Small Business Grants funding

Small Business Grants 2026

Browse open grant programs for small businesses and owner-operators in 2026, sorted by award size, with deadlines and eligibility at a glance.

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Open grants

549

Average award

$4,005,833

Top eligibility tags

small_businesstechnologynonprofitgrowth_stage

Featured grants

High-intent funding opportunities

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Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$20,000,000

small_businesstariffs
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ABRolling

PrairiesCan Business Scale-up and Productivity Edmonton

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$10,000,000

small_businessgrowth_stage
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ABRolling

PrairiesCan Business Scale-up and Productivity Alberta

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$10,000,000

small_businessgrowth_stage
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Grants in Small

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Browse open grant programs for small businesses and owner-operators in 2026, sorted by award size, with deadlines and eligibility at a glance. Use this page as your shortlist, then jump into the intake wizard so Forrest can narrow the list to the programs you are most likely to win.

Rolling

Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$20,000,000

small_businesstariffs
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ABRolling

PrairiesCan Business Scale-up and Productivity Edmonton

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$10,000,000

small_businessgrowth_stage
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ABRolling

PrairiesCan Business Scale-up and Productivity Alberta

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$10,000,000

small_businessgrowth_stage
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ONRolling

FedDev Ontario Business Scale-up and Productivity Ottawa

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$10,000,000

small_businessgrowth_stage
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SKRolling

PrairiesCan Business Scale-up and Productivity Saskatchewan

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$10,000,000

small_businessgrowth_stage
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ABRolling

PrairiesCan Business Scale-up and Productivity Calgary

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$10,000,000

small_businessgrowth_stage
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BCRolling

PacifiCan Business Scale-up and Productivity Vancouver

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$10,000,000

small_businessgrowth_stage
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MBRolling

PrairiesCan Business Scale-up and Productivity Manitoba

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$10,000,000

small_businessgrowth_stage
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MBRolling

PrairiesCan Business Scale-up and Productivity Winnipeg

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$10,000,000

small_businessgrowth_stage
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NBRolling

ACOA Regional Economic Growth through Innovation New Brunswick

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$10,000,000

small_businessnonprofit
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QCRolling

Canada Economic Development Quebec Regional Economic Growth through Innovation Montreal

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$10,000,000

small_businessnonprofit
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PERolling

ACOA Regional Economic Growth through Innovation Prince Edward Island

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$10,000,000

small_businessnonprofit
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NSRolling

ACOA Regional Economic Growth through Innovation Nova Scotia

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$10,000,000

small_businessnonprofit
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ONRolling

FedDev Ontario Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSP)

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$10,000,000

small_businessontario
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NLRolling

ACOA Regional Economic Growth through Innovation Newfoundland and Labrador

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$10,000,000

small_businessnonprofit
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ONRolling

FedNor Business Scale-up and Productivity (Northern Ontario)

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$5,000,000

small_businessnorthern_ontario
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NURolling

Nunavut Business Credit Corporation Financing

Grantor

Nunavut Business Credit Corporation

Award Amount

$5,000,000

small_businesssme
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Rolling

AI Compute Access Fund

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$5,000,000

small_businesstechnology
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ONRolling

Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit (OIDMTC)

Grantor

Government of Ontario

Award Amount

$5,000,000

small_businessontario
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ONRolling

Ontario Together Trade Fund

Grantor

Government of Ontario

Award Amount

$5,000,000

small_businessontario
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NLRolling

Harvester Enterprise Loan Program

Grantor

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

Award Amount

$4,000,000

fishersmall_business
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NLRolling

Newfoundland and Labrador Harvester Enterprise Loan Program

Grantor

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

Award Amount

$4,000,000

small_businessfish_harvester
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ONRolling

Ontario Made Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit

Grantor

Government of Ontario

Award Amount

$3,000,000

small_businessontario
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NLRolling

Newfoundland and Labrador Green Transition Fund

Grantor

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

Award Amount

$3,000,000

green_businesssmall_business
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NLRolling

Newfoundland and Labrador Green Transition Fund

Grantor

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

Award Amount

$3,000,000

small_businesssme
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NURolling

Atuqtuarvik Corporation Inuit Business Equity Investment

Grantor

Atuqtuarvik Corporation

Award Amount

$3,000,000

small_businessexisting_business
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NURolling

Atuqtuarvik Corporation Inuit Business Loan

Grantor

Atuqtuarvik Corporation

Award Amount

$3,000,000

small_businessexisting_business
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NURolling

Atuqtuarvik Corporation Inuit Business Financing

Grantor

Atuqtuarvik Corporation

Award Amount

$3,000,000

small_businessinuit_owned_business
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Rolling

Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED)

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$2,100,000

small_businesscanada
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Rolling

Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program (ZEVIP)

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$2,000,000

small_businessgreen
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MBRolling

Canada Small Business Financing Program (CSBFP) - Manitoba

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$1,150,000

manitoba_businesssmall_business
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SKRolling

Canada Small Business Financing Program (CSBFP) - Saskatchewan

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$1,150,000

saskatchewan_businesssmall_business
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Rolling

Canada Small Business Financing Program (CSBFP)

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$1,150,000

small_businesscanada
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Rolling

Canada Small Business Financing Program (CSBFP) - PEI

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$1,150,000

peifederal
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Rolling

Canada Small Business Financing Program (CSBFP)

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$1,150,000

quebecfederal
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ABRolling

Canada Small Business Financing Program (CSBFP) - Alberta

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$1,150,000

alberta_businesssmall_business
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Rolling

Canada Small Business Financing Program (CSBFP) - New Brunswick

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$1,150,000

canadanew_brunswick
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PERolling

Future Fisher Program

Grantor

Province of Prince Edward Island

Award Amount

$1,000,000

fisherstartup
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ABRolling

City of Calgary Commercial Clean Energy Improvement Program

Grantor

City of Calgary

Award Amount

$1,000,000

commercial_property_ownersmall_business
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PERolling

Finance PEI Fisheries and Aquaculture Financing

Grantor

Province of Prince Edward Island

Award Amount

$1,000,000

small_businessfisher
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PERolling

Finance PEI Tourism Financing Assistance

Grantor

Province of Prince Edward Island

Award Amount

$1,000,000

small_businesstourism_business
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Rolling

Enabling Accessibility Fund

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$1,000,000

small_businessaccessibility
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ONRolling

Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC)

Grantor

Government of Ontario

Award Amount

$1,000,000

small_businessnorthern_ontario
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PERolling

Finance PEI Manufacturing and Processing Assistance

Grantor

Province of Prince Edward Island

Award Amount

$1,000,000

manufacturerprocessor
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QCRolling

Regional Economic Growth through Innovation Quebec

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$1,000,000

small_businesstechnology
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NSRolling

HCI3 Impact Investing

Grantor

Halifax Climate Investment, Innovation and Impact

Award Amount

$1,000,000

small_businesssocial_enterprise
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Rolling

NRC IRAP (Industrial Research Assistance Program)

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$1,000,000

small_businesscanada
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NLRolling

Newfoundland and Labrador Business Growth Program

Grantor

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

Award Amount

$750,000

small_businesscooperative
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NLRolling

Newfoundland and Labrador Business Growth Program

Grantor

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

Award Amount

$750,000

small_businessgrowth_stage
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Rolling

Canadian International Innovation Program (CIIP)

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$600,000

small_businessinnovation
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SKRolling

Saskatchewan Film and Television Production Grant

Grantor

Government of Saskatchewan

Award Amount

$600,000

small_businesscreative_business
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NSRolling

ACOA Business Development Program Nova Scotia

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$500,000

small_businessstartup
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NLRolling

Newfoundland and Labrador Business Investment Program

Grantor

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

Award Amount

$500,000

small_businessexporter
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ONRolling

Indigenous Business Development Services and Indian Agricultural Program of Ontario (IAPO)

Grantor

Indigenous Services Canada and Ontario Aboriginal Financial Institutions

Award Amount

$500,000

small_businessontario
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NBRolling

ACOA Business Development Program New Brunswick

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$500,000

small_businessstartup
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ONRolling

Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI) Funding Programs

Grantor

Government of Ontario

Award Amount

$500,000

small_businessontario
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ONRolling

Tourism Growth Program (TGP)

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$500,000

small_businessontario
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BCRolling

Stolo Community Futures Business Loans

Grantor

Stolo Community Futures

Award Amount

$500,000

small_businessentrepreneur
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NLRolling

ACOA Business Development Program Newfoundland and Labrador

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$500,000

small_businessstartup
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PERolling

ACOA Business Development Program Prince Edward Island

Grantor

Government of Canada

Award Amount

$500,000

small_businessstartup
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