Grants, Contributions and Financial Assistance

Explore opportunities to receive public funds to help springboard your business venture.

• Aboriginal Business Canada
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/961/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  Obtain financing to start or expand your Aboriginal business.
• AgriInvest
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/4964/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  As an agricultural producer, if you set aside savings to protect against small income declines, you can get matching contributions from the governments.
• AgriMarketing Program
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/5143/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  Do you have an agricultural business? You could get money to advertise and market your agricultural products, and go on trade missions.
• Beef Interest Pay-Down Program
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/4779/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  As a beef producer, you can have the interest paid on your beef production loan.
• Boat Builders’ Marketing Assistance Program
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/5071/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  You could get funding to market your export-ready boat building business.
• Canada Book Fund
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/1999/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  Financial assistance for your Canadian book publishing business.
• Business Development Program - Funding for Waste Diversion Initiatives
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/3821/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  Access funding for projects that divert waste from landfills.
• Canada Periodical Fund
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/4657/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  Find funding for your Canadian magazine or non-daily newspaper.
• Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/3623/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  If you are a Canadian farmer or processor, you can receive money for projects that solve problems other Canadian farmers face or that help them grow or market their products.
• CBC/Film Nova Scotia Bridge Award
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/2397/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  Receive a financial award to help produce your first six- to sixteen-minute stand-alone television program.
• Child Care Stabilization Grant
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/3500/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  You can receive a government grant for your child care business to help retain and train qualified child care professionals.
• Co-operative Development Initiative - Innovative Co-op Projects
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/4960/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  Are you interested in testing the co-operative model in innovative ways? If so, your project may qualify to receive up to $75,000 per year until 2013.
• Early Childhood Enhancement Grant
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/4776/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  You could receive a grant to improve employee salaries and benefits at your daycare.
• ecoENERGY Retrofit Incentive for Industry
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/1425/
  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
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/1424/
  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
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/1427/
  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)
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/1428/
  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.
• Emerging Music Business Program
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/3805/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  Access funding for your emerging music business in Nova Scotia.
• Employer Sponsored Training
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/1589/
  Applies to: Yukon, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island
  If your business is located in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, British Columbia or Yukon and you are downsizing, you can receive money to train your staff for new jobs.
• Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/3031/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  Find out how Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation can help your business. Get help with financing, investment, business expansion and development for businesses in the Cape Breton and Mulgrave areas.
• ExportAbility Program
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/2070/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  Obtain funding to increase your competitive know-how in the global marketplace.
• Export Development Program for Music
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/1037/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  Financing to help your music business expand outside of Nova Scotia.
• Export Prospector Program
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/2069/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  Benefit from the core advantages of a trade mission designed specifically for your business.
• Farm Investment Fund
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/4654/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  As a farm business owner, you could receive up to 75% funding towards the cost of your farming project.
• Film Market/Festival Assistance Program
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/3808/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  Receive financial assistance to attend film markets and festivals as a producer.
• GeoConnections Program
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/1224/
  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.
• Go-Ahead Program for Exporters
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/3738/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  Receive funding to cover the costs of follow-up visits to sales leads found through provincial government trade missions, shows or conferences.
• Going Global Innovation
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/944/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  Funding to help you find foreign partners for research and development collaboration.
• Grant Programs for Artists
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/965/
  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.
• Grant Programs for Writers and Publishers
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/5144/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  As a professional writer, collective or publisher, you can apply for various grants through the Canada Council for the Arts.
• Housing Internship Initiative for First Nations and Inuit Youth
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/5139/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  Your housing-related Aboriginal business may qualify for wage subsidies of up to $10,000 to hire and train First Nations or Inuit youths.
• Hybrid/Electric Truck Incentive Program
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/4990/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  Receive funding to buy hybrid delivery or garbage trucks.
• Investment Cooperation Program
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/1285/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  Receive financing that can help your business invest in developing countries.
• Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP)
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/967/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  Your small or medium business may qualify for financial assistance to develop and commercialize new or improved technologies.
• International Science and Technology Partnerships Program
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/4497/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  Access funding that could help you collaborate with international partners on research and development projects in science and technology.
• Job Creation Partnerships (Nova Scotia)
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/4210/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  Access funding to hire unemployed workers.
• Labour Market Partnerships (Nova Scotia)
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/3907/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  Access funding to help with labour force issues and human resources planning.
• 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.
• Matching Investment Fund
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/2208/
  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.
• MUSICACTION
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/1058/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  Financing to support the French language recording industry and its artists.
• Nova Scotia Business Development Program
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/2076/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  Access funds to start or expand your business.
• Opportunities Fund - Funding for Employers and Organizations
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/4937/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  If you are a person with disabilities who wants to start a business or an employer who would like to hire someone with a disability, you could qualify for funds.
• Recreational Infrastructure Canada Program (Atlantic)
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/3198/
  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.
• Seafood Sector Renewal Program
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/4999/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  As a seafood producer, you can apply for funding to improve the profitability and competitiveness of your business.
• Self-Employment Program (Nova Scotia)
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/4693/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  Receive financing to help you create your own job by starting a new business.
• Service Export Program
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/3863/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  Get reimbursed for costs related to finalizing your service export deal.
• Solar Air Heating Rebate
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/3779/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  Receive a 15% rebate on the installed cost of a solar air heating system for your business.
• Solar Hot Water Heating Rebate
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/3773/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  Receive a 15% rebate on the installed cost of a solar water heating system for your business.
• 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 can get funding for clean technology products that fight climate change.
• TEAM Work Opportunity Fund
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/3826/
  Applies to: Nova Scotia
  If you have a self-identified disability, you could access funding to help realize your self-employment goals.
• Tour Operator Partnership Program
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/3782/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  Receive funding to market your Nova Scotia tour package product.
• Translation Assistance Program
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/4359/
  Applies to: New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador
  You could access up to $2,500 to translate your promotional material into one of Canada's two official languages.