Grants for self-employed workers
Our list currently has 959 grant programs for self-employed workers.
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Choose "For my business", then "Sole proprietorship" as the legal structure.
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
- PacifiCan — Regional Tariff Response Initiative - Liquidity SupportGovernment of Canada, Canada Economic Development for Pacific RegionsGrantup to $2,000,000
- PrairiesCan — Regional Tariff Response Initiative - Liquidity SupportGovernment of Canada, Canada Economic Development for the PrairiesGrantup to $2,000,000
- Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation Investment Program — Innovation StreamGovernment of Ontario, Northern Ontario Heritage Fund CorporationGrantup to $2,000,000
- Component B - Fundraising by a group of organizations (Mécénat Placements Culture Program)Ministère de la Culture et des CommunicationsGrantup to $2,000,000
- Financial assistance for rail transport modal integrationMinistère des Transports et de la Mobilité durableGrantup to $1,500,000
- Canada Periodicals Fund — Assistance to PublishersGovernment of Canada, Canadian HeritageGrantup to $1,500,000
- MEDTEQ+ – FemtechMEDTEQ+ Consortium de recherche et d’innovation en technologies médicales du QuébecGrantup to $1,500,000
- Quantum Leap ProgramCQDM — Consortium québécois sur la découverte du médicamentGrantup to $1,500,000
- SynergiQc Program for Biopharmaceutical ResearchCQDM Consortium québécois sur la découverte du médicamentGrantup to $1,500,000
- Grantup to $1,250,000
- Financial Assistance for Festivals and Tourist Events 2023-2026Ministère du TourismeGrantup to $1,000,000
- Financial assistance to develop the production, processing and marketing of northern agri-food productsDirection régionale de la Côte-NordGrantup to $1,000,000
- Financial assistance for the implementation of pilot projects aimed at reducing or avoiding GHG emissions in the maritime, aviation and rail sectorsministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durableGrantup to $1,000,000
- Financial assistance for technologies and equipment installed on vessels allowing shore power connectionministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durableGrantup to $1,000,000
- ACO — Atlantic Tariff Response Regional Initiative - Reorientation ProjectsGovernment of Canada, Atlantic Canada Opportunities AgencyGrantup to $1,000,000
- Call for collaborative and structuring innovation projects in Quebec's strategic sectorsGouvernement du QuébecGrantup to $1,000,000
- Support for the development of strategic sectors and regionsGouvernement du QuébecGrantup to $1,000,000
- CanNor — Regional Tariff Response Initiative - Reorientation ProjectsGovernment of Canada, Canadian Northern Economic Development AgencyGrantup to $1,000,000
- Saskatchewan R&D Tax CreditGovernment of SaskatchewanGrantup to $1,000,000
- CED — Regional Tariff Response Initiative — Reorientation ProjectsGovernment of Canada, Canada Economic Development for Quebec RegionsGrantup to $1,000,000
- Studies and ImplementationÉnergirGrantup to $1,000,000
- FedNor — Regional Tariff Response Initiative - Reorientation ProjectsGovernment of Canada, Canadian Economic Development Agency for Northern OntarioGrantup to $1,000,000
- First Peoples Economic Growth Fund — Joint Venture ProgramFirst Peoples Economic Growth Fund Inc.Grantup to $1,000,000
- Clarence-Campeau Development FundGovernment of Saskatchewan, Clarence-Campeau Development FundGrantup to $1,000,000
- Quebec Fisheries Fund – InfrastructureGovernment of Canada, Fisheries and Oceans CanadaGrantup to $1,000,000
- Quebec Fisheries Fund – InnovationGovernment of Canada, Fisheries and Oceans CanadaGrantup to $1,000,000
- IDEeS — Minefield Opening – Detection and DestructionGovernment of Canada, Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed ForcesGrantup to $1,000,000
- Southern Ontario Tariff Response Regional Initiative — for businessesGovernment of Canada, Feddev OntarioGrantup to $1,000,000
- Grantup to $1,000,000
- PacifiCan — Regional Tariff Response Initiative - Repurposing ProjectsGovernment of Canada, Canada Economic Development for the PacificGrantup to $1,000,000
- Genome British Columbia Funding OpportunitiesGenome British Columbia (Genome BC)Grantup to $1,000,000
- PrairiesCan — Regional Tariff Response Initiative - Reorientation ProjectsGovernment of Canada, Canadian Economic Development for the PrairiesGrantup to $1,000,000
- Indigenous Business Development Program — Community ProjectSociété de crédit commercial autochtoneGrantup to $1,000,000
- Northern Investment Program — Underground Tile Drainage Regional InitiativeGovernment of Ontario, Northern Ontario Heritage Fund CorporationGrantup to $1,000,000
- Northern Ontario Investment Program — Investment — Growth StreamGovernment of Ontario, Ontario Heritage Fund CorporationGrantup to $1,000,000
- Canada-BC Labour Market Agreement Forestry Grant – Forestry Training FundNorthern Development Initiative TrustGrantup to $1,000,000
- Support for ferry service infrastructureministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durableGrantup to $1,000,000
- Support for pilot projects in maritime freight transportministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durableGrantup to $1,000,000
- Alliance GrantsGovernment of Canada, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of CanadaGrantup to $1,000,000
- Component 4: Restoration of Integration WorksGouvernement du QuébecGrantup to $1,000,000
- Programme pour la valorisation et la vitalité de la langue françaiseTransmission de la demandeGrantup to $900,000
- Financial assistance for improving safety at municipal level crossingsMinistère des Transports et de la Mobilité durableGrantup to $750,000
- Indigenous Business Investment FundGovernment of Alberta, Ministry of Indigenous RelationsGrantup to $750,000
- Grantup to $750,000
- Agri-food Innovation ProgramThe documents required to submit a project are available upon request by email at:Grantup to $710,000
- Investissement Croissance Durable — Appui Croissance PlusGouvernement du Québec, La Financière agricoleGrantup to $600,000
- Grantup to $575,000
- Financial assistance to improve infrastructure and ensure safety in the use of off-road vehiclesMinistère des Transports et de la Mobilité durableGrantup to $500,000
- Financial assistance for conducting studies on energy efficiency in the maritime, aviation, and rail sectorsministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durableGrantup to $500,000
- Financial assistance for northern initiativesHabitation et territoireGrantup to $500,000
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