Grants you can apply for · Nova Scotia
Administrative, support and waste services: grants you can apply for in Nova Scotia
Programs whose official page limits them to administrative, support and waste services, 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 Nova Scotia.
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
7 programs shown. Industry and applicant filters keep programs whose page doesn’t limit them.
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, 105 in Nova Scotia; most got $30K to $135K; 405 past agreements in administrative, support and waste services
- 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, 15 in Nova Scotia; most got $30K to $30K; 122 past agreements in administrative, support and waste services
- ACOA — Business Development Program — Commercial ComponentApply through the funder’s page; no deadline stated
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency · Repayable contribution
152 federal agreements in the last 12 months, 68 in Nova Scotia; most got $147K to $545K; 35 past agreements in administrative, support and waste services
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, 3 in Nova Scotia; most got $3,176 to $8,354; 3 past agreements in administrative, support and waste services
- 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, 1 in Nova Scotia; most got $8,303 to $27K; 3 past agreements in administrative, support and waste services
Official page gives no intake dates: check with the funder (2)
- Youth Employment and Skills StrategyNo intake dates on the official page
Employment and Social Development Canad · Non-repayable contribution · up to $5M
10 federal agreements in the last 12 months, 0 in Nova Scotia; most got $761K to $1.9M; 38 past agreements in administrative, support and waste services
- NRC IRAP Clean Technology programNo intake dates on the official page
National Research Council Canada · Non-repayable contribution
4 federal agreements in the last 12 months, 0 in Nova Scotia; most got $476K to $1.6M; 4 past agreements in administrative, support and waste services