Automation & Manufacturing Funding across Canada
26 verified programs currently help Canadian small businesses pay for automation, productivity tools and manufacturing equipment: 10 grants and rebates, 14 loans and financing programs and 2 other supports like tax credits, across 7 provinces and territories. Every program shows amounts, the official source, and the date we last checked it. Verified as recently as .
- 26
- verified programs
- 10
- grants & rebates
- 14
- loans & financing
- 7
- provinces & territories
Beyond one city
Canada-wide and province-wide programs
Targeted Manufacturing Initiative for Northern Ontario – Productivity Improvements
Up to 33% of costs
This Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario program helps established manufacturers in Northern Ontario invest in productivity.
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Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSP) Stream
Up to $500,000
The Business Scale-up and Productivity Stream helps established Northern Ontario businesses modernize and expand.
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INVEST North Program: Innovation Stream
Up to $500,000
This matching grant from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation helps you cover technical labour, prototyping, and testing for new products…
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INVEST North Investment Program: Grow Stream
Up to $400,000
This competitive program supports product-based and B2B businesses in Northern Ontario with a contribution of up to 20% of eligible costs and an…
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Step Forward Entrepreneurs Program
Up to $10,000
This matching grant pays back 50% of eligible costs for businesses with innovative products or services in Nipissing, Timiskaming, Parry Sound and…
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Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative (RAII) for Northern Ontario
Up to 50% of costs
This Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario program helps for-profit and not-for-profit organizations build or adopt AI.
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CED Business Scale-up and Productivity (REGI for SMEs)
Up to 50% of costs
Interest-free repayable funding for Quebec SMEs with productivity and innovation projects. It covers up to half of your authorized costs to buy new…
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BDC: Purchase Order Financing
Up to 90% of costs
A short-term BDC loan that helps Canadian businesses pay suppliers and production costs so they can fill a confirmed customer order when cash flow is…
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Canada Small Business Financing Program
Up to $1,150,000
This program makes it easier to get a business loan by having the government share the lending risk with your bank or credit union.
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BDC Financing: Equipment Purchase Loan
Up to 125% of costs
A BDC loan to buy new or used machinery, vehicles or technology for your business. BDC offers flexible loan terms, including interest-only periods…
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Technology Equipment Loan (BDC)
A BDC loan for IT equipment, software, cybersecurity and digital infrastructure. You pay interest only for the first 24 months and can take up to 8…
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Support for Entrepreneurs and Economic Development (SEED): Sector Support Capital Expansion Incentive
Up to $30,000
This territorial program helps NWT businesses lower the cost of borrowing for major equipment or facility improvements.
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Strategic Improvement Assistance
Up to $20,000
This provincial grant helps Prince Edward Island businesses in strategic sectors pay for outside expertise in operational efficiency, planning, or…
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Food and Beverage Industry Financing (FCC)
Farm Credit Canada offers loans to food and beverage businesses anywhere in Canada to build, expand, or equip their operations.
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Northern Isolated Community Initiatives Fund
This funding stream under the Northern Isolated Community Initiatives Fund helps Northern agriculture and food businesses build a strong territorial…
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Manufacturing and Processing Assistance: Operating Loan (Finance PEI)
Up to 100% of costs
Finance PEI offers term loans to manufacturing and processing businesses in Prince Edward Island for inventory, day-to-day operating costs, and…
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Business Growth Program
Up to $200,000
This program provides non-repayable contributions to help you start, innovate, or scale your business.
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CED: Targeted Support for Quebec's Economically Vulnerable RCMs (REGI)
Up to 75% of costs
This CED program under REGI helps SMEs in eight specific Quebec RCMs grow their businesses.
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REGI: Business Scale-up and Productivity
Up to $500,000
FedNor's REGI program provides repayable contributions to help Northern Ontario SMEs adopt new technology, expand capacity, and improve productivity.
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Project Financing
Investissement Québec offers loans, investments, and government programs to help Quebec businesses at any growth stage carry out their projects.
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Manufacturing and Processing Assistance - Capital Loan
Finance PEI lends to manufacturers and processors in Prince Edward Island to buy or refurbish capital assets such as land, buildings and specialized…
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Manufacturing & Processing Investment Tax Credit Saskatchewan
This provincial tax credit helps Saskatchewan manufacturing and processing corporations offset the cost of purchasing qualifying new or used…
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Advancing Agri-Food Processing
Up to $50,000
Cost-share funding for New Brunswick agri-food processors and manufacturers. It helps pay for equipment that improves production capacity and…
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Horticulture Diversification Program
Up to $40,000
Expand your PEI horticulture business with cost-share funding for infrastructure and agronomic services.
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Retail Modernization Project Grant (RMPG)
Up to $5,000
Ontario shops can get 50% back, up to $5,000, on modern store technology: POS systems, inventory tracking, self-checkout kiosks, CRM and more.
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Technology Demonstration Program (TDP)
Up to $50,000
Finished your DMAP? This Ontario program reimburses 50% of implementing it, up to $50,000: the platforms, software, integration work and one-time…
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Frequently asked questions
How many automation and manufacturing programs are there in Canada right now?
26 verified programs are open as of our latest checks: 10 grants and rebates, 14 loans and financing programs and 2 other supports like tax credits, across 7 provinces and territories. Programs open and close through the year, and every program shows the date we last checked it.
Do these programs cover the full cost?
Rarely. Many grants here pay a percentage of eligible costs up to a cap, and you pay the rest. The loans on this page must be paid back. Many programs also require approval before you buy or sign anything, because spending first can disqualify the whole project. Each program page lists its rules.
Who approves these applications?
Each program's administrator decides, usually the government body or organization that runs it, never us. BBN Labs is an independent Canadian company, not a government agency. Applying through the official program site is always free.
Guides
Read before you apply
Guides for the programs on this page: what they pay for, what is not covered, and how to apply.
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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…
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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,…
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Small Business Grant Deadlines in Canada for 2026
How Canadian small-business grant deadlines work: fixed windows, year-round intakes, budgets that run out, and review rounds, with 2026…
Funding by what it pays for
Closed right now · re-checked weekly
These automation & manufacturing programs are closed at our last weekly check. Each page shows what the program offered, what may replace it, and a reopen alert you can join.
Customized Export Development & Training Program · Organic Industry Development: Increasing Market Competitiveness · Product and Market Development Program: Agri-Businesses · Sustainable New Agri-Food Products & Productivity Program: Clean Tech in Agri-Food · Sustainable New Agri-Food Products & Productivity Program: New Products · Sustainable New Agri-Food Products & Productivity Program: Productivity Enhancement