Canadian business funding open now

As of September 30, 2026, 638 business funding programs in Canada are open for applications: 360 grants, 137 loans, 63 tax credits and 78 credit, voucher and award programs.

201 of them are open to businesses anywhere in Canada. 44 have a deadline in the next 60 days. Most of the rest take applications year-round, often until the budget runs out.

Rebuilt from the GrantCompass catalogue on September 30, 2026

Closing in the next 60 days (44)

Dated deadlines only. Apply early: many programs close sooner if the money runs out.

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Open programs by province

Programs open now, by province (not counting the 201 Canada-wide ones every province can use)
Province or territoryOpen programsof which grants
Ontario11876
British Columbia3718
Alberta3923
Quebec7344
Manitoba4116
Saskatchewan4222
Nova Scotia4021
New Brunswick2911
Newfoundland and Labrador2912
Prince Edward Island3220
Yukon1410
Northwest Territories1110
Nunavut129

Canada-wide grants open now (87)

No repayment. Grants that most small businesses can apply to, and that are easier to win, come first.

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Canada-wide loans open now (55)

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Canada-wide tax credits you can claim (9)

How this list is kept current

This page is rebuilt from the GrantCompass catalogue, not typed by hand. A program is listed as open only when our record says it is taking applications, its intake window (if it has one) includes today, and any published deadline is today or later. Programs whose current intake has closed move to "reopening later" or drop off.

Last rebuilt September 30, 2026. Funders change dates and close programs early when money runs out, so confirm on the program page before you apply.

GrantCompass is an independent funding database, not a government office. Some features are paid.

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