Business grants and funding in Manitoba
Programs specific to Manitoba, then federal programs open to Canadian businesses.
Manitoba programs
Regional Tariff Response Initiative (Prairies)
Prairie businesses hit by tariffs can get money for day-to-day operations and for projects that help them adapt to trade disruption.
Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (Prairies)
Prairie businesses can get support to adopt AI or to bring Canadian AI products and services to market.
Business Scale-up and Productivity (Prairies)
Fast-growing Prairie companies producing innovative goods, services or technologies can seek interest-free repayable funding to scale up.
Manitoba Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit
Corporations in Manitoba building interactive products such as games, simulators or e-learning can claim a credit on qualifying labour and some marketing costs.
Small Business Venture Capital Tax Credit
Pre-approved Manitoba private corporations can raise equity from investors who earn a non-refundable provincial tax credit.
Trade Resilience Loan Program
Tariff-affected Manitoba businesses can apply for a repayable provincial loan.
Paid Work Experience Tax Credits
Manitoba employers can claim a refundable credit on wages paid to co-op students, recent co-op graduates, apprentices and journeypersons.
Federal programs
Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax incentives
Businesses doing eligible research and development in Canada can earn an investment tax credit, claimed with their income tax return.
NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) financial support
Technology-driven small and medium businesses can get project funding and advisor support to research, develop and commercialize products and services.
Canada Small Business Financing Program
Small businesses and start-ups can borrow through their own financial institution under a federally registered loan program.
BDC Small Business Loan
Established, profitable Canadian businesses can apply online for a term loan from the federal development bank.
Futurpreneur Startup Program
Young founders who are citizens or permanent residents can get startup loan financing to launch a new business.
Women Entrepreneurship Loan Fund
Women entrepreneurs can borrow from delivery organizations to start or grow a business.
Innovative Solutions Canada
Small businesses can compete on government-set challenges to build prototypes, or have the government buy an innovation to test it in real settings.
Student Work Placement Program
Employers can get a wage subsidy for offering work placements to post-secondary students.