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BCAA Small Business Grant

British Columbia Automobile Association (BCAA)
Prize
$5,000 grand prize
September 30, 2026
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Difficulty
Easy
Payment
Lump Sum
Trend
Stable
First-Timers
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BCAA Small Business Grant provides up to $5,000 grand prize. BCAA runs a periodic small-business grant awarding one $5,000 grand prize to a BC-based small business with 1–50 employees. Applications are accepted September 30, 2026.
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Program Description

BCAA runs a periodic small-business grant awarding one $5,000 grand prize to a BC-based small business with 1–50 employees. For-profit, not-for-profit and social enterprises may enter.

Eligibility Requirements

  • Small business based in British Columbia
  • Between 1 and 50 employees
  • Entrant must be 19 years or older and a resident of British Columbia
  • One entry per business
Provinces
British Columbia
Industries
All
Business Stage
Startup Growth Established

Quick Assessment

Difficulty
Easy
Competition
High
First-Timer
Friendly

Funding Details

Amount
$5,000 grand prize
Type
Award
Level
Private
Deadline
September 30, 2026

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This is a contest-style draw with a required skill-testing question; submit a clear, timely entry rather than a detailed business case.

Rejection Pitfalls 6

  • More than 50 employees, or a head office outside British Columbia
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Application Steps

1 Check the business qualifies A small business with between 1 and 50 employees and its head office in British Columbia. For-profit, not-for-profit and social enterprise businesses are all eligible. Governmental organizations, municipalities and chamber of commerce networks are not.

Required Documents 2

✓ Written permission from the principal, owner or CEO, where the person entering is not the business owner
✓ The contest entry form itself. Its contents are not verifiable by this pipeline, because bcaa.com blocks automated fetching, so no document list is given rather than one being assumed.

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