Finance the implementation of safety or quality control standards

Loan guarantees

• Fonds afro-entrepreneurs 

  ​Filaction​
  Are you a member of one of Quebec's black communities? You could receive a loan or loan guarantee for your business' needs.

Equity investments

• Ambition ME 

  ​Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
  Obtain financing in the form of investment, support from specialists and access to an international network to propel the development and growth of your medium-sized Quebec company.

• BDC Capital — Venture Capital 

  Business Development Bank of Canada
  Get financing and advice from venture capital investors to help you build and grow your business in Canada and internationally.

• National Bank SME Growth Fund 

  ​National Bank
  ​Receive up to $15 million for the growth, transfer or purchase of your company.

• Scotiabank Women Initiative 

  ​Scotiabank
  Access capital, training, consulting and mentoring to develop your women-owned business.

Loans and cash advances

• AgriInnovate Program 

  Government of Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  Get up to $5 million in repayable contributions to cover 50% of the cost of projects that aim to accelerate demonstration, commercialization and/or adoption of innovative products, technologies, processes or services that increase agri-sector competitiveness and sustainability.

• BDC - Business loans 

  Business Development Bank of Canada
  ​You could get money to help you start or grow your business.

• BDC Capital — Growth Equity Partner 

  Business Development Bank of Canada
  Get financing and advice from growth equity partners to help grow your business in Canada and internationally. This support will be provided through partnerships, funding and access to potential growth capital.

• Canadian Agricultural Loans Act program 

  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  Get a loan of up to $500,000 to establish, improve and develop your farm—or up to $3 million for your co-operative to process, distribute and market agricultural goods.

• Farm Credit Canada — Loans and lending options 

  Farm Credit Canada
  You could access flexible financing options for your farming, agri-food or agribusiness operation.

• Fonds afro-entrepreneurs 

  ​Filaction​
  Are you a member of one of Quebec's black communities? You could receive a loan or loan guarantee for your business' needs.

• Fonds de microcrédit agricole (in French only)

  ​MRC de la Vallée-du-Richelieu
  Get an interest-free loan to help you develop your farm business.

Grants, contributions and financial assistance

• 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.

• Alimentation santé - Volet 1: Soutien à la réalisation d'études diagnostiques (in French only)

  Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation
  Receive up to $100,000 for food-related diagnostic studies.

• CED Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative 

  ​Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
  If your SME or non-profit is working on a project to become more environmentally friendly, improve productivity, strengthen commercialization or integrate with regional and global supply chains, you could get a contribution to help with some of the costs.

• Farm Credit Canada — Loans and lending options 

  Farm Credit Canada
  You could access flexible financing options for your farming, agri-food or agribusiness operation.

• 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.

• 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.

• Fonds Moins c'est plus (in French only)

  ​La Ruche
  ​Do you have an innovative project that supports waste management? You could receive a contribution of up to $25,000 and the possibility of having a participatory financing campaign.

• Poultry and Egg On-Farm Investment Program — Stream 1 

  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  Get a non-repayable contribution to cover up to 70% of the costs of on-farm investments in modernizing operations, increasing efficiency, biosecurity, environmental sustainability, and meeting changing consumer demands, retroactive to March 19, 2019.

• Poultry and Egg On-Farm Investment Program — Stream 2 

  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  If you were 35 years old or younger on January 1, 2021, get a non-repayable contribution to cover up to 85% of the costs of on-farm investments in modernizing operations, increasing efficiency, biosecurity, environmental sustainability, and meeting changing consumer demands, retroactive to March 19, 2019.

• Programme Compétitivité et environnement 2022-2024 (in French only)

  Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation
  Obtain financial assistance for the contribution of expertise, the improvement of competitiveness and the realization of structuring projects in your company in the dairy and meat processing sectors.

• Programme d’aide à la modernisation des installations de certaines résidences privées pour aînés (in French only)

  Société d'Habitation du Québec
  Receive up to $160,000 in financial assistance to help with the cost of renovations required to maintain your insurance policy and certification for your private seniors' residence.

• Programme d’appui financier au développement du secteur des pêches et de l’aquaculture commerciales - Volet 2 - Amélioration de la compétitivité des entreprises de transformation des produits [PDF](in French only)

  Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation
  Receive up to $300,000 in financial assistance to improve the productivity, food safety and security of your products in order to strengthen your company's competitiveness.

• Programme d’immobilisation en entrepreneuriat collectif (PIEC) (in French only)

  ​Investissement Québec
  Obtain up to $500,000 for your renovation, construction and acquisition projects of your social economy enterprise. 

• Quebec Economic Development Program 

  Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
  ​Find out about financial and other resources that can help you develop your Quebec business.

• Retail business renovation subsidy 

  City of Montréal
  ​If you are the owner of a commercial building in Montreal, you could obtain a grant to modernize the layout of your business.

• Soutien aux initiatives de développement économique dans l'arrondissement d'Ahuntsic-Cartierville (in French only)

  ​Ville de Montréal
  Get financial assistance to propel your collective economic development initiatives.

• 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.

• Tourist establishment accessibility program 

  ​Kéroul
  ​This program provides financial assistance to tourism enterprises wishing to improve their infrastructures to make them accessible to people with disabilities.

• ÉcoPerformance — Recommissioning of building mechanical systems 

  Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs
  Receive 75% of eligible costs up to $100,000 for the completion of analyses, audits, and procedures for the recommissioning of building heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, regardless of the form of energy used.