{
 "title": "Canadian Small-Business Funding Statistics",
 "source": "BBN Labs",
 "url": "https://www.bbnlabs.ca/funding/statistics",
 "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
 "citation": "BBN Labs, Canadian Small-Business Funding Statistics, 2026-08-30. https://www.bbnlabs.ca/funding/statistics",
 "asOf": "2026-08-30",
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  "open": 229,
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    "open": 35
   },
   {
    "name": "British Columbia",
    "total": 52,
    "open": 45
   },
   {
    "name": "Manitoba",
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    "open": 40
   },
   {
    "name": "New Brunswick",
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    "open": 42
   },
   {
    "name": "Newfoundland and Labrador",
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    "open": 41
   },
   {
    "name": "Northwest Territories",
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   },
   {
    "name": "Nova Scotia",
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    "open": 40
   },
   {
    "name": "Nunavut",
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    "open": 33
   },
   {
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   },
   {
    "name": "Prince Edward Island",
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   },
   {
    "name": "Quebec",
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   },
   {
    "name": "Saskatchewan",
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   },
   {
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  "federalNational": 25,
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  "costSharePct": 77,
  "verifiedWithin30Days": 270,
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   },
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    "name": "Startup & entrepreneurship",
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   },
   {
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   },
   {
    "name": "Customer experience",
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   },
   {
    "name": "Exterior signage",
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   },
   {
    "name": "Digital adoption",
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   },
   {
    "name": "Employee training",
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   },
   {
    "name": "Manufacturing modernization",
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   }
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  "municipalByProvince": [
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    "name": "Ontario",
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   },
   {
    "name": "British Columbia",
    "count": 7
   },
   {
    "name": "Quebec",
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   },
   {
    "name": "Alberta",
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   },
   {
    "name": "Saskatchewan",
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   },
   {
    "name": "Manitoba",
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   },
   {
    "name": "New Brunswick",
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   },
   {
    "name": "Newfoundland and Labrador",
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   },
   {
    "name": "Prince Edward Island",
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  ],
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  "grantCapUnder10kPct": 29
 }
}