Find Grants for Entrepreneurs in Alberta
Starting or scaling your business? True grants can be hard to come by, but there is money available if you are eligible and know where to look! When looking into small business grants, it pays to remember you should never be asked for money in exchange for grant info.
To help you get started, here’s a list of available grants across Alberta!
Arts & Culture Grants
• Canada Periodical Fund (CPF)
• Canada Music Fund (CMF)
• Alberta Media Fund (AMF) — Cultural Industry Organization Operating Grant
• Film and Video Individual Project Funding
Grants for Agriculture & Forestry Industry
• Canadian Agricultural Partnership in Alberta
• Dairy Processing Investment Fund
• Agricultural Clean Technology (ACT) Program
Employment Grants and Wage Subsidy
• Youth Employment and Skills Program (YESP)
• Student Work Placement Program – Participant
• Canada Summer Jobs
• Youth Employment Program (YEP)
• Canada-Alberta Job Grant (CAJG)
• HIRE Program
Environment and Sustainability Grants
• Climate Action Fund
• Sustainable Development Technology Canada
• Sustainable Development Technology Canada: Seed Funding
Export Support Grants
• Alberta Expansion Program
• CANExport SMEs
• Startup Global
• Soft Landing Program
• Creative Export Canada
• Canadian International Innovation Program (CIIP)
Support for Indigenous Entrepreneurs
• Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Program: Access to Capital
• Aboriginal Business Investment Fund (ABIF)
• Multiculturalism, Indigenous and Inclusion Grant (MIIG) Program
• First Nations Development Fund Grant Program
• Strategic Partnerships Initiative (SPI)
• The Indigenous Forestry Initiative
• Indigenous Arts Individual Project Funding
• Creating, Knowing and Sharing Program
• Aboriginal Economic Partnerships Program (AEPP)
• The Métis Entrepreneurs’ Assistance Program (MEAP)
Technology Support Grants
• Alberta Innovates — Carbon Capture and Utilization
• Alberta Innovates Voucher Program
• Alberta Innovates — Micro voucher
• Alberta Innovates — Product Demonstration Program
• Scale AI
• Canadian Technology Accelerators
• Accelerating Innovations into CarE
• Industrial Research Assistance Program
Other Grants
• Strategic Innovation Fund
• Women Founders Fund
