Finance your sales growth in Canada

• Fonds afro-entrepreneurs 

  ​Filaction​
  Are you a member of one of Quebec's black communities? You could receive a loan or loan guarantee for your business' needs.

• Program Supporting the Development of Tourist Attractions — Stream 1 

  Investissement Québec
  Get a loan or loan guarantee between $150,000 and $5 million to cover up to 60% of project costs to boost the region's potential to attract tourists from other parts of Canada and abroad.

• Project Financing 

  Investissement Québec
  Loans, loan guarantees or capital investments of $50,000 and up for projects involving expansion, exporting, modernization, innovation, buildings and equipment, marketing and more.

• Ambition ME 

  ​Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
  Obtain financing in the form of investment, support from specialists and access to an international network to propel the development and growth of your medium-sized Quebec company.

• BDC Capital 

  ​Business Development Bank of Canada
  Access a wide range of specialized financing to match the various stages of your business' growth.

• BDC Capital — Venture Capital 

  Business Development Bank of Canada
  Get financing and advice from venture capital investors to help you build and grow your business in Canada and internationally.

• Canada Media Fund 

  Canada Media Fund
  Financial support for the development of innovative and new Canadian content, including digital content, content representing minority groups and content destined for export markets.

• Financing program for cultural businesses 

  Société de développement des entreprises culturelles
  Loans, loan guarantees and capital investments for cultural businesses, as well as tax credit advances for film, books, sound productions and shows.

• Indigenous Growth Fund 

  National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association (NACCA)
  Access investments to help you develop your Aboriginal business.

• National Bank SME Growth Fund 

  ​National Bank
  ​Receive up to $15 million for the growth, transfer or purchase of your company.

• Réseau des SADC et CAE (Network of CFDCs and CBDCs) 

  ​Réseau des SADC et CAE
  ​If you live in a rural region of Quebec, you could access business counseling, financing and training to start or grow your business.

• Scotiabank Women Initiative 

  ​Scotiabank
  Access capital, training, consulting and mentoring to develop your women-owned business.

• Vector 

  ​Zú
  Does your start-up operate in the creative and entertainment industry? Do you have an innovative idea that will drive your growth? The Vector program is designed for you.

• Agribusiness and Agrifood Young Entrepreneurs 

  Farm Credit Canada
  If you are under 40 years old, get a loan of up to $1 million to launch a new business or to take your operations to the next level.

• Apollo13 startup support program (in French only)

  ​Apollo 13
  Do you have an entrepreneurial idea to put into action or a desire to grow your business? The Apollo13 support program may be right for you.​

• BDC - Business loans 

  Business Development Bank of Canada
  ​You could get money to help you start or grow your business.

• BDC Capital 

  ​Business Development Bank of Canada
  Access a wide range of specialized financing to match the various stages of your business' growth.

• BDC Capital — Growth Equity Partner 

  Business Development Bank of Canada
  Get financing and advice from growth equity partners to help grow your business in Canada and internationally. This support will be provided through partnerships, funding and access to potential growth capital.

• Black Entrepreneurship Program – Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund 

  ​Government of Canada
  Get a loan between $25,000 and $250,000 to help mitigate the effects of COVID-19 and grow your business. More details will be available soon.

• Community Futures Program 

  Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
  Get funding for starting or growing a business in a rural or disadvantaged area of the province of Quebec.

• Créavenir 

  ​Desjardins​
  If you are under 35 years of age and starting a business or developing a business that is less than 3 years old, obtain financial assistance in the form of a line of credit of up to $15,000 at a preferential rate of 0.5% and a grant of up to $5000.

• Economic Diversification Fund — MRC des Sources 

  Investissement Québec
  Contributions or loans for business development projects in the MRC des Sources region of Quebec.

• Farm Credit Canada — Loans and lending options 

  Farm Credit Canada
  You could access flexible financing options for your farming, agri-food or agribusiness operation.

• Financing for sustainable agri-food businesses (in French only)

  ​Fondaction
  If you are planning to grow your agri-food business, you could benefit from coaching and customized financing.

• Fonds afro-entrepreneurs 

  ​Filaction​
  Are you a member of one of Quebec's black communities? You could receive a loan or loan guarantee for your business' needs.

• Fonds de microcrédit agricole (in French only)

  ​MRC de la Vallée-du-Richelieu
  Get an interest-free loan to help you develop your farm business.

• Fonds de solidarité FTQ 

  ​Fonds de solidarité FTQ
  ​If your Quebec business is in a period of growth and profitability, you can use this fund to obtain personalized business solutions that meet your needs.

• Le Fonds YUL / 375 idées (in French only)

  ​Jeune chambre de commerce de Montréal
  ​Are you a Montreal entrepreneur between the ages of 18 and 40? If so, you can receive a loan to start or grow your business.

• Nicolet-Yamaska Agri-Food Investment Fund (in French only)

  Service de développement économique de la MRC de Nicolet-Yamaska​
  You could receive financial assistance of up to $10,000 to start or expand your non-conventional-sized agri-food business.

• PME MTL – PME MTL Fund 

  PME MTL
  Get a low-interest-rate loan of up to $300,000 to start or grow your business.

• Program Supporting the Development of Tourist Attractions — Stream 1 

  Investissement Québec
  Get a loan or loan guarantee between $150,000 and $5 million to cover up to 60% of project costs to boost the region's potential to attract tourists from other parts of Canada and abroad.

• Project Financing 

  Investissement Québec
  Loans, loan guarantees or capital investments of $50,000 and up for projects involving expansion, exporting, modernization, innovation, buildings and equipment, marketing and more.

• RBC Black Entrepreneur Program 

  ​Royal Bank of Canada
  Get financing and expert advice to drive economic growth and wealth creation for your business.

• Réseau des SADC et CAE (Network of CFDCs and CBDCs) 

  ​Réseau des SADC et CAE
  ​If you live in a rural region of Quebec, you could access business counseling, financing and training to start or grow your business.

• SOCCA — Term loan for Indigenous businesses 

  Native Commercial Credit Corporation
  If your First Nations business is looking to start-up, expand, acquire a new business, you can get a competitive term loan to help cover up to 70% of the costs, so long as you can contribute at least 10% of the costs yourself.

• Shopify Capital Funding 

  ​Shopify Capital
  ​Are you a Shopify merchant? If you are, you could receive a loan of up to $500,000 from Shopify.

• Women Entrepreneur Program 

  Farm Credit Canada
  Get access to financing, as well as resources designed specifically to help you develop your skills as you start or grow your business.

• Support program for positioning Quebec alcohol in the SAQ network 

  Ministère de l'Économie et de l'Innovation
  Get a reimbursement between 4% and 18% of net SAQ sales on artisan alcoholic beverages you produce, to a maximum of $400 000.

• Aboriginal Initiatives Fund III (in French only)

  Secrétariat aux affaires autochtones
  Your for-profit or non-profit Indigenous organization could be eligible for a grant for its economic development project.

• Accélérateur d'opportunités - Soutien à la productivité (in French only)

  ​Ville de Laval
  Get support and a grant of up to $125,000 for your Laval company's digital transformation project.

• Arts Across Canada — Arts Festivals and Presenters 

  Canada Council for the Arts
  Get a grant covering up to 60% of your total annual revenues when you present and exhibit quality art and literary works to Canadian audiences.

• CED Tourism Relief Fund - Quebec 

  ​Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
  ​If you’re working on a project to enhance tourism experiences in your region or helping the community attract more visitors, you could get a $100,000 non-repayable contribution for up to 50% of your project’s costs or a $500,000 repayable contribution for up to 75% of the costs.

• CED Tourism Relief Fund — Indigenous stream 

  ​Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
  If you’re working on a project to enhance tourism experiences in your region or helping the community attract more visitors, you could get a maximum $100,000 non-repayable contribution for up to 50% of your project’s costs or a maximum $500,000 repayable contribution for up to 75% of the costs. If you’re also a non-profit, the contribution is most likely non-repayable.

• Creating, Knowing and Sharing — Indigenous Organizations 

  ​Canada Council for the Arts
  Get a grant to cover some of your costs (amounts vary by category) when you engage in contemporary, customary or traditional artistic and cultural activities, including collaborations with non-Indigenous organizations.

• Creating, Knowing and Sharing — Long-Term Projects 

  ​Canada Council for the Arts
  Get a grant of up to $300,000 for 1–3 year projects involving creating (research/writing), knowing (mentorship, training) or sharing (exhibitions, presentations, collaborations) — including those with non-Indigenous artists.

• Créavenir 

  ​Desjardins​
  If you are under 35 years of age and starting a business or developing a business that is less than 3 years old, obtain financial assistance in the form of a line of credit of up to $15,000 at a preferential rate of 0.5% and a grant of up to $5000.

• Digital Strategy Fund — Market Access Strategy 

  ​Canada Council for the Arts
  Get a grant of up to $60,000 for activities that directly support a market access and development strategy if you are an artist, group or arts organization who identifies as belonging to an official language minority community (OLMC) where that language is not the majority language in your province or territory (e.g. Angolophones in Quebec and Francophones outside of Quebec).

• Economic Diversification Fund — MRC des Sources 

  Investissement Québec
  Contributions or loans for business development projects in the MRC des Sources region of Quebec.

• Explore Québec program 

  Tourism and recreation
  Get financial assistance to help you sell your travel packages with integrated flights to Quebec destinations at a lower price.

• Explore and Create — Artist-Driven Organizations 

  ​Canada Council for the Arts
  If you’re an artistic organization, you could get a grant equal to 60% of your total annual revenues, averaged over the last 3 years, to pay for research, creation, and production through to dissemination.

• Farm Credit Canada — Loans and lending options 

  Farm Credit Canada
  You could access flexible financing options for your farming, agri-food or agribusiness operation.

• Financial aid for festivals and tourist events (in French only)

  ​Tourisme et loisirs
  Are you planning to hold a festival or tourist event between November 1, 2022 and April 30, 2023 or between May 1 and October 31, 2023? The financial aid program for festivals and tourist events may interest you.

• Fonds Entrepreneuriat commercial 

  PME MTL
  Receive up to $25,000 in financial assistance to develop your business in the retail sector.

• Fonds d'initiative et de rayonnement de la métropole (in French only)

  ​Affaires municipales et Habitation
  Receive financial support of up to $500,000 to implement a project that aims to improve the development, promotion and influence of Montreal and the metropolitan region in terms of economic, cultural, environmental and social development.

• Funding from Canada Council for the Arts 

  ​Canada Counsil for the Arts
  Are you an artist? You may be eligible to apply for various grants and prizes through the Canada Council for the Arts.

• INNOGEC - Relance Fund (in French only)

  ​Filaction
  ​Get up to $10,000 to cover the fees of experts who will help your collective business assess the situation following the health crisis and up to $30,000 for them to assist you with your change management plan, recovery or business model adjustment.

• INNOGEC Fund (in French only)

  ​Filaction
  ​Get up to $15,000 to cover a portion of the service fees of management and governance consultants employed by your group company.

• Innovation Guelph — Rhyze Up! Program 

  Innovation Guelph
  You can get access to experts and leadership coaching to boost business momentum. Program provides mentorship, subsidy based project work.

• MUSICACTION 

  Musicaction
  Get funding for the production and marketing of French-language Canadian sound recordings, domestic and international touring and showcasing, and more.

• Market Development Program for Turkey and Chicken 

  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  Get financial assistance to help increase domestic demand for Canadian turkey and chicken products through promotional activities. These activities can include product demonstrations, on-farm food safety and traceability programs, animal care programs, market research, and more.

• Metropolitan Initiative and Outreach Fund – Stream 1 

  ​Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation
  Receive financial support to carry out operations aimed at improving the development, promotion and outreach of Montreal and the metropolitan region.

• Metropolitan Initiative and Outreach Fund – Stream 2 

  Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation
  Access funding to address theme-based calls for projects in the economic, cultural, environmental and social fields to improve the quality of life in the metropolis and the metropolitan region of Montreal.

• Museums Assistance Program — Indigenous Heritage 

  ​Canadian Heritage
  Maximum funding per fiscal year of $200,000 for projects related to the preservation, management and presentation of Indigenous cultural heritage in Canada.

• NRC Pandemic Response Challenge Program 

  National Research Council
  If your organization offers its capabilities and expertise to help fight against COVID-19, you could get financing to cover the costs of collaborative R&D projects. The program is focused on 3 main research areas: rapid detection and diagnosis, therapeutics and vaccine development, and digital health.

• National Trade Corridors Fund — Continuous Call 

  Transport Canada
  Get a financial contribution for projects that improve access to overseas markets, in particular ones that add capacity or address bottlenecks near major ports, airports, or along road and rail corridors in Canada.

• Poultry and Egg On-Farm Investment Program — Stream 1 

  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  Get a non-repayable contribution to cover up to 70% of the costs of on-farm investments in modernizing operations, increasing efficiency, biosecurity, environmental sustainability, and meeting changing consumer demands, retroactive to March 19, 2019.

• Poultry and Egg On-Farm Investment Program — Stream 2 

  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  If you were 35 years old or younger on January 1, 2021, get a non-repayable contribution to cover up to 85% of the costs of on-farm investments in modernizing operations, increasing efficiency, biosecurity, environmental sustainability, and meeting changing consumer demands, retroactive to March 19, 2019.

• Program of assistance to the digital adaptation of the companies of the written information press (in French only)

  Ministère de la Culture et des Communications
  ​Do you operate a print media enterprise? If so, you may be eligible for financial assistance to initiate or continue with digitalization.

• Programme Appui aux initiatives internationales (in French only)

  ​Ministère de la Culture et des Communications
  Obtain financial assistance for the implementation of initiatives aimed at supporting Quebec cultural actors in their international projects.

• Programme Compétitivité et environnement 2022-2024 (in French only)

  Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation
  Obtain financial assistance for the contribution of expertise, the improvement of competitiveness and the realization of structuring projects in your company in the dairy and meat processing sectors.

• Programme d’appui financier au développement du secteur des pêches et de l’aquaculture commerciales - Volet 1 - Appui au développement [PDF](in French only)

  Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation
  Obtain financial assistance of up to $1,000,000 for the development of products or the implementation of innovative processes aimed at increasing your company's production and sales.

• Quebec Economic Development Program 

  Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
  ​Find out about financial and other resources that can help you develop your Quebec business.

• REGI — Regional Innovation Ecosystems — CED (QC) — Private sector 

  ​Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
  Your organization could get a financial contribution to assist you in scaling up and becoming more globally competitive. Investments will focus on enhancing business support networks for under-represented groups — including women, Indigenous peoples and young entrepreneurs — and supporting regional strategic clusters, accelerators and incubators, and projects that attract foreign investments.

• Recognition for artists 

  ​Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
  Get financial assistance to support your artistic career if you are part of an Aboriginal community. 

• Soutien aux initiatives de développement économique dans l'arrondissement d'Ahuntsic-Cartierville (in French only)

  ​Ville de Montréal
  Get financial assistance to propel your collective economic development initiatives.

• TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good 

  ​Telus
  Get funding for your innovative projects in health, education, agriculture and the environment.

You can also consult our other directories of financing programs.

You could also avail yourself of non-financial resources to succeed in your business venture.