Tourism Business Funding across Canada
7 verified programs currently help Canadian small businesses pay for bringing visitors in — marketing, packaging, online booking and the upgrades guests actually see: 4 grants and rebates and 3 loans and financing programs, across 5 provinces and territories. Every record shows amounts, the official source, and the date we last checked it. Verified as recently as today.
- 7
- verified programs
- 4
- grants & rebates
- 3
- loans & financing
- 5
- provinces & territories
Beyond one city
Canada-wide and province-wide programs
Réseau des SADC et CAE — Loans
Up to $300,000
Access locally managed financing and hands-on technical support for small businesses, youth entrepreneurs, and community projects across Quebec.
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Tourism Cooperative Marketing Fund
Attract more visitors and gain international exposure for your Yukon-based tourism business.
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Tourism Financing Assistance — Long-Term Loan (Finance PEI)
Finance PEI provides tailored lending for licensed tourism operators on Prince Edward Island, offering long-term capital loans for growth and…
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CED — Targeted Support for Quebec's Economically Vulnerable RCMs (REGI)
Up to 75% of costs
This CED initiative under the REGI program offers flexible funding to help SMEs in eight specific Quebec RCMs grow their businesses.
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Agri-Food Market Development and Access
Up to $15,000
This provincial cost-share program helps New Brunswick food and beverage producers and processors invest in market readiness, packaging, and…
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Community Tourism Destination Development Fund
Up to $375,000
This cost-share program helps Yukon tourism businesses and organizations build better accommodations, attractions, and amenities.
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Specific owner groups
For specific owner groups
This program is open only to a specific owner group. Worth a look if that's you.
Frequently asked questions
How many tourism funding programs are there in Canada right now?
7 verified programs are open as of our latest checks: 4 grants and rebates and 3 loans and financing programs, across 5 provinces and territories. Programs open and close through the year, and every record shows the date we last verified it.
Do these programs cover the full cost?
Rarely. Most are cost-share programs: they pay a percentage of eligible costs up to a cap, and you pay the rest. Many also require approval before you buy or sign anything, because spending first can disqualify the whole project. Each record spells out the rules we found.
Who approves these applications?
Each program's administrator, usually the government body or organization that runs it, and never us. BBN Labs is an independent Canadian company, not a government agency. Applying through the official program site is always free.
Funding by upgrade
Closed right now · re-checked weekly
These tourism & visitor experience 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.
CED — Tourism Growth Program in Quebec (QEDP) · Tourism Digital Assistance Program · Tourism Growth Program in southern Ontario · Tourism Product Diversification and Marketing Program
Not sure which one fits?
Tell us about your business and what you have in mind. You'll see which of these programs may fit, free, plus an honest read on the rules.
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Subject to program rules, available funding, and approval. Final decisions are made solely by each program administrator.