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We're trying to organize a listing of all the funding options available to companies in Canada. Please share your experiences with any of the programs listed and add the ones we don't know about yet.
General Funding
Funding without overly specific preconditions.
Canada Wide
- Scientific Research and Experimental Development - 20-60% tax credits for research-oriented tasks
Ontario
- OMDC Interactive Digital Media Fund - “non-refundable contribution of up to $150,000 to a maximum of 50% of the project budget to create a market-ready interactive digital media content product.”
Funding for interns, students, youth, etc.
- Small Business Internship Program - (Canada) 75% for a student to do eCommerce
- Youth Employment Program - (Canada) up to $30k for a 6-12 month internship
- Canadian Business Youth Foundation - (Canada) loan of up to $30K for entrepreneurs 18-34 years old
Loans
- Investment Accelerator Fund - (Ontario) OCE convertible debenture of up to $500k; OCE requires 5% of equity to obtain financing
Other
- Other programs that don't make the cut or that's just too hard to bother with
- Precarn “helps Canadian companies bridge the “innovation gap” with “investment from federal departments, such as Industry Canada, and provincial government agencies”