Federal & Provincial Government Business Supports
BUSINESS BENEFITS FINDER
Allows you to view or search Federal Government services to find the right programs and services, whether you’re starting out or scaling up.
The nation's cybersecurity certification program for small and medium-sized organizations.
THE DIGITAL ECONOMY PROGRAM (DEP)
A free introduction to digital support for your small business
CANADA DIGITAL ADOPTION PROGRAM
To stay competitive and grow, small and medium-sized businesses need to adopt new digital tools.CDAP provides funding and support to businesses, as well as training and work opportunities for young Canadians.
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA BUSINESS BENEFITS FINDER
The federal government has created a way to get a tailored list of benefits to help your business. Sign up for notifications for program changes such as application deadlines or new programs announced that fit your needs.
CANADA SMALL BUSINESS FINANCING PROGRAM
The Canada Small Business Financing Program makes it easier for small businesses to get loans from financial institutions by sharing the risk with lenders. Loans can be used to finance the following costs: purchase or improvement of land or buildings used for commercial purposes, purchase or improvement of new or used equipment, purchase of new or existing leasehold improvements, that is, renovations to a leased property by a tenant.
The Canada-Alberta Job Grant helps cover training expenses for existing employees and new hires. If you are hiring and training an unemployed Albertan, up to 100% of training costs could be covered, up to $15,000 per trainee. For further information, please contact the Canada-Alberta Job Grant processing centre at: 1-855-638-9424 or email jobgrant@gov.ab.ca.
ALBERTA FOREIGN GRADUATE START-UP VISA PROGRAM
The Foreign Graduate Start-Up Visa Stream (FGSVS) is an economic immigration program that nominates talented and qualified foreign educated graduates from outside Canada for permanent residence. For more information and eligibility requirements visit https://www.alberta.ca/ainp-foreign-graduate-start-up-visa-stream-eligibility.aspx
INNOVATION EMPLOYMENT GRANT encourages economic growth by supporting small and medium-sized businesses that invest in research and development (R&D) with a grant worth up to 20% of qualifying expenditures. The program promotes investment and diversification by rewarding all R&D spending in Alberta, regardless of the industry, and complementing the Job Creation Tax Cut by focusing on small and medium-sized firms in the earlier stages of operation, when they might not yet be profitable.
- The Innovation Employment Grant is delivered through the corporate tax system and does not follow a formal application process. Eligible corporations will be able to claim the grant when they file their annual corporate tax returns.
STUDENT WORK PLACEMENT PROGRAM
Find wage subsidies to hire post-secondary students at the Student Work Placement Program website.
