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
- Canada Book Fund – Publishing SupportGovernment of Canada, Canadian HeritageGrantClosed
- Summer Skills Acquisition Incentive for StudentsNova Scotia, Labour, Skills and ImmigrationGrantClosed
- Southern Ontario Artificial Intelligence Regional Initiative — Productization and CommercializationGovernment of Canada, FedDev OntarioGrantClosed
- Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative for Southern Ontario — AdoptionGovernment of Canada, Feddev OntarioGrantClosed
- Southern Ontario Residential Construction Innovation Regional InitiativeGovernment of Canada, FedDev OntarioGrantClosed
- Inspire and Root – Artistic InstitutionsCanada Council for the ArtsGrantClosed
- Work-Study IncentivesGovernment of Nova Scotia, Labour and Advanced EducationGrantClosed
- PacifiCan — Regional Defense Investment Initiative (RDII)Government of Canada, Canada Economic Development for Pacific RegionsGrantClosed
- Partenariat culturel autochtoneGouvernement du QuébecGrantClosed
- Skills Connection Program for First Nations and Inuit (non-profit sector)Government of Canada, Indigenous Services CanadaGrantClosed
- Skills Connection Program for First Nations and Inuit (private sector)Government of Canada, Indigenous Services CanadaGrantClosed
- Financial Assistance Program for Quebec Snowmobile Clubs (PACM)Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durableGrantClosed
- Financial Assistance Program for Recreational and Sports Infrastructure (PAFIRS)Ministère de l’ÉducationGrantClosed
- Financial Assistance Program for Recreational, Sports and Outdoor Infrastructure (PAFIRSPA)Gouvernement du QuébecGrantClosed
- Financial assistance program to promote access to justiceGouvernement du QuébecGrantClosed
- Financial Assistance Program to Promote Greenhouse DevelopmentMinistère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’AlimentationGrantClosed
- Student Training and Employment Program (STEP)Government of Yukon, Ministry of EducationGrantClosed
- Youth Employment ProgramGovernment of Prince Edward IslandGrantClosed
- Heritage Agreements ProgramMinistère de la Culture et des CommunicationsGrantClosed
- Forestry Road Development Cost Reimbursement ProgramGouvernement du QuébecGrantClosed
- Renewable Natural Gas Production Support Program (PSPGNR)Gouvernement du QuébecGrantClosed
- Support Program for Justice Activities in Indigenous CommunitiesGouvernement du QuébecGrantClosed
- Small-Scale Sports and Recreational Infrastructure Support ProgramGouvernement du QuébecGrantClosed
- Childcare Infrastructure Grant ProgramGovernment of Nunavut, Department of EducationGrantClosed
- Grant Program to Promote Research, Information, Awareness and Training Regarding Assistance for Victims of Criminal OffensesGouvernement du QuébecGrantClosed
- Business Consulting Services Grant ProgramBlack Business InitiativeGrantClosed
- Insurance Systems ProgramGovernment of Prince Edward Island, Department of Agriculture and LandGrantClosed
- Post-secondary Education ProgramGovernment of Prince Edward IslandGrantClosed
- Canada Summer JobsGovernment of Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada, Service CanadaGrantClosed
- Indigenous Cultural Heritage ProgramMinistère de la Culture et des CommunicationsGrantClosed
- Youth at Work ProgramBowman Employment ServicesGrantClosed
- Public Fast Charging Station Deployment Support ProgramGouvernement du QuébecGrantClosed
- Promoting Quebec CultureGouvernement du QuébecGrantClosed
- Reaching Canada and International — Festivals and Artistic BroadcastersCanada Council for the ArtsGrantClosed
- Accountability and Control MeasuresMinistère de la Culture et des CommunicationsGrantClosed
- Support for Data StandardizationGouvernement du QuébecGrantClosed
- Support for associations covered by the Professional Status of the Artist ActGouvernement du QuébecGrantClosed
- Support for Commemoration InitiativesGouvernement du QuébecGrantClosed
- Support for permanent and traveling exhibitionsGouvernement du QuébecGrantClosed
- Support for LGBTQ+ visibility: arts and identitiesGouvernement du QuébecGrantClosed
- Indigenous Youth Housing InternshipsGovernment of Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing CorporationGrantClosed
- GrantClosed
- Grants for adapted businessesGouvernement du QuébecGrantClosed
- Sustainable CAP — Research and InnovationGovernment of Manitoba; Canadian Agricultural PartnershipGrantClosed
- Indigenous Media StreamGouvernement du QuébecGrantClosed
- Multisectoral Organizations StreamGouvernement du QuébecGrantClosed
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