Export Funding in Canada: Directory of Funding & Support Sources

This page is a directory of sources of funding that support export-focused businesses across Canada. The page will be regularly updated to ensure that funding sources are current. 



🇨🇦 Federal Organizations Providing Export Funding

SectorSub-SectorOrganization
Public SectorMinistryTrade Commissioner Service
Public SectorCrown CorporationCanadian Commercial Corporation (CCC)
Public SectorCrown CorporationExport Development Canada (EDC)
Public SectorInternational and Cross-Border PartnershipsGlobal Innovation Clusters
Public SectorInternational and Cross-Border PartnershipsAccelerated Growth Service
Public SectorInternational and Cross-Border PartnershipsBusiness Women in International Trade
Public SectorInternational and Cross-Border PartnershipsCanadian Technology Accelerators
Public SectorInternational and Cross-Border PartnershipsCanadian International Innovation Program (CIIP)
Public SectorInternational and Cross-Border PartnershipsCreative Export Strategy
Public SectorInternational and Cross-Border PartnershipsIndigenous business export support
Public SectorInternational and Cross-Border PartnershipsCanada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
Non-Profit SectorNetworkCanadian Manufacturers and Exporters
Private SectorAcceleratorHealth Cities
Private SectorAngel Investor NetworksBizfield Angel Network Ltd
Private SectorImpact Investment CompaniesEmend Vision Fund

🇨🇦 Provincial Organizations Providing Export Funding

Alberta Funding Organizations

SectorSub-SectorOrganization
Public SectorMinistryMinistry of Jobs, Economy, and Trade (JET)
Non-Profit SectorNetworkEast Central Alberta Regional Innovation Network

British Columbia Funding Organizations

SectorSub-SectorOrganization
Public SectorRegional Development AgencyPacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan)

Manitoba Funding Organizations

SectorSub-SectorOrganization
Public SectorMinistryMinistry of Business, Mining, Trade and Job Creation

New Brunswick Funding Organizations

SectorSub-SectorOrganization
Public SectorCrown CorporationOpportunities New Brunswick (ONB)

Newfoundland and Labrador Funding Organizations

SectorSub-SectorOrganization
Public SectorMinistryMinistry of Industry, Energy and Technology

Nova Scotia Funding Organizations

SectorSub-SectorOrganization
Public SectorCrown CorporationInvest Nova Scotia Export

Ontario Funding Organizations

SectorSub-SectorOrganization
Public SectorMinistryMinistry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade

Prince Edward Island Funding Organizations

SectorSub-SectorOrganization
Public SectorMinistryMinistry of Economic Development, Innovation and Trade
Public SectorProvincial Development OrganizationInnovation PEI

Quebec Funding Organizations

SectorSub-SectorOrganization
Public SectorMinistryExport Québec
Public SectorCrown CorporationInvest Québec
Public SectorCrown CorporationCultural Enterprise Development Corporation
Public SectorCrown CorporationQuébec International
Private SectorAcceleratorExpansion Quebec

Saskatchewan Funding Organizations

SectorSub-SectorOrganization
Public SectorMinistryMinistry of Trade and Export Development
Public SectorProvincial Development OrganizationSaskatchewan Trade & Export Partnership (STEP)

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