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Grants, Contributions and Financial Assistance

  • Aboriginal Business Canada
    Applies to: All of Canada
    Obtain financing to start or expand your Aboriginal business.
  • Book and Publishing Development
    Applies to: New Brunswick
    Are you looking for funding in the book publishing industry? This funding program encourages and supports the literary arts and the growth of New Brunswick's book publishing industry.
  • Book Publishing Industry Development Program
    Applies to: All of Canada
    Financial assistance for your Canadian book publishing business.
  • Business and Professional Development for Publishers
    Applies to: New Brunswick
    If you are an established book or periodical publisher, you may be eligible for a grant of up to $2,500 for the training of your staff or board members and/or to participate in conferences, business meetings or book fairs.
  • Canada Magazine Fund
    Applies to: All of Canada
    Apply for funding to develop editorial content for your Canadian magazine or to improve the competitiveness of your publishing firm.
  • Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program
    Applies to: All of Canada
    If you are a Canadian farmer, you can receive money for projects that solve problems other Canadian farmers face or that help them grow or market their products.
  • Canadian Television Fund - Producers
    Applies to: All of Canada
    Are you a Canadian producer with an incorporated business? If so, you could receive money to produce your TV shows in English, French or Aboriginal languages.
  • Commercial Lighting - Bright Ideas Program
    Applies to: New Brunswick
    Receive an instant discount for premium quality high-efficiency lighting products for your industry.
  • ecoENERGY Retrofit Incentive for Industry
    Applies to: All of Canada
    If you have a small or medium industrial facility or plant, you can get up to $50,000 for projects that help you to reduce pollution and save energy.
  • ecoENERGY for Renewable Heat
    Applies to: All of Canada
    You can get money to install a solar heating system to heat your building or your water, so your business can reduce pollution and save energy.
  • ecoENERGY for Renewable Power
    Applies to: All of Canada
    You have an alternative energy business? You can obtain financial assistance if you build or transform a power plant before March 31, 2011.
  • ecoENERGY Retrofit Incentive for Buildings (Commercial and Institutional Organizations)
    Applies to: All of Canada
    If you have a small or medium-sized commercial building, apartment building or mixed-use commercial/residential building, you can get money to make improvements that save energy.
  • GeoConnections Program
    Applies to: All of Canada
    If you are creating a geographical database using digital maps or satellite images of locations, you can get funding for up to 50% of the costs.
  • Going Global Innovation
    Applies to: All of Canada
    Funding to help you find foreign partners for research and development collaboration.
  • Grant Programs for Artists
    Applies to: All of Canada
    This program gives grants to professional artists to help pay for their creative production, professional development, residency and travel expenses.
  • Investment Cooperation Program
    Applies to: All of Canada
    Receive financing that can help your business invest in developing countries.
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP)
    Applies to: All of Canada
    You can get financing for your growing business for technical research and development, if you are incorporated and have at least one employee.
  • Matching Investment Fund
    Applies to: All of Canada
    If you produce milk products or manufacture processed foods or beverages made with milk, you can receive up to $250,000 to create new or improved products.
  • New Brunswick Agri-Land Development Initiative
    Applies to: New Brunswick
    Receive up to 35% of eligible expenses up to a maximum of $7,500 to bring new agricultural land into production or for improving the productivity of existing land.
  • New Brunswick Arts Board
    The New Brunswick Arts Board is an arm's length arts funding agency that administers funding programs for professional artists.
  • New Brunswick Growth Program
    Applies to: New Brunswick
    Receive financing for the establishment of a new business or for the expansion, diversification or productivity improvement of an existing business.
  • New Commercial Buildings Incentive Program
    Applies to: New Brunswick
    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.
  • Operational Grant for Provincial Community Arts Organizations
    Applies to: New Brunswick
    Receive an operational grant of up to $25,000 for your provincial community arts organization to increase production, manage finances responsibly and develop economic initiatives that lead to self-sufficiency.
  • Production and Promotion Grants for Music Sound Recordings
    Applies to: New Brunswick
    Receive up to $60,000 for the production, marketing and promotion of music sound recordings.
  • Professional Development Grants for Music Industry Professionals
    Applies to: New Brunswick
    If you are a music industry professional, you may be eligible for a grant of up to 50% of the total eligible expenses to a maximum of $2,000 per fiscal year, to cover education costs.
  • Promotional Assistance Program for Film Producers
    Applies to: New Brunswick
    Obtain up to $2,000 for travel costs to festivals and film-related events to which you have been officially invited or selected for screening or for participating in competitions.
  • Recreational Infrastructure Canada Program (Atlantic)
    Applies to: New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island
    Does your recreational facility need a facelift? Find out how you can apply for funding to build or upgrade your community recreational facility.
  • Self Employment Benefits
    Applies to: New Brunswick
    Start a business and create a job for yourself through self employment. Get support during the start-up process including coaching, technical advice and financing.
  • Shellfish Development Program
    Applies to: New Brunswick
    Obtain non-refundable contributions to develop business skills and hire qualified oyster industry employees.
  • Short Film Venture Program
    Applies to: New Brunswick
    Receive a grant of 25% of the total production cost of a short film, up to a maximum of $5,000.
  • Small and Medium Industrial Program
    Applies to: New Brunswick
    Get up to $50,000 in financial incentives to identify energy savings for your business, complete a feasibility study, and proceed with implementation.
  • Sustainable Development Technology Fund
    Applies to: All of Canada
    Do you need money to develop and test a new energy technology? You can get funding for clean technology products that fight climate change.
  • Technology Adoption and Commercialization Program
    Applies to: New Brunswick
    Get financing to address the gap in financial support during the technological innovation and pre-commercial product development stage.
  • Trade Assistance Program
    Applies to: New Brunswick
    Get introduced to exporting and obtain financial assistance to develop new export markets outside Maritime provinces.
  • Tour Operator Partnership Program
    Applies to: All of Canada
    Receive funding to market your Nova Scotia tour package product.

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