Grants you can apply for · British Columbia
Retail: grants you can apply for in British Columbia
Programs whose official page limits them to retail, and programs open to any industry whose federal records show at least 3 agreements to it. Departments record an industry on only some agreements, so the second group is a guide, not a full list: see every program in British Columbia.
Programs from the Government of Canada’s Business Benefits Finder (list of July 17, 2025) and 34 department and provincial funding lists. Status, dates and amounts are what each program’s official page said when we last checked it, October 15, 2026; a deadline that has passed since shows as passed. Confirm on the official page before you apply. How we check
Programs
8 programs, soonest deadline first. 1 more isn’t taking applications.
Industry and applicant filters keep programs whose page doesn’t limit them.
Closing in the next 30 days (1)
- PacifiCan — Regional Economic Growth through Innovation — Regional Innovation EcosystemsCloses 30 Oct 2026 · in 13 days
Pacific Economic Development Canada · Non-repayable contribution · up to $3M
84 federal agreements in the last 12 months, 80 in British Columbia; most got $750K to $2.5M (last 3 years); 52 past agreements in retail
Open any time (2)
- Competitiveness Consulting RebateApplications accepted any time
Northern Development Initiative Trust · Non-repayable contribution · up to $30K
- Small Business Recovery Consulting RebateApplications accepted any time
Northern Development Initiative Trust · Non-repayable contribution · up to $30K
Apply through the funder’s page (no deadline stated) (3)
- NRC IRAP Financial AssistanceApply through the funder’s page; no deadline stated
National Research Council Canada · Non-repayable contribution
2,269 federal agreements in the last 12 months, 381 in British Columbia; most got $30K to $135K (last 3 years); 254 past agreements in retail
- NRC IRAP Youth Employment ProgramApply through the funder’s page; no deadline stated
National Research Council Canada · Wage subsidy
421 federal agreements in the last 12 months, 73 in British Columbia; most got $30K (last 3 years); 84 past agreements in retail
- Agribusiness FinancingApply through the funder’s page; no deadline stated
Farm Credit Canada · Loan
Official page gives no intake dates: check with the funder (2)
- Canada Book Fund Support for Organizations — For-ProfitNo intake dates on the official page
Canadian Heritage · Non-repayable contribution · up to $2M
42 federal agreements in the last 12 months, 4 in British Columbia; most got $20K to $80K (last 3 years)
- Canada Book Fund Support for Organizations — InternshipsNo intake dates on the official page
Canadian Heritage · Non-repayable contribution · up to $38K
42 federal agreements in the last 12 months, 4 in British Columbia; most got $20K to $80K (last 3 years)