Grants for businesses in Canada
Our list has 1,196 grant programs open to businesses in Canada: 187 across the country, the others specific to one province or territory. Money paid for a project that you do not pay back, often a share of the costs.
By province or territory
Main agencies
- Gouvernement du Québec238
- Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable41
- Canada Council for the Arts28
- Government of Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada24
- Ville de Montréal22
- Énergir21
- Ministère de la Culture et des Communications17
- Government of Canada, Canadian Heritage16
- ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable15
- Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs14
List updated on October 4, 2026.
All programs
1,196 programs
- Idea to Innovation GrantsGovernment of Canada, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of CanadaGrant
- Saskatchewan Arts Board GrantsGovernment of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Arts BoardGrant
- Grants and guarantees for non-profit organizationsGouvernement du QuébecGrant
- Energy Efficiency GrantsÉnergirGrant
- Workforce Partnership Grants — Labour Market PartnershipsGovernment of Alberta, Ministry of Employment, Economic and TradeGrant
- Workforce Partnership Grants — Workforce Attraction and Retention PartnershipsGovernment of Alberta, Ministry of Employment, Economic and Red Tape ReductionGrant
- JobsNL Wage SubsidiesGovernment of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Advanced Education, Skills and LabourGrant
- Grants paid from the discretionary budget of the Minister of JusticeMinistère de la JusticeGrant
- Ocean Economy ClusterOcean Cluster CanadaGrant
- Digital Technology SuperclusterDigital Technology SuperclusterGrant
- Component 1 – Regional Outreach of the Regions and Rurality Fund (FRR)Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'HabitationGrant
- Grant
- Stream 2 – Carrying out a marketing activityTourisme LavalGrant
- Component 5 – Local Businesses of the Regions and Rurality Fund (FRR)Gouvernement du QuébecGrant
- Component 5 – Local Businesses (Fonds régions et ruralité - FRR)Gouvernement du QuébecGrant
- Rights Promotion StreamGouvernement du QuébecGrant
- Financial Assistance Program for Municipal Buildings (PRABAM)Gouvernement du QuébecGrantup to $90,000,000Closed
- Nature-based Solutions FundGovernment of Canada, Environment and Climate Change CanadaGrantup to $50,000,000Closed
- Support for the implementation of renewable natural gas (RNG) production and distribution projects – RNG production and distribution projectsGouvernement du QuébecGrantup to $40,000,000Closed
- Wine Sector Support ProgramGovernment of Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaGrantup to $25,000,000Closed
- Cultural Infrastructure Development Assistance ProgramMinistère de la Culture et des Communications du QuébecGrantup to $20,000,000Closed
- Support for the implementation of renewable natural gas (RNG) production and distribution projects – RNG distribution projects from production sitesGouvernement du QuébecGrantup to $20,000,000Closed
- Component 1: Restoration of heritage propertyGouvernement du QuébecGrantup to $20,000,000Closed
- Capital Assistance Program - Component 3: Improvement of Cultural Infrastructure and EquipmentGouvernement du QuébecGrantup to $14,000,000Closed
- BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund — Capital InvestmentGovernment of British ColumbiaGrantup to $10,000,000Closed
- Future Fuels ChallengeGovernment of Alberta, Emissions Reduction AlbertaGrantup to $10,000,000Closed
- Investments in Forest Industry Transformation — Capital Investment ProjectsGovernment of Canada, Natural Resources CanadaGrantup to $10,000,000Closed
- PacifiCan — regional economic development through innovation — Artificial Intelligence Regional Initiative (AIRI) — non-profitGovernment of Canada, PacifiCanGrantup to $10,000,000Closed
- Capital Assistance Program - Component 2: Maintenance of Cultural Infrastructure and EquipmentGouvernement du QuébecGrantup to $10,000,000Closed
- Sports and Recreation Facilities Support Program – Phase IVGouvernement du QuébecGrantup to $7,500,000Closed
- PacifiCan — Regional economic growth through innovation — Business growth and productivityGovernment of Canada, Canadian Economic Development for the PacificGrantup to $5,000,000Closed
- Agri-innovate ProgramGovernment of Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaGrantup to $5,000,000Closed
- Tourism Industry Recovery Assistance Program (PARIT)Ministère du TourismeGrantup to $5,000,000Closed
- School and Post-Secondary Sports and Recreational Infrastructure Support ProgramGouvernement du QuébecGrantup to $5,000,000Closed
- Production Program – English-language projects with a budget equal to or greater than $3.5 millionGovernment of Canada, Telefilm CanadaGrantup to $4,000,000Closed
- FedDev — Black Entrepreneurship Program Ecosystem FundGovernment of Canada, Agency for Development of Southern OntarioGrantup to $3,000,000Closed
- Community Support Fund for Missing Children from Residential SchoolsNatural Resources Canada (NRCan) - General Directorate of the Settlement Agreement and Child ClaimsGrantup to $3,000,000Closed
- PrairiesCan — Black Entrepreneurship Program (BEP) Ecosystem FundGovernment of Canada, Canadian Economic Development Agency for the PrairiesGrantup to $3,000,000Closed
- Creative Export Canada — Export Loan StreamGovernment of Canada, Canadian HeritageGrantup to $2,500,000Closed
- Production Program — Indigenous StreamGovernment of Canada, Telefilm CanadaGrantup to $2,500,000Closed
- Patrimoine Agreement Program: Restoration and preservation of heritage properties protected by the Government of QuebecMinistère de la Culture et des CommunicationsGrantup to $2,250,000Closed
- Agri-Tech Clean Technology Program — AdoptionGovernment of Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaGrantup to $2,000,000Closed
- Agri-tech Clean Technology Program — Research and InnovationGovernment of Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaGrantup to $2,000,000Closed
- Kosher and Halal Investment ProgramGovernment of Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaGrantup to $2,000,000Closed
- Eastern Ontario Development Fund — Community Economic Development ProjectsGovernment of Ontario, Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeGrantup to $1,500,000Closed
- Eastern Ontario Development Fund — Business Project GrantsGovernment of Ontario, Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeGrantup to $1,500,000Closed
- Southwestern Ontario Development Fund — Community Economic Development ProjectsGovernment of Ontario, Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeGrantup to $1,500,000Closed
- Southwestern Ontario Development Fund — Business Project GrantsGovernment of Ontario, Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeGrantup to $1,500,000Closed
- INNOV-R — CQRDACQRDA Centre québécois de recherche et de développement de l’aluminiumGrantup to $1,500,000Closed
- PARTENAR-IA — CQRDA — BusinessCQRDA Centre québécois de recherche et de développement de l’aluminiumGrantup to $1,500,000Closed
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