Is your organization eligible for funding opportunities you may not be aware of?
Gain valuable insights into suitable funding opportunities with our grant consultation service. Calgary Chamber members receive one complimentary annual grant consultation. Meet with our team for personalized support in identifying relevant grants, funding opportunities, and community resources tailored to your organization.
Members also gain access to exclusive funding information, offering insights and expertise on government funding and best practices to help you put your best foot forward in the grant application process.
Custom Grant Research Service
A structured consultation and research service designed to help you navigate the grant funding landscape with clarity and confidence. The results will be tailored funding recommendations that will align with your organization’s specific needs and goals.
Note: Grant funding is competitive and never guaranteed. This service provides research and information to support your decision-making — it is not a guarantee of funding success.
Included in the service:
- Funding needs assessment: A focused conversation to understand your business, your priorities, and your eligibility profile so we can identify the most relevant funding opportunities.
- Targeted grant research: We research active local, provincial, and federal funding programs based on your specific business profile, sector, and goals.
- Post-consultation report: A clear, written report outlining the programs most likely to be relevant to your organization.
- Program breakdowns: Each identified program includes a description, eligibility requirements, key deadlines, and strategic considerations to help you decide whether to pursue it.
- Actionable guidance: Each recommended grant includes: Eligibility criteria and strategic considerations & tips.
Member rate: FREE
Beyond your included services
Once you’ve used the grant services included with your membership, additional support can be purchased at the prices below.
Non-member rate: $89.99/hr (4-hour minimum)
Member Rate
$49.99/hr
(4-hour minimum)
Featured Grant
Alberta Youth Employment Incentive (AYEI)
July is peak summer hiring season. The Alberta Youth Employment Incentive offsets the cost of hiring youth aged 15–24 for Alberta employers. First-come, first-served — apply early.
Past Featured Grant
Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Program: Access to Capital
The Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Program is one of the highest-value Indigenous-focused programs available through Indigenous Services Canada — covering business development, training, and commercial ventures.
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Small Business grants
Find funding recommendations in this curated list, designed to help community members, entrepreneurs and business owners discover available funding opportunities.
Alberta Manufacturing Productivity Grant (AMPG)
- Brief description: Up to $30,000 matching grant for Alberta manufacturers to adopt new technologies and processes to improve productivity.
- Eligibility: Alberta manufacturing businesses.
- Types of projects accepted: Technology adoption, productivity improvements, process innovations.
- Due date: Ongoing (2-year pilot program)
Alberta Export Expansion Program (AEEP)
- Brief description: Supports Alberta’s small- and medium-sized enterprises, industry associations, Indigenous organizations, and economic development organizations that promote Alberta exports through international travel to formal outbound trade events.
- Eligibility: Alberta-based SMEs, non-profits, and Indigenous organizations.
- Types of projects accepted: Participation in international trade events, market entry activities.
- Due date: Ongoing
Canada Small Business Financing Program
- Brief description: Makes it easier for small businesses to access loans from financial institutions.
- Eligibility: Most start-ups and existing for-profit, not-for-profit and charitable small businesses in Canada with gross revenues of $10 million or less.
- Types of projects accepted: Working capital costs, intellectual property, renovations, and equipment.
- Due date: Ongoing
Futurpreneur
- Brief description: Diverse loan financing and mentorship programs to support startups and entrepreneurs.
- Eligibility: Canadian citizens or permanent residents aspiring entrepreneurs, ages 18-39, currently living in Canada.
- Types of projects accepted: Various initiatives to support entrepreneurs through financing and mentorship.
- Due date: Ongoing
Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSP) in the Prairie provinces
- Brief description: Provides interest-free, repayable funding to help businesses accelerate their growth and enhance productivity.
- Eligibility: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Western Canada that are incorporated, have been in operation for at least two years, and have a strong potential for growth.
- Types of projects accepted: Projects that focus on business expansion, technology adoption, and productivity improvements.
- Due date: Ongoing
Inclusive Spaces Program Grant
- Brief description: Provides up to $15 million over 2 years for creating inclusive spaces.
- Eligibility: Existing non-profit facilities, private facilities and family day home agencies.
- Types of projects accepted: Accessible renovations, equipment, and materials.
- Due date: June 13, 2025
#StandWithOwners TELUS Business Contest
- Brief description: Canadian small business owners can apply for the TELUS #StandWithOwners program for a chance to win up to $125,000 in funding, technology and exposure, with additional prizes including $10,000 community awards and a $25,000 People’s Choice award.
- Eligibility: The application is open to Canadian businesses that are currently operational, legally registered, revenue-generating and have between 1-100 employees. Eligible applicants include for-profit businesses, registered charities, not-for-profit organizations, and social enterprises.
- Types of projects accepted: To apply, participants must submit their business story, demonstrate their impact and growth, and engage their community, including encouraging public voting during the final stage.
- Due date: September 2, 2026
Talent
Need an extra pair of hands or looking to build skills within your team? Whether it’s hiring a student or young person or investing in employee training, there are grants available to help you find the support you need.
Alberta Youth Employment Incentive
- Brief description: Qualified employers can receive up to $7,500 to hire Albertans aged 15 to 24. This program is funded by the Government of Alberta and administered by CAREERS: The Next Generation.
- Eligibility: Registered for-profit businesses, non-profit organizations, First Nations or Metis settlements. Must have been operating in Alberta for at least one year. Provide a safe and appropriate work environment for youth.
- Types of projects: Youth employment opportunities.
- Due date: July 15, 2026
Canada-Alberta Productivity Grant (CAPG)
- Brief description: Reimburses 75% of eligible training costs for unemployed Albertans hired as new trainees (max $10,000). Also 50% for existing employees (max $5,000). Max $100,000/employer/year.
- Eligibility: All Alberta employers. Supports training both existing employees and newly hired previously unemployed Albertans.
- Due date: Ongoing – Apply 30+ days before training
Canada Summer Jobs for Youth
- Brief description: Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) provides wage subsidies to support employers to create quality summer work experiences for youth aged 15 to 30 years.
- Eligibility: Employers from not-for-profit organizations and the public sector, as well as private sector organizations with 50 or fewer full-time employees.
- Due date: November – December the year prior
Mitacs Business Strategy Internship
- Brief description: The award provides either $10,000 or $15,000 per intern to allow them to undertake a four-month internship project with a partner organization in Canada. Interns will work with their academic supervisor to co-design a project with their partner organization to work on the organization’s innovation activities, helping them improve their products, processes, or services.
- Eligibility: For-profit corporations (must receive more than 50% of their funds from non-government sources) and eligible not-for-profit corporations, municipalities, and hospitals in Canada.
- Due date: Ongoing
Student Work Placement Program (SWPP)
- Brief description: This funding offsets the costs associated with hiring and training students in meaningful work experiences by providing reimbursements of up to $5000. This Government of Canada funding is administered by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) through 17 Funding Delivery Partners.
- Eligibility: This funding is available for companies in specific sectors or for specific skills. Please visit each funder to learn more:
- BioTalent Canada
- Canadian Agricultural Human Resources Council
- Canadian Council for Aviation & Aerospace
- Culture Works Canada
- Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC)
- Electricity Human Resources Canada
- ECO Canada
- Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium
- Food Processing Skills Canada
- Magnet
- Mining Industry Human Resources Council
- Ontario Chamber of Commerce
- TECHNATION
- Tourism HR Canada
- Trucking HR Canada
- Venture for Canada
- Due date: Ongoing
Technology Alberta: FIRST Jobs for Students
- Brief description: Provides funding to create employment opportunities for students and recent graduates in Alberta through 2024
- Eligibility: Businesses that have current hiring needs and are in tech-related fields within applied health, agriculture, life sciences, advanced materials, aerospace, nature resources recovery, and/or research and development in AI / ML.
- Due date: Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Indigenous-led business
Here is a list of grant opportunities available to businesses that contribute to Indigenous communities or are owned by Indigenous peoples.
Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation
- Brief description: Offers loan guarantees, investments, and other financial products to Indigenous groups engaging in resource development, infrastructure, and other economic opportunities.
- Eligibility: Indigenous groups in Alberta.
- Types of projects accepted: Natural resources, agriculture, telecommunications, transportation, tourism projects.
- Due date: Ongoing
Aboriginal Business Investment Fund (ABIF)
- Brief description: Helps Indigenous communities’ economic development through capital investment in locally-owned businesses.
- Eligibility: Indigenous communities or corporate entities owned by Indigenous communities in Alberta.
- Types of projects accepted: Capital costs for community-owned business initiatives.
- Due date: October 15, 2026
Alberta Indigenous Clean Energy Development Program
- Brief description: Supports Indigenous involvement in Alberta’s renewable energy sector through grants for feasibility studies, capacity building, or equity investment in renewable energy projects.
- Eligibility: Indigenous communities and organizations in Alberta.
- Types of projects accepted: Feasibility studies, capacity building, equity investment in renewable energy projects.
- Due date: Ongoing
Status Entrepreneurs Assistance Program (SEAP)
- Brief description: Provides equity assistance for the start-up or expansion of small businesses for Status individuals.
- Eligibility: Status individuals in Alberta.
- Types of projects accepted: Start-up or expansion of small businesses.
- Due date: Ongoing
Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Program: Access to Capital
- Brief description: Provides access to capital and business opportunities to Indigenous entrepreneurs and business owners in Canada in areas like cleantech, Greentech, indigenous procurement, capacity building.
- Eligibility: Indigenous individuals.
- Types of projects accepted: Institutional development, including training and development, and business supports to business development organizations, business advisory services and training, commercial ventures, including business innovation and growth, market development, business development and advocacy activities
- Is it currently accepting applications?: Yes
- Due date: Ongoing
Indigenous Women Entrepreneurship Loan Fund
- Brief description: Supports Indigenous women entrepreneurs by helping them start and grow their businesses through loans of up to $50,000.
- Eligibility: Indigenous women entrepreneurs in Canada who are starting or expanding their businesses.
- Types of projects accepted: Projects related to business startup, expansion, technology adoption, and market development.
- Due date: Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Indigenous Tourism Alberta—SITES Program
- Brief description: Signature Indigenous Tourism Experiences (SITES) funds major Indigenous tourism destination projects with international appeal. Budget 2025 allocated $6M for Round 2. Projects typically $500K–$1M.
- Eligibility: Indigenous-led businesses and communities in Alberta with tourism destination projects showcasing unique Indigenous cultural heritage.
- Types of projects accepted: Major Indigenous tourism destination projects with capacity to attract high-value overnight visitors.
- Due date: Check indigenoustourismalberta.ca for intake dates.
Workforce Partnership Grants
- Agency: Government of Alberta
- Brief description: The Workforce Partnerships Grants program funds projects to support labour market adjustment strategies and workforce development in Alberta.
- Eligibility: Open to businesses, non-profits, industry associations, employer and employee organizations, local planning groups, economic development organizations, community action groups, Indigenous groups, municipalities, and charitable organizations.
- Types of projects accepted: Projects that develop labour market strategies, analyze trends, create strategic plans, promote labour market needs, share HR best practices, and pilot workforce development tools.
- Due date: Ongoing
BIPOC Foundation Entrepreneurship Micro-Grant
- Brief description: Provides up to $1,000 to BIPOC entrepreneurs, helping them overcome barriers and grow their businesses.
- Eligibility: BIPOC entrepreneurs.
- Types of projects: Priority is given to projects that align with specific grant priorities, such as promoting equity, and supporting cultural diversity.
- Due date: September 2025
Indigenous Reconciliation Initiative
- Agency: Government of Canada
- Brief description: Provides funding up to $100,000 for cultural or economic projects.
- Eligibility: Indigenous individuals.
- Types of projects accepted: Indigenous-led initiatives that enhance, protect, or revitalize Indigenous languages, cultures, and arts, or capacity and opportunity development projects that improve economic outcomes for communities.
- Due date: September 26, 2026
Aboriginal Business Investment Fund
- Agency: Government of Alberta
- Brief description: Provides $150,000 to a maximum of $750,000 to support capital costs related to Indigenous community-own development projects.
- Eligibility: Indigenous communities in Alberta or corporate entities owned by Indigenous communities located in Alberta.
- Types of projects accepted: Begin or expand Indigenous community-owned businesses; create spin-off business opportunities for Indigenous Peoples and communities; increase the number of employment opportunities for Indigenous Peoples; create or increase local revenue streams for Indigenous communities.
- Due date: October 15, 2025
Indigenous Employment Training Partnerships Program
- Agency: Government of Alberta
- Brief description: Provides grant funding to Indigenous communities and organizations to deliver group-training projects designed in partnership with employers and other partners.
- Eligibility: First Nations on or off reserve, Tribal or regional organizations; Métis on or off Settlements, Métis representative groups; other Indigenous organizations and employers.
- Types of projects accepted: Projects are custom designed based on participant and industry needs and must include formal training, for example, occupational training.
- Due date: Ongoing
Prairies Economic Development Canada
- Agency: Government of Canada
- Brief description: Supports Indigenous communities and businesses in the Prairies by advancing economic development through funding and assistance. The goal is to create jobs, develop skills, increase revenue, and bring economic benefits to Indigenous communities.
- Eligibility: Indigenous-led businesses, not-for-profits, and Indigenous communities in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
- Types of projects accepted: Projects that help grow or develop businesses, increase competitiveness, build service offerings for Indigenous businesses and entrepreneurs, and support workforce development and business support services.
- Due date: Proposals are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Indigenous Services Canada
- Agency: Government of Canada
- Brief description: Offers non-repayable contributions, similar to grants, up to a maximum of $500,000 per recipient, per year for projects that support Indigenous entrepreneurship.
- Eligibility: First Nation and Inuit communities, Indigenous-owned organizations and associations (as long as they are not charitable or religious), labour organizations, universities, colleges, and other learning institutions
- Types of projects accepted: Institutional development, including training and development, and business supports to business development organizations; business advisory services and training; commercial ventures, including business innovation and growth; market development; business development and advocacy activities.
- Due date: October 31, 2025
Métis Entrepreneurs’ Assistance Program (MEAP)
- Agency: Métis Government
- Brief description: Provides up to $ 99,999 to help Métis entrepreneurs start, expand, or modernize their business.
- Eligibility: Métis entrepreneurs throughout Alberta.
- Types of projects accepted: Startup support, business expansion, equipment & modernization.
- Due date: Ongoing
Women
Find funding recommendations in this curated list, designed to help women entrepreneurs and business owners discover available funding opportunities.
BDC’s Women Entrepreneur Funding
- Brief description: Provides tailored financing solutions to help women entrepreneurs grow their businesses.
- Eligibility: Women-owned businesses in Canada that are incorporated and have been in operation for at least 12 months.
- Types of projects accepted: Projects related to business expansion, technology adoption, working capital, and market development.
- Due date: Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Cartier Women's Initiative Awards
- Brief description: Supports women impact entrepreneurs globally with grants: $100,000 (1st), $60,000 (2nd), $30,000 (3rd) per region. Also includes fellowship programming.
- Eligibility: Women-owned businesses (women are largest shareholder of founder equity). Early-stage with some traction. Sole proprietorships are ineligible for Regional Awards.
- Types of projects accepted: Innovations in business models and distribution; strong social/environmental impact focus.
- Due date: June 16, 2026
Women Entrepreneurship Loan Fund
- Brief description: Provides affordable loans to women entrepreneurs to help them start, grow, and scale their businesses.
- Eligibility: Women-owned businesses in Canada that are incorporated and have been in operation for at least 12 months.
- Types of projects accepted: Projects related to business expansion, technology adoption, working capital, and market development.
- Due date: Ongoing.
- Contact email and phone number: Various organizations accepting applications.
Alberta Women Entrepreneurs Loans
- Brief description: Offers loans up to $150,000 for women-owned businesses in Alberta to support their growth and expansion.
- Eligibility: Women-owned businesses in Alberta that are incorporated and have been in operation for at least 12 months.
- Types of projects accepted: Projects related to business expansion, technology adoption, working capital, and market development.
- Due date: Ongoing
- Contact email and phone number: Loan Inquiry Form
Export Development Canada - Inclusive Trade Investments Program
- Brief description: This program is designed to provide equity capital to diverse Canadian exporters.
- Eligibility: For Canadian exporting businesses owned and led by people identifying as women, Indigenous, Black and other dimensions of diversity, one of the main barriers to growth is lack of equitable access to capital. This program helps address that challenge and create more opportunities for growth.
- Types of projects accepted: n/a
- Due date: Ongoing
The Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards
- Brief description: Supports women impact entrepreneurs globally with grants: $100,000 (1st), $60,000 (2nd), $30,000 (3rd) per region. Also includes fellowship programming.
- Eligibility: Women-owned businesses (women are largest shareholder of founder equity). Early-stage with some traction. Sole proprietorships are ineligible for Regional Awards.
- Types of projects accepted: Innovations in business models and distribution; strong social/environmental impact focus.
- Due date: June 16, 2026
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