Canadian grants & funding programs

Canada Council Awards

Up to 100% funding for artistic excellence, innovation, and professional development.

The Canada Council awards prestigious prizes to Canadian artists and scholars in recognition of their quest for innovation and excellence.

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Space Technology Development Program

50% funding for innovative space tech development, contracts, and commercialization.

Get a non-repayable contribution for projects related to mission-enabling and generic space technologies.

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Feature Film Development, Production, Talent to Watch, Theatrical Documentary, Marketing

75% funding for development, production, marketing, and distribution of feature films.

Telefilm's funding programs aim to nurture Canadian talent and promote Canadian culture through feature films.

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Genome Canada

50% funding for genomics research, innovation, and impactful projects.

Your not-for-profit organization could get funding for R&D projects in genomics related to agriculture, energy, environment, fisheries, forestry, health and mining

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Engage and Sustain – Artistic Institutions

25% funding for artistic programming, public outreach, and supporting creative practices.

The Artistic Institutions component of Engage and Sustain funds major Canadian arts organizations rooted in their communities and dedicated to supporting artists and a variety of arts practices. Grants support institutions as artistic leaders to carry out activities that encourage and promote the work of creators, strengthening their relationships with the public.

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Job Creation Partnership Northwest Territories

75% funding for wages, training, and project costs to boost local employment.

This program provides support to organizations for up to 52 weeks to deliver local activities, which either include a work experience component, or guarantee employment at the end of the project. Work experience projects may also include a skills development component.

Northwest Territories

Export Funding NB

65% funding for market research, export strategies, and digital marketing to boost your sales.

Export Funding NB provides financial assistance to help New Brunswick SMEs increase sales outside the province.

New Brunswick

Saskatchewan Arts Board Grants

75% funding for arts projects, community engagement, and educational initiatives in Saskatchewan.

The Saskatchewan Arts Board provides various grants to support artists, critics, curators, and arts organizations in the province.

Saskatchewan

CBDC Self Employment Benefit Program

75% funding for your business startup, including financial support and coaching.

The Self-Employment Benefit Program provides various types of support to eligible unemployed Atlantic Canadians during the initial phase of their business, including financial assistance, counselling, and technical advice.

Atlantic Canada

Farm and Ranch Water Infrastructure Program (FRWIP)

50% funding for dugouts, pipelines, and wells to secure your water supply.

The program provides a maximum rebate of 50% of eligible costs for dugout, pipeline, and new well development projects, up to a maximum of $75,000 over the five-year program term.

Saskatchewan

Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities

50% funding for renewable energy projects, capacity building, and community engagement.

The program provides funding for renewable energy and capacity building projects to reduce the reliance on fossil fuels for heating and electricity in Indigenous, rural, and remote communities across Canada.

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Canada Cultural Spaces Fund

75% funding for arts renovations, equipment, and feasibility studies to enhance cultural spaces.

The Canada Cultural Spaces Fund supports the improvement of physical conditions for arts, heritage culture, and creative innovation.

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Engage and Sustain – Artistic Catalysts

50% funding for artistic programming, public outreach, and supporting creative practices.

Grants support the activities of organizations that facilitate interactions among artists and connections with the public.

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First Nations and Inuit Skills Link Program (Private Sector)

100% funding for youth internships, co-op placements, and essential skills development.

This program helps First Nations and Inuit youth acquire essential employment skills and learn about job and career options.

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Strategic Investments Program – Nunavut Economic Foundations Fund

75% funding for business expansion, training, marketing, and community development in Nunavut.

This program helps businesses majority-owned by Nunavut residents, municipalities, not-for-profit corporations and societies. Under the program, businesses can get a contribution to cover expansion or start-up costs. Municipalities, not-for-profit corporations and societies can get funding for training, marketing and community development. There are two funds within this program - Nunavut Business Investment Fund and Nunavut Economic Foundations.

Nunavut

Community Revitalization Levy Program

50% funding for infrastructure, environmental cleanup, and community revitalization projects.

A planning and financial tool that helps municipalities revitalize areas where redevelopment might not otherwise take place.

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Community Investment Fund

The Community Investment Fund offers 50% funding for community projects, events, and initiatives.

The objective of the program is to support projects, through non-repayable contributions, that: 1) Enhance a community’s identity; 2) Provide economic and social benefits; 3) Enhance existing community assets; or 4) Enhance or develop initiatives that strengthen a community. The Regional Development Corporation will be responsible for the overall management of the CIF.

New Brunswick

FACTOR funding for the sound recording industry

50% funding for marketing, touring, and video production to elevate your music career.

Get funding for the production and marketing of English-language Canadian sound recordings, domestic and international touring and showcasing, and more.

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Energy Retrofit Loans Program

The Energy Retrofit Loans Program (ERLP) aims to support making energy-efficient improvements to buildings in Toronto. This program offers long-term, low-interest loans to building owners for energy retrofit projects. Applicants can receive fixed-rate financing for up to 100% of project costs for terms up to 20 years. Up to one year may be interest-free and payment free.

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Northern Food Businesses

50% funding for equipment, training, and research to boost Northern food businesses.

Access funding funding for Northern agriculture and food businesses and communities, to build a strong territorial food industry and help reduce food insecurity in the territories using practical approaches.

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National Institute of Health Grants

75% funding for research, training, and innovative health solutions. Drive discovery today.

The National Institute of Health (NIH) is currently funding grant opportunities related to COVID-19 research. These grants are reserved for small businesses that develop and research biomedical technology. There are multiple grants available with deadlines throughout 2021 and beyond.

EMAP/E for E PEI

65% funding for market research, digital ads, and sales strategies to boost exports.

The EMAP and E for E programs provide financial assistance to SMEs for effectively marketing products in international markets.

Prince Edward Island

Livestock Strategy Program – Provincial Abattoir

75% funding for livestock genetics, feed efficiency, and climate resilience projects.

Gain access to financial assistance to support abattoirs with activities aimed at improving profitability, viability, environmental sustainability, and increased food security.

Prince Edward Island

ÉcoPerformance – Energy management stream

75% funding for energy management systems, efficiency measures, and GHG reduction projects.

The program aims to improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by implementing an energy management system.

Quebec

PrairiesCan – Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative

75% funding for green operations, productivity improvements, and commercialization in aerospace.

The Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative (ARRI) will help the Canadian aerospace sector emerge from the pandemic with the capacity to compete on the global stage.

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British Columbia Arts Council Funding

50% funding for project assistance, operating costs, and artist development.

The BC Arts Council (BCAC) nurtures and supports arts and cultural activity in communities across British Columbia. It offers individual arts grants, one-time grants for artists, project assistance grants, and operating assistance grants.

British Columbia

New Technology Trials Applications

100% funding for project management, staffing, software, and site access to reduce methane emissions.

The purpose of the AMEP technology development trials funding is to expedite the commerciality of new technologies, processes, and software to support provincial-wide methane reductions.

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QEPD – Diversify your economy - CED (QC)

75% funding for international marketing, tourism, and equipment acquisition. Expand your reach.

This funding aims to promote the regions and foster the development of local economies. Specifically, it is intended to:. help boost spending by tourists from outside Quebec. increase the presence of international organizations. strengthen economic activity in the regions by supporting local business projects. generate investments and economic spin-offs through the acquisition of community economic facilities. This funding is provided under the QEDP.

Quebec

EMAP/EforE PEI

65% funding for market research, digital ads, and sales strategies to boost exports.

The Export Market Access Program (EMAP) and E-tools for Exporting Program (E for E) provide financial assistance to help SMEs market their products more effectively in international markets.

Prince Edward Island

Risk Management and Food Safety

50% funding for food safety, biosecurity, and traceability projects in agriculture.

Gain access to financial support to cover the costs of activities aimed at preparing and maintaining resilience in relation to emerging challenges including extreme weather events, animal and plant disease outbreaks, natural disasters, wildlife damage, farmer mental health, and farm safety.

New Brunswick

PacifiCan – Regional Economic Growth through Innovation – Business Scale-Up and Productivity

70% funding for market expansion, technology commercialization, and productivity improvements.

The BSP program provides interest-free, repayable funding to assist high-growth businesses in scaling up and producing innovative goods, services, or technologies.

British Columbia

First Nations and Inuit Employment Integration Program

80% funding for hiring, training, and integrating First Nations and Inuit members.

The program aims to assist employers in hiring members of the First Nations and Inuit communities to meet the needs of their businesses and support their development.

Quebec

Three Phase Network Access Program

75% funding for triphasic network extensions and connections in agriculture.

Financial assistance for businesses in the agricultural and agri-food sectors to carry out a project requiring extension or connection to a three-phase electrical network to promote the replacement of fossil fuels with a cleaner source of energy and contribute to the reduction of GHG emissions.

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Community Investment Fund (CIF)

The Community Investment Fund offers 50% funding for community projects, events, and initiatives.

The Community Investment Fund (CIF) provides non-repayable contributions to support projects that enhance a community’s identity, provide economic and social benefits, enhance existing community assets, and strengthen the community.

New Brunswick

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

75% funding for research equipment, travel, and materials to elevate your health research.

CIHR invests approximately $1 billion each year to support health research and supports excellence across all four pillars of health research.

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Canadian Technology Accelerator

The Canadian Technology Accelerator (CTA) program aims to support innovative Canadian tech companies that have market-ready technology or product to explore global growth opportunities. This program focuses on three sectors: clean technology, digital industries and information/communications technologies, and life sciences.

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Novoclimat – Construction professionals – Small Multiple-Unit Buildings

75% funding for energy-efficient multi-unit building construction and training programs.

Novoclimat – Petit bâtiment multilogement encourages the construction of residential buildings with high energy performance, focusing on energy savings and environmental responsibility.

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Economic Development Fund

75% funding for business plans, market research, and capacity development. Drive your growth.

The Economic Development Fund provides funding for projects supporting business innovation, sustainability, and planning, encouraging economic diversification through market support, and increasing business competitiveness through capacity and capital development.

Yukon

ÉcoPerformance

75% funding for energy efficiency projects, emissions reduction, and mechanical system optimization.

Le programme ÉcoPerformance aide les entreprises ŕ réduire les émissions de gaz ŕ effet de serre et la consommation énergétique ŕ travers des projets d'efficacité et de conversion énergétiques.

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Economic Development Initiative – Official Languages

75% funding for international marketing, travel, and trade shows to boost your growth.

The Economic Development Initiative – Official Languages provides financial assistance to kickstart innovative or entrepreneurial projects, solidify partnerships or diversify economic activities in official language minority communities (OLMCs) in Quebec.

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Child Care Operating Funding & Fee Reduction

The initiative aims to enhance child care affordability for families by reducing and stabilizing monthly child care fees.

British Columbia

Child Care Operating Funding - Base Funding

CCOF Base Funding assists with day-to-day costs of running a child care facility

British Columbia

Circulation and Touring

50% funding for touring, exhibitions, and international artistic exchanges.

This grant aims to fund activities linked to artistic exchange and networking for Canadian artists, artistic groups and arts organizations, increasing their international exposure and visibility abroad.

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Concept to Realization

60% funding for artistic research, project development, and public presentations.

Supports artistic research, creation, project development, remounts, production, post-production, and presentation for Canadian artists, artistic groups, and arts organizations.

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Ontario Beef Cattle Financial Protection Program

50% funding for cattle sales, buyer defaults, and financial protection.

Ontario's Beef Cattle Financial Protection Program provides financial protection to beef cattle sellers when a buyer defaults on payment.

Ontario

EnAbling Change Program

75% funding for accessibility education, compliance support, and inclusion initiatives.

The EnAbling Change Program provides funding to not-for-profit organizations, industry organizations, and professional associations to educate stakeholders about accessibility, help support compliance with accessibility laws, and promote a culture of inclusion.

Ontario

Ontario On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF)

65% funding for nitrogen management, cover cropping, and rotational grazing practices.

The Ontario On-Farm Climate Action Fund provides cost-share funding to farmers to support the implementation of best management practices (BMPs) to tackle climate change through reducing emissions of GHGs and supporting increased carbon sequestration.

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Northern Indigenous Economic Opportunities Program (NIEOP) – Entrepreneurship and Business Development

75% funding for Indigenous business growth, including marketing, travel, and training.

Access support and funding for Indigenous entrepreneurs and businesses through project-based support for activities that help facilitate your establishment or growth.

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