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Funding and incentive programs

Find financial assistance programs and hiring incentives for businesses wanting to become energy and environmentally efficient.

• Research and Development Program (Waste Diversion)
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/3821/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  Receive research funding of up to $75,000 for your solid waste diversion idea.
• Green Energy Technology Demonstration Program
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/4311/
  Applies to: Quebec
  This financial support could help you develop or redesign processes and technologies that help limit and correct environmental damages.
• Commercial Solar Heating Rebate
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/6585/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  Apply for a 15% rebate on the cost of an installed solar air and/or water heating system for your business.
• Conservation Fund
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/6595/
  Applies to: Ontario
  You could receive funding for new conservation programs and technology for your business.
• Directory of Energy Efficiency and Alternative Energy Programs in Canada
  
  http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/corporate/statistics/neud/dpa/policy_e/programs.cfm?
  Find government and private sector programs that promote the use of alternative energy, energy-efficiency and energy conservation.
• ECO-FINANCING
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/6341/
  Applies to: Quebec
  You could obtain a loan, loan guarantee or quasi-equity funding to institute environmentally friendly business practices within your business.
• Efficiency Nova Scotia Corporation
  
  http://www.efficiencyns.ca/for_business/
  Find out how to save money with programs and incentives designed to make your small business more energy efficient.
• Electric Vehicle Incentive Program
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/7497/
  Applies to: Ontario
  Find out how you might receive a rebate toward the purchase or lease of a new plug-in hybrid electric or battery electric vehicle.
• Energy Loan
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/4495/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  Find financing to help your agricultural or agri-business produce its own renewable energy.
• Existing Commercial Buildings Retrofit Program
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/1603/
  Applies to: New Brunswick
  Receive financial incentives of up to $3,000 towards an evaluation to determine the potential for energy efficiency upgrades in a commercial building, and a maximum of $50,000 towards the energy retrofitting project costs.
• Good Energy
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/4655/
  Applies to: Yukon
  Obtain a rebate on eligible energy-efficient appliances, heaters and outboard motors purchased between April 1, 2010 and February 28, 2011.
• GreenFIT
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/5498/
  Applies to: Ontario
  If you operate a green technology company in Ontario, this program may provide you with an opportunity to sell to the Ontario government.
• Guelph Food Technology Centre Sustainability Services
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/6452/
  Applies to: Ontario
  Find out how your Ontario food and beverage manufacturing business could receive up to 50% off the cost of sustainability services and training.
• LEAF Program
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/4577/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  Funding to hire a qualified productivity and energy efficiency consultant for your manufacturing or export business.
• New Commercial Buildings Incentive Program
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/2229/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  You could receive financial incentives of up to $60,000 to offset the costs associated with designing sustainable high efficiency buildings, based on estimated annual energy savings.
• NextGen Biofuels™
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/1420/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  If your business produces biofuel (ethanol or biodiesel) using the latest technologies, and your product has been successfully tested, you could get money to help market it.
• Northern Energy Program
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/2833/
  Applies to: Ontario
  Funding is available if you're a Northern Ontario business aiming to reduce energy use through a renewable energy project. Businesses undertaking renewable energy projects in Northern Ontario are also eligible for funding.
• Reclamation of Yukon Land
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/3721/
  Applies to: Yukon
  You can get funding to reclaim Yukon land that has been impacted through agricultural activity and that is hazardous to the environment or wildlife.
• Programme d'aide à la mise en valeur des forêts privées
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/2472/
  Applies to: Quebec
  If you are a recognized forestry producer, you could obtain funding to conduct forestry activities in private forests.
• Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/2091/
  Applies to: Saskatchewan
  Do you own a designated municipal or provincial heritage property in Saskatchewan? You could be eligible for matching restoration dollars.
• Special Waste Collection Service for Yukon Businesses
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/6120/
  Applies to: Yukon
  Find out how your business can dispose of special wastes with a pick-up and delivery service for all businesses in the Yukon.
• Sustainable Development Technology Fund
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/1217/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  Do you need money to develop and test a new energy technology? You could qualify for funding to create clean technology products that fight climate change.
• Value-Added Manufacturing Program
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/7323/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  You could receive funding of up to $300,000 for your diverted-waste innovation.