Offered by Government of Canada, FedDev Ontario
CERI — Business Funding
- Maximum amount
- From $125 to $10,000,000
- Up to 50% of eligible costs
- Deadline
- Ongoing intake
- Where
- Ontario
Free, no account to start. This program is added to your saved list.
In short
Apply for an interest-free repayable contribution of $125,000 to $10 million to develop, commercialize or manufacture innovative products, processes and services, improve productivity, capacity and competitiveness, scale up and expand to develop new business opportunities, enter new markets or reach new customers.
Eligibility criteria
- Between 5 and 500 employees (required)
- Business located in the target province (required)
- For-profit business
- At least 3 years of operation
- Digitization project
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Official program website
Page updated on September 29, 2026. Summary and criteria extracted by our AI from the official program page; always check with the agency.
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