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Agriculture and Food Business Solutions Fund
Farm Credit Canada
If your agribusiness or agri-food company (including those involved in primary production, agri-tech, manufacturing, packaging and distribution) has been negatively affected by COVID-19, you could get convertible debt investments or other flexible financing solutions up to a maximum of $10 million to help you return to a sound financial footing.
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BDC Co-Lending Program (BCAP)
Business Development Bank of Canada
If your business has been affected by COVID-19, you could get up to $12.5 million to support your operational cash flow, co-financed by BDC and your primary lending institution.
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BDC Mid-Market Financing Program
Business Development Bank of Canada
If you’re a medium-sized business and need additional funding, beyond what is currently available through BCAP, you could get a commercial loan between $12.5 million and $60 million.
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BDC – COVID-19 Working Capital loans
Business Development Bank of Canada
If your business has been affected by COVID-19, and you are unable to secure financing from your bank, you could qualify to postpone your payments and/or get working capital loans of up to $2 million with flexible terms for a period of up to 6 months, as well as reduced rates on new eligible loans.
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Boosted support from Farm Credit Canada
Farm Credit Canada
Get a line of credit up to $500,000 to be used for working capital, operating expenses and purchases of land and equipment.
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CED Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
If your SME or non-profit is working on a project to become more environmentally friendly, improve productivity, strengthen commercialization or integrate with regional and global supply chains, you could get a contribution to help with some of the costs.
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CED Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative — Indigenous stream
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
If your SME or non-profit is working on a project to become more environmentally friendly, improve productivity, strengthen commercialization or integrate with regional and global supply chains, you could get a contribution to help with some of the costs
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CED Tourism Relief Fund - Quebec
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
If you’re working on a project to enhance tourism experiences in your region or helping the community attract more visitors, you could get a $100,000 non-repayable contribution for up to 50% of your project’s costs or a $500,000 repayable contribution for up to 75% of the costs.
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CED Tourism Relief Fund — Indigenous stream
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
If you’re working on a project to enhance tourism experiences in your region or helping the community attract more visitors, you could get a maximum $100,000 non-repayable contribution for up to 50% of your project’s costs or a maximum $500,000 repayable contribution for up to 75% of the costs. If you’re also a non-profit, the contribution is most likely non-repayable.
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COVID-19 Support: Futurpreneur Canada
Futurpreneur Canada
If you received a start-up loan from Futurpreneur prior to April 1, 2020, your payments will be covered from March 25 through to September 24, 2020. If you do not qualify for the Canadian Emergency Business Account, you can top up your loan to a maximum of $10,000, interest-free, with one year of deferred repayment, to help cover operating costs during this challenging period.
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COVID-19: Support for tourism operators (Parks Canada)
Government of Canada
If you’re operating within the tourism industry in a Canadian national park, historic site, or marine conservation area, you could defer your payments on commercial leases or licences of occupation until September 1, 2020.
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Calling all manufacturers to support COVID-19 efforts
Government of Canada
If you are a Canadian manufacturer or a business that can help Canada meet the need for medical supplies, we need your help.
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Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS)
Canada Revenue Agency
Get a temporary subsidy to cover a percentage of your employees’ wages until October 23, 2021. Retroactive application may be made after the program closes until the application deadline in March 2022.
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EDC — Mid-Market Guarantee and Financing Program
Export Development Canada
If you’re a mid-sized exporter, international investor or business selling your products or services within Canada, you can get a guarantee up to 75% on new operating credit and cash-flow loans ranging in size from $16.75 million to $300 million. More details will be made available soon.
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Emissions Reduction Fund
Natural Resources Canada
You could get a loan for your conventional or offshore oil or gas firm to help keep your workers in the field during COVID-19, and to support your investments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to comply with provincial requirements or federal methane regulations.
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FCC Advancer Loan
Farm Credit Canada.
Are your operations expanding? Do you need additional funds? The FCC Advancer could be of interest.
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FCC Credit Line
Farm Credit Canada
Receive a pre-approved, renewable loan to help you meet your cash flow requirements and give you the working capital to pursue your activities.
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Fish Harvester Grant
Service Canada
If your fish harvesting business isn’t eligible for the Canada Emergency Business Account, you could get the equivalent in funding up to $10,000 to cover non-deferrable business costs.
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ISC — COVID 19 - Reducing Airborne Hazards
Innovative Solutions Canada
Get up to $150,000 to cover project expenses for up to 4 months in Phase 1 of this program. The challenge is to develop retrofit solutions that reduce airborne hazards and improve air quality within the enclosed spaces encountered by bus and rail travelers in order to improve the resilience to airborne infectious diseases.
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Indigenous Community Business Fund — Stream 2
Indigenous Services Canada
Get a non-repayable contribution to cover eligible operating costs if your Indigenous business has experienced a significant reduction in revenues due to COVID-19.
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Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program — COVID-19 Resilience stream
Infrastructure Canada
Get funding in varying amounts to cover eligible costs up to $10 million for quick-start projects such as retrofits, repairs, upgrades and disaster mitigation in response to COVID-19.
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NRC Pandemic Response Challenge Program
National Research Council
If your organization offers its capabilities and expertise to help fight against COVID-19, you could get financing to cover the costs of collaborative R&D projects. The program is focused on 3 main research areas: rapid detection and diagnosis, therapeutics and vaccine development, and digital health.
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NRC-IRAP Innovation Assistance Program
National Research Council Canada
If your incorporated, early-stage business has fewer than 500 employees, is pursuing technology-driven innovation and is not eligible for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, you can get a wage subsidy for your employees for up to 12 weeks during COVID-19.
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Scale AI (in French only)
Vooban
Have you started your digital transformation and have a project or projects with AI components? You could receive a grant covering up to 50% of your activities to integrate artificial intelligence into your supply chain?
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Short-term compensation fund for Canadian audiovisual productions (in French only)
Telefilm Canada
Get funding to cover eligible expenses if you've had to interrupt production of more than one day of filming, or abandon production prior to the end of filming, due to a diagnosis or outbreak of COVID-19 on the set.
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Support for Indigenous SMEs and AFIs
Government of Canada
If you operate a small or medium-sized Indigenous business that has been negatively affected by COVID-19, you could get a short-term, interest-free loan up to $30,000 or a non-repayable contribution up to $10,000 through an Aboriginal Financial Institution.
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Support for the publishing and news sectors
Canadian Heritage
Get support for your publishing or news organization to ensure that Canadians continue to get reliable information throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Support measures include a simplified application and approval process for the Canada Book Fund and Canada Periodical Fund in 2020-21, as well as the establishment of a new advisory board to help determine your organization’s eligibility regarding new journalism tax measures. More details to come.
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Temporary Wage Subsidy for Employers
Canada Revenue Agency
Get a wage subsidy of up to $25,000 to cover 10% of the remuneration you paid from March 18, 2020 to June 19, 2020, up to $1,375 per eligible employee.