Grants you can apply for · Provincial program · Tax credit
Direct Equity Tax Credit
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Finance
Taking applications?
Tax credit: claimed when you file
Read from the official page on October 13, 2026. Confirm the deadline on the official page before you apply.
- Amount
- Not stated on the page
- Cost share
- Not stated on the page
- Who can apply
- Businesses; Individuals
- Where
- Newfoundland and Labrador
What it is
Tax credit for Newfoundland and Labrador investors
Tax credit of 20% (North East Avalon region) or 35% (other regions) for individuals and corporations who invest as shareholders in Newfoundland and Labrador small businesses for start-up, modernization and growth.
Description from the Government of Canada’s Business Benefits Finder (list of July 17, 2025), Open Government Licence – Canada.
Who got it before
This program isn’t in the federal grants and contributions records, which cover federal departments only, so there is no record here of who got it.
More programs: Newfoundland and Labrador.