For small businesses across Canada
Get up to $350,000 in funding for your small business.
Grants, rebates and loans from 290+ verified programs can help pay for equipment, storefronts, energy savings, hiring and training, or starting up. It's free to check what you qualify for.
Free No obligation About 2 minutes
Funding-fit screening
Up to date- Up to $350,000Canada-wide
- Up to $5,000British Columbia
- Up to $175,000Alberta
This is screening, not approval. Final eligibility is decided by each program administrator. Programs change and budgets run out.
Start with the need
What funding can you get?
See if you qualify for free. Take the 2-minute check with no account.
Funding for Energy Costs
Can help pay for lighting, heating, kitchen equipment, and refrigeration.
ExploreFunding to Start a Business
Can help pay for first equipment, initial lease, and owner training.
ExploreStorefront and Facade Grants
City grants that can help pay for facade, storefront and signage work.
ExploreTechnology and Digital Funding
Can help pay for POS, software, e-commerce and digital plans.
ExploreFunding for Training and Hiring
Can help pay for staff training, wage subsidies, and hiring assistance.
ExploreFunding for New Markets
Can help pay for export costs, trade shows, and new market entry.
ExploreHow the funding part works
Government programs, explained simply
Many projects may be supported by grants, rebates, training money or financing. It depends on where you are, what you do, and each program's rules. We check what may fit before you spend any money, and we tell you if nothing fits.
- Grants
- Rebates
- Tax credits
- Loans & financing
- Wage subsidies
- Training money
A loan is never called a grant here. Every program page shows its official source and verification date.
- 01Tell us about your business
- 02See the programs that may fit
- 03Read what each program pays for
- 04Check the official rules and deadlines
- 05Get deadline alerts
- 06Apply on the program's official site
City programs
City programs, checked for the streets they cover
Many city programs only cover certain streets or areas, sometimes down to which side of the street qualifies. We track city programs in more than 75 municipalities across Canada and read the area rules for each one. For example:
City rules we checked · July 2026
- Airdrie, Alberta covers 50% of eligible costs, up to $50,000 for property owners but $25,000 for tenants in multi-unit buildings.
- Montreal covers 40% of eligible storefront costs, up to $50,000, and approval comes before the work starts. Buy first and you can lose it.
- Waterloo, Ontario caps the facade grant at $10,000 but gives corner properties $15,000, and grants stack to $25,000 combined per property.
Funding & incentives
Funding programs from official sources
Every program shows what it is, what it's worth, what's excluded, the official source, and the date we last checked it.
Downtown Prince George Facade Improvement Grant
Up to $5,000
Get 25% of your costs back, up to $5,000, for exterior improvements like new signage or facade repairs. It is for businesses in the downtown C1 zone.
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Starter Company Plus
Up to $5,000
Starter Company Plus pairs a grant of up to $5,000 with hands-on training and one-on-one guidance from your local Small Business Enterprise Centre.
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Gatineau Downtown-Core Revitalization Grant
Up to $50,000
Refresh your business space in Gatineau's downtown core with support for interior improvements, signage, and fixed fixtures.
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Industries
Funding for your specific industry
Restaurants & Food Service
Grants, rebates and loans that restaurants may use for kitchen equipment, energy savings, storefronts, staff training and technology.
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Retail Stores
Grants and loans that may help independent retailers pay for storefront repairs, signage, POS systems, e-commerce and staff training.
See funding options
Salons, Spas & Barbershops
Grants, training money and loans that may help salons, spas and barbershops pay for storefront repairs, signage, staff training, equipment and booking software.
See funding options
Clinics & Professional Offices
Grants and loans that may help clinics and professional offices pay for accessibility improvements, renovations, technology and staff training.
See funding options
Contractors & Trades
Training grants, apprentice wage support and equipment loans that may help contractors and trades businesses grow.
See funding options
Automotive & Vehicle Services
Grants and loans that may help garages, detailers and body shops pay for shop equipment, storefront repairs, signage, energy savings and staff training.
See funding options
Resources
Guides that answer your questions
Guide · updated
Restaurant energy incentives in Ontario: up to 50% of costs
Ontario restaurant energy incentives for 2026: no-cost lighting installs, retrofit funding up to 50% of costs, and Enbridge…
Guide · updated
Retail technology grants in Ontario: up to $5,000 from OCI
Up to $5,000 for Ontario retailers adopting POS and CRM via OCI's RMPG, plus the DMAP (up to $15,000) and TDP (up to $50,000) pathway for…
Guide · updated
Small business funding checklist: approval before you start
Most business funding programs will not pay for work started before approval. The readiness checklist: quotes, matching funds, timelines,…
Program deadlines, tracked for you
Programs open and close, budgets run out, rules change. We send one short email when something worth your time changes, and nothing else.
Free tools
Try a free tool before you spend any money
Answer a few questions and see the opportunity in a minute or two. Each tool shows funding that may help pay for your project.
2-minute check · start here
Which funding can your business get?
Grants, loans and rebates are spread across federal, provincial and city programs. A few quick questions narrow them to the ones that may fit you.
What it looks at
- Your province and city
- Your type of business
- What you want to pay for
- Grants, loans and rebates
- Which programs are open now
You get the programs that may fit, what each one pays for, and the official source for each.
Check my funding →
Restaurants · 12 checks · ~3 min
Restaurant Funding Checklist
Twelve checkboxes on kitchen energy costs, storefront and signage grants, staff programs and funding paperwork. Your unchecked boxes show which programs to look at first.
Exporters · ~5 min
Export Readiness Checklist
Market choice, buyer-facing documents, trade-show budget, logistics and CanExport-style funding readiness: the self-check to run before you apply for export funding.
Starting a business?
Find the money before you spend yours.
Startup grants and loans in every province, from city grants of up to $5,000 to government-backed bank loans of up to $1,150,000, each checked on its official page.
See the startup funding map →
Why BBN Labs
What you get from BBN Labs
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The funding check is free
We screen which programs may relate to your project for free. You apply on the official program site, and applying is free too.
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We tell you if a program fits
When a program fits, we show you. When nothing fits, we tell you.
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One place to watch your deadlines
We email you when a program you care about opens, closes or changes. You apply yourself, on the official program site.
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Canada-wide, reply in 2 business days
We track funding for small businesses in every province and territory. Ask us anything by form, email or Facebook.