Canada Strong Diversification Fund
Canadian businesses affected by U.S. tariffs, including mid-sized companies. Full eligibility rules have not yet been published.
Overview
The Canada Strong Diversification Fund is a new $2 billion stream of the Strategic Response Fund. Effective immediately, it is intended to support Canadian businesses affected by U.S. tariffs, including mid-sized firms, through shovel-ready projects that support continued capital investment. Regional development agencies will help receive and triage projects, and a fast one-step review and approval process is planned. Detailed eligibility, funding terms, deadlines and application instructions will be published shortly.
At a glance
Funding available
- No objectives are currently available
- Varies by project
Eligible candidates
- All industries
- Canada
- For-profit business
- All revenue ranges
- All organization sizes
- All groups
Next Steps
Activities funded
Shovel-ready projects that support continued capital investment and help businesses respond to tariff impacts.
Official resources
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
Canadian businesses affected by U.S. tariffs, including mid-sized companies. Full eligibility rules have not yet been published.
Eligible geographic areas
Canada
Selection criteria
A fast one-step review and approval process is planned. Detailed assessment criteria have not yet been published.
How to apply
Regional development agencies will receive and triage projects. Detailed intake and application instructions will be published shortly.
Processing and Agreement
The government announced a fast one-step review and approval process; service standards have not yet been published.
Additional information
This is a new stream of the Strategic Response Fund. General SRF eligibility rules or project minimums should not be assumed to apply automatically; program-specific details are forthcoming.