FUNDING SOURCES AND GRANTS FOR BC BUSINESSES
There are funding sources (including grants) for specific purposes, for which you may be eligible. The websites below contain more information on some funding sources available.
Agriculture Grants
- Agriculture Environment Initiatives
- Investment Agriculture Foundation
- BC Buy local program
- Growing Forward 2
- Dairy Processing Investment Fund
Grants for Business and the Arts
- Strategic Innovation Fund
- Venture Capital Programs
- Employee Share Ownership Program
- Labour Sponsored Funds Program
- The British Columbia Arts Council
- ARTS BC
- Canada Council for the Arts Grants
- City of Vancouver Cultural Services, Grants, Awards & Support Programs
- Northern Development Competitiveness Consulting Rebate
- Canada Periodical Fund
- Film Incentive BC Tax Credit
- Production Services Tax Credit
Grants for Environmental Initiatives
- Canada’s funding programs for the Environment and Climate Change
- Northern Development Forest Innovation Fund
- Sustainable Development Tech Fund
- NextGen Biofuels Fund
- Program of Energy Research and Development (PERD)
Export Support Grants
Research and Technology Grants
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
- National Research Council Canada – Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP)
- Concierge Service – Your Guide to Innovation
- Mitacs
Trades Grants
- Government of Canada support for apprentices
- Apprenticeship Incentive Grant
- Apprenticeship Completion Grant
- Women in Trades Training
Grants for Indigenous Entrepreneurs
- Aboriginal Business and Entrepreneurship Development
- Business Equity Fund
- Grant writing support through Northern Development Initiative Trust
- Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business
- Aboriginal Financial Institutions by Province
Grants for Wage Subsidies
- Province of BC – Targeted Wage Subsidies employment program
- Province of BC – Job Creation Partnerships employment program
- Province of BC – Labour Market Partnerships employment program
- Douglas College – Career Focus Wage Subsidy Program
- Get Youth Working Program
- Connect Canada Internship