Business grants in Canada
54 active grants across technology, manufacturing, hospitality, and more.
Grant landscape in Canada
Canada offers substantial business funding through the SR&ED tax credit (one of the world's most generous R&D incentives), NRC IRAP grants for SME innovation, and regional development agencies. The Strategic Innovation Fund supports large-scale R&D and industrial growth projects. The Canada Digital Adoption Program helps SMEs embrace digital tools.
Grants in Canada — Page 2
54 verified funding opportunities
Request for Proposals: Music Individual Project Funding (Canada)
Funds for NGOs
The Music Individual Project Funding program from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts supports Alberta-based musicians and music professionals with grants of up to $18,000 for specific music projects. Funding can cover project expenses such as recording, promotion, training, travel, and living costs during the project period. Eligible applicants must be Alberta residents who are Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or Protected Persons.
Open Call for Theatre Individual Project Funding (Canada)
Funds for NGOs
The Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) is offering Theatre Individual Project Funding to support Alberta-based artists, arts administrators, and ensembles working on theatre or performance art projects. Eligible applicants can receive up to $18,000, covering up to 100% of project expenses, including production, training, research, and marketing activities.
Community Support Organizations Operating Funding for Arts Programs (Canada)
Funds for NGOs
The Community Support Organizations Operating Funding provides annual financial support to eligible not-for-profit organizations delivering arts programs, particularly in communities with limited access to arts opportunities. Grants support operational costs, enabling organizations to sustain and strengthen arts services in film, literary, visual, and new media arts.
Community Focused Arts Organizations Operating Funding Program – Canada
Funds for NGOs
The Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) offers Community Focused Arts Organizations Operating Funding to support arts organizations that provide consistent public programming and community engagement in Alberta, Canada. The program helps organizations sustain operations, staffing, and programming across disciplines such as dance, music, theatre, visual arts, film, literary arts, and Indigenous arts.
Arctic Infrastructure Fund for Transportation Development (Canada)
Funds for NGOs
The Arctic Infrastructure Fund (AIF) is a $1 billion Canadian initiative supporting critical transportation infrastructure in the Arctic. The program aims to strengthen national defence, enhance community connectivity, enable economic development, and support Indigenous-led infrastructure priorities. Funding is available for dual-use projects such as roads, rail, airports, bridges, and ports.
Trade Diversification Corridors Fund for Global Trade Access (Canada)
Funds for NGOs
The Transport Canada Trade Diversification Corridors Fund (TDCF) is a $5 billion federal infrastructure program designed to strengthen Canada’s transportation corridors and expand access to global markets beyond the United States. The fund supports projects that improve supply chain capacity, reduce congestion, and enhance transportation infrastructure across Canada. Key funding opportunities include Stream 2 (collaborative trade corridor solutions) and Stream 3 (regional growth infrastructure projects).
Applications open for Falling Walls Lab Competition Edmonton (Canada)
Funds for NGOs
Falling Walls Lab Edmonton invites innovators aged 18+ to present groundbreaking ideas in a three-minute pitch, focusing on science and societal impact. The program encourages interdisciplinary participation, global academic diversity, and individual applications to foster breakthrough ideas in a structured competition format.
Applications open for Farm to School Canada Grants Program
Funds for NGOs
The Farm to School Canada Grant Program provides one-time grants of up to CAD 10,000 to schools across Canada to improve student access to healthy, locally sourced meals and enhance food literacy through hands-on learning. Schools can use funding for meal service improvements, kitchen equipment, minor space modifications, and community partnerships, while ensuring equitable and sustainable program implementation.
2026 Regional Cultural Project Grants Program (Canada)
Funds for NGOs
The Regional Cultural Project Grants program is inviting applications from eligible arts and culture organizations in Metro Vancouver for projects that expand creative activity and audience engagement across the region. Grants of up to $10,000 per project are available, with a total 2026 funding pool of $300,000.
Applications open for Music BC Travel Grants Program (Canada)
Funds for NGOs
The Music BC Artist Grant Program is accepting applications to help British Columbia-based artists participate in touring and showcase opportunities in Canada and abroad. The grant covers up to 75% of eligible costs, with funding from CAD 2,500 to CAD 7,500 depending on whether the activity is a domestic or international showcase or tour.
Call for Applications: Future Focus Program – Implementation Phase (Canada)
Funds for NGOs
The Future Focus Funding program provides financial support to arts-focused organizations in the Treaty 7 region, including Red Deer, to plan, explore, and implement organizational changes. Grants of up to $25,000 are available for the Implementation Phase, helping organizations strengthen operations and enhance their impact.
Request for Applications: Future Focus Program – Exploration Phase (Canada)
Funds for NGOs
The Future Focus Program’s Exploration Phase offers grants of up to $15,000 to arts-focused organizations seeking to explore challenges, opportunities, and organizational transformation. The program supports planning, needs assessment, and strategy development to prepare organizations for meaningful change.
Applications open for ISCP Residency in New York Funding (Canada)
Funds for NGOs
The AFA ISCP Residency in New York offers Alberta-based visual and new media artists or curators funding of up to $18,000 CAD for a three-month residency (April 1–June 30) at the International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) in Brooklyn, New York. The program supports artistic creation, research, and curatorial activities across diverse visual arts and media disciplines.
Accelerating Impact Grants for Emerging Charities (Canada)
Funds for NGOs
The Project Change Foundation provides funding and mentorship to emerging Canadian charities focused on social and environmental change. Selected organizations receive $3,000 grants and personalized guidance to strengthen their capacity, scale impact, and develop sustainable, community-driven initiatives.
RFAs: Visual Arts and New Media Individual Project Funding (Canada)
Funds for NGOs
The Visual Arts and New Media Individual Project Funding supports Alberta-based artists, arts administrators, and ensembles in developing specific visual arts or new media projects. Grants of up to $18,000 cover project expenses, training, marketing, and basic living costs, with an emphasis on equitable access for diverse communities.
Request for Proposals: Literary Individual Project Funding (Canada)
Funds for NGOs
The Literary Individual Project Funding program supports individual Alberta artists, arts administrators, and ensembles of artists working on literary arts projects such as novels, poetry, plays, graphic novels, memoir, literary journalism, and translation. Eligible applicants can receive up to $18,000 (covering up to 100% of eligible expenses), including up to $3,000 per month for basic living or subsistence costs during the project period.
Arts Across Canada and Abroad: Connecting Canadian Artists Globally
Funds for NGOs
The Arts Across Canada and Abroad program helps Canadian artists and arts organizations present, promote, and share artistic work across Canada and internationally. It supports activities such as translation, promotional expenses, and artistic presentations, with funding of up to $20,000 for translation, up to $2,000 for promotion, and a maximum of $44,000 per calendar year for eligible applicants.
Submissions open for the Scholarship Program in Canada
Funds for NGOs
The BC Arts Council Scholarship Program provides funding to support education and training for British Columbia’s emerging artists, arts administrators, and cultural practitioners. Scholarships offer $3,000 per term (up to $6,000 for two terms) for full-time study in eligible programs across a wide range of artistic fields. Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents, BC residents, and enrolled full-time in eligible academic or professional arts programs
Professional Performing Arts Organizations Operating Funding (Canada)
Funds for NGOs
The Professional Performing Arts Organizations Operating Funding program offers multi-year operational support to professional arts organizations in disciplines such as dance, music, and theatre. Funding covers operational costs, production expenses, and cultural protocol fees, helping organizations self-create and self-produce performances for public audiences. Eligible organizations may also apply for a Creative Year to focus on research and development without a performing season.
Open Call: Build Strong Initiative for Local Communities (US and Canada)
Funds for NGOs
The TC Energy Build Strong initiative provides funding of $1,000–$25,000 to local organizations in communities near TC Energy operations across North America. The program supports projects that address community needs, promote equity and inclusivity, foster engagement, and strengthen resilience while creating shared value between communities and the company.
Key funding bodies
Official agencies and institutions that administer grants in Canada
National Research Council's Industrial Research Assistance Program for SME innovation.
Business Development Bank of Canada — financing and advisory services.
Scientific Research & Experimental Development tax incentive programme.
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada — Strategic Innovation Fund.