Canadian Funding Programs

Rural Ontario Development program: Strategies and Plans Stream

Up to $50,000

Rural Ontario Development program: Capacity Building Events Stream

Up to $10,000

Rural Ontario Development program: Workforce Development, Attraction and Retention Stream

Up to $150,000

Rural Ontario Development program: Business Development Stream

Up to $10,000

ACOA Business Development Program (BDP)

Up to 50% of the capital required, as interest-free unsecured repayable funding. ACOA publishes no fixed maximum.

AgriMarketing Program

Up to $2 million per year, to a maximum of $10 million over 5 years

AgriScience Program: Projects Component

Up to $5 million per project and up to $10 million per applicant over the 2023 to 2028 program

BC Conservation and Biodiversity Awards

$10,000 to $50,000

Building Up Manitoba Program (BUMP)

Up to $10,000 per employee for training and up to $25,000 for HR strategy development, both at 50% cost share, to a maximum of $100,000 across both streams

Canada-Alberta Productivity Grant (CAPG)

Up to $10,000 per trainee per fiscal year, to a maximum of $100,000 per employer per fiscal year

Canada Small Business Financing Program (CSBFP)

Up to $1.15 million per borrower: up to $1 million in term loans, of which up to $500,000 may be used for equipment or leasehold improvements, plus up to $150,000 as a line of credit

Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program (CASPP)

Up to $1 million per project and up to $5 million per applicant over 5 years

Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (RAII)

SMEs up to 50% of authorized costs as interest-free repayable support; not-for-profits up to 90%, generally non-repayable

Apartment Construction Loan Program (ACLP)

Minimum loan $1,000,000, up to 100% of the cost of the residential component

Community Workforce Response Grant

Up to $11,000 per participant

Innovative Solutions Canada (ISC)

Manitoba Innovation Growth Program (IGP)

Up to $100,000 per project at 50% cost share

NSERC Alliance Advantage grants

$20,000 to $1,000,000 per year for 1 to 5 years

Ontario Made Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit (OMMITC)

15% of eligible expenditures up to a $20 million annual limit, for a maximum credit of $3 million a year (rate was 10% and $2 million before 15 May 2025)

Ontario Together Trade Fund (OTTF)

Typically 10–20% of eligible costs to a maximum of $5 million. Up to 75% only for projects demonstrating exceptional benefit to Ontario.

Rural Ontario Development program: Economic Diversification and Competitiveness Stream

Up to $150,000

Rural Ontario Development program: Community Infrastructure Enhancements Stream

$25,000 to $250,000 for large projects; up to $25,000 for small projects

Saskatchewan Advantage Innovation Fund (SAIF)

Non-repayable grants of up to $450,000, covering up to 30% of eligible costs

Saskatchewan Technology Startup Incentive (STSI)

45% non-refundable tax credit to investors; up to $225,000 in credits per investor per year, claimable to a maximum of $140,000 per tax year

Strategic Response Fund (SRF)

Water Program: On-farm water supply

Up to $40,000 per applicant for April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2028

Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSP): British Columbia

Interest-free repayable contributions of $200,000 to $5 million per project, with a lifetime maximum of $10 million per recipient, requiring at least 50% matching from non-government sources

AgriCompetitiveness Program

Up to $1,000,000 per year, to a maximum of $5 million over 5 years. Activities by a national fair normally do not exceed $100,000 per year or $500,000 over 5 years.

AgriDiversity Program

Up to $200,000 per year, to a maximum of $1 million per project

Alberta Innovates Micro Voucher Program

Up to $10,000

Alberta Innovates Product Demonstration Program

Up to $150,000

Housing Supply Challenge

First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund: Equity Funding

Up to $500,000 for equity funding; up to $50,000 for capacity funding

Local Food Infrastructure Fund

On-Farm Resiliency Program

Not specified

Summer Company

Up to $3,000

Universal Broadband Fund

Up to 90% of eligible project costs