Exporting: grants and funding in Canada

$14,000 – $100,000

AAFC funding for small and medium-sized agriculture and agri-food businesses to diversify their markets: AAFC pays up to 70% of a project costing at least $20,000, normally under $100,000. Applications are open from February 13, 2026 until September 30, 2030.

Up to $2,000,000

AAFC funding for agriculture and agri-food industry associations and businesses to grow and diversify markets: up to $2 million a year and $10 million over five years, normally covering up to 50% of costs (70% in some cases). The intake is listed as open; contact the program before you apply. The program ends March 31, 2028.

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.

Up to $20,000,000

FedDev Ontario help for southern Ontario businesses facing tariff pressures, with at least $1 million in annual revenue. Liquidity help of up to $2 million (non-repayable, up to 50% of costs) and pivot projects of up to $1 million non-repayable or more as a repayable contribution, to a total of $20 million per business. Accepting applications, with no fixed deadline.

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.

$200,000 – $5,000,000

Repayable contributions of $200,000 to $5 million per project for incorporated, high-growth B.C. businesses that are scaling up, commercializing technology, improving productivity or diversifying markets. PacifiCan is not accepting applications right now.

$20,000 – $500,000

Up to $500,000 a year (up to 50% of costs, or 75% for defence and security projects) for national industry associations to run trade missions, market research and export strategies for their member businesses. The 2026-27 round is closed; the 2027-28 round is scheduled to start in fall 2026.

$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.