Grants for self-employed workers
Our list currently has 959 grant programs for self-employed workers.
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By type of assistance
Main organizations
- Gouvernement du Québec162
- Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable34
- Canada Council for the Arts20
- Énergir20
- Government of Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada17
- ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable15
- Ville de Montréal15
- Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs13
- Government of Canada, Canadian Heritage12
- Government of Canada, Telefilm Canada11
List updated on October 4, 2026.
Grants for self-employed workers
959 programs
- Financial assistance for large industrial projects to implement greenhouse gas emission reduction measuresMinistère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des ParcsGrantup to $80,000,000
- Financial assistance for large-scale northern projectsSociété du Plan NordGrantup to $60,000,000
- Financial assistance for a major industrial projectMinistère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des ParcsGrantup to $60,000,000
- Alberta Petrochemical Industry Incentive ProgramGovernment of AlbertaGrantup to $50,000,000
- Innovation GrantGovernment of Alberta, Ministry of Treasury and FinanceGrantup to $50,000,000
- Financial assistance for a project to implement thermal waste recovery infrastructureGouvernement du QuébecGrantup to $40,000,000
- Building Safe Communities Fund (BSCF)Ministry of Public SecurityGrantup to $37,400,000
- BDC Capital — Growth Capital and Business Transfer — Business AcquisitionGovernment of Canada, Business Development Bank of CanadaGrantup to $35,000,000
- BDC Capital — Growth Capital and Business Transfer — Working CapitalGovernment of Canada, Business Development Bank of CanadaGrantup to $35,000,000
- Agriculture Financial Services Corporation — LoansAgriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC)Grantup to $30,000,000
- Government assistance for public transitministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durableGrantup to $20,000,000
- FRS — Diversification Fund for a Strong Canada - Adapting, reorienting and diversifying the Canadian economyGovernment of Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development CanadaGrantup to $20,000,000
- SRF — Strategic Response FundGovernment of Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development CanadaGrantup to $20,000,000
- NRC IRAP — Collaboration and Networking ProjectsGovernment of Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development CanadaGrantup to $20,000,000
- SRF — Business Innovation and Growth ProjectsGovernment of Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development CanadaGrantup to $20,000,000
- Ministerial Initiative to Support Agricultural Sector CompetitivenessLa Financière agricole du Québec (FADQ)Grantup to $20,000,000
- CERI — Business FundingGovernment of Canada, FedDev OntarioGrantup to $10,000,000
- Alberta Agricultural Products Processing Investment Tax CreditGovernment of AlbertaGrantup to $10,000,000
- ÉcoPerformance — Standard Implementation StreamGouvernement du Québec, Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des ParcsGrantup to $10,000,000
- Southern Ontario Defence Investment Regional InitiativeGovernment of Canada, FedDev OntarioGrantup to $10,000,000
- British Columbia Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTR) — non-profitCanada Economic Development for Pacific RegionsGrantup to $10,000,000
- Value-Added Agriculture Incentive Measures in SaskatchewanGovernment of SaskatchewanGrantup to $10,000,000
- NRC IRAP Financial AssistanceGovernment of Canada, National Research Council CanadaGrantup to $10,000,000
- Agri-marketing ProgramGovernment of Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaGrantup to $10,000,000
- Support for scaling up mineral processing or primary transformation for critical and strategic mineralsTransmettre les documentsGrantup to $10,000,000
- Financial assistance for an innovation project for clean fuel productionMinistère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des ParcsGrantup to $6,000,000
- Diversified Inclusion and Economic Evolution in the North — Non-profit organizationGovernment of Canada, Canadian Economic Development Agency for the NorthGrantup to $6,000,000
- Financial assistance for a project to implement standard greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction measuresMinistère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des ParcsGrantup to $5,000,000
- Sustainable Development Technology FundSustainable Development Technology CanadaGrantup to $5,000,000
- PrairiesCan — Regional economic development through innovation — Business expansion and productivityGovernment of Canada, Prairies Economic Development CanadaGrantup to $5,000,000
- PrairiesCan — regional economic development through innovation — Artificial Intelligence Regional Initiative (AIRI) — for-profitGovernment of Canada, Prairies Economic Development CanadaGrantup to $5,000,000
- Agri-competitiveness ProgramGovernment of Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaGrantup to $5,000,000
- Regional Development Program — Advanced Manufacturing Innovation and Competitiveness StreamGovernment of Ontario, Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeGrantup to $5,000,000
- Northern Ontario Investment Program — Investment — Establishment StreamGovernment of Ontario, Northern Ontario Heritage Fund CorporationGrantup to $5,000,000
- Financial assistance for infrastructure and equipment in the maritime, aviation, and rail sectorsministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durableGrantup to $4,000,000
- Financial assistance for the development of active transportation in urban areasDeadline and submission proceduresGrantup to $3,000,000
- Financial assistance for the maintenance and improvement of rail transport infrastructureMinistère des Transports et de la Mobilité durableGrantup to $3,000,000
- TACC Ordinary LoanTale'awtxw Aboriginal Capital CorporationGrantup to $3,000,000
- Forest Sector Investment and Innovation Program — Collaboration ProjectsGovernment of Ontario, Ministry of Natural ResourcesGrantup to $3,000,000
- Green Adaptation Fund ProgramGovernment of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Industry, Energy and TechnologyGrantup to $3,000,000
- Technoclimat Program - Regular StreamMinistère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des ParcsGrantup to $3,000,000
- Specialized service development projects dedicated to the growth of high-potential growth companies (startups)Ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’ÉnergieGrantup to $3,000,000
- TechnoclimatGouvernement du Québec, Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des ParcsGrantup to $3,000,000
- Fonds des pêches du QuébecAgriculture, environnement et ressources naturellesGrantup to $2,500,000
- Financial assistance for festivals and tourist eventsQuestions on financial assistance for festivals and tourist eventsGrantup to $2,000,000
- ACO — Atlantic Regional Tariff Response Initiative - Liquidity SupportGovernment of Canada, Atlantic Canada Opportunities AgencyGrantup to $2,000,000
- CanNor — Regional Tariff Response Initiative - Liquidity SupportGovernment of Canada, Canadian Economic Development Agency for Northern CanadaGrantup to $2,000,000
- EDC — Regional Tariff Response Initiative - Liquidity SupportGovernment of Canada, Canada Economic Development for Quebec RegionsGrantup to $2,000,000
- FedNor — Regional Tariff Response Initiative - Liquidity SupportGovernment of Canada, Canadian Agence fédérale de développement économique pour le Nord de l’OntarioGrantup to $2,000,000
- Canada Book Fund Support for For-profit OrganizationsGovernment of Canada, Canadian HeritageGrantup to $2,000,000
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