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23 open programs from the September 2026 catalog. No email required. Closed 2026 intakes (CanExport SMEs, Starter Company Plus, Summer Company, York SBEC, CDAP, COVID funds, EODF) are not listed. Use the assessment if you want a match against your profile.

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Canada Small Business Financing Program (CSBFP)

Up to $1,150,000 ($1M term loan + $150K line of credit)

Newcomers, new corporations, and existing SMEs needing a bank loan for equipment, leaseholds, a franchise, or working capital

BDC Small Business Loan

Existing profitable SMEs needing growth or working-capital financing up to $350K

BDC Pivot to Grow Loan

$250,000–$5,000,000

Existing exporters and tariff-impacted firms needing liquidity or a pivot plan

BDC LIFT (Lead with Innovation and Focus on Technology)

$25,000–$5,000,000

Existing SMEs investing in AI, digital systems, or digitally enabled equipment

Futurpreneur Core Startup Program

Up to $25,000 + up to $50,000 from BDC

Young founders (18–39) starting or recently started a business

Futurpreneur Black Entrepreneur Startup Program (BESP)

Up to $25,000 + up to $50,000 from BDC

Young Black entrepreneurs (18–39) starting or buying a business

Futurpreneur Indigenous Entrepreneur Startup Program (IESP)

Up to $25,000 + up to $50,000 from BDC

Young Indigenous entrepreneurs (18–39) starting a business

Futurpreneur Side Hustle Program

Young entrepreneurs starting a side business while employed

NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP)

Advisory + non-repayable contributions (amount not published on the official page)

Existing innovative SMEs with R&D or technology commercialization projects

Scientific Research & Experimental Development (SR&ED) Tax Credits

35% refundable credit; $6M expenditure limit (tax years beginning after 15 Dec 2024)

Existing businesses conducting eligible R&D in Canada

Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund

Black entrepreneurs starting or growing a business

Women Entrepreneurship Loan Fund

Women entrepreneurs needing up to $50K to start or grow

Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Program — Access to Capital

Up to $99,999 (individual); up to $250,000 (community businesses)

Indigenous entrepreneurs and community businesses seeking IFI capital

FedDev Ontario Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)

$125,000–$10 million repayable, or $125,000–$1 million non-repayable

Established southern Ontario firms hit by tariffs or trade disruption

Ontario Together Trade Fund (OTTF)

Up to $5,000,000

Established Ontario manufacturers and exporters adapting to trade disruption

Ontario Job Grant

Up to $10,000 per trainee ($15,000 for a small employer new hire)

Existing Ontario employers training staff or hiring and training a new employee

Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Competitiveness (AMIC)

Loan up to 15% of eligible costs, maximum $5,000,000

Existing advanced manufacturers with a ≥$500K competitiveness project

Ontario Innovation Tax Credit (OITC)

8% refundable, maximum $240,000

Ontario corporations with eligible SR&ED expenditures

Ontario Research and Development Tax Credit (ORDTC)

Ontario corporations claiming federal SR&ED

Ontario Made Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit (OMMITC)

15% refundable for CCPCs, maximum $3 million/year (property available for use on/after 15 May 2025)

Ontario manufacturers investing in eligible M&P buildings or equipment

Save on Energy Small Business Program

Lighting and non-lighting incentives for sites with ≤50 employees

Small premises in Ontario looking to cut energy costs

EDC Trade Impact Program

Varies — EDC trade financing (expanded 1 Sep 2026)

Existing exporters and export-suppliers managing tariff or trade disruption

Markham Small Business Centre

Free advisory services + referrals to funding

Newcomers, new corporations, and anyone buying a local Markham business

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