NB Competitiveness and Growth Program
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Eligibility & Details
What this program funds and who can apply
Program Description
A flexible, performance-linked assistance program ($54.3M over 3 years) providing non-repayable contributions, payroll rebates, and conditionally-repayable assistance to large, export-intensive New Brunswick companies modernizing operations, raising productivity, and keeping workers employed. Announced in Budget 2025-26 and scaled to $54.3M in early 2026, it targets industrial companies significant to the NB economy with long-term provincial growth plans. Engagement is via proposal to ONB, not an open public window.
Eligibility Requirements
- Industrial, export-intensive company significant to New Brunswick's economy (typically 50+ employees with major NB presence)
- Long-term commitment to grow and retain operations and jobs in New Brunswick
- Proposal submitted to ONB outlining competitiveness investment plan, job-retention/creation targets, and productivity improvements
- For-profit private-sector company (government bodies and non-profits ineligible)
- Financially viable with a realistic growth or stabilization plan
Quick Assessment
Funding Details
- Amount
- Up to $54.3M program-wide over 3 years; flexible per-company performance-linked assistance
- Type
- Program
- Level
- Provincial
- Deadline
- Ongoing
Program Scorecard
Competition, effort, and approval at a glance
How to Win
Insider tips, common pitfalls, and what successful applicants look like
Insider TipThis program is designed for companies large enough to have a meaningful impact on the NB economy — think 50–500+ employees, significant NB manufacturing or processing footprint, and a realistic case for long-term provincial commitment.
Rejection Pitfalls 6
- Company too small to constitute a significant NB economic impact
Success Profile
Evaluation Criteria
Everything you need to win NB Competitiveness and Growth Program
Not a marketing summary. The actual checklist, intel, and stack strategy reviewers look for.
- 6 rejection pitfalls reviewers flag — so you catch them first
- 6-document checklist with what each reviewer is actually checking
- Your Application Game Plan — the print-ready PDF the preview below describes
- 6-step application timeline with prep hours per step
- Insider tip from program officers on what separates winners
- 3-program stacking strategy to combine with compatible funding
- Success profile + evaluation criteria — exactly what reviewers score on
Application Playbook
Step-by-step process, required documents, and expenses
Application Steps
Required Documents 6
Eligible Expenses 5
Ineligible Expenses 5
Intake Periods
Deadline Notes
Ineligible Organizations
Funding Stack Strategy
Compatible programs, clawback risk, and combined funding potential
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Clawback Risk
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