Nova Scotia business grants
89 federal and provincial funding programs available to businesses in Nova Scotia — amounts, deadlines and what each one asks you to submit.
See which ones you qualify for — 3 minutes- NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program — Federal, up to $250K+
- Early Stage Commercialization Fund — Nova Scotia, up to $500K
- Mitacs Accelerate — Federal, up to $15,000 per 4-month internship unit (clusters of 2+ units typical)
- NSERC Engage Grant — Federal, up to $25,000
- WD Regional Innovation Ecosystems — Federal, up to $500,000+
- ACOA Business Development Program — Federal, up to $500,000
- Regional AI Initiative — Federal, up to $3M
- Women Entrepreneurship Strategy — Federal, up to $100,000
- Innovative Solutions Canada — Federal, up to $1,000,000 (Phase 2)
- Futurpreneur Canada Startup Program — Federal, up to $60,000 (loan + BDC co-loan)
- NRC IRAP Youth Employment Program — Federal, up to $30,000 per hire (50% wage subsidy)
- NSERC Alliance Grants — Federal, up to $1,000,000+
- ElevateIP Intellectual Property Program — Federal, up to $100,000
- Canada Small Business Financing Program — Federal, up to $1,150,000 ($1M term loan + $150K line of credit)
- Agricultural Clean Technology Program — Federal, up to $2,000,000
- SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant — Federal, up to $50,000
- FCM Green Municipal Fund — Federal, up to $5,000,000
- Indigenous Growth Fund — Federal, up to $300,000
- Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund — Federal, up to $250,000
- NSERC Idea to Innovation Grants — Federal, up to $500,000
- CanExport Innovation — Federal, up to $75,000
- Mitacs Business Strategy Internship — Federal, up to $15,000 per project
- Student Work Placement Program — Federal, up to $7,000 per student (70% for underrepresented)
- BDC Tech Startup Loan — Federal, up to $150,000
- Youth Employment and Skills Strategy — Federal, up to $7,500 per youth hire
- Digital Technology Supercluster — Federal, up to $1,000,000+
- Scale AI Supercluster — Federal, up to $1,000,000+
- Innovacorp Early Stage Commercialization Fund — Nova Scotia, up to $500,000
- Nova Scotia Ocean Technology Grants — Nova Scotia, up to $200,000
- COVE Ocean Innovation Program — Nova Scotia, up to $75,000
- Atlantic Innovation Fund — Federal, up to $3,000,000
- ACOA Regional Economic Growth through Innovation — Federal, up to $1,000,000+
- Social Finance Fund — Federal, up to $2,000,000
- Export Development Canada Buyer Financing — Federal, up to Varies by deal size
- Digital Technology Supercluster — Federal, up to $1,000,000+
- Ocean Supercluster — Federal, up to $1,000,000+
- Protein Industries Canada Supercluster — Federal, up to $1,000,000+
- NGen Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster — Federal, up to $1,000,000+
- Canadian Agricultural Partnership — Agri-Innovation — Federal, up to $500,000
- NRC IRAP Clean Tech Accelerator — Federal, up to $500,000
- Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship — Federal, up to $130,000 per fellow per year (subsidized to $30K company cost)
- Strategic Innovation Fund — Federal, up to $100,000,000+
- Net Zero Accelerator Initiative — Federal, up to $500,000,000+
- Sustainable Development Technology Canada — Federal, up to $5,000,000
- Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program — Federal, up to $50,000,000
- Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program — Federal, up to $5,000,000
- Apprenticeship Service — Federal, up to $10,000
- Enabling Accessibility Fund — Federal, up to $100,000
- Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Program - Business Development — Federal, up to $99,999
- Metis Capital Corporations Business Financing — Federal, up to $250,000
- Creative Export Canada — Federal, up to $2,500,000
- Canada Media Fund — Federal, up to $5,000,000
- Canada Music Fund — Federal, up to $1,500,000
- Canada Book Fund — Federal, up to $1,500,000
- PrairiesCan - Regional Business Scale-Up and Productivity — Federal, up to $5,000,000
- FedDev Ontario - Southern Ontario Fund for Investment in Innovation — Federal, up to $10,000,000
- CanNor - Inclusive Diversification and Economic Advancement in the North — Federal, up to $1,000,000
- National Quantum Strategy - Quantum Commercialization Program — Federal, up to $4,000,000
- Clean Growth Program — Federal, up to $10,000,000
- Genome Canada Large-Scale Applied Research Project Competition — Federal, up to $10,000,000
- Women Entrepreneurship Strategy - Ecosystem Fund — Federal, up to $3,000,000
- Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada Development Fund — Federal, up to $75,000
- Strategic Innovation Fund - Net Zero Stream — Federal, up to $200,000,000+
- Low Carbon Economy Innovation Fund — Federal, up to $50,000,000
- Canada Plastics Pact - Zero Plastics Waste Initiative — Federal, up to $5,000,000
- AgriInnovate Program — Federal, up to $10,000,000
- Trade Accelerator Program — Federal, up to $50,000
- CME SMART Program - Sustainability, Manufacturing, Automation, Robotics, and Technology — Federal, up to $100,000
- Stem Cell Network Platform Support Program — Federal, up to $1,500,000
- Local Journalism Initiative — Federal, up to $250,000
- Indigenous Screen Office - Development Program — Federal, up to $75,000
- Canada Arts Presentation Fund - Film and Video — Federal, up to $500,000
- AgriRecovery Framework — Federal, up to $5,000,000
- Clean Fuels Fund — Federal, up to $150,000,000
- Forest Innovation Program — Federal, up to $3,000,000
- Smart Grid Program — Federal, up to $25,000,000
- Film Nova Scotia Production Financing Program — Nova Scotia, up to $750,000
- Nova Scotia Orchard Renovation and Innovation Program — Nova Scotia, up to $50,000
- Nova Scotia Business Export Program — Nova Scotia, up to $100,000
- Rural Business Development Fund Nova Scotia — Nova Scotia, up to $100,000
- Tourism Nova Scotia Product and Experience Development Fund — Nova Scotia, up to $75,000
- Efficiency Nova Scotia Commercial Energy Efficiency Incentives — Nova Scotia, up to $200,000
- Mi'kmaw Economic Benefits Office Business Support — Nova Scotia, up to $50,000
- Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation Industry Partnership — Nova Scotia, up to $150,000
- Volta Startup Support Program — Nova Scotia, up to $50,000
- Women's Enterprise Initiative Atlantic Canada — Nova Scotia, up to $100,000
- Fisheries and Aquaculture Nova Scotia - Catch New Markets — Nova Scotia, up to $75,000
- Creative Nova Scotia Arts and Culture Project Grants — Nova Scotia, up to $25,000
- Northern Adult Basic Education and Skills Development Program — Federal, up to $250,000