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 road safetyGouvernement du QuébecGrant
- Financial assistance for the recovery of thermal wasteGouvernement du QuébecGrant
- Financial Assistance for Air, Marine and Rail Transport Efficiency (PETMAF)Gouvernement du QuébecGrant
- Financial assistance for the electrification of transport and sustainable mobilityGouvernement du QuébecGrant
- Financial assistance for the electrification of school transportationGouvernement du QuébecGrant
- Financial assistance for hiring First Nations and Inuit membersGouvernement du QuébecGrant
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- Financial assistance for the maintenance of signage at municipal level crossingsMinistère des Transports et de la Mobilité durableGrant
- Financial assistance for the maintenance of municipal dual-purpose roads and pathsMinistère des Transports et de la Mobilité durableGrant
- Financial assistance for local road maintenanceMinistère des Transports et de la Mobilité durableGrant
- Financial assistance for the upgrading and securing of local and municipal road networksMinistère des Transports et de la Mobilité durableGrant
- Financial assistance for the restoration of level 1 and 2 local roadsMinistère des Transports et de la Mobilité durableGrant
- Financial assistance for active transport infrastructure – Véloce IIIGouvernement du QuébecGrant
- Financial assistance for municipal level crossingsGouvernement du QuébecGrant
- Financial assistance for infrastructure projects in support of the mining sectorHabitation et territoireGrant
- Financial assistance for services offered to familiesGouvernement du QuébecGrant
- Financial assistance for active transportationGouvernement du QuébecGrant
- Financial assistance for air, marine and rail transportGouvernement du QuébecGrant
- Financial assistance for public transitGouvernement du QuébecGrant
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- Financial assistance for the interconnection and integration of public transit services (Component 5)Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durableGrant
- Financial assistance to implement an energy management systemMinistère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des ParcsGrant
- Financial assistance for homeowners and tenants during a flood or other disasterGouvernement du QuébecGrant
- Financial assistance to restore bridges and culvertsGouvernement du QuébecGrant
- Financial assistance for a multi-residential charging projectGouvernement du QuébecGrant
- Financial assistance for a simplified bioenergy conversion implementation projectGouvernement du QuébecGrant
- Financial assistance for a simplified implementation project for greenhouse gas emission reductionGouvernement du QuébecGrant
- Financial assistance for an electric vehicleGouvernement du QuébecGrant
- Financial assistance for a new electric vehicleGouvernement du QuébecGrant
- One-time assistance for community mediaGouvernement du QuébecGrant
- Prince Edward Island Rent Cost AssistanceGovernment of Prince Edward Island, Innovation PEIGrant
- Support for Women Entrepreneurs in Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland & Labrador Organization of Women EntrepreneursAdvisory support
- Assistance to reduce GHG emissions in the road freight transport and service vehicles industry (Écocamionnage)Gouvernement du QuébecGrant
- Alberta Indian Investment Corporation — Business ServicesAlberta Indian Investment CorporationAdvisory support
- Alberta Innovates — Technology Development AdvisorsGovernment of Alberta, Alberta InnovatesGrant
- Exceptional Integration Allowanceministère de la FamilleGrant
- Integration Allowance for Childcare ServicesCustomer Relations CentreGrant
- Extend your staff's employment periodsGouvernement du Québec, Ministère de l'emploi et de la solidarité socialeGrant
- Work arrangement and reduction of working hoursEmploi QuébecOther assistance
- APCEA — Atlantic Canada Defense Investment Regional InitiativeGovernment of Canada, Atlantic Canada Opportunities AgencyGrant
- APCEA — Atlantic Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (CRAII)Government of Canada, Atlantic Canada Opportunities AgencyOther assistance
- APECA — Regional economic growth through innovation — Regional innovation ecosystems — APECAGovernment of Canada, Atlantic Canada Opportunities AgencyGrant
- ACO — Regional economic growth through innovation — Business expansion and productivityGovernment of Canada, Atlantic Canada Opportunities AgencyGrant
- ACO — Innovative Communities FundGovernment of Canada, Atlantic Canada Opportunities AgencyGrant
- ACO — Industrial and Technological Benefits PolicyGovernment of Canada, Atlantic Canada Opportunities AgencyAdvisory support
- ACO — Business Development Program — Entrepreneur SupportGovernment of Canada, Atlantic Canada Opportunities AgencyGrant
- ACO — Business Information ServiceGovernment of Canada, Atlantic Canada Opportunities AgencyAdvisory support
- Call for projects for economic development in the Canadian FrancophonieGouvernement du QuébecGrant
- Call for projects to support initiatives as part of the Journée québécoise de la francophonie canadienneGouvernement du QuébecGrant
- Quebec–Prince Edward Island Call for ProjectsGouvernement du QuébecGrant
Other groups
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