Grants you can apply for · Federal program · Loan
BDC Financing — Start-up
Government of Canada, Business Development Bank of Canada
Taking applications?
No intake dates on the official page
Read from the official page on October 13, 2026. Confirm the deadline on the official page before you apply.
- Amount
- Up to $150K
- Cost share
- Not stated on the page
- Who can apply
- Businesses
- Where
- Anywhere in Canada
What it is
Loan to grow a business
Get up to $250,000 in loans to help get your business off the ground, finance operations and replenish working capital spent on start-up costs, if you've been in business for at least a year.
Description from the Government of Canada’s Business Benefits Finder (list of July 17, 2025), Open Government Licence – Canada.
Who got it before
We couldn’t match this program to the federal grants and contributions records, so there is no record here of who got it.
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