Food & Beverage Business Funding Programs

Food & Beverage Grant, Loan, and Funding Programs Mentor Works Can Write for Your Business.

Find Canadian government funding programs for food & beverage businesses with the program directory list from Mentor Works.

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Funding Programs	Region	Funding Activity	Description	Show on Site?	Tags
Ag Action Manitoba	Manitoba	Business Expansion	Supports the growth and competitiveness of Manitoba agriculture Amount varies depending on the project focus your business chooses	Yes	food,
AgriAssurance: SME Stream	Canada-wide	Business Expansion	Supports businesses to meet certification standards in the agricultural and agri-food sector Up to 50% to a maximum $50,000 in non-repayable government funding	Yes	food, manufacturing,
Agricultural Clean Technology Program (ACT)	Canada-wide	Research & Development	Supports research, development and adoption of clean technologies through investments and promotion of gri-based bioproducts Access up to 50-75% of costs to a maximum $5M project	Yes	food, manufacturing,
AgriInnovate	Canada-wide	Research & Development	Supports businesses to commercialize and/or adopt innovative agri-based products, technologies, processes or services Access up to 50% of project expenses to a maximum of $10 million per application	Yes	food,
Business Scale-up and Productivity Program (BSP)	Ontario	Business Expansion Capital & Tech Adoption Research & Development	Helps to offset upfront project costs and helps southern Ontario businesses grow more quickly Access repayable funding for up to 35% of project costs to a maximum $10M	Yes	exporting, food, software, manufacturing, auto,
Canada Job Grant (CJG)	Canada-wide	Hiring & Training	Designed to reduce the costs of providing third-party skills training to new and existing employees Up to 50-100% of eligible costs covered in most provinces	Yes	exporting, food, software, manufacturing, auto, northern ontario,
Canada Small Business Financing Program (CSBFP)	Canada-wide	Capital & Tech Adoption	Supports business growth through business loans with competitive interest rates Up to $1M for business expansion activities	Yes	exporting, food, software, manufacturing, auto,
Canada Summer Jobs	Canada-wide	Hiring & Training	Support for employers providing supervised career-related work experience for youth employees Up to 50% of employee minimum hourly rate; Non-profits can receive grants up to 100% of minimum wage plus Mandatory Employment Related Costs (MERCs); Amount is capped at a max $300K per employer/province or territory. Maximum 40 hours/week/employee can be included.	Yes	exporting, food, software, manufacturing, auto, northern ontario,
Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP)	Canada-wide	Business Expansion Capital & Tech Adoption Research & Development	Supports Canadian agricultural business expansion and growth Up to 50%-75% of expenses to a max $1M in grants	Yes	food,
Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program (CASPP)	Canada-wide	Capital & Tech Adoption	Supports projects that help the agricultural industry mitigate emerging issues and capitalize on opportunities Up to 50% to a maximum of $1M in grants	Yes	food,
CanExport	Canada-wide	Business Expansion	Supports global expansion projects including participation in trade shows and government-led trade missions Up to 75% to a max $75,000 in grants	Yes	exporting, food, software, manufacturing, auto, northern ontario,
CAP Alberta	Alberta	Business Expansion Capital & Tech Adoption Research & Development	Supports businesses and organizations completing projects that lead to the growth and competitiveness of Alberta agriculture Up to 50% of eligible project costs	Yes	food,
CAP Ontario	Ontario	Business Expansion Capital & Tech Adoption Research & Development	Supports Ontario agricultural business expansion and growth Up to 25% to 50% of eligible expenses to a max $250,000 in grants	Yes	food, northern ontario,
Creative Export Canada (CEC)	Canada-wide	Business Expansion	Supports commercialization of technology and/or productivity improvements of businesses Access up to 50% of costs to a maximum $500,000 per collaboration	Yes	exporting, food, software, manufacturing, auto,
Dairy Processing Investment Fund (DPIF)	Canada-wide	Capital & Tech Adoption	Supports dairy processors who invest in areas that improve productivity and competitiveness Up to 50% of costs to a max of $10M for expenditure projects and $250,000 for access to expertise	Yes	food,
Protein Industries Canada	Canada-wide	Research & Development	Supporting collaborative product or process research, technology development, and export market development projects related to expanding Canada’s plant-based protein sector Offsets up to 50% of eligible project expenses with no defined maximum contribution. Remaining project funds must be supported by at least two project partners.	Yes	university, college, collaboarative, health, research, food,
Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF)	Ontario	Business Expansion	Supporting businesses in all sectors through the COVID-19 pandemic by providing interest-free loans towards fixed operating costs, with a portion of the loan being Southern Ontario: Up to $40K loan with $25 being forgivable, or $1M interest free loan. Northern Ontario: Up to $40K loan with $25 being forgivable, or $250K interest free loan	Yes	covid, auto, manufacturing, food, forest, media, software, food, northern ontario,

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Ontario 2021 Budget – New COVID-19 Business Support Funding

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Growing Northern Ontario Businesses – $800k Rural Economic Development Program (RED) Investment

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