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Toronto Enterprise Fund (TEF) - Scale ESEs
Last Update: February 3, 2026
ON, Canada
Support to scale employment social enterprises
Grant and Funding
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
No objectives are currently available
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 10,000 $
Timeline
- Unspecified
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Location
- Ontario
Legal structures
- Social economy enterprise
Annual revenue
- $ 50,000 minimum revenue
Organisation size
- 10 employees minimum
Audience
- All groups
Overview
Growth Grants provide up to $10,000 in one-time funding to help employment social enterprises explore, plan, and pilot strategies to significantly scale their businesses based on validated market demand. Funding can support activities leading to at least five new ongoing employment opportunities over two years, including technical assistance, human resources, capital, and administrative costs.
Activities funded
- Explore strategies to significantly scale the enterprise based on validated market demand.
- Plan business scaling initiatives that support enterprise growth.
- Pilot scaling strategies intended to create new ongoing employment opportunities for employees who face barriers.
Examples of admissible projects:
$ 9,800
Pilot social procurement sales systems to win two new contracts
$ 9,950
Pilot kitchen capacity upgrades to scale catering social enterprise jobs
Documents Needed
Eligibility
- Must be an existing employment social enterprise.
- Must be in operation for at least three years.
- Must have sales of over $50,000.
- Must employ more than 10 employees who face barriers.
- Proposed activities must support creating at least five new ongoing employment opportunities for employees who face barriers over two years.
Who is eligible?
- Employment social enterprises
Who is not eligible
Eligible expenses
- Technical assistance costs
- Human resources costs
- Capital costs
- Administrative costs
Ineligible Costs and Activities
Eligible geographic areas
- Peel Region (Ontario)
- Toronto (Ontario)
- York Region (Ontario)
Selection criteria
Processing and Agreement
Additional information
- Applications for Growth Grants are currently closed.
- TEF also supports scaling through social procurement connections via an arrangement with Buy Social Canada.
- TEF’s scaling approach includes research and evaluation to better understand enterprise growth drivers.
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