Grants you can apply for · Provincial program · Tax credit
New Small Business Tax Deduction
Government of Nova Scotia, Finance and Treasury Board
Taking applications?
Applications accepted any time
The official page says: “You can apply annually for up to 3 years.”
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
- Where
- Nova Scotia
What it is
Tax credit for newly incorporated Nova Scotia businesses
This deduction eliminates the Nova Scotia corporate income tax for the first three taxation years of an eligible new small business after incorporation.
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: Nova Scotia.