Grants you can apply for · British Columbia
Utilities and energy: grants you can apply for in British Columbia
Programs whose official page limits them to utilities and energy, 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
11 programs shown. 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 14 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); 21 past agreements in utilities and energy
Open now (3)
- Clean Foundation — Green JobsTaking applications; no deadline stated
Clean Foundation · Wage subsidy · up to $30K
- ECO Canada — Youth Employment in Natural Resources YNRTaking applications; no deadline stated
ECO Canada · Wage subsidy · up to $24K
- Empowering Futures — Student Work Placement ProgramTaking applications; no deadline stated
Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC) · Wage subsidy · up to $7,000
Open any time (3)
- Career launcher — Natural Resources InternshipsApplications accepted any time
Colleges and Institutes Canada · Wage subsidy · up to $30K
- 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) (2)
- 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); 428 past agreements in utilities and energy
- 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); 119 past agreements in utilities and energy
Takes applications in intake periods (2)
- Trade Commissioner Service — Canadian International Innovation Program (CIIP) Co-innovation projectsIntake periods; dates not on the page
Global Affairs Canada, Trade Commissioner Service · Non-repayable contribution · up to $600K
75 federal agreements in the last 12 months, 18 in British Columbia; most got $3,176 to $8,354 (last 3 years); 3 past agreements in utilities and energy
- Trade Commissioner Service — CanExport InnovationIntake periods; dates not on the page
Global Affairs Canada, Trade Commissioner Service · Non-repayable contribution · up to $75K
11 federal agreements in the last 12 months, 3 in British Columbia; most got $8,303 to $27K (last 3 years); 9 past agreements in utilities and energy