Your not-for-profit organization can apply for funding to support initiatives that teach fundamental digital literacy skills to Canadians who would benefit from participating in the digital economy.
Register as an Indigenous supplier and get access to procurement opportunities specifically for Indigenous businesses.
Get specialized support designed for Indigenous communities and entrepreneurs across Alberta. Access one-on-one support, downloadable guidebooks, attend community workshops, discover procurement opportunities, and more.
Access a grant to support projects that provide jobs, training and/or business opportunities to Indigenous people.
Get a contribution to develop projects to help First Nations and Inuit youth acquire essential employment skills and learn about job and career options.
Get a non-refundable contribution to help with expenses when your project is selected for an international film festival or event. The funding amount granted is based on the project category.
Gain access to financial assistance to support new ownership of commercial farms by improving your financial stability during your first years of operation.
Fee-for-service testing of rail vehicle strength and integrity, as well as load securement devices and lading containment.
If your business is working on a project to transition to a green economy, foster an inclusive recovery, become more competitive and create jobs for Canadians, you could get an interest-free, repayable contribution for up to 50% of the project’s costs.
Get financial assistance of up to $500,000 to cover 75% of the costs of testing the technical and commercial viability of innovative energy-saving or power-demand optimization measures.
A variety of lending products are available to help farmers and agricultural businesses start a business, purchase equipment, consolidate debt and meet other cash flow needs.
Organizations that employ apprentices enrolled Industry Training Authority programs get 20% to 50% up to $6,000 in enhanced tax credits.
Access a grant of up to $3 million to cover up to 30% of eligible costs for partnership projects among at least three partners that improve productivity and innovation, develop, diversify and transform Ontario’s forest sector through innovation in technol
Canadian-controlled production companies can get a tax credit, starting at 35%, for labour costs incurred in British Columbia during film, television, digital animation and visual effects production.
Access funding, mentorship, infrastructure, investor showcase, and business support to enable your SME to commercialize genomics and engineering biology enabled products and/or technologies in the health, food and agriculture, and cleantech sectors.
Not-for-profit organizations requiring interpretation or translation services may apply for this non-repayable assistance.
Access funding for up to 52 weeks to deliver local activities, which either include a work experience component, or guarantee employment at the end of the project.
Access a free business start-up training program featuring 8 weekly business planning workshops, followed by advice, mentoring and access to financing needed to make your business a success.
Get a repayable advance of up to $75,000 to cover up to 75% of the costs of marketing or distributing a feature-length Canadian film on multi-viewing platforms that include TV, VOD and other forms of digital distribution.
Get up to $150,000 to work collaboratively with partners to showcase a prototype in the marketplace or a complete technology to a strategic customer.
Access technical and advisory services, research facilities and licensing opportunities for research on inorganic and organic semiconductor technologies.
You can get a funding of up to $150, 000 to cover a maximum of 50% of eligible costs if you work within an industry-led, membership-based organization to enhance capabilities and growth through the application of, or access to advanced manufacturing techn
Get a non-refundable grant up to $150,000 per partner company (to a maximum of $600,000) to cover up to 50% of the expenses when you partner with at least one other business and a research centre on an artificial intelligence project that accelerates drug
Get paired with a health care organization in this national network and get access to facilities in order to develop, refine and commercialize a solution to a major health care challenge.
Get up to $600,000 in funding to cover up to 50% of research and development project expenses while working with a foreign partner in Brazil, China, India, Israel or South Korea.
Join a national resource platform and get access to financing, talent, networks and expertise to help start or grow your business.
Get financial assistance between $30,001 and $100,000 to cover up to 75% of eligible project costs and 50% of capital expenses for a development project that provides long-term, sustainable economic benefits to Yukoners and Yukon communities.
If your business operates in the Northwest Territories, you can register your business to gain a bid advantage for Northwest Territories contracts.
Get up to $3,500 to purchase an all-electric, used vehicle for your business, from a list of eligible vehicles.
Get a repayable contribution to increase efficiency, modernize your facilities or increase export sales for your SME manufacturing business.
If you're an employer who is looking to hire a temporary foreign worker when no Canadian is available to perform the job, get access to an account manager who can assess your needs and provide guidance. To be eligible, your company must be referred by one
Get a grant of up to $20,000 to cover costs associated with the translation of Canadian literary works or dramatic works for international presentation or publication.
Get support through a workforce consultant for your human resource challenges related to recruitment, retention and training.
Get a grant of up to $30,000 for travel linked to the international promotion of Canadian artists and artistic works internationally, establishing a place for Canadian arts practice in the global arts market.
Get 100% of your project costs covered when you partner with an eligible academic institution to conduct R&D and beta testing of a technology or application prior to commercialization.
Get a wage subsidy to cover up to 50% of the salary of a young person between the ages of 15 and 30 that you hire for the summer. Not-for-profit employers can receive funding up to 100% of the provincial or territorial minimum hourly wage.
Get timely information on rules and regulations specific to your business, as well as help understanding how to comply with them.
Hire an intern for 6 to 12 months for an environmental science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) job and receive a subsidy of up to 80% of their salary (maximum $25,000).
If your organization is Indigenous-led, you can get a grant up to $15,000 to help fund its IP initiatives, like research projects, drafting policy papers, or developing educational materials.
Get a working capital solution that provides guarantees to your financial institution so they can extend your line of credit and provide term loans or margin international assets or inventory.
Get a loan of up to $100,000 to help small and medium sized enterprises adopt digital technologies to increase their competitiveness.
Get up to $200,000 to hire staff for post-production, visual effects and digital animation projects.
Your not-for-profit agricultural organization, on behalf of a consortium of producers, could get financial assistance to cover 50% of the costs of installing tile drainage to improve the quality of arable land within a specific region in Northern Ontario,
Get access to government contracting opportunities from Quebec public agencies, including municipalities. Register to get additional information, advanced keyword searches and email notifications.
Get a wage subsidy of up to $7,000/student to cover up to 70% of your costs when you hire post-secondary students on work-integrated learning (WIL) placements in your business or not-for-profit organization.
Receive funding to cover eligible project costs of new technologies, practices, and services to help achieve electricity bill savings for Ontario ratepayers or that reduce the costs associated with maintaining reliable operation of the province’s energy g
If you're eligible for a refundable tax credit and need the funds to carry out your project right away, you can get a loan of up to 100% of the anticipated amount, starting at $50,000 for scientific research and experimental development (SR&ED) tax credit
If your original film targets Canadian theatrical audiences and demonstrates potential success at the box-office, you could get 49% of your production costs covered, up to $175,000. Projects in post-production can apply for additional funding up to $75,00
Get a grant of up to $500,000 per year for a three-year project to cover up to 50% of eligible expenses when you collaborate with at least one academic institution or public research centre on an R&D project aimed at reducing GHG emissions project relatin
Get a grant to cover some of your costs (amounts vary by category) when you engage in contemporary, customary or traditional artistic and cultural activities, including collaborations with non-Indigenous organizations.
Get $50,000 to cover 80% of the total cost of the project for up to 24 months to support a broad range of climate solutions promoting equity, reconciliation, job creation, community resilience, and other environmental benefits.
If you have a small business in Ontario with fewer than 10 employees (25 if a restaurant), you can get help setting up an online store to sell your goods and services.
Get a grant to cover a portion of eligible expenses for a collaborative project in a wide range of industries including marine renewable energy, fisheries, aquaculture, oil and gas, defence, shipbuilding and transportation. Activities may include digital
Register your business with the Job Bank and get a list of potential candidates who match your job requirements.
Register annually to receive payments if you have a valid dairy quota license registered with a provincial milk marketing board or agency. Payments are based on your farm’s quota relative to the provincial quota holdings, with no maximum amount.
If your Indigenous-led organization is working on a project that involves many different activities, like travel, research and development, and event planning, you can get a grant up $50,000 to help cover the costs.
You can receive $10,000 to hire a first-year Indigenous woman, Two-Spirit, transgender, and/or gender-diverse apprentice, in one of the 39-Red Seal trades.
If you’re a not-for-profit or Indigenous organization working toward sustainability and competitiveness by adopting new technology or building capacity, get up to $1 million per project in cost-shared funding to cover up to 50% of eligible project costs i
Loans of up to $5 million for large investments that create jobs in southwestern Ontario.
Get up to $50,000 to cover up to 90% of eligible expenses to assist in the research and development of specific aquaculture projects and to incentivize farming of culture plants and new species.
Receive funding for the development of community capital projects that contribute to a sustainable social base and support economic participation in Indigenous communities, both on and off reserve.
Fee-for-service identification and measurement of volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds (VOCs and SVOCs) from liquid samples, small pieces of building materials, room-size assemblies, furnishings or complete office workstations.
Get a repayable advance of up to $30,000 to cover costs in the development stage of your feature film. To be eligible, you must meet certain criteria for recent theatrical releases, including having 1 project funded by Telefilm.
Connect with highly experienced specialists who can help you better manage your business, increase revenues and optimize operations.
Free, confidential, one-on-one guidance at every business level and stage, as well as help with business plans and loan applications.
Access weekly training sessions, business coaching and mentorship, Indigenous guest speakers, connections to financial resources and advice on raising capital for your new or early-stage business.
Get 6 months of expert help to accelerate your company's growth, optimize your sales and marketing process, access investment capital and build sustainability once you have launched your product.
Subscribe to receive timely information from the federal government about important resources, programs and funding opportunities for Canadian businesses.
Fee-for-service whole-house performance and fully-monitored testing environments for manufacturers, public utilities and housing technology companies.
Get financial assistance to help cover the cost of hiring a post-secondary graduate (15 to 30 years old) for 6 to 12 months to work on projects with R&D, engineering, multimedia or market analysis components or the development of a new product or process.
Advice, workshops, counselling and other services to help with the development of business plans.
Get up to $10,000 to cover 33% of the eligible costs of the versioning of existing programming of relevance to Nunavut into Inuktut, either Inuktitut or Inuinnaqtun.
Get customized support and discounted rate on rental fees for lab and office spaces to help you advance to significant seed or Series A financing, if you’re an early-stage life sciences business.
Receive up to $1 million in co-investment funding and support of strategic partners to develop, test, validate and demonstrate connected and autonomous vehicle (C/AV) and smart mobility technologies. Eligible projects will have to include demonstratio
Is your business located in a region covered by the area codes 514, 438, 450, 579, 819 or 873? If so, take advantage of expert services to find the programs, organizations, market data and business lists needed to carry out your projects at all stages of
Access business information on government services, reports and library resources tailored to meet your business needs.
Employers can receive $5,000 to hire a first-year apprentice and $5,000 more for an equity-deserving apprentice, in one of the 39 Red Seal construction or manufacturing trades. Equity-deserving groups include women, Indigenous people, persons with disabil
Business support program for women entrepreneurs in Ontario. Access online educational modules, practical hands-on project work, mentorship, and peer networking to address your company’s biggest business challenges. Participants will be a given chance to
Your not-for-profit organization could get funding to improve access to safe, healthy and culturally-diverse food and to promote environmentally sustainable food systems while supporting local communities.
Get a grant when you partner with international researchers and universities to work on projects that benefit Canada by bringing talent here, creating domestically-held IP, increasing foreign investment and more.
Get a repayable advance or a repayable equity investment of up to $3.5 million to cover up to 49% of the production or post-production costs for a primarily French-language feature-length fictional film.
Get up to $20,000 to cover up to 75% of the costs of having a professional consultant identify areas of your business operations that may need special attention, if you have already received assistance under another First Peoples Economic Growth Fund (FPE
Get up to $24,000 per intern hired in roles in the natural resources sectors, including energy, forestry, mining, and earth sciences who self identifies as a woman or racialized youth, or up to $30,000 per intern hired who self identifies as Indigenous, y
Fee-for-service access to large-scale inkjet printing, sheet to sheet gravure, flexographic and screen printing, and organic and inorganic solution processing.
Get a financial contribution to develop a transformative clean technology or to expand a current technology, in 1 of 3 priority areas: green energy and energy efficiency, precision agriculture, and bioeconomy. Use this support for pre-market innovation, i
Get a matching contribution of up to $10,000 per year to help manage income declines or to make investments to mitigate on-farm risks.
Access loans of up to $5 million to cover up to 15% of eligible costs for projects that encourage innovation, collaboration, cluster development, job creation and private sector investment in eastern Ontario.
Your non-profit could get a financial contribution to assist businesses at all stages of development in scaling up and becoming more globally competitive. Investments will focus on enhancing business support networks for under-represented groups — includi
If you’re a Canadian publisher supporting Canadian authors, you could get up to $250,000/year if you publish Canadian books, $120,000/year for Canadian magazines, or up to $300,000/year if you publish both.
Financial assistance of up to $1.5 million for Canadian print magazines, non-daily newspapers and digital periodicals.
One-on-one advisory services for starting, buying or growing a business.
Access entrepreneurship training activities and networks of incubators and accelerators to help grow your startup business.
Benefit from the advice of a business plan expert, accountant or lawyer in order to carry out your business project or better manage your business.
Loans of up to $150,000 for first-time entrepreneurs in rural Atlantic Canada to start or buy a business.
Tax rebates of 100% on provincial income tax, 50% on federal corporate income tax, and 100% on municipal property or business tax for 10 or 15 years.
If your business bids on contracts that require contract security or if your suppliers require security of payment, these standby letters of credit can provide the necessary assurance to third parties.
A qualified planning advisor can work with your business to complete an environmental farm plan that will help you improve sustainability, efficiency and environmental risk management on your farm.
Get repayable financial support of up to $35 million to increase your working capital to fund your R&D, product and market development projects.
Your small business could get funding to come up with an innovative solution to a government challenge, with access to early-stage development, testing and validation of a prototype, and a pathway to commercialization.
Access assistance for your high-growth company using leading-edge technology and science to improve global life in all aspects with the help of a community of seasoned, knowledgeable c-suite executives and access to engagements that will help you make bet
Get funding up to $30,000 to cover up to 50% of eligible costs related to participating in an export tradeshow or trade missions outside of the province of Manitoba with the purpose to assess and/or initiate business in an export market.