Funding programs in Canada
Hand-checked programs plus official open data. Each links to its official page. Loans and private funders are labelled.
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Open-data catalog: Community development
- Aboriginal Business Financing Program - Community project · Native Commercial Credit Corporation · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Aboriginal Business Investment Fund · Government of Alberta, Ministry of Indigenous Relations · Alberta · Dates vary
- ACOA - Innovative Communities Fund · Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency · New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island · Dates vary
- Afro-Entrepreneurs Fund · Filaction · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Business and Community Services · Patricia Area Community Endeavours · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Business Link - Indigenous Entrepreneurs · Government of Alberta, Business Link · Alberta · Dates vary
- CED - Economic Development Initiative - Official Languages - For-profit · Canada Economic Development for the Quebec regions · Québec · Dates vary
- CED - Economic Development Initiative - Official Languages - Not-for-profit · Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions · Québec · Dates vary
- CED - Northern Isolated Community Initiatives Fund (QEDP) · Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions · Québec · Dates vary
- Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities · Natural Resources Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Coast Funds Economic Development Fund · Coast Funds · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- College and Community social innovation Grant · Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Community Capacity Fund · Central Development Corporation · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Community Development Fund · Government of Yukon, Department of Economic Development · Yukon · Dates vary
- Community Economic Development Fund · Government of Nova Scotia, Department of Economic Development · Nova Scotia · Dates vary
- Community Enhancement Program - Enhance Your Community Stream · Government of Ontario, Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation · Ontario · Dates vary
- Community Enhancement Program - Rural Enhancement Funding Stream · Government of Ontario, Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation · Ontario · Dates vary
- Community Enterprise Development Tax Credit Program · Government of Manitoba, Department of Agriculture · Manitoba · Dates vary
- Community Future Saskatchewan - Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Program · Community Futures Saskatchewan · Saskatchewan · Dates vary
- Community Futures Alberta - Entrepreneurs with Disabilities · Community Futures Alberta · Alberta · Dates vary
- Community Futures Alberta - Financial Supports · Community Futures Alberta · Alberta · Dates vary
- Community Futures British Columbia · Community Futures British Columbia · British Columbia · Dates vary
- Community Futures Manitoba - Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Program · Community Futures Manitoba · Manitoba · Dates vary
- Community Futures Manitoba - Indigenous Business Development Services · Community Futures Manitoba · Manitoba · Dates vary
- Community Futures Network of Canada · Community Futures Development Corporations · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Community Futures Ontario - Access to Capital · Community Futures Ontario · Ontario · Dates vary
- Community Futures Ontario - Business Information and Planning Services · Community Futures Ontario · Ontario · Dates vary
- Community Futures Program Northwest Territories · Northwest Territories Community Futures Association (NWTCFA) · Northwest Territories · Dates vary
- Community Futures Saskatchewan - Business Loans, Advice and Training · Community Futures Saskatchewan · Saskatchewan · Dates vary
- Community Futures Treaty Seven - Business Support Services · Community Futures Treaty Seven · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Community Futures Treaty Seven - Lending Services · Community Futures Treaty Seven · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Community Renewable Energy · Government of Prince Edward Island · Prince Edward Island · Dates vary
- Community Tourism Destination Development Fund · Government of Yukon · Yukon · Dates vary
- Community Workforce Response Grant · Government of British Columbia, WorkBC · British Columbia · Dates vary
- Cultural Supports Program - Community Events Stream · Government of Ontario, Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation · Ontario · Dates vary
- Documentary Heritage Communities Program · Library and Archives Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Eastern Ontario Development Fund - Community economic development projects · Government of Ontario, Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade · Ontario · Dates vary
- Economic Development Fund - Tier 1 · Government of Yukon, Department of Economic Development · Yukon · Dates vary
- Economic Development Officers · Government of the Northwest Territories, Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- ElevateIP - Communitech · Communitech · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation Fund - Non-Profits that Serve Underrepresented Communities · ventureLAB · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- FedDev Ontario - Economic Development Initiative (Southern Ontario) - Not-For-Profit · Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario · Ontario · Dates vary
- First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund - Capacity Funding · Government Of British Columbia · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Indigenous Cannabis Business Fund - Community Planning & Engagement · New Relationship Trust · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Indigenous Community Capital Grants Program · Government of Ontario, Ministry of Indigenous Affairs · Ontario · Dates vary
- Indigenous Economic Development Fund - Business and Community Fund · Government of Ontario, Ministry of Indigenous Affairs · Ontario · Dates vary
- Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program - CleanBC Communities Fund · Government of British Columbia, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy · British Columbia · Dates vary
- Island Community Food Security Program · Government of Prince Edward Island, Department of Agriculture and Land · Prince Edward Island · Dates vary
- JEDI - Aboriginal Development Fund - CED · JEDI - Joint Economic Development Initiative · Québec · Dates vary
- Kitikmeot Community Futures · Kitikmeot Community Futures Incorporated · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Livestock Strategy Program - Community Pasture · Government of Prince Edward Island, Department of Agriculture · Prince Edward Island · Dates vary
- Local Food Infrastructure Fund - Large Scale Projects · Agriculture and Agri-food Canada · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Low Carbon Communities · Government of Nova Scotia, Department of Energy and Mines · Nova Scotia · Dates vary
- My Main Street - Community Activator · My Main Street · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Northern Indigenous Economic Opportunities Program - Community Readiness and Opportunities Planning · Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency · Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon · Dates vary
- Northern Isolated Community Initiatives Fund · Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency · Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon · Dates vary
- Northern Ontario Development Program - Community Economic Development · Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario · Ontario · Dates vary
- Ontario Job Creation Partnerships · Government of Ontario, Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development · Ontario · Dates vary
- PacifiCan - Economic Development Initiative · Pacific Economic Development Canada · British Columbia · Dates vary
- PacifiCan - Francophone economic development in British Columbia · Pacific Economic Development Canada · British Columbia · Dates vary
- PrairiesCan - Economic Development Initiative · Prairies Economic Development Canada · Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan · Dates vary
- PrairiesCan - Francophone economic development in the Prairie provinces · Prairies Economic Development Canada · Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan · Dates vary
- Rural Economic Development program - Economic Diversification and Competitiveness Stream · Government of Ontario, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs · Ontario · Dates vary
- Rural Economic Development program - Strategic Economic Infrastructure Stream · Government of Ontario, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs · Ontario · Dates vary
- Southwestern Ontario Development Fund - Community economic development projects · Government of Ontario, Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade · Ontario · Dates vary
- Strategic Funds and Initiatives - Market Access Strategy · Canada Council for the Arts · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Support for Entrepreneurs and Economic Development (SEED) - Business Intelligence and Networking · Government of the Northwest Territories, Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Support for Entrepreneurs and Economic Development (SEED) - Community Economic Development · Government of the Northwest Territories, Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Support for Entrepreneurs and Economic Development (SEED) - Entrepreneur Support · Government of the Northwest Territories, Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Support for Entrepreneurs and Economic Development (SEED) - Micro-business · Government of the Northwest Territories, Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Support for Entrepreneurs and Economic Development (SEED) - Sector Research Support · Government of the Northwest Territories, Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Support for Entrepreneurs and Economic Development (SEED) - Sector Support Capital Expansion Incentive · Government of the Northwest Territories, Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Support for Entrepreneurs and Economic Development (SEED) - Strategic Investments · Government of the Northwest Territories, Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- TACC New Relationship Trust (NRT) Community Equity Match Grant · Tale'awtxw Aboriginal Capital Corporation · Canada (federal) · Dates vary
- Trade-Impacted Communities Program - Community Economic Development · Government of Ontario, Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade · Ontario · Dates vary
- Trade-Impacted Communities Program - Transformational Projects · Government of Ontario, Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade · Ontario · Dates vary
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