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Grants, loans, rebates and wage subsidies open to Canadian businesses, non-profits and people.

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Open all year Indigenous Services Canada · Grant
Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Program - Access to Capital

Up to $250,000

Non-repayable equity contributions for Indigenous small and medium-sized businesses: up to $99,999 for individual entrepreneurs and up to $250,000 for community-owned businesses, through Indigenous Financial Institutions and Métis Capital Corporations. There is no deadline.

Open all year PacifiCan · Grant
Regional Tariff Response Initiative in British Columbia

Help for incorporated B.C. businesses with at least $1 million in annual revenue that have been hurt by tariffs and trade disruptions. Liquidity help pays up to 50% of average monthly payroll for up to 12 months (non-repayable, capped at $2 million); pivot projects get up to $1 million non-repayable, or more as a repayable contribution. PacifiCan is accepting applications, with no fixed deadline.

Opens Dec 1 Global Affairs Canada (Trade Commissioner Service) · Grant
CanExport Innovation

Up to $37,500

Up to $37,500 per project (75% of costs) for Canadian businesses with fewer than 500 employees, academic institutions and research centres to negotiate R&D partnerships with foreign partners. The next intake opens December 1, 2026 at noon Eastern for 24 hours, first come, first served.

Dates not yet checked Global Affairs Canada (Trade Commissioner Service) · Grant
CanExport SMEs

$10,000 – $50,000

Grants of $10,000 to $50,000 (half of a $20,000 to $100,000 project) to help Canadian businesses with 3 to 500 employees and $300,000 to $100 million in revenue enter new export markets. The program is closed: all 2026-27 applications have been processed, and no date for the next intake is posted.