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Find grants, contributions and other forms of financial assistance for your business. There are programs that apply to businesses in all provinces and territories, and others that apply only to businesses in your region.

Grants, contributions and financial assistance for all of Canada

• Aboriginal Business Canada
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/961/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  Apply for financing to start or expand your Aboriginal business.
• Agricultural Innovation Program
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/7669/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  If you have an agricultural business, you can apply for funding to help you research and develop or market your new agricultural product or technology.
• AgriInvest
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/4964/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  If you are an agricultural producer, and you put aside savings to use when your profits are down, the government will match your contributions.
• Canada Book Fund
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/1999/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  You could receive financial assistance for your Canadian book publishing business.
• Canada Summer Jobs
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/5926/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  If you hire students for the summer, this subsidy could help you cover 50% of their wages.
• 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 could receive money for projects that solve problems other Canadian farmers face or that help them grow or market their products.
• 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.
• Industrial Research Assistance Program — Digital Technology Adoption Pilot Program
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/7390/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  Find out how you can add digital technologies to your business operations to increase productivity.
• 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
  As a professional artist, you can apply for a grant to help cover the cost of creative productions, 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.
• Industrial Research Assistance Program
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/967/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  Your small- or medium-sized business may qualify for financial assistance to develop, adopt, adapt and/or commercialize new or improved technologies.
• Industrial Research Assistance Program — Youth Employment Program
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/6440/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  Financial assistance to hire a skilled post-secondary graduate to work on your innovative project.
• 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 R&D projects in science and technology.
• 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.
• Matching Investment Fund
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/2208/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  If you produce milk products or manufacture processed goods made with milk, you could get up to $250,000 to create new or improved products.
• MUSICACTION
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/1058/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  If you are a French language recording business, songwriter, composer or artist, you may be eligible for financing.
• 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.