Business Funding for Canadians

If you are a budding urban farmer-preneur, a community volunteer or elected official interested in establishing a CEA in your region of Canada, the following funding opportunities may open the doors to solving food insecurity in your town, village or community.  

New funding opportunities are constantly emerging so please connect with us and one of our Project Consultants to help explore options with you.

Indigenous Entrepreneurs - Specific Resource Funding Is Available

Are you a First Nations, Inuit or Métis business owner or one who is thinking of becoming an entrepreneur? These initiatives may help you start, manage and grow your own Controlled Environment Agriculture business. 

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Provincal Funding Opportunities

ALBERTA 

• Business Link Alberta 

• Business Link Financing for Indigenous Entrepreneurs 

• Government of Alberta Small Business Resources – Funding a Business  

• City of Edmonton Grants and Funding 

• BDC Alberta 

British Columbia

• British Columbia Economic Development Funding and Grants 

• Inventory of Community Economic Development Tools for Rural B.C Communities (pdf) 

• Community Futures British Columbia 

• Aboriginal Business & Community Development Centre  

• British Columbia Support Organizations and Community Partners 

• BDC British Columbia 

• Taku River Tlingit Economic Development 

• Northern Development Initiative Trust 

• Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako Assistance for Business 

MANITOBA

• Community Futures Manitoba 

• Funding Sustainable Transitions - Agriculture - Manitoba 

• Tribal Council Investment Bank of Manitoba 

• Manitoba Business & Economic Development – Funding and Tax Credits 

• BDC Manitoba 

NEW BRUNSWICK

• Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency 

• New Brunswick Association of CBDCs 

• New Brunswick Agriculture, Aquaculture, and Fisheries – Agriculture Programs  

NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR

• Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency 

• NL – Business Growth Program 

• Newfoundland and Labrador Business and Economic Development 

• Nunatsiavut Government Department of Economic Development 

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

• Akaitcho Business Development Corporation  

• Thebacha Business Development Services 

• Western Arctic Business Development Corporation 

• Deh Cho Business Development Centre 

NOVA SCOTIA

• Nova Scotia Association of CBDCs 

• Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency  

• Nova Scotia Department of Business – Programs and Funding 

• Access Nova Scotia – What About Funding? 

NUNAVUT

• Kitikmeot Community Futures Incorporated 

• Baffin Business Development Corporation 

• Atuqtuarvik Corporation 

• Kakivak Association

ONTARIO

• Community Futures Ontario 

• Canada Business Ontario – Grants, Subsidies, and Contributions – Agriculture 

• FedNor Financial Support 

• Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation 

• BDC Ontario 

• Agriculture Adaptation Council 

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

• Canadian Business Development Corporation 

• Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency 

• Prince Edward Island Business Start-up and Entrepreneurship 

• Prince Edward Island Farm Business Financing and Assistance 

QUEBEC

• Aboriginal Initiatives Fund  

• SADC and CAE 

SASKATCHEWAN

• Community Futures Saskatchewan 

• Government of Saskatchewan Resources for Starting a Business 

• Heritage Saskatchewan 

• Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association Grants 

• BDC Saskatchewan 

YUKON

• Yukon First Nations Chamber of Commerce 

• Yukon Indian Development Corporation 

• Whitehorse BDC Business Centre 

• Däna Näye Ventures 

• Chu Niikwan Development Corporation 

• Kluane Community Development Limited Partnership 

• Kluane Dana Shaw Limited Partnership 

• Na-Cho Nyäk Dun Development Corporation 

• Selkirk Development Corporation  

• Champagne and Aishihik First Nation Business Development 

• Dawson City Chamber of Commerce 

Other Funding Avenues

• McConnell Funding Database 

• Community Forward Fund for Non-Profits 

• Farm Credit Canada 

Funding Source List Updated 2/24/2025