Export financing
Although exporting offers many rewards like increased sales and market growth, it can put a strain on your finances. Many exporters seek external financing to support this activity. Various financing solutions are available to help you hire international trade expertise, to help you market and sell abroad, to help boost your working capital and reduce your financial risks.
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Financing programs
- ATB Financial
If you are looking for money to help you start or operate your small business in Alberta, you may be eligible for financing opportunities.
- Aboriginal Business Development Program
If you are Aboriginal and live in the territories, you could get financing to start or grow a business.
- AgriMarketing Program
Do you have an agricultural business? You could get money to advertise and market your agricultural products and adapt appropriate assurance systems.
- Agriculture Financial Services Corporation Lending
Access loans and services to start or grow farm, agribusiness or other small business.
- Alberta BoostR
This crowdfunding platform can help your Alberta businesses raise money through a community of supporters, in exchange for a reward.
- Alberta Indian Investment Corporation
If you are an Aboriginal entrepreneur seeking financing and business support, learn about loans, equity investments and services available to you.
- Alberta Multimedia Development Fund
If you publish books or magazines, or produce films or sound recordings, you could get a grant to fund new projects and cover eligible expenses.
- Atuqtuarvik Corporation — Loan Services
If you are Inuit and live in Nunavut, you may get money to start, buy or grow a business.
- BDC Market Xpansion Loan
Get financing to help you explore new domestic or foreign market opportunities.
- BDC Venture Capital
An alternate source of funding for your technology-based business.
- BDC financing
You could get money to help you start or grow your business.
- BDC growth capital for aboriginal business
Find out how you could get money to help start or grow your Aboriginal business.
- BDC subordinate financing
Do you own a successful business, but lack the collateral to get a conventional loan? Discover an alternative way to finance your business growth.
- Business Development Program
Access funds to start, expand or improve your business in Atlantic Canada.
- Canada Book Fund
You could receive financial assistance for your Canadian book publishing business.
- Canada Feature Film Fund
If you are an incorporated Canadian film producer, you could receive money to develop, produce and market your movies in English or French.
- Collaboration Voucher Program
You may be able to cut the cost of innovation technical expertise needed to keep your Ontario business competitive.
- Community Business Development Corporations — Loans for Atlantic entrepreneurs
You could borrow up to $150,000 to start, grow, or modernize a business in a rural area of Atlantic Canada.
- Community Futures Alberta — Small Business Loans
You could get a loan to start or grow a business if you live in rural Alberta.
- Community Futures British Columbia — Financing programs for entrepreneurs
You could get money to start or grow a business if you live in a rural area of British Columbia.
- Community Futures Program
Get funding for starting or growing a business in a rural or disadvantaged area of the province of Quebec.
- Community Futures Saskatchewan — Loan products for small businesses
You could get a loan to start or grow a business if you live in rural or northern Saskatchewan.
- Community Futures Treaty Seven – Business development
Are you an Aboriginal entrepreneur wishing to start or grow your business? You may be eligible for a business loan.
- Conseil de la coopération de la Saskatchewan: Financing
If you are a Francophone living in Saskatchewan, you may be able to get financing to start or grow a business.
- Craft Industry Development Program
Are you a craft, gift and apparel producer? If so, you could receive a grant for projects that contribute to the long-term viability of your business or organization.
- Cultural Industry Growth Program
Find out how your creative arts business or consortium may be eligible for financial support for export development.
- Eastern Ontario Development Fund
As a business or an incorporated, not-for-profit organization you could receive funding to support business expansion and innovation in your region.
- Economic Development Council for Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities: Financing
If you are a Francophone living in Manitoba, you may be able to get financing to start or grow a business.
- Enriched Investment Tax Credit
Your manufacturing or processing business may be eligible to receive a tax rebate of 25%.
- Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation
If you live in the Cape Breton or Mulgrave areas, you could get money to help you start or grow your business or to upgrade your website.
- Enterprise Trade Fund (Film and Sound Industries)
If your business is involved in the sound or film industry, apply for funding and you could receive up to $50 000 in funding.
- Enterprise Trade Fund (Small Business)
Your export-related business could be eligible for funding to open, develop or expand markets or to stimulate Yukon business activities.
- Entrepreneur Loan Program
You may be eligible to receive up to $50,000 directly from authorized lenders backed by a government guarantee for your new or expanding business.
- Export Development Program
Are you thinking about exporting your product or service? You might be eligible for funding to help you get started.
- Export Development Program for Music
You could get financing to promote and expand your music business outside of Nova Scotia.
- Export Guarantee Program
An export guarantee could increase your chances of obtaining financing.
- Export Help! Program
You may be eligible to receive up to $5,000 to hire a consultant to provide you with export advice.
- Export Market Access — A global expansion program
If you have at least five employees and annual sales of $500,000 or more, you may qualify for a grant of 50% on costs to grow export sales for your Ontario business.
- ExportAbility Program
Apply for funding to increase your competitive know-how in the global marketplace.
- FACTOR funding for the recording industry
If you have a recording business or if you are a song-writer, composer or musician and record in English, you could get money for certain activities.
- Farm Credit Canada Products and Services
You could access capital for your farming or agri-business operation.
- Film — Promotional travel assistance
If you are a New Brunswick film producer, you may be eligible to receive up to $2,000 of your travel costs if you were invited to a festival or film-related event.
- Film Market and Festival Assistance Program
Apply to receive financial assistance to attend film markets and festivals as a producer.
- Financial Assistance to Industry Program
You could get a loan or loan guarantee to start, grow or maintain your business in New Brunswick.
- Fisheries and Sealing — Commercial Fisheries Freight Subsidy
Are you a commercial fisher living in Nunavut? If so, you could get a grant to help you ship your fish to markets in the south.
- Foreign Buyer Financing
If you export capital goods or services, your foreign buyer can benefit from EDC's financing solutions for terms ranging from 2 to 5 years.
- Funding programs for Nunavut filmmakers
If you are a filmmaker, producer or owner of a production company based in Nunavut, you may get money to create films, television shows and digital media.
- Global Business Accelerator Program
Are you involved in international commercial activities? You could get funding to hire an international business expert.
- Go-Ahead Program for exporters
You could get help covering the costs of follow-up visits to prospective markets found through provincial government trade missions, shows or conferences.
- Grant Programs for Writers and Publishers
As a professional writer, collective or publisher, you can apply for various grants through the Canada Council for the Arts.
- Grants — Arts Sector
Are you looking for grants, programs and services in the arts? Learn more about the different options available to entrepreneurs in the arts sector.
- MUSICACTION
If you are a French-language songwriter, composer, artist, or recording business owner, you may be eligible for financing.
- Marketing Support Program
You could obtain financial assistance for marketing costs from start-up through to international exporting.
- Metis-Dene Development Fund
Are you a majority-owner of a business in the Northwest Territories? You may be able to get money to help you grow your business.
- NB Growth Program
You could get a grant of up to $100,000 to start a business, or up to $60,000 to expand, diversify or improve your small business.
- NORTHSTAR Trade Finance Inc.
Your foreign customer could get financing to purchase your products and services.
- Northern Ontario Development Program
Apply for financing to grow your business in Northern Ontario.
- Nova Scotia Business Inc. Payroll Rebate
You could receive a payroll rebate for your export or growth sector-oriented project.
- OceanTech Global
Access financial assistance for national and international travel associated with ocean-related business development activities, including trade shows and trade missions.
- Ontario Book Publishing Tax Credit
You may be entitled to a 30% refundable tax credit, to a maximum of $30,000 per literary work, if you publish or promote work by a Canadian author.
- Ontario Catapult Microloan Fund for Social Enterprises
You may be eligible for a loan of $5,000 to $25,000 for your innovative Ontario-based social enterprise.
- Ontario Exporters Fund
Apply for funding to help you hire an export manager to develop an export plan for your existing business.
- Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit
You could be eligible for a tax credit toward the labour and marketing costs of your digital media production.
- Ontario Media Development Corporation Export Fund
Check out how your cultural media company could receive funding for export development.
- Quality Improvement Support Program
You could receive financing to enhance trade and export opportunities and improve your competitiveness in the global marketplace.
- Quebec Economic Development Program
Find out about resources that can help you develop your Quebec business.
- Saskatchewan Agri-Value Initiative
Up to $100,000 of funding may be available for you to establish or grow your agri-business.
- Service Export Program
You could get reimbursed for up to 50% of costs related to finalizing a service export deal.
- Sivummut Grants to Small Businesses
If you live in the Baffin (Qikiqtaaluk) region of Nunavut, you could get up to $25,000 to start or grow a business there.
- Small Business Loans Association Program
You may be eligible for a loan of up to $20,000 even if you have had difficulty getting financing through traditional methods.
- Southwestern Ontario Development Fund
As a business or an incorporated, not-for-profit organization you could receive funding to support business expansion and innovation in your region.
- Strategic Investments Program — Nunavut Equity Investment Fund
If you live in Nunavut, you could get money to start or grow a business in mining, tourism, cultural industries or fisheries.
- Supplier Financing
If you have accepted a promissory note from a foreign buyer, consider selling it to free up your cash flow.
- Tax Credit for the Diversification of Markets of Quebec Manufacturing Companies
Would you like to sell your manufactured products outside Quebec? This tax measure can help you cover your certification costs.
- Touring Artist Fund
Access funding to help you exhibit your artistic work outside the Yukon.
- Tourism Industry Partnership Proposal Program
You could get financing of up to $60,000 to help your business consortium market an Ontario tourist destination to both domestic and international audiences at once.
- Tourism Product Diversification and Marketing Program
Get a grant to develop, improve or expand your tourism operation in the Northwest Territories.
- Women's Enterprise Initiative Loan Program
If you are a woman living in Western Canada, you could get a loan to start, grow or buy a business.
- Yukon Venture Loan Guarantee Program
Get help securing financing from commercial lenders by sharing the risk associated with the loan.
Reduce your financial risks
There are ways to reduce your risks without losing out on good opportunities to grow your business.
- Insurance solutions
Find export-related insurance that can lessen the risks of doing business overseas and help you increase your working capital.
- Factoring Arrangements
Financial institutions may be willing to buy your export account receivables, if these are insured with Export Development Canada.
- EDC Accounts Receivable Insurance
Insure up to 90% of your export business against a number of commercial risks.
- EDC bonding and guarantees
Learn about your bonding and guarantee options when exporting your goods.
- Managing Risk in International Trade
Learn how to develop an export policy that can help protect your business from political and commercial risks when doing business abroad.
Find private sector financing
There are a wide variety of different private sector organizations that may provide financing to meet your needs.
- Private sector financing
Your business may be eligible for different types of private sector financing, including debt and equity.
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