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- All industries

Food & Beverage Financing
Farm Credit Canada (FCC)- No Condition
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade

SADC Lac-St-Jean Ouest — Loan The Developer
SADC Lac-St-Jean Ouest- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- Up to 2% of project cost
- All industries
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SADC Lac-St-Jean Ouest — Transfer Strategy Fund
SADC Lac-St-Jean Ouest- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- All industries

SADC Shawinigan — Green Strategy Fund
SADC Shawinigan- From $10,000 to $50,000
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

Chantier de l'économie sociale Trust — Real Estate Patient Capital Loans
Chantier de l'économie sociale- From $50,000 to $1,500,000
- Up to 31% of project cost
- All industries

Young Farmers
Farm Credit Canada (FCC)- Maximum amount : 1,500,000 $
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Community Futures Saskatchewan — Loans
Community Futures Saskatchewan- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- All industries

CDEM — Financing
Economic Development Council for Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities (CDEM)- No Condition
- All industries

CAE Beauce-Chaudière — Digital Strategy Financing
CAE Beauce-Chaudière- From $10,000 to $25,000
- All industries

Futurpreneur Canada Side Hustle
Futurpreneur Canada- Maximum amount : 15,000 $
- Up to 3% of project cost
- All industries

First Peoples Economic Growth Fund – Joint Venture Program
First Peoples Economic Growth Fund Inc. (FPEGF)- From $200,000 to $1,000,000
- Up to 50% of project cost
- All industries

CDEM — Microcredit
Corporation de développement économique montagnaise (CDEM)- Maximum amount : 20,000 $
- All industries

Community Futures Program Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories Community Futures Association (NWTCFA)- Maximum amount : 200,000 $
- All industries

Community Futures British Columbia
Community Futures British Columbia- Maximum amount : 5,000 $
- All industries

Advanced Manufacturing Investment Strategy (AMIS)
Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade (ON)- Maximum amount : 10,000,000 $
- Up to 30% of project cost
- Manufacturing

Renewable and Alternative Energy Program
Alberta Innovates- No Condition
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- Utilities
- Construction
- Professional, scientific and technical services

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

FinDev Canada Financing and Investment
FinDev Canada (DFIC)- No Condition
- All industries

Desjardins — Business Term Loans
Desjardins- No Condition
- Finance and insurance

BDC Financing — Commercial Real Estate Loan
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)- Up to 100% of project cost
- Real estate and rental and leasing

Développement Vaudreuil-Soulanges — PCDT
Développement Vaudreuil-Soulanges- From $10,000 to $250,000
- Up to 15% of project cost
- Accommodation and food services

PME MTL — Solidarity Fund
PME MTL- Maximum amount : 300,000 $
- Up to 80% of project cost
- All industries

Community Futures Alberta — Financial Supports
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)- Maximum amount : 150,000 $
- All industries

Manufacturing and Processing Assistance - Capital Loan
Government of Prince Edward Island- Up to 80% of project cost
- Manufacturing

ARBJ — Targeted Financing Program (TFP)
Administration régionale Baie-James (ARBJ)- Up to 20% of project cost
- All industries

EDC — Export Guarantee Program
Export Development Canada (EDC)- No Condition
- Manufacturing
- Wholesale trade
- Finance and insurance

Réseau des SADC et CAE — Loans
Réseau des SADC et CAE- Up to 40% of project cost
- All industries