Working Capital Grants in Canada: Current Grants + Tips for Applying

This program provides support to early learning and child care centres in the Yukon by providing funding to offset early learning fees and the cost of operating high quality programs. This funding is intended to directly help licensed early learning and child care centres lower the amount parents or caregivers pay.

This program provides support to early learning and child care centres in the Yukon by providing funding to offset early learning fees and the cost of operating high quality programs. The intent of this funding is to enhance the wage of early childhood educators, up to 40 hours per week.

This program provides support to early learning and child care centres in the Yukon by providing funding to offset early learning fees and the cost of operating high quality programs. The intent of this funding is to help support centres create high-quality early learning programs by supporting the costs of materials, supplies, and equipment.

The Beneficial Management Practices assists farmers in mitigating some of the risks identified in the farm-specific Environmental Farm Plans (EFPs).

The WintercityYXE Micro-Grant Program supports outdoor initiatives that make Saskatoon a great place to live in the wintertime.
Non-profit organizations, ad hoc groups, businesses, or for-profit organizations in Saskatoon.

The Winery Agri-Tourism Economic Relief Grant will help eligible Ontario wineries and cideries continue to grow their operations, create new jobs, and attract more visitors to rural Ontario.

The Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA) Wine Support Program provides funding to help wineries grow their business and increase their VQA wine sales at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO).

This funding provides up to $18,000 to support development of individual Alberta artists, arts administrators, or an ensemble of artists by providing funding for a specific visual arts or new media project.

Toronto Arts Council’s Visual Artists Program: Creation provides support to visual artists who have a professional independent art practice for the creation/production of new work or the completion of works in progress. Funds are intended to cover direct costs of creation/production, and materials.

The program supports professional Ontario-based visual artists to create new work. The program aims to reflect the range of artistic practices in the visual arts, and to support excellence, regional activity, diverse artists and communities.

Supports the construction or purchase of a new tourism-related product, experience, or service.

Grow existing events and festivals, and initiate new ones, that occur over multiple days and drive overnight visitation.

The Touring Artist Fund (TAF) is for professional Yukon artists and performers. Every year we have $100,000 for touring outside of the Yukon. This fund is open to all artistic practices.

This program supports touring and circulation by Ontario artists, arts groups and arts organizations for audiences across Ontario, Canada and internationally. Grants fund touring presentations and exhibitions in all artistic practices funded by OAC.

This funding program is designed to increase awareness of provincially produced music at local, national, and international levels, and to present NL music as an art form and viable economic driver. Export-ready musicians touring outside of the province and expanding their market reach within and outside of Canada should apply.

MusicNL offers a grant of up to 70% of eligible expenses to solo artists, duos and groups touring within Newfoundland & Labrador, for tours of at least 3 confirmed dates in at least 2 different municipalities. Applicants must have been residents of Newfoundland & Labrador for at least six (6) months prior to applying.

Around the province, across the country or overseas, this grant supports commercially viable touring opportunities for eligible Saskatchewan musicians and bands touring in Canada and abroad

Support for sector and industry-wide initiatives that optimize development, improve productivity, accelerate growth, and/or enhance competitiveness.

The Indigenous Arts Projects program is an annual multi-disciplinary project grant specifically for Indigenous artists, collectives and organizations. For the purpose of this program, “Indigenous” refers to people who self-define as a First Nations (Status or Non-status), Inuit, or Métis person of Canada. TAC recognizes Indigenous peoples are the original inhabitants of what is now known as Toronto, which has great historical and cultural significance as a place for ceremony, gathering, trade, and exchange. This program is designed to increase participation in and access to Toronto Arts Council funding by Indigenous artists, while increasing the creation and presentation of high-quality Indigenous art in the City. The City of Toronto supports this program through a funding allocation approved annually by Toronto City Council.

The program recognizes a diverse range of art practices. You may apply in one of four categories described below. Grants awarded may be less than the full amount requested. With the exception of the Project Development and Creation categories, TAC will not fund 100% of a project: applicants must indicate other revenue sources, which may include donated goods and services.

The Dance Projects program provides funding to professional dance artists, organizations and collectives for the creation, production and presentation of dance works, and other projects that support the development of professional dance in Toronto. The program recognizes a diversity of dance practices. The City of Toronto supports this program through a funding allocation approved annually by Toronto City Council.

The program supports professional theatrical exploration, creation, development, production and presentation, regardless of theatrical tradition, as well as initiatives that benefit the Ontario professional theatre community.

Theatre Individual Project Funding provides up to $18,000 to support the development of individual Alberta artists, arts administrators, or an ensemble of artists by providing funding for a specific theatre and/or performance art project.

The Swine Genetic Enhancement Element encourages New Brunswick hog producers to use superior breeding stock to improve productivity, quality, efficiencies and profits. It covers up to 30% of the purchase cost of superior boars, purebred commercial gilts and boar semen from a recognized licensed breeding stock company, for producers who are members in good standing with Porc NB Pork.

The Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) funds the Yukon’s agriculture and agri-food sector. This is a 5-year cost-shared program funded by the governments of Canada and Yukon.

To provide contributions to Nunavut business ventures with anticipated economic development outcomes. These contributions are structured to complement and attract Debt Financing and/or Equity Investments.

The Storytelling Development Fund is available for scriptwriting costs required for film, TV and screen-based projects. A registered Prince Edward Island Production Company can receive up to 50% of project costs through the fund.

The Sponsorship Program provides qualified individuals and organizations with funding assistance, enabling them to promote the products of the local industry. Applicants eligible for funding are Newfoundland and Labrador residents and organizations with screen industries as their principal activities.
Examples of applicable opportunities: Film Festivals, Markets, workshops, job shadowing

The Special Enterprise Program (SEP), approved by Council in January 2021, is a 5 year pilot that aims to preserve and strengthen the cultural diversity, long-term viability, and economic opportunity of heritage businesses, social enterprises, and non-profit organizations in Chinatown and the Downtown Eastside.

The Spark Tourism Micro-grant program supports new and emerging entrepreneurs who offer visitor experiences and services in the Yukon. The program helps turn your idea into reality and acts as a catalyst to spark larger future projects.

The Small Distillery Program provides grant payments to help Ontario distilleries grow their operations. Payments are based on production of spirits.

The Small Cidery Program provides grant payments to help Ontario cideries grow their operations. Payments are based on sales of alcoholic cider.

The Sustainable Livelihood Fund provides access to small-scale contributions for tools, equipment and other expenses necessary for operation in the small business, arts and crafts, community-based tourism, and traditional economy sectors. The purpose of the program is to support small businesses, which employ others, self-employed entrepreneurs, arts and crafts producers, or commercial renewable resource harvesters.

The Small Business Opportunities Fund supports new and expanding small businesses managed by capable entrepreneurs who have identified promising business opportunities. The fund provides accountable contributions to offset costs associated with a wide range of planning, start-up, expansion, and marketing activities.

The Entrepreneur Development Fund supports the acquisition of foundational entrepreneurship and business skills by Nunavut residents and businesses by improving the availability of on-going assistance to small business operators. The fund will also help to build the capacity of Nunavut organizations and business service- providers to deliver services and training in the areas of entrepreneurship capacity, business aftercare or tourism safety and risk management.

The Small Business Investment Grant helps Prince Edward Island’s small businesses improve efficiency and innovation by way of a non-repayable financial contribution toward the purchase of eligible capital asset costs.

This grant helps cover the costs of travel expenses to specific market opportunities.
This grant provides support to individuals and businesses to attend markets, industry showcases and pitch events.

The Short Film Venture Program (SFVP) assists emerging New Brunswick filmmakers who have a serious interest in establishing a career in filmmaking and in producing a “calling card” film. The program is an initiative of the department in cooperation with the New Brunswick Filmmakers, Co-operative of Fredericton, NB.

The Sheep Genetic Enhancement Element of New Brunswick’s Livestock Genetic Enhancement Program encourages New Brunswick sheep producers to use genetically superior animals to improve efficiencies, growth rates, fertility, meat quality and marketing opportunities. It covers up to 30% of the purchase cost of pure bred rams and pure bred or F1 ewes and ewe lambs, and assists sheep flocks participating in an approved flock genetic evaluation program.

Artists in Communities grants support arts-related activities for underserved applicants and/or communities that face barriers to accessing artistic opportunities.

The 2026/27 Seasonal Extension Tourism Product Development Fund provides assistance to PEI tourism businesses and will be administered through a joint partnership between Tourism PEI (TPEI), Regional Tourism Associations (RTAs) and Destination Management Organizations (DMOs), including:
1. Central Coastal Tourism Partnership
2. Discover Charlottetown
3. Explore Summerside
4. Island East Tourism Group
5. North Cape Coastal Tourism Partnership
6. Tourism Cavendish Beach
The goal of the program is to incentivize tourism operators to create and develop inspired ideas and new product offerings that will support tourism across PEI and grow Prince Edward Island as a multi-season tourism destination.

This program provides grants to individuals, organizations, businesses, or societies who wish to undertake projects and/or activities that support the promotion, advocacy, research, development and diversification of Nunavut’s sealing and fur sectors.

This program encourages the use of Nunavut sealskins for the value-added sealskin industry. The program provides Nunavut harvested dressed and/or dyed sealskins to Nunavummiut at cost price to ensure equal and easy access to sealskins for all Nunavummiut. The program acquires its seal skins exclusively from Department of Environment’s Sealskin Purchasing Program which provides financial compensation to harvesters for quality sealskins.

This program provides financial assistance to individuals, organizations, businesses, or societies who wish to undertake projects and/or activities that support the promotion, advocacy, research, development and diversification of Nunavut’s sealing and fur sectors.

Production companies can apply for funding from the Screenwriters Development Fund to develop scripts by Nova Scotian writers for film and television. You can apply until 1 September 2026.

The Screen Nova Scotia Content Creator Fund (CCF) is a program that acts as a top-up contribution for qualifying Nova Scotia Productions. The CCF supports Nova Scotia creators by providing funding to eligible productions.

The Rural Electric Program (REP) grant helps farmers access a basic, essential service at a reasonable cost and aids in the diversification of our rural economy. It also provides partial equity with other Albertans living in urban areas.

The Rural Economy Fund (REF) recognizes the important contribution rural communities make to New Brunswick’s economy, and the unique challenges they face in becoming prosperous.
The REF aims to help rural regions in strengthening and growing local economies by supporting local, and/or regional priority initiatives in the following categories:

Ontario’s Risk Management Program (RMP) helps producers manage risks beyond their control, like fluctuating costs and market prices. RMP for livestock was designed in consultation with representatives of the cattle, hog, sheep and veal industry in Ontario. RMP for livestock works like insurance to help Ontario producers offset losses caused by fluctuating commodity prices and production costs. Participants pay premiums based on their insured production and their chosen coverage level.

Ontario’s Risk Management Program (RMP) helps producers manage risks beyond their control, like fluctuating costs and market prices. RMP for livestock was designed in consultation with representatives of the cattle, hog, sheep and veal industry in Ontario. RMP for livestock works like insurance to help Ontario producers offset losses caused by fluctuating commodity prices and production costs. Participants pay premiums based on their insured production and their chosen coverage level.

Ontario’s Risk Management Program (RMP) helps producers manage risks beyond their control, like fluctuating costs and market prices. RMP for livestock was designed in consultation with representatives of the cattle, hog, sheep and veal industry in Ontario. RMP for livestock works like insurance to help Ontario producers offset losses caused by fluctuating commodity prices and production costs. Participants pay premiums based on their insured production and their chosen coverage level.

RMP: Grains and Oilseeds helps Ontario producers offset losses caused by low commodity prices and rising production costs. Payments are made if a crop’s market prices fall below the annual support level. The support level is based on the industry average cost of producing a crop (target price), which is calculated annually by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness.

Ontario’s Risk Management Program (RMP) helps producers manage risks beyond their control, like fluctuating costs and market prices. Under the RMP plan for edible horticulture, producers deposit funds into self-directed risk management (SDRM) accounts and the deposit is matched by the government to help mitigate risk associated with farm business.

Ontario’s Risk Management Program (RMP) helps producers manage risks beyond their control, like fluctuating costs and market prices. RMP for livestock was designed in consultation with representatives of the cattle, hog, sheep and veal industry in Ontario. RMP for livestock works like insurance to help Ontario producers offset losses caused by fluctuating commodity prices and production costs. Participants pay premiums based on their insured production and their chosen coverage level.

Support the agriculture sector to prepare for and maintain resilience in relation to emerging challenges including extreme weather events, animal and plant disease outbreaks, emergencies/natural disasters, wildlife damage, farmer mental health, and farm safety.

The Resilient Agricultural Landscapes Program (RALP) provides funding to producers to increase the environmental resiliency of agricultural land. The program helps producers achieve outcomes related to water quality, soil health and biodiversity through the adoption of beneficial management practices.

To assist theatre creators to develop new work.
This is a third-party recommender program. Using Nova, OAC’s online grant application system, theatre creators apply to theatre companies designated as recommenders for the program (a maximum of five applications per year).

The Publishers Assistance Program supports publishers with potential for sustained or expanding business strength, sound market and business planning, employment growth over the long term, and responsiveness to the provincial literary sector. The program is designed to strengthen the publishing and the literary sectors overall by encouraging quality products, effective marketing, and by making professional development services available to publishers.

Introduction The Nova Scotia Publishers Assistance Fund invests in provincially-based publishers to increase the sustainability, export capacity and marketplace growth of the publishing sector in Nova Scotia.

Elk can cause damage to high-value forage crops, such as fertilized and managed fields. You can access funding to install fencing that prevents this type of damage.
You can apply if you’re an agricultural producer with titled agriculture property.

Prospectors Assistance (PA) provides direct financial support and training to individuals who want to conduct mineral exploration in the Province. PA is designed to encourage and promote development of the mineral-prospecting industry through the discovery of wealth-generating mineral deposits. PA is comprised of two components: Prospectors Assistance Grants and Prospector Training.

This program is intended for new and developing arts organizations, established arts organizations that work on a project basis, and arts organizations undertaking a special, one-time initiative. Collectives or unincorporated groups may be eligible provided that they meet the special criteria outlined in the guidelines. The program is designed to provide partial support to a broad range of activities and art forms, reflecting different cultural traditions and art practices.

This program is designed to support professional development for the following:
To conduct business that seeks to promote and market NL musicians and music industry professionals outside the province. This may include attending music related conferences, festivals, and events.
To showcase at music conferences, festivals, and events, or to represent a showcasing artist.
To undertake training that enhances creative and/or industry skills.

The mandate of the PEI Arts Grants is to support, assist and encourage the arts community in the province. Funding is available to professional Prince Edward Island based artists through a peer-assessed grant application process.

The OMIF Music Creation stream supports the development of competitive, sustainable music companies in Ontario that take risks discovering and developing talent – particularly emerging artists – and bringing it to market.
Music Creation provides funding to eligible domestic record labels, multinational record labels and domestic music publishers to support business activities that are focused on: expanding artist rosters; investing in professional recording and production; facilitating job creation; undertaking export market development; enhancing business capacity; and increasing and strengthening diversity within Ontario’s music industry.

The OMIF Live Music stream supports businesses and organizations that produce or promote live music events in Ontario featuring Canadian artists, including eligible music festivals and concert series. The Live Music stream will provide funding to increase the number and quality of live music experiences (e.g. events, festivals and concerts) that can be experienced by residents in and visitors to Ontario.

This program supports Ontario-based not-for-profit arts organizations and for-profit publishers led by, working with and providing services to professional artists across arts disciplines and sectors. Operating grants are a form of sustained investment in the province’s arts infrastructure.

The program supports Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, Inuit) artists to research, develop and create new work and engage with their communities, as well as opportunities for Indigenous organizations and communities to strengthen their relationships with the arts.

The program supports the creation, production and presentation of live and virtual dance and other initiatives that benefit the Ontario professional dance community.

AgriStability is an important part of a comprehensive suite of risk management programs. AgriStability protects producers from large declines in their farming income caused by production loss, increased costs or market conditions.

This program provides contributions to individuals, non-profit organizations and municipal corporations to support the development and enhancement of the arts in Nunavut.

Qualified Exploration companies may apply for contribution per year to offset eligible costs associated with conducting mineral exploration activities in Nunavut.

The Nova Scotia Film & Television Production Incentive Fund provides funding for screen-based content creation. To be eligible, organizations must have a permanent establishment in the province and be engaged primarily in the creation of film or video productions for public viewing.

The Nova Scotia Film & Television Production Incentive Fund provides funding for screen-based content creation. To be eligible, organizations must have a permanent establishment in the province and be engaged primarily in the creation of film or video productions for public viewing.

The program supports the creation, production and presentation of artwork; professional development; and community-engaged arts initiatives that benefit communities in northern Ontario (see OAC’s geographic regions map as a PDF or on Google Maps).The program has four categories:

Newcomer and Refugee Artist Mentorship program provides support for newcomer and refugee artists to develop their artistic practice and establish connections to sustain their practice and livelihood in the Toronto arts community.
The program provides funding for individual newcomer and refugee professional* artists to be mentored (guided) in their chosen arts discipline.

The program support the environmental resiliency of agricultural landscapes by accelerating the adoption of Ecological Goods and Services (EG&S) Beneficial Management Practices (BMPs). Ecological goods and
services are the benefits society derives from healthy functioning ecosystems and include the maintenance and provision of healthy soil and water resources, wildlife habitat and biodiversity, and adapting to the impacts of climate change. Projects mu

NBPAP is a financial assistance program offered by the New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The program is for prospectors searching for metallic or industrial minerals (except aggregates) in the province, who may receive:

The program support the industry with their production projects spending $3 million or more.

The program support the industry with their production projects spending $3 million or less.

The program supports the recording of music by Ontario-based musicians including composers, songwriters and beat producers. The program has two categories:

This program supports the development and presentation of all genres of live and virtual music by Ontario-based professional musicians, ad hoc groups, collectives and organizations. The program has six categories:

This funding provides up to $18,000 to support the development of individual Alberta artists, arts administrators, or an ensemble of artists by providing funding for a specific music project.

The program supports Ontario-based professional artists in creating original musical works. This program supports music creators at all career stages, working in all music genres/styles. The program has two categories:

Toronto Arts Council’s Music Creation & Audio Recording program offers grants to practicing professional artists to assist them in the writing and production of their original music. This program will support new work in any/all genres of music.

Le programme appuie la création, l’enregistrement et la production de chansons de langue française et de musique par des artistes professionnels.
Le programme appuie les artistes de la musique qui créent, enregistrent et se produisent en français dans une vaste gamme de genres et de styles musicaux.

Livestock Genetic Enhancement Program Description/Objectives To foster the continued improvement of the genetic base of the New Brunswick livestock sector through the purchase of genetically superior animals. The continual introduction of genetically superior animals will ensure producers have the ability to consistently produce the highest quality livestock products on a competitive basis, thereby giving them the means to adapt to and take advantage of new production and marketing opportunities in their respective sectors.

Le programme subventionne les artistes médiatiques et les réalisateurs francophones indépendants de l’Ontario qui cherchent à développer ou à produire de nouvelles œuvres de cinéma, de la vidéo, de l’art audio, des médias numériques, des nouveaux médias et des jeux vidéo et électroniques. Les projets doivent être en français et s’adresser à un public francophone.

Toronto Arts Council’s Media Artists Program provides support to media artists who have a professional independent art practice for the creation/production of new work or the completion of works in progress. Funds are intended to cover direct costs of creation/production, and materials.

The Meat Processors Capacity Improvement Initiative seeks to enhance the capacity processing capabilities within the province’s meat processing plants and abattoirs.
The Initiative will provide funding to eligible free-standing meat plants and abattoirs so they can make short-term investments in meat handling and processing equipment, technologies and practices that improve operational efficiency and productivity.

The Marquee Event Program provides support to municipalities and organizations in Ontario for the hosting of large-scale, high-impact events.

The Market Opportunities and Diversification Program supports local and export marketing activities that enable eligible producers, processors, and industry associations to:
1. Determine the necessary product and packaging modifications required to meet specific export market requirements and preferences.
Undertake marketing activities to meet changing requirements or emerging opportunities in domestic and export markets.

This program compensates producers who suffer losses to eligible livestock due to attacks by designated natural predators.

Wildlife Damage Compensation Program provides financial assistance to eligible agricultural producers who have suffered damage to their crops or livestock due to attacks by designated natural predators. This program has two major components — compensation for crop damage and compensation for livestock predation. 

This program compensates Manitoba agricultural producers for damage caused by migratory waterfowl and big game.

The Perform program is intended to provide Manitoba artists/groups with tour support funding to develop audiences outside of their hometown. This includes performances and tours across Canada, through the United States and internationally.

This program was formerly called the Recording Artists Touring Support program.

The Manitoba Mineral Development Fund (MMDF) is a $20M provincial fund, administered by the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce, that provides non-repayable grant funding for northern economic development and mining projects that create Indigenous partnerships, increase local employment, and stimulate investment in mining in Manitoba.

PictureNL’s, Low Budget Production Program is available for eligible screen industry companies which are majority owned by a resident of Newfoundland and Labrador. Projects with production budgets up to a maximum of $150,000 are eligible to avail of this program. PictureNL can invest up to 33% towards an eligible project’s production financing.

This program supports the professional presentation, and promotion of written and oral Canadian literatures in Ontario, and the development of professional, ongoing arts and literary publishing capacity in the province.

This opportunity provides up to $18,000 to support the development of individual Alberta artists, arts administrators, or an ensemble of artists by providing funding for a specific literary arts project.