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  • AgriAssurance Program — National Industry Association 

    Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
    Up to $1 million over five years for not-for-profit organizations to help industry develop and adopt systems, standards and tools to support health and safety claims about Canadian agricultural and agri-food products.

  • AgriCompetitiveness Program 

    Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
    National associations and Indigenous groups can apply for up to $5 million over 5 years to cover 70% of the costs of activities that help the agricultural sector to leverage, coordinate and build on existing capacity; enhance safety; adapt to changing commercial and regulatory environments; seize new opportunities; share best practices; and provide mentorship opportunities.

  • AgriMarketing Program — National Industry Associations 

    Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
    Your association in the agriculture, agri-food, or agri-based products sector, including fish and seafood, could get a contribution of matching funds, up to $2 million/year, for projects that break down trade barriers and build market success.

  • AgriScience Program — Projects — Not-for-profit 

    Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
    Your not-for-profit organization can get up to $5 million over 5 years to fund 70% of the cost of pre-commercial scientific research in priority areas.

  • Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks (CENGN) 

    Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks
    Is your next-generation communication solutions project ready for commercialization? You could qualify for commercialization support.

  • Development of E-Business Tax Credit 

    Investissement Québec
    Tax credit of 30% (24% refundable and 6% non-refundable) for information technology (IT) sector salaries up to a maximum of $25,000 per employee working on e-business activities.

  • Diversify your economy 

    Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
    Support for SMEs and NPOs to attract international organizations to the regions, draw tourists from outside Quebec or acquire community economic facilities.

  • ECO Canada — Science Horizons Youth Internship (SHI) 

    ECO Canada
    Hire an intern for 6 to 12 months for an environmental science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) job and receive a subsidy up to $25 000 to cover up to 80% of their salary.

  • Financial assistance program for businesses affected by major construction 

    ​Ville de Montréal
    Receive a grant of up to $40,000 to offset your loss of income if your establishment is located in an area affected by major work.

  • Fonds Entrepreneuriat commercial 

    PME MTL
    Receive up to $25,000 in financial assistance to develop your business in the retail sector.

  • Genome Canada 

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

  • Genome Funding Opportunities 

    Genome British Columbia
    Access current research funding competitions for genomics research addressing health, forestry, fisheries, aquaculture, energy, mining and environment industry needs.

  • Industrial, Clean and Energy Technology (ICE) Venture Fund 

    ​Business Development Bank of Canada
    ​Benefit from this funding if your business is in industrial, clean and energy technology sector and has a strong potential for productivity growth.

  • Subsidy for universal access to businesses 

    ​City of Montreal
    ​If you want to improve the accessibility of your business premises in Montreal, you could get a grant to offset eligible costs.

Retail trade

Wholesale trade

  • Agribusiness and Agrifood Young Entrepreneurs 

    Farm Credit Canada
    If you are under 40 years old, get a loan of up to $1 million to launch a new business or to take your operations to the next level.

  • Boosted support from Nutrition North Canada 

    ​Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
    Get a subsidy to help lower the high costs associated with stocking and shipping various personal hygiene products and nutritious food to the North, including product purchasing costs, transportation, insurance and overhead. These savings can then be passed on to your customers.

  • Canada Book Fund Support for Organizations — Not-for-Profit 

    Canadian Heritage
    Get a contribution of up to $1.2 million for a book industry project related to marketing, digital technology, professional-development and more.

  • Canada Pavilion Program 

    ​Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
    If your export-ready company features products from the agriculture and agri-food sectors, you can get funding to offset the cost of booth prices on a show-by-show basis when you exhibit at trade shows.

  • Development of E-Business Tax Credit 

    Investissement Québec
    Tax credit of 30% (24% refundable and 6% non-refundable) for information technology (IT) sector salaries up to a maximum of $25,000 per employee working on e-business activities.

  • Financing for sustainable agri-food businesses (in French only)

    ​Fondaction
    If you are planning to grow your agri-food business, you could benefit from coaching and customized financing.

  • Fonds Entrepreneuriat commercial 

    ​PME MTL
    ​Do you own a commercial enterprise and need help to recover economically from the crisis? You could receive a grant of up to $10,000.

  • Subsidy for universal access to businesses 

    ​City of Montreal
    ​If you want to improve the accessibility of your business premises in Montreal, you could get a grant to offset eligible costs.

Construction

  • Apprenticeships Program 

    ​Career Launcher
    You can receive $5,000 to hire a first-year apprentice and $5,000 more for an equity-deserving apprentice, in one of the 39 Red Seal trades.

  • ESDC — Apprenticeship Service Program 

    Employment and Social Development Canada
    Employers can receive a $5,000 cash incentive to hire first-year apprentices in 39 Red Seal Trades, and an additional $5,000 if the apprentice is from an underrepresented group.

  • Financial support for owners of industrial lots in eastern Montréal 

    ​Ville de Montréal
    Get a grant covering up to 75% of eligible expenses for the rehabilitation of your industrial land in the east end of Montreal.

  • Financing programs for recruitment and employability in the construction industry 

    Discover the main financing programs available for hiring and training employees in the construction sector.

  • Housing Internship Initiative for First Nations and Inuit Youth 

    Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
    Wage subsidy for Indigenous businesses and other Indigenous organizations that give First Nations and Inuit youth work experience or on-the-job training in the housing sector.

  • INNOV-R — CQRDA (in French only)

    ​Consortium de recherche et d'innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec
    Get a grant of up to $500,000 per year for a three-year project to cover up to 50% of eligible expenses when you collaborate with at least one academic institution or public research centre on an R&D project aimed at reducing GHG emissions project in the field of aluminum.

  • Innovative Projects Program 

    Hydro-Québec
    ​You could receive financial support if you are considering building eco-friendly homes in Quebec that generate electricity savings.

  • Novoclimat — Grand bâtiment multilogement (in French only)

    Ministère de L'Économie et des Ressources naturelles
    Financial assistance to the developer is eligible for the construction of a new Novoclimat certified building, which applies to buildings over 600m2 and up to 10 floors.

  • Novoclimat — Maisons (in French only)

    Ministère de L'Énergie et des Ressources naturelles
    A maximum of $2500 in financial assistance is paid to the general contractor for a house that has been inspected, tested and delivered with a government certification confirming that it meets the objectives of the Novoclimat program by a Novoclimat or Novoclimat Sélect - Maison contractor. Financial assistance of up to $4,000 is also available to the homeowner.

  • Novoclimat — Petit bâtiment multilogement (in French only)

    Ministère de L'Énergie et des Ressources naturelles
    Financial assistance paid to the project developer is eligible for the construction of a new Novoclimat certified building, whether it is a duplex, triplex or quadruplex, as well as for apartment buildings of 3 floors or less and 600 m² or less.

  • Real estate fund 

    ​Fonds de solidarité FTQ
    Get an investment for your start-up business with an environmentally responsible construction, renovation or building revitalization project.

  • Support for hiring workers who have suffered employment injuries (in French only)

    CNESST
    You may be able to obtain a grant to hire workers who have suffered employment injuries.

  • Sustainable industrial buildings subsidy 

    ​Ville de Montréal
    Get a grant equivalent to the increase in property tax if your company carries out construction or renovation work in accordance with the principles of sustainable development.

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction Professional, scientific and technical services

  • FinDev Canada Financing and Investment 

    FinDev Canada
    Direct loans, loan guarantees, structured project financing and investments are available for companies operating in developing countries that bring sustainable social and economic benefits to local communities.

  • Gearing Up — Student Work Placement Program 

    Mining Industry Human Resources Council
    Get a wage subsidy of up to $7,000 to create new work-integrated learning opportunities for students in mining-related post-secondary education programs.

  • Genome Funding Opportunities 

    Genome British Columbia
    Access current research funding competitions for genomics research addressing health, forestry, fisheries, aquaculture, energy, mining and environment industry needs.

  • INNOV-R — CQRDA (in French only)

    ​Consortium de recherche et d'innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec
    Get a grant of up to $500,000 per year for a three-year project to cover up to 50% of eligible expenses when you collaborate with at least one academic institution or public research centre on an R&D project aimed at reducing GHG emissions project in the field of aluminum.

  • INNOV-R — InnovÉÉ 

    Consortium de recherche et d'innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec
    Get a grant of up to $500,000 per year for a three-year project to cover up to 50% of eligible expenses when you collaborate with at least one academic institution or public research centre on an R&D project aimed at reducing GHG emissions project relating to the electricity industry, smart grids, transportation electrification or intelligent vehicles.

  • Industrial, Clean and Energy Technology (ICE) Venture Fund 

    ​Business Development Bank of Canada
    ​Benefit from this funding if your business is in industrial, clean and energy technology sector and has a strong potential for productivity growth.

  • Renewable Natural Gas Production Support Program — Stream 1 

    ​Ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources naturelles
    Get up to $300,000 to cover a maximum of 75% of eligible expenses for feasibility studies involving a project to produce renewable natural gas for injection into the grid or a project to connect to the gas grid.

  • Renewable Natural Gas Production Support Program — Stream 2 

    Ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources naturelles
    Get up to $15 million to cover up to 50% of eligible expenses for a project to produce and inject natural gas into the distribution grid, or to connect to distribution grid of RNG production sites.

Manufacturing

  • AgriAssurance Program — National Industry Association 

    Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
    Up to $1 million over five years for not-for-profit organizations to help industry develop and adopt systems, standards and tools to support health and safety claims about Canadian agricultural and agri-food products.

  • AgriAssurance Program — Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises 

    Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
    Get up to $50,000 to implement third-party assurance certification projects that will help your company address international market requirements.

  • AgriMarketing Program — National Industry Associations 

    Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
    Your association in the agriculture, agri-food, or agri-based products sector, including fish and seafood, could get a contribution of matching funds, up to $2 million/year, for projects that break down trade barriers and build market success.

  • AgriScience Program — Projects — Not-for-profit 

    Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
    Your not-for-profit organization can get up to $5 million over 5 years to fund 70% of the cost of pre-commercial scientific research in priority areas.

  • AgriScience Program — Projects — for-profit organizations 

    Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
    Your for-profit business can get up to $5 million over 5 years to fund 50% of the cost of pre-commercial scientific research in priority areas.

  • Agribusiness and Agrifood Young Entrepreneurs 

    Farm Credit Canada
    If you are under 40 years old, get a loan of up to $1 million to launch a new business or to take your operations to the next level.

  • Apprenticeships Program 

    ​Career Launcher
    You can receive $5,000 to hire a first-year apprentice and $5,000 more for an equity-deserving apprentice, in one of the 39 Red Seal trades.

  • CCAA — Student Work Placement Program 

    ​Canadian Council for Aviation & Aerospace
    Get a wage subsidy to cover up to 70% of the costs of a work term placement, to a maximum of $7,000 per placement, when you hire a post-secondary student in science, technology, engineering, math (STEM) and business programs. Maximum coverage is for first-year students or those in under-represented groups.

  • Canada Pavilion Program 

    ​Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
    If your export-ready company features products from the agriculture and agri-food sectors, you can get funding to offset the cost of booth prices on a show-by-show basis when you exhibit at trade shows.

  • Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks (CENGN) 

    Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks
    Is your next-generation communication solutions project ready for commercialization? You could qualify for commercialization support.

  • Development of E-Business Tax Credit 

    Investissement Québec
    Tax credit of 30% (24% refundable and 6% non-refundable) for information technology (IT) sector salaries up to a maximum of $25,000 per employee working on e-business activities.

  • FinDev Canada Financing and Investment 

    FinDev Canada
    Direct loans, loan guarantees, structured project financing and investments are available for companies operating in developing countries that bring sustainable social and economic benefits to local communities.

  • Financing for sustainable agri-food businesses (in French only)

    ​Fondaction
    If you are planning to grow your agri-food business, you could benefit from coaching and customized financing.

  • INNOV-R — CQRDA (in French only)

    ​Consortium de recherche et d'innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec
    Get a grant of up to $500,000 per year for a three-year project to cover up to 50% of eligible expenses when you collaborate with at least one academic institution or public research centre on an R&D project aimed at reducing GHG emissions project in the field of aluminum.

  • INNOV-R — InnovÉÉ 

    Consortium de recherche et d'innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec
    Get a grant of up to $500,000 per year for a three-year project to cover up to 50% of eligible expenses when you collaborate with at least one academic institution or public research centre on an R&D project aimed at reducing GHG emissions project relating to the electricity industry, smart grids, transportation electrification or intelligent vehicles.

  • Industrial, Clean and Energy Technology (ICE) Venture Fund 

    ​Business Development Bank of Canada
    ​Benefit from this funding if your business is in industrial, clean and energy technology sector and has a strong potential for productivity growth.

  • Innovative Manufacturer Financing [PDF](in French only)

    ​Investissement Québec
    ​Small and medium manufacturers in Quebec can get financing to help create new processes, integrate new technologies, and increase productivity.

  • NGen Cluster Building Project 

    NGEN - Next Generation Manufacturing
    You can get a funding of up to $150, 000 to cover a maximum of 50% of eligible costs if you work within an industry-led, membership-based organization to enhance capabilities and growth through the application of, or access to advanced manufacturing technologies, best practices and principles.

  • Recyc-Québec — Beverage Container Recycling — Stream 1 

    Recyc-Québec
    Receive up to $1 million funding to cover up to 70% of expenses to support beverage container packaging projects in Quebec, including optimization, expansion or implementation of structured reuse.

  • Recyc-Québec — Beverage Container Recycling — Stream 2 

    Recyc-Québec
    Receive up to $2 million funding to cover up to 70% of expenses to support projects involving packaging and recycling or recycling only of beverage containers in Quebec, including the optimization, expansion or implementation of structured reuse networks.

  • Tax holiday for a new business created to commercialize intellectual property 

    Ministère de l'Économie et de l'Innovation
    If you create a new business by commercializing intellectual property stemming from a university or public research centre, you could be eligible for a tax holiday for up to 10 years.

Finance and insurance

  • FinDev Canada Financing and Investment 

    FinDev Canada
    Direct loans, loan guarantees, structured project financing and investments are available for companies operating in developing countries that bring sustainable social and economic benefits to local communities.

Management of companies and enterprises

Information and cultural industries

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

Educational services

  • Genome Canada 

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

  • Subsidy for universal access to businesses 

    ​City of Montreal
    ​If you want to improve the accessibility of your business premises in Montreal, you could get a grant to offset eligible costs.

Accommodation and food services

Real estate and rental and leasing

Professional, scientific and technical services

  • AI-Powered Supply Chains Supercluster (SCALE.AI) 

    ​Scale AI
    Get funding to cover up to 50% of the costs of collaborative projects that accelerate the adoption or commercialization of artifical intelligence (AI) for supply chains, when your SME partners with other Scale AI members.

  • Accompagnement en technologies de la santé (in French only)

    ​PME  MTL et MEDTEQ+
    Get coaching and start-up financing to develop your business in the health technology field.

  • AgriMarketing Program — National Industry Associations 

    Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
    Your association in the agriculture, agri-food, or agri-based products sector, including fish and seafood, could get a contribution of matching funds, up to $2 million/year, for projects that break down trade barriers and build market success.

  • BioTalent — Career Starter Program 

    ​BioTalent Canada
    Get up to 50% (maximum $20,000) in wage subsidies for a three to nine-month job placement in the bio-economy to adopt a diverse and inclusive skilled labour.

  • BioTalent — Student Work Placement Program 

    ​BioTalent Canada
    If you’re in the business of healthcare or bioscience, you could get connected with a post-secondary student to work with you on a project up to 16 weeks and a subsidy to cover 70% of their salary, up to $7,000.

  • CCAA — Student Work Placement Program 

    ​Canadian Council for Aviation & Aerospace
    Get a wage subsidy to cover up to 70% of the costs of a work term placement, to a maximum of $7,000 per placement, when you hire a post-secondary student in science, technology, engineering, math (STEM) and business programs. Maximum coverage is for first-year students or those in under-represented groups.

  • Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program 

    Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
    If you’re a not-for-profit or Indigenous organization working towards sustainability and competitiveness by adopting new technology or building capacity, get up to $1 million per project in cost-shared funding to cover up to 50% of eligible project costs in most cases, and up to 75% for high-priority projects for the sector.

  • Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks (CENGN) 

    Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks
    Is your next-generation communication solutions project ready for commercialization? You could qualify for commercialization support.

  • Collaborative Industrial Research and Support to Innovative Entrepreneurship - Stream 1 

    ​Ministère de l'Économie et de l'Innovation
    Get a grant of up to $150,000 to cover up to 50% of eligible costs for carrying out research and an innovation project to develop and grow products and services for which the start-up was created.

  • Collaborative Industrial Research and Support to Innovative Entrepreneurship - Stream 3 

    Ministère de l'Économie et de l'Innovation
    Receive up to $1.5 million in funding to cover up to 50% of eligible expenses for structuring projects that highlight collaborative research in AI by a cluster of companies that share project costs, benefits and intellectual property.

  • Development of E-Business Tax Credit 

    Investissement Québec
    Tax credit of 30% (24% refundable and 6% non-refundable) for information technology (IT) sector salaries up to a maximum of $25,000 per employee working on e-business activities.

  • Digital Technology Supercluster 

    ​Canada's Digital Technology Supercluster
    Get a grant to cover a portion of eligible expenses for a collaborative project in various industries. Activities may include R&D to improve connectivity, access to innovation, enabling partnerships and providing training for SMEs, women, Indigenous peoples and other underrepresented groups. Collaborators must be Digital Technology Canada members, with membership fees dependent on investment contributions.

  • ECO Canada – Youth Employment in Natural Resources 

    ​ECO Canada
    Get up to $22,500 to cover up to 75% of wages when you hire a professional under age 31 for full-time employment in an environmental position related to STEM (Engery, Forestry, Minerals/Metals, Earth Sciences).

  • ECO Canada — Science Horizons Youth Internship (SHI) 

    ECO Canada
    Hire an intern for 6 to 12 months for an environmental science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) job and receive a subsidy up to $25 000 to cover up to 80% of their salary.

  • ECO Canada — Student Work Placement Program 

    ​ECO Canada
    If you’re working on an environmental project, you could get connected with a post-secondary student in STEAM or business and a subsidy to cover 75% of their salary up to $7,500 for a maximum of 16 weeks.

  • Financial assistance program for businesses affected by major construction 

    ​Ville de Montréal
    Receive a grant of up to $40,000 to offset your loss of income if your establishment is located in an area affected by major work.

  • Genome Quebec Programs 

    ​Génome Québec
    Get funding for genomics R&D projects.

  • INNOV-R — CQRDA (in French only)

    ​Consortium de recherche et d'innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec
    Get a grant of up to $500,000 per year for a three-year project to cover up to 50% of eligible expenses when you collaborate with at least one academic institution or public research centre on an R&D project aimed at reducing GHG emissions project in the field of aluminum.

  • INNOV-R — CRIAQ 

    Consortium de recherche et d'innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec
    Get a grant of up to $500,000 per year for a three-year project to cover up to 50% of eligible expenses when you collaborate with at least one academic institution or public research centre on an R&D project aimed at reducing GHG emissions project in the field of aerospace.

  • INNOV-R — InnovÉÉ 

    Consortium de recherche et d'innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec
    Get a grant of up to $500,000 per year for a three-year project to cover up to 50% of eligible expenses when you collaborate with at least one academic institution or public research centre on an R&D project aimed at reducing GHG emissions project relating to the electricity industry, smart grids, transportation electrification or intelligent vehicles.

  • Industrial, Clean and Energy Technology (ICE) Venture Fund 

    ​Business Development Bank of Canada
    ​Benefit from this funding if your business is in industrial, clean and energy technology sector and has a strong potential for productivity growth.

  • Ocean Supercluster 

    ​Canada's Ocean Supercluster
    Get a grant to cover a portion of eligible expenses for a collaborative project in a wide range of industries including marine renewable energy, fisheries, aquaculture, oil and gas, defence, shipbuilding and transportation. Activities may include digital sensors and monitoring, autonomous marine vehicles, energy generation, automation, marine biotechnology and marine engineering technologies.

  • Recyc-Québec — Support for R&D in recycling 

    ​RECYC-QUÉBEC
    ​Get funding of up to $75,000 to cover up to 75% of costs related to R&D and commercial activities to diversify outcomes for unused tires or increase value for existing products.

  • Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Incentive Program (SR&ED) 

    Canada RevenueAgency
    Get a tax credit of 15% or a refundable tax credit of 35% on the first $3 million of project expenses if you are a small Canadian-controlled private corporation.

  • Subsidy for universal access to businesses 

    ​City of Montreal
    ​If you want to improve the accessibility of your business premises in Montreal, you could get a grant to offset eligible costs.

  • TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good 

    ​Telus
    Get funding for your innovative projects in health, education, agriculture and the environment.

  • Tax credit for multimedia event or environment productions sponsored outside Quebec 

    Société de développement des entreprises culturelles
    Tax credit of up to 35% of labour costs and production expenses relating to showcasing your Quebec production outside the province, up to a maximum credit of $350,000 per production.

  • Tax credits for production of multimedia titles 

    Investissement Québec
    Refundable tax credit for multimedia producers may amount to 37.5% of eligible labour expenditures.

  • Ubisoft Entrepreneurs 

    ​Ubisoft
    Get funding, coaching and a chance to network with Ubisoft partners to grow your techno-creative business.

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