Grants you can apply for · Ontario
Retail: grants you can apply for in Ontario
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 Ontario.
Programs from the Government of Canada’s Business Benefits Finder (list of July 17, 2025) and 18 department and provincial funding lists. Status, dates and amounts are what each program’s official page said when we last checked it, October 14, 2026; a deadline that has passed since shows as passed. Confirm on the official page before you apply. How we check
Programs
5 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, 598 in Ontario; most got $30K to $135K; 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, 122 in Ontario; most got $30K to $30K; 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, 9 in Ontario; most got $20K to $80K
- 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, 9 in Ontario; most got $20K to $80K