Canadian business grants and government grants for R&D, hiring, exporting, clean tech, training and capital — federal, provincial and municipal, all in one place.
Knowing which instrument you need is the first filter. Most companies use more than one.
Non-repayable. Project-specific, often cost-shared.
Repayable capital, often below-market rate.
Reduces tax owed or refunded at filing.
Cost-shared funding to develop new products and processes.
Offset the cost of new hires, students and interns.
Enter new international markets and attend trade shows.
Decarbonization, clean tech and energy-efficiency projects.
Upskill your existing team with cost-shared training.
Equipment, facilities and regional job-creating expansion.
Each grant summarized in plain English, with eligibility and deadline up front.
Up to 80% of eligible R&D labour for incorporated SMEs with 1–500 staff.
Per-project ceiling cut to $50,000. New eligibility floor in effect.
Awards from $250K to $2M for measurable Scope 1+2 emission reductions.
Wage subsidy up to 100% of provincial minimum wage for youth hires aged 15–30.
Up to $150K to co-develop with an Ontario academic partner.
4-month internships at $7.5K matched — total project value $15K.
A grant is non-repayable funding from a federal, provincial or municipal body to support a defined project — R&D, hiring, exporting, training or capital. Unlike a loan, you do not pay it back; unlike a tax credit, it is awarded up front (often cost-shared, meaning you fund part of the project too).
Grants are non-repayable and usually project-specific. Loans (CSBFP, BDC, EDC) are repayable capital. Tax credits (SR&ED, digital media) reduce tax owed or are refunded when you file. Most companies stack all three on a single initiative.
Generally, government assistance is included in income or reduces the cost of the related expenditure, which can affect your SR&ED claim. Treatment varies by program — always confirm with your accountant. CanaGrants links the official program terms on every brief.
Build a reusable business profile (industry, province, headcount, revenue, stage) and CanaGrants scores all open grants against it out of 100 — so you can prioritize the ones you may qualify for, with the eligibility clauses surfaced and the official source linked to verify before you apply.
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