Government Grants

Are there grants? Yes. Do you have to repay them? No.

However, grants (also referred to as subsidies, incentives, rebates and cost sharing programs) are few and far between and usually pertain to cultural or non-profit ventures. Applicants must meet very specific criteria in order to qualify and are monitored as to how the money is spent. Here is a complete listing of all federal and provincial programs available to Manitobans:

Aboriginal

• Aboriginal Business Canada
• Aboriginal Housing Programs and Services
• Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership Program (ASEP)
• Community Economic Development Program
• First Nations and Inuit Student Summer Employment Opportunities Program
• First Nations and Inuit Youth Work Experience Program
• First Nations Forestry Program

Agriculture

• Advance Payments Program (APP)
• Greencover Canada - Land Conversion

Arts and Culture

• Arts Presentation Canada
• Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP)
• Canadian Arts and Heritage Sustainability Program
• Canadian Magazine Fund
• Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit
• Canada Music Fund
• Canadian Television Fund
• Canadian Studies Program
• FACTOR Loan Program for Recording
• International Cultural Relations Program - Film and Television
• International Cultural Relations Program - Literature and Publishing
• International Cultural Relations Program - Performing Arts
• International Cultural Relations Program - Visual Arts and Media Arts
• Manitoba Arts Council
• Multiculturalism Program
• MUSICACTION
• Publications Assistance Program (PAP)
• Telefilm Canada - Funds and Programs
• Trade Routes - Arts and Cultural Sector

Business

• Cooperative Promotion Board
• Feasibility Studies Program
• Young Entrepreneurs Program

Export

• Cargo Containers Used in International Service
• Duty Deferral Program - Duties Relief -- Exported Goods for Ships' Stores
• Duty Deferral Program - Duty Drawbacks
• Trade Assistance Program Show
• Trade Assistance Program Design and Website

Innovation

• Going Global Science and Technology Fund
• External Research Program
• NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP)
• ARCHIVED - Industry Energy Research and Development Program (IERD)
• Moving on Sustainable Transportation Program (MOST)
• Networks of Centres of Excellence Program
• Sustainable Development Innovations Fund (SDIF)

Miscellaneous

• Community Places Program
• ARCHIVE - Contributions Program for Consumer and Voluntary Organizations
• Designated Heritage Building Grants Program
• Manitoba Prospectors Assistance Program
• Waste Reduction and Pollution Prevention (WRAPP) Fund
• The Winnipeg Foundation - Grants to Registered Charities

Tax Rebates

• ARCHIVE - GST/HST Rebates for Public Service Bodies
• Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED;) Program

Wage Subsidies

• Career Focus Program
• Environmental Youth Corp. (EYC) and EYC International
• Hometown Green Team
• NRCan Science and Technology Internship Program
• ON HOLD - Science Horizons Youth Internship Program
• zARCHIVE-Sectoral Career Focus Program
• Urban Green Team
• Young Canada Works
• ARCHIVE - Youth Internships NRC-IRAP