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 Québec177
- Government of Canada, National Research Council Canada63
- Gouvernement du Yukon40
- Government of Canada, Business Development Bank of Canada37
- Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable35
- 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
- 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
- Industrial Research in Collaboration and Support for Innovative Entrepreneurship - Component 3Ministère de l'Économie et de l'InnovationOther assistanceup to $1,500,000
- General Business LoansTwo Rivers Community Development CentreLoanup to $1,250,000
- Grantup to $1,250,000
- Apply for operational or ongoing arts project fundingGouvernement du YukonOther assistanceup to $1,183,000
- Other assistanceup to $1,175,000
- 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
- EDC — Direct loansGovernment of Canada, Export Development CanadaLoanup to $1,000,000
- Studies and ImplementationÉnergirGrantup to $1,000,000
- Employer Health Tax ExemptionGovernment of Ontario, Ministry of FinanceOther assistanceup 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
- Indigenous Cannabis Business Fund — Planning, Design and Business CapitalNew Relationship TrustOther assistanceup 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
- Strategic Energy Management for Industry (SEMI)Government of Alberta, Emissions Reduction AlbertaOther assistanceup 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
- New PerspectivesCanadian Agricultural Partnership; Government of AlbertaOther assistanceup 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
- Financial Support Program for the Development of the Commercial Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector - Component 1 - Development Support [PDF]Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'AlimentationOther assistanceup to $1,000,000
- Indigenous Business Development Program — Community ProjectSociété de crédit commercial autochtoneGrantup to $1,000,000
- Northwest Territories Business Encouragement ProgramGovernment of the Northwest Territories, Department of Industry, Tourism and InvestmentOther assistanceup 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
- Energy Efficiency ProgramsÉnergirOther assistanceup to $1,000,000
- Other assistanceup to $1,000,000
- Canada-BC Labour Market Agreement Forestry Grant – Forestry Training FundNorthern Development Initiative TrustGrantup to $1,000,000
- ROIV — Electric Vehicle — Stream 2Réseau d’innovation pour les véhicules automatisés (RIVA)Other assistanceup to $1,000,000
- OIVA — Connected and Autonomous Vehicles and Intelligent Mobility — Stream 2Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN)Other assistanceup 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
Other groups
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