Grants for self-employed workers
Our list currently has 959 grant programs for self-employed workers.
Where to start
Choose "For my business", then "Sole proprietorship" as the legal structure.
By type of assistance
Main organizations
- Gouvernement du Québec174
- Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable37
- 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
- Support for maintaining sales development for artisanal wine producersMinistère de l'Économie, de l'Innovation et de l'ÉnergieGrant
- Support for maritime and intermodal freight transport infrastructureministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durableGrant
- Support for Maritime Infrastructure InvestmentsGouvernement du QuébecGrant
- Support for research and innovation projectsGouvernement du QuébecGrant
- Support for community development corporationsGouvernement du QuébecGrant
- Financial support for international recruitment of early childhood educatorsministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration du QuébecGrant
- Financial support for artists and writers with disabilitiesConseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ)Grant
- Government support for municipalities to become age-friendlySecrétariat aux aînés (Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux)Grant
- Support for families and caregiversVeterans Affairs Canada (VAC)Grant
- Écorecharge grant for multi-residential charging projectsGouvernement du QuébecGrant
- New electric business pickup truck grantGouvernement du QuébecGrant
- Grants for Accessible Collective VehiclesGouvernement du QuébecGrant
- Universal Accessibility Grant for BusinessesVille de MontréalGrant
- Grant for the construction of a large Novoclimat-certified multi-unit residential buildingGouvernement du QuébecGrant
- Grant for the construction of a small Novoclimat-certified multi-unit buildingGouvernement du QuébecGrant
- Grant
- Business Renovation GrantVille de MontréalGrant
- Wage Subsidy for Workers' Job Retention for Employers Enrolled in the Shared Work ProgramGovernment of Canada, Employment and Social Development CanadaGrant
- Nunavut Employer GrantGovernment of Nunavut, Department of Family ServicesGrant
- Infrastructure Investment Project Grant (SPII)Customer Relations CentreGrant
- Wage subsidy for employeesGouvernement du Québec, Ministère de l'emploi et de la solidarité socialeGrant
- Apprentice Wage SubsidyGovernment of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Post-Secondary, Skills and LabourGrant
- Employer subsidiesCommission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST)Grant
- Community Tree Grants – Edible TreesArbres CanadaGrant
- Community Tree Grants – Greening SchoolyardsArbres CanadaGrant
- Alberta Foundation for the Arts GrantsGovernment of Alberta, Alberta Foundation for the ArtsGrant
- Idea to Innovation GrantsGovernment of Canada, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of CanadaGrant
- Saskatchewan Arts Board GrantsGovernment of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Arts BoardGrant
- 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
- 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
- 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
Other groups
Find funding for your business
Answer a few questions. Our AI reads every program and tells you which ones you seem eligible for, and why.
Free, about 3 minutes.