Comprehensive list of grants available for businesses in Alberta
Organization: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Amount: Up to $15,000
Helps small and medium-sized businesses adopt digital technologies to grow their businesses, compete in the global marketplace, and create jobs.
Eligibility: Small and medium-sized businesses with 1-499 employees
Organization: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Amount: Up to $50 million
Supports large-scale, transformative and collaborative projects between industry, researchers and non-profit organizations that help grow Canada's economy.
Eligibility: For-profit corporations incorporated in Canada
Organization: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Amount: Up to $250,000
Provides financing and support to Black entrepreneurs and business owners to start and scale their businesses.
Eligibility: Black entrepreneurs and business owners in Canada
Organization: National Research Council Canada
Amount: Up to $1 million
Provides advice, connections and funding to help Canadian small and medium-sized businesses increase their innovation capacity and take ideas to market.
Eligibility: Canadian SMEs with 500 or fewer full-time equivalent employees
Organization: Canada Revenue Agency
Amount: Up to 68% tax credit
Federal tax incentive program that encourages Canadian businesses to conduct research and development in Canada.
Eligibility: Canadian businesses conducting eligible R&D activities
Organization: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Amount: Up to $1 million
Helps small businesses get loans by encouraging financial institutions to provide financing for small business loans.
Eligibility: Small businesses with gross annual revenues of $10 million or less
Organization: Sustainable Development Technology Canada
Amount: Up to $10 million
Supports the development and demonstration of clean technology solutions that address climate change, air quality, clean water and clean soil.
Eligibility: Canadian companies developing clean technologies
Organization: Global Affairs Canada
Amount: Up to $99,999
Helps small and medium-sized enterprises pursue new export opportunities and markets.
Eligibility: Canadian SMEs seeking to develop export markets
Organization: Employment and Social Development Canada
Amount: Up to $25,000
Helps employers create quality work experiences for youth while addressing their human resource needs.
Eligibility: Employers hiring youth aged 15-30
Organization: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Amount: Up to $1 million
Helps Canadian entrepreneurs bring their innovations to market by connecting them with federal departments and agencies that have a challenge to solve.
Eligibility: Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises
Organization: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Amount: Up to $10 million
Supports the development and commercialization of innovative agri-food products, technologies, processes or services.
Eligibility: For-profit organizations in the agriculture and agri-food sector
Organization: Government of Alberta
Amount: 30% tax credit on investment
Provided a 30% tax credit to investors who invest in eligible small businesses in Alberta (program concluded in 2019).
Eligibility: Eligible small businesses in Alberta (No new credits after 2019)
Organization: Government of Alberta
Amount: Up to 20% tax credit (on eligible R&D)
Supports companies that create jobs in innovation-focused industries in Alberta through a tax credit on incremental R&D expenditures.
Eligibility: Companies creating innovation jobs in Alberta
Organization: City of Edmonton
Amount: Up to $50,000 (50% of project costs)
Matching reimbursement grant for large, significant exterior renovations in designated Business Improvement Areas (BIAs) of Edmonton.
Eligibility: Commercial buildings in Edmonton BIAs
Organization: City of Edmonton
Amount: Up to $1,000 (50% of costs)
Matching reimbursement grant for minor exterior improvements in Edmonton’s Business Improvement Areas.
Eligibility: Commercial businesses in Edmonton BIAs
Organization: Futurpreneur Canada
Amount: Up to $60,000
Provides financing, mentoring and support tools to aspiring business owners aged 18-39 to launch their businesses.
Eligibility: Canadian residents aged 18-39 starting a business
Organization: Futurpreneur Canada
Amount: Up to $60,000
Provides financing, mentoring and culturally relevant support to Black entrepreneurs aged 18-39.
Eligibility: Black Canadian residents aged 18-39 starting a business
Organization: Futurpreneur Canada
Amount: Up to $60,000
Provides financing, mentoring and culturally relevant support to Indigenous entrepreneurs aged 18-39.
Eligibility: Indigenous Canadian residents aged 18-39 starting a business
Organization: Futurpreneur Canada
Amount: Up to $20,000
Supports young entrepreneurs who want to start a business while maintaining other commitments, offering smaller-scale financing and mentorship.
Eligibility: Canadian residents aged 18-39 starting a side business
Organization: Export Development Canada
Amount: Varies
Provides a suite of financial solutions (insurance, guarantees, financing) to help Canadian companies grow their export business and manage risk.
Eligibility: Canadian companies engaged in international trade
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