Grants and funding: Self-employed
Our list currently has 1,974 programs for self-employed workers. These programs do not require a corporation: a sole proprietorship is eligible. Several target one person starting or growing a business.
Where to start
Choose "For my business", then "Sole proprietorship" as the legal structure.
By type of assistance
Main organizations
- Gouvernement du Québec190
- Government of Canada, National Research Council Canada63
- Gouvernement du Yukon40
- Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable38
- Government of Canada, Business Development Bank of Canada37
- Government of Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada34
- Government of Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada32
- Énergir25
- Canada Council for the Arts20
- Government of Prince Edward Island, Department of Agriculture19
List updated on October 4, 2026.
All programs
1,974 programs
- Financial assistance for the maintenance of the Route verte and its branchesministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durableGrantup to $5,000
- Financial assistance for air carriersMinistère des Transports et de la Mobilité durableGrantup to $5,000
- Financial assistance for a charging station (Écorecharge Program)Gouvernement du QuébecGrantup to $5,000
- Small Business Support – Innovation PEIGovernment of Prince Edward Island, Innovation PEIGrantup to $5,000
- BioTalent — Student Work Placement ProgramBioTalent CanadaGrantup to $5,000
- CCAA — Student Co-op ProgramCanadian Council for Aviation and Aerospace - CCAAGrantup to $5,000
- Paid Work Experience Tax CreditsGovernment of Manitoba, Manitoba Tax Assistance BureauGrantup to $5,000
- Create, Know and Share – Small-scale ActivitiesCanada Council for the ArtsGrantup to $5,000
- CHRC — Student Placement ProgramCultural Human Resources CouncilGrantup to $5,000
- ICTC — Digital On-the-Job Training (OJT)Information and Communications Technology CouncilGrantup to $5,000
- Apply for the Spark Tourism Micro-grantGouvernement du YukonOther assistanceup to $5,000
- Apply to the Youth Investment FundGouvernement du YukonOther assistanceup to $5,000
- Grantup to $5,000
- Start-up PlusGovernment of Ontario, Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and EquityGrantup to $5,000
- Equipping the Next Generation — Practical Internship Program for StudentsMining Industry Human Resources CouncilGrantup to $5,000
- ESDC — Apprenticeship Service ProgramEmployment and Social Development CanadaOther assistanceup to $5,000
- Funding for Nunavut Filmmakers — Marketing Endowment FundNunavut Film Development CorporationOther assistanceup to $5,000
- Magazine Publishers Market FundGovernment of British Columbia, Creative BCOther assistanceup to $5,000
- Impulser l’avenir – Programme de stages pratiques pour étudiantsRessources humaines, industrie électrique du Canada (RHIEC)Grantup to $5,000
- Co-op Graduate Hiring IncentiveGovernment of ManitobaGrantup to $5,000
- Co-op Student Hiring IncentiveGovernment of ManitobaGrantup to $5,000
- Learning Fund — NunavutNunavut Film Development CorporationOther assistanceup to $5,000
- Grantup to $5,000
- Indigenous Artists and Cultural Carriers Micro-grantGouvernement du YukonOther assistanceup to $5,000
- Nova Scotia Farmer LoansGovernment of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Farm Loan BoardLoanup to $5,000
- Microcredit ProgramUlnooweG Development GroupLoanup to $5,000
- Talent Placement Program — Student Work Placement ProgramChamber of Commerce of OntarioGrantup to $5,000
- Apprenticeship Service Program — Career LaunchCareer LaunchOther assistanceup to $5,000
- Student Work Placement ProgramGovernment of Canada, Employment and Social Development CanadaGrantup to $5,000
- Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive ProgramTransport CanadaOther assistanceup to $5,000
- WILLWorks Program — Practical Internship Program for StudentsEMC - Excellence in Manufacturing ConsortiumGrantup to $5,000
- WILLWorks Program — Advanced Manufacturing Skilled WorkersEMC - Excellence in Manufacturing ConsortiumGrantup to $5,000
- Manitoba Community Futures Network — Indigenous Business Development ServicesCommunity Futures ManitobaGrantup to $5,000
- Matching Grant for New Relationship Trust Entrepreneurs of the TACCTale'awtxw Aboriginal Capital CorporationGrantup to $5,000
- Tecumseh — Loan ProgramTecumseh Community Development CorporationGrantup to $5,000
- Fonds Jeunes Promoteurs (JP) - MRC de MinganieMRC de MinganieGrantup to $4,000
- Novoclimat — MaisonsMinistère de l'Énergie et des Ressources naturellesOther assistanceup to $4,000
- Future Fishers ProgramGovernment of Prince Edward Island, Department of Fisheries and AquacultureGrantup to $4,000
- Small Business Investment GrantInnovation PEIGrantup to $3,750
- Grantup to $3,750
- British Columbia Youth Manufacturing InitiativeEMC - Excellence in Manufacturing ConsortiumGrantup to $3,500
- Other assistanceup to $3,500
- WILLWorks Program — Young ManufacturerEMC - Excellence in Manufacturing ConsortiumAdvisory supportup to $3,500
- StrongerBC future skills grantNon indiquéOther assistanceup to $3,500
- Youth at Work in Canada in both official languages — for-profit sectorGovernment of Canada, Canadian HeritageGrantup to $3,000
- Green Business ProgrameconextAdvisory supportup to $3,000
- Employment Strengthening ProgramNewfoundland and Labrador, Immigration, Population Growth and SkillsGrantup to $3,000
- Kakivak Association – Small Tool GrantsKakivak AssociationGrantup to $2,500
- Novoclimat — Construction Professionals — HomeHabitation et territoireOther assistanceup to $2,500
- Small Business Support ProgramGovernment of Prince Edward IslandGrantup to $2,500
Other groups
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