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Loans and Cash Advances

  • Advance Payments Program
    Applies to: All of Canada
    You can apply for a cash advance of up to $400,000 for your agricultural business.
  • BDC Growth Capital for Aboriginal Business
    Applies to: All of Canada
    Financing to help aboriginal business people start or grow their business
  • BDC Market Xpansion Loan
    Applies to: All of Canada
    Financing to help you explore new domestic or foreign market opportunities.
  • BDC Subordinate Financing
    Applies to: All of Canada
    An alternative way to finance the growth of your profitable business
  • BDC Term Loans
    Applies to: All of Canada
    You can get flexible debt financing for a wide variety of business projects.
  • Biopharmaceutical Investment Program
    Applies to: Ontario
    Is your pharmaceutical company ready to invest in new or enhanced biopharmaceutical projects in Ontario? The BIP can offer you flexible funding support for projects of $5 million or more.
  • Canadian Agricultural Loans Act Program
    Applies to: All of Canada
    If you are a Canadian farmer, you could receive a loan to buy land, build or improve farm buildings, buy farm equipment, livestock or shares in a farm.
  • Community Futures Program - Ontario
    Applies to: Ontario
    Get funding for starting or growing a business in Northern Ontario or rural areas of Southern Ontario.
  • CYBF Start-Up Loan
    Applies to: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon, Prince Edward Island
    Are you between 18 and 34 years old? If you are a Canadian resident with a good business idea, you can get $15,000 or more to start or run a business full-time.
  • CYBF Canadian Newcomer Entrepreneur Program
    Applies to: British Columbia, Ontario
    If you are a recent immigrant to Canada and are between the ages of 18 and 34 years old, you can apply for money to start a business.
  • CYBF’s Expansion Financing Program
    Applies to: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan
    You can get $10,000 to grow your business, if you are younger than 35 years old and have received a start-up loan from the Canada Youth Business Foundation within the last three to five years.
  • CYBF Succession Financing
    Applies to: All of Canada
    Want to buy an existing business but don’t have the money? If you are a Canadian resident, between 18-34 years old, you may be eligible for a loan of up to $15,000.
  • Emerging Technology Program (Northern Ontario)
    Applies to: Ontario
    You could receive a grant or a loan to research and develop new technology, if you operate an incorporated business in Northern Ontario.
  • Enterprises North Job Creation Program
    Applies to: Ontario
    Would you like to expand your business or create jobs for Northern Ontario? You could receive funding up to $1 million to help with your project.
  • EXPORTExpressCredit
    Applies to: All of Canada
    Loan to promote your business abroad or boost production to meet an export order.
  • FACTOR Loans for Recording
    Applies to: All of Canada
    Financing to support the English language sound recording industry and its artists
  • Farm Credit Canada Products and Services
    Applies to: All of Canada
    Access capital for your farming or agri-business operation.
  • MUSICACTION
    Applies to: All of Canada
    Financing to support the French language recording industry and its artists.
  • Northern Ontario Development Program
    Applies to: Ontario
    Business financing to grow your business in Northern Ontario.
  • NORTHSTAR Trade Finance Inc.
    Applies to: All of Canada
    Your foreign customer can get financing to purchase your products and services.
  • Project Finance
    Applies to: All of Canada
    Access financing for large-scale global infrastructure or industrial projects that generate economic benefits for Canada and that may create export opportunities for your business.
  • Security Compliance Loan
    Applies to: All of Canada
    Financing to help your business meet US border security requirements.
  • Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative (SADI)
    Applies to: All of Canada
    If you are an aerospace and defence company that is incorporated in Canada, you can receive money for research and development projects in Canada.

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