Comprehensive list of grants available for businesses in Ontario
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 Ontario
Amount: Up to $10,000 per employee
Provides direct funding to employers to train their employees. Employers can receive up to $10,000 per person for training costs.
Eligibility: Ontario employers with employees requiring skills training
Organization: Government of Ontario
Amount: Up to 8% tax credit
Refundable tax credit for eligible R&D expenditures incurred in Ontario by qualifying corporations.
Eligibility: Qualifying corporations conducting R&D in Ontario
Organization: Ontario Centre of Innovation
Amount: Up to $250,000
Provided vouchers to help high-growth companies access specialized services to accelerate their growth.
Eligibility: High-growth Ontario companies (Program now closed)
Organization: City of Toronto
Amount: $5,000 micro-grant
Provides new entrepreneurs with business training, mentoring, and a $5,000 micro-grant to help launch or expand their business.
Eligibility: New entrepreneurs in Toronto (must meet program criteria)
Organization: City of Toronto
Amount: Up to $12,500 (50% of costs)
Provides matching grants to commercial property owners (and tenants with permission) for façade improvements to street-facing commercial buildings.
Eligibility: Commercial property owners or tenants in Toronto (in eligible areas)
Organization: City of Toronto
Amount: Varies
Supports programs and events that foster entrepreneurship in film, music, and creative technology sectors through grants and sponsorships.
Eligibility: Creative industry organizations and initiatives in Toronto
Organization: City of Toronto
Amount: Up to $50,000
Supports innovative and revitalization projects for main street business areas through grants to Business Improvement Areas and non-profits for creative solutions to local challenges.
Eligibility: BIAs and not-for-profit business organizations in Toronto
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
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